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Originally Posted by Blackdog_kt
Bottom line is, it interferes with his ability to use his PC in a way he sees fit and was possible to do so without the platform. So yes, i'd say his concerns are valid, especially since none of the features any online platform brings to the table are necessary for most games to actually work. If it was, all the games on such platforms wouldn't be available in other versions but guess what, a lot of them are. It's clear the games can work on their own, so making things mandatory instead of optional is just a publisher being stubborn and nothing more.
So, a person who's got a certain PC configuration that's able to handle the game is marginalized because his PC can't run the extra fluff on top. He's damn right to be unimpressed with that.
All you guys in favor of this assume too much in thinking we all use our PCs the exact same way and if not, we should. It's not true, it's not going to happen anytime soon and all it will do is divide the community and cost sales. Maybe the extra sales from such platforms will offset this, maybe not, we'll just have to wait and see.
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You're right from the end user's perspective they aren't absolutely necessary, but they are dam convenient and add a lot of fuctionality. I however wouldn't do much online gaming if it weren't for Steam and the fact that I can call up a dozen people nearly instantly to jump into a game with me, and it makes finding servers incredibly easy.
I can't help that someone wants to use something in a slightly odd way and then complain that it doesn't work the way they want it to, and neither can anyone else. I offered a solution, but it was refused. It is simple as that there was no real argument to why he wouldn't be reasonable, but some people are incapable of any compromise. Being uncompromising in the real world will always lead to undue trouble for the uncompromising soul.