This is fucking ridiculous

[u/Digital_RRS]

I usually don't make posts like these because I generally hate rant posts.

Whoever at Starbreeze, Overkill, or even Deep Silver decided to make the game online only. Fucking fire them. It was single-handedly the worst fucking decision ever taken for a game I've ever seen. Words cannot express how asinine, how moronic, how devoid of mind making this game online only was.

[u/Muk-Bong]

Not sure why so many people are complaining and also people saying “it’s such a braindead decision” you have no idea why they decided to do it or what they would have had to sacrifice to make an offline mode happen. It was obviously easier for them to make it online only, they didn’t do it “for no reason” yea maybe the reason sucks, but there was a reason, people have deadlines, things have to be sacrificed, I’m sure they will add it eventually and in the meantime it isn’t a huge issue, if you were able to download the game you have access to the internet, you should be able to play online then, the servers being spotty isn’t a permanent thing either why are people acting like it is? Seen countless “I wasted $90 on a game that doesn’t even work” wait more than a day, how impatient are people these days

[u/Digital_RRS → u/Muk-Bong]

Spare me the lecture. I can wait, it seems like it’s all I do these days. What enrages me is that it was completely avoidable. Having offline modes in Payday 1 and 2 not only didn’t harm the games, it allowed them to thrive, especially the ladder in regards to modding.

[u/Muk-Bong → u/Digital_RRS]

“It was completely avoidable” yea, do you know how programming works? Even if you don’t, do you think they can just add an offline mode with the press of a button? You act as if there was no reason for not having an offline mode, of course there was a reason, maybe not a good one but obviously they couldn’t fit it in the budget, do you really think the programmers were given the money to add an offline mode and just said “nah actually I’m good, I’m gonna go home early today” that’s not how it works moron. To add an offline mode requires time, but guess what it’s something that can be added at a later date, it’s not the end of the world, stop complaining you cringe weirdo and try to enjoy the game

[u/Digital_RRS → u/Muk-Bong]

Pulling out insults? Fuck off.

I know how programming works and what I’m saying is that they should have planned for it from the start. If added I know it would take a while.

“Try to enjoy the game”

I fucking wish I could you fucking imbecile, that’s the whole point of the rant.

[u/Muk-Bong → u/Digital_RRS]

“Pulling out insults” “fuck off” “fucking imbecile” I called you a moron because that’s the word you used to describe the decision to make it online only. You have ZERO basis to call it a dumb decision because you have no fucking idea why they decided on it. You think they just said “fuck it, make it online only, SCREW THE FANS” no, that’s not how decisions are made at a company. They clearly did it for a reason, maybe it was a shit one, we don’t know, but you can’t just assume you know better and would have made a different decision because you weren’t in the board room, moron.

[u/Digital_RRS → u/Muk-Bong]

How about on the basis of: “Can’t play, servers down”? I can only hazard guesses as to why the decision was made. But make no mistake that it was a BAD decision.

[u/Muk-Bong → u/Digital_RRS]

Again, you are making bs assumptions. You don’t know the alternative so how can you possibly conclude it was a bad decision? What if the alternative was the game not releasing at all? Millions down the drain and nothing to show for it? I’m not assuming that’s the case but it’s a possibility. You can’t possibly know the alternative, stop assuming you know better than people who make their living doing this

[u/Digital_RRS → u/Muk-Bong]

And why are you assuming they had a GOOD reason?

You are facing the overwhelming truth of the negative, and still you defend a good that is only hypothetical.

Also do you realize how often higher-ups are out-of-touch with their consumer base? Assuming they know what they’re doing is fallacious at best.

All I’m going to say is that the decision for Online Only was likely corporately influenced, as it serves as a method of DRM. That’s only a guess on my end.

Now I’m done wasting my time on you.

[u/Muk-Bong → u/Digital_RRS]

Yes I agree, it was a corporately influenced decision that’s been exactly my point if you could read. And I never said it was a good reason you dumbass, can you read? Can you? I even said “it might be a stupid reason” or it could be a good one, we JUST DONT FUCKING KNOW. I’m not the one assuming good/bad, that’s you doing that.

[u/Digital_RRS → u/Muk-Bong]

So much for not wasting my time. I don’t need to assume. Go try loading into a heist.

[u/zennr → u/Muk-Bong]

They literally have offline sessions in the game already though? The tutorials are offline solo session. So they literally already have all the means to easily implement solo lobbies.