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I assume it requires the internet so that people can't pirate it or make sure you're on the latest update? I can understand the frustration you're facing but a

by rifung 11y ago

I assume it requires the internet so that people can't pirate it or make sure you're on the latest update? I can understand the frustration you're facing but also sympathize for people who are trying to make a living from selling apps.

Jtsummers 11y ago
It's antagonistic behavior towards users and unnecessary for most apps to be always-online. This is the difference between "I'd recommend this to friends" and "screw these guys". The primary reason I buy board and card game apps is to play offline when traveling, usually with other people, versus carting around 100lbs of games. If a simple hot seat version of your game requires an internet connection, you're doing it wrong.
- rifung 11y ago
  I agree that it's annoying because I like to play games on the bus where I also don't have internet. I'm just saying that in a way, this was caused by people pirating too much software. I wish I had a solution which didn't require the apps to go online but I don't.
  - Jtsummers 11y ago
    To forget about piracy. I mean no offense to these developers, but if your app can't sell then it can't sell. People will steal software regardless of what you do. Measures like this almost certainly don't encourage more sales, instead they result in negative reviews and fewer sales. Related question: This was on iOS. How bad is software piracy for this platform?
    - rifung 11y ago
      From what I understand iOS doesn't have much of a problem with piracy since you have to jailbreak to pirate apps (I think). If it's iOS then I'm not really sure why they had to use the internet to be honest.. I just know that Android has a pretty big issue with piracy and some developers choose to release their apps for free on Android for that reason. I don't disagree with what you are saying and again, I don't know if requiring internet access to combat piracy is the right thing to do but I feel like it's a bit sad to place the blame solely on the creators of the app and not on people who pirate their apps

by rifung 11y ago

Jtsummers 11y ago

It's antagonistic behavior towards users and unnecessary for most apps to be always-online. This is the difference between "I'd recommend this to friends" and "screw these guys". The primary reason I buy board and card game apps is to play offline when traveling, usually with other people, versus carting around 100lbs of games. If a simple hot seat version of your game requires an internet connection, you're doing it wrong.

rifung 11y ago
I agree that it's annoying because I like to play games on the bus where I also don't have internet. I'm just saying that in a way, this was caused by people pirating too much software. I wish I had a solution which didn't require the apps to go online but I don't.
- Jtsummers 11y ago
  To forget about piracy. I mean no offense to these developers, but if your app can't sell then it can't sell. People will steal software regardless of what you do. Measures like this almost certainly don't encourage more sales, instead they result in negative reviews and fewer sales. Related question: This was on iOS. How bad is software piracy for this platform?
  - rifung 11y ago
    From what I understand iOS doesn't have much of a problem with piracy since you have to jailbreak to pirate apps (I think). If it's iOS then I'm not really sure why they had to use the internet to be honest.. I just know that Android has a pretty big issue with piracy and some developers choose to release their apps for free on Android for that reason. I don't disagree with what you are saying and again, I don't know if requiring internet access to combat piracy is the right thing to do but I feel like it's a bit sad to place the blame solely on the creators of the app and not on people who pirate their apps