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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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Except this problem stems from people refusing to leave their PC on to allow updates whenever they happen to be released. When a computer is first switched on for the day all kinds of things are checking for updates. If a person must have incredibly slow internet they must make adjustments to their PC gaming. Sounds rude I guess but it's their problem, easily fixed by THEM. I doubt if his internet is really that slow he'd be able to play CoD(or anything else) online anyway.
As far as being upset this is a "Steam Only" game while others are available from other sources, come on. This is Cliffs of Dover not Call of Duty. It's a niche game that will not make a blip on the radar compared to big titles. How can one expect this to be available in CE, box everywhere, Digital download from dozens of sites, and steam. All that does is take money out of Olegs pocket compared to a Steam release.