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Correlation does not imply causation. Requiring an internet connection is correlated with poor game sales, but is not the cause of the poor sales. The actual ca
by phendrenad2 4y ago
Correlation does not imply causation. Requiring an internet connection is correlated with poor game sales, but is not the cause of the poor sales. The actual cause is poor programming. You see, when you require an always-on internet connection to play a game, most programmers would implement that by having an ugly, in-your-face loading screen where the game "connects to the game servers" and "downloads your profile" and then "uploads your profile" and it always takes much longer than it should. That's what people don't like.
- JohnFen 4y agoI'm sure that's a large irritant, but the complaints I hear about requiring an internet connection are usually around things like not being able to run the game without an internet connection (remember, there are huge numbers of people that don't have an always-on internet connection), being booted from the game should the connection drop (there are even larger numbers of people who don't have a reliable internet connection), and things like that. I would never buy a game that requires an internet connection (especially always-on) for a whole bunch of reasons, including those. Ugly connection screens or taking an annoying amount of time to connect wouldn't be the deal-breakers for me, though, if the game were good enough.
- phendrenad2 4y agoRemember that the complaints you're hearing are from your own personal bubble, and may not necessarily be representative of the wider population.