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4 years ago

Let people play with bots in Conquest mode without internet connection.

We all expected BF2042 to continue line 2 like it did with Battlefield 1942, 1972 (Vietnam), 2, Special Forces, 2142. We all want to remove forced internet connection so people can play with bots wit...

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ChrisAWJBethel

Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

@Trokey66 We own the physical disc/digital download of the game. What you're talking about is Intellectual Property. Pretty much every publisher intentionally treats a game you buy as a service instead of goods, which is why there's DRM and the aforementioned license to run the software on your console. It's dishonest, since we actually paid money to obtain the copy of the game, and things don't seem to be changing anytime soon.

Trokey66

Seasoned Ace

4 years ago

@ChrisAWJBethelRead the Terms and conditions. You don't own the game's software, you have a license to use it in the same way you buy a license to use MS Word or Excel for example.

As to revoking the license this could include being caught cheating, altering the code or unauthorised copying. These do happen regularly.

It could also include shutting the game down for whatever reason and you won't have a leg to stand on because you accepted and 'signed' the terms and conditions when you bought the license.

ArchAngeL-PCX
4 years ago
@Trokey66 I don't think I've ever heard of a software company shutting down someone's license unless they detect malicious activity. But yeah they can shut the servers down which is a big argument for having the ability to play offline. Not sure it will be a problem with BF2042 though, given that people are still playing BF3 online after a decade. lol