Jeffool to GamesEnglish • 12 hours agoMarvel Snap is banned, just like TikTokwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square46arrow-up1176arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1168arrow-down1external-linkMarvel Snap is banned, just like TikTokwww.theverge.comJeffool to GamesEnglish • 12 hours agomessage-square46cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@ampersandrewlinkEnglish27•3 hours agoI’ll add, “my government might get pissed off at one of the companies involved” to my list of reasons why always-online games are a terrible idea.
minus-squareEchlinkfedilinkEnglish1•45 seconds agoOr “the company might get pissy with your government for any reason”. No reason to let them off the hook, either.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-1•3 hours agoWhy wouldn’t a multiplayer-focused game be always online?
minus-square@ampersandrewlinkEnglish1•24 minutes agoAnother commenter already gave you the answer, but it truly sucks that we’ve gotten so used to this that you can’t imagine an alternative.
minus-squareAkatsuki LevilinkEnglish14•2 hours agoSelf-hostable servers, this way if their datacenters go down, game is still playable
I’ll add, “my government might get pissed off at one of the companies involved” to my list of reasons why always-online games are a terrible idea.
Or “the company might get pissy with your government for any reason”. No reason to let them off the hook, either.
Why wouldn’t a multiplayer-focused game be always online?
Another commenter already gave you the answer, but it truly sucks that we’ve gotten so used to this that you can’t imagine an alternative.
Self-hostable servers, this way if their datacenters go down, game is still playable