![]() If someone has no Internet access, then yeah, Diablo 3 is not the game for them." And we think Internet access is widespread. "That was the wrong choice to allow people to play offline, and we still stand by that. "To be ghettoed off to the side and not part of the real game, we didn't want that to happen. "The game is most fun when you can play with other people," he said. Requiring everyone to be online in Diablo 3 solved that problem and gave players incentive to team up. ![]() ![]() Martens said that he "studied" player reaction to Diablo 2 "for a living" and wanted to prevent situations that stopped people from playing with each other in the sequel. This isn’t a revolutionary concept, this is how PC gaming has been for 40 years.Diablo 3 will not receive an offline mode, in part because of lessons Blizzard Entertainment learned from Diablo 2, lead designer Kevin Martens told Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Even Steam allows me to play games in offline mode. I remember when they started adding a online security checks for games such as Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, but that was only during startup to make sure you actually owned the game, but the constant online connection seems completely unnecessary. I’m hoping I can re-watch the cutscene when I get back into the game. I got as far as the hermit cutscene after the first village and the Internet connection dropped right during the cutscene. I am able to play, but my Internet connection keeps dropping and I get kicked from the game. I’m guessing that is when a lot of changes to the franchise were made. ![]() I only played Diablo III for a few hours. The original Diablo I played offline exclusively from beginning to end. I remember they added multiplayer via LAN back in Diablo II, but I only played it that way once. I’ve always considered Diablo to be a single player RPG. I have a nice gaming laptop I use when I travel, so I haven’t had problems playing other game such as Crusader Kings III or Hogwarts Legacy (on high), so I didn’t anticipate having a problem running Diablo IV. No, I didn’t read the requirements before purchased it. ![]()
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