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Strelok_1284's avatar
Strelok_1284
5 years ago

True OFFLINE (no internet connection) support for the bots

A feature that was widely requested but ended up missing from most of the Battlefield releases in recent years has been the possibility to play completely offline versus bots.  This drastically incr...
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raffifasaro's avatar
raffifasaro
5 years ago

I think there are just very view people who will buy a 60$ game for offline bot matches.

Terofishy's avatar
Terofishy
5 years ago
@raffifasaro This mode would just be an added value in addition to multiplayer and would provide excellent replayability.
Many people want to continue playing purchased games years after release when servers are already shut down. Otherwise it’s like just renting a video game for a limited time.
  • Strelok_1284's avatar
    Strelok_1284
    5 years ago

    Not to mention the fact that it would shift players away from other competitors like Call of Duty.  Why ? 

    Because in recent years Call of Duty has been an absolutely terrible experience on PC because of the "always online" garbage that BattleNet enforces. If the servers are overwhelmed for any reason you can't even play the campaign. 

    A lot of PC players are also very unhappy with the fact that in CoD on console bot matches are available completely offline while on PC the slightest connection interruption kicks you out of the game with nothing working. 

    I can't think of a better opportunity to show Activision how it's done and just how much value offlline bots can bring. 

    Like others already said, having offline bots can be better than having a campaign --> much better replay value. 

    • ChrisAWJBethel's avatar
      ChrisAWJBethel
      Seasoned Ace
      5 years ago
      @Strelok_1284 The 'always online' issue is eliminated entirely by playing on console.
      • tyl0413's avatar
        tyl0413
        Seasoned Veteran
        5 years ago
        @ChrisAWJBethel Not at all, there are lots of always online games on console, i'm honestly surprised console manufactures let developers get away with this, if they didn't that would be a rare case of console restrictions actually helping but that's not the case so here's your reminder that corporations are not your friend. DRM free PC version with full mod support and self host servers is the way.

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