toxicitizen Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Arguably single-player? What does that mean? I heard about the backlash but didn't really look into what the content was. All I had heard was that it was single-player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It disables the fleet management system in the singleplayer campaign. That system though is a social one, where if you discover a ship or treasure or whatever it shows up for all your friends, and various other online functions. So while the content it locks out is in the singleplayer campaign, it also has an online component to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 (edited) So kinda like disabling the multiplayer aspect of Dark Souls? Lol, I expected something a bit more... substantial. Edited October 31, 2013 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's a little bit more than that, because it doesn't just disable the social aspects of the fleet system, it disables the system altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 So there's more to it than just the social aspect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 I believe so. You use your fleets to send ships around to other ports to trade goods and make more money, etc. The social aspect expands it, but from what I understand there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to do the underlying trade empire management offline. I could be wrong though, I'm waiting for the PS4 version so I haven't actually played it myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_244363859&feature=iv&src_vid=XGGfwPIykAo&v=O-ILszuIEIM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 RE: digital ownership: http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/1/5263864/deadpool-delisted-from-steam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 What does that have to do with digital ownership? It's not removing it from the accounts of people who bought it, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 ...honestly I'm not sure. The way I read it is it was delisted and removed, like if you deleted your local files and decided to reinstall down the line you're SOL... am I wrong in this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 I just read it as it's removed from the store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 It let me re-install Deadpool after I deleted the local files. I'm guessing all the shenanigans with Marvel games is all licensing issues. It'd explain why Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3's DLC and Marvel vs. Capcom: Origins were delisted too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Yeah, I think it's Disney shutting down all the stuff that wasn't made by them. *Edit* - If they were removed to the extent you couldn't redownload it even if you'd already purchased it, then I'd say that's free license to pirate it with a clean conscience. Edited January 2, 2014 by TheMightyEthan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah, Disney have their own studios and they're reigning things in. If it weren't for Deadpool going down at the time of being community choice at the time they were pulled I've a feeling it would have taken a bit longer to notice. On the piracy side, with them being taken down there's now no actual legal method to acquire the game anyway. Which means there's a service problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yeah, I agree for me personally that they're fair game for piracy now, but I could at least entertain an argument that it would be wrong, it's a very light shade of grey. For people who paid money for it though, if they were cut off from their purchase then I would say there's not even a slightly grey tinge to them pirating it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 SimCity is getting an offline mode. If they'd done this at launch, or within a month or two then I'd definitely have bought it, but at this point I just don't care anymore. Plus I've heard so much about how terrible the simulation is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Sadly, I bet the most salient lesson EA has taken from the whole SimCIty debacle is that it's just better to develop shitty free-to-play mobile games. I fear we will never see a real SimCity again. As far as Disney shutting down online digital sales of Marvel games, why would it be ethical to pirate them just because the digital sales are temporarily halted? Or are there no physical copies for sale? Also: I do not encourage anyone to break any laws, including copyright laws. Your personal liability for copyright infringement could be potentially high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 You know, I hadn't thought about it, I just kind of assumed that they halted physical sales too. A quick check shows Deadpool at least is still available for physical purchase from Amazon, and even a PS3 download code, though the PC version is unavailable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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