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Hermit

Jan 20, 2023 @ 2:13pm

Online still required?

Does single player still require an online connection all the time?

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Originally posted by Slowpoke:

Yes

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Powellinho.72 has Red Dead Redemption 2

Jan 20, 2023 @ 2:55pm

really ? this happens?

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Slowpoke

Jan 20, 2023 @ 3:05pm

Yes

Bowi Jan 20, 2023 @ 3:09pm

Originally posted by Hermit:
Does single player still require an online connection all the time?

YES... And no. You need connectivity to launch the game, but I managed to keep playing after disconnecting my PC once I was playing. This is true for every version: Epic Games Store, Rockstar Games Launcher, and Steam.

So... Internet is mandatory otherwise you cannot play at all, but once you're in-game, that's fine. 🤦‍♂️

This is ridiculous!

I tried every steps I found on Rockstar Games Support and on Reddit.

I can't believe the only way to play offline is to play the console version. People should stay away from the game.

I think Grand Theft Auto IV still works in "Offline Mode", even if you bought it on Steam, but it was annoying last time I tried.

Last edited by Bowi; Jan 20, 2023 @ 3:12pm

=7Cav=SPC.Winkler.M has Red Dead Redemption 2

Jan 20, 2023 @ 3:32pm

yeah, my internet was down, and it wouldn't let me play because it said "unable to verify if my game was authentic" or something like that. It just exits to desktop.

w-I-z-DO-m has Red Dead Redemption 2

Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:20pm

who the **** play gta4

Bowi Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:32pm

Originally posted by Lemur:
yeah, my internet was down, and it wouldn't let me play because it said "unable to verify if my game was authentic" or something like that. It just exits to desktop.

Indeed.
Rockstar published this article in 2019: https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/360038700273/Offline-mode-returning-Activation-Required-in-Red-Dead-Redemption-2-on-PC It's super weird. They say that the "entitlement verification" process is "periodic", but it seems that "periodic = each time you try to launch the game". Sure, you can keep playing if your Internet breaks in the middle of a playthrough, but that's about it... Next time I'll consider buying a game from Take-Two or Rockstar Games, I'll read the fine prints, but I plan to never buy again from them, unless at 90% discounted price. 😆

Originally posted by w-I-z-DO-m:
who the **** play gta4

That's a bit off-topic.

Last edited by Bowi; Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:35pm

Arsuz Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:47pm

You only need to be on line for login. You can do that with your phone as hotspot. Connect your pc with phone then loging. After that go offline.

Bowi Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:56pm

Originally posted by SEVDAH:
You only need to be on line for login. You can do that with your phone as hotspot. Connect your pc with phone then loging. After that go offline.

Yeah, I know.

However, your trick assumes that people have a phone (and a real and proper data plan) and that their phone and PC can connect to each other. If their PC doesn't have Wi-Fi or Blutooth, they'll have to pray for "tethering" over USB to work.

Obviously, Rockstar Games still doesn't know how to publish on PC.

Last edited by Bowi; Jan 20, 2023 @ 4:58pm

Bowi Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:01pm

I remember when people were making fun of consoles because they were "walled garden", as if PC was not and would never be... Look at where we are now... It's easier to play RDR2 without Internet Access on consoles than it is on PC. 🤷‍♂️

And here I was hoping for RDR2 to drop on GOG someday. We are far from this day! 😆

Last edited by Bowi; Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:02pm

Arsuz Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:03pm

If I could right remember, when RDR2 was launched on PC you could go offline and play. There was offline mode. No need for login. Few months after PC launch, offline mode gone.

Last edited by Arsuz; Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:03pm

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Bowi Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:10pm

Originally posted by SEVDAH:
If I could right remember, when RDR2 was launched on PC you could go offline and play. There was offline mode. No need for login. Few months after PC launch, offline mode gone.

According to some comments I read on the Internet, that's possible. (I mostly read recent testimonies.)

Maybe that's an oversight/mistake, maybe that's intentional. I don't assume the worst. I'm still hoping it's just an honest oversight. It took them 8-9 months to fix an important immersion-breaking bug: https://support.rockstargames.com/community/360000680454/360051594374 ... It might just be a mistake. Some people just don't understand why a working "Offline Mode" is useful.

When you temporarily lose access to Internet, you might want to look for things to do, and people tend to remember about their negative experiences way more easily and for longer. 😅

Last edited by Bowi; Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:12pm

#11

Eros

Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:11pm

This means that you don't own your game, mind you.
That's what launchers are all about, DRM.

Last edited by Eros; Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:11pm

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Hermit

Jan 20, 2023 @ 5:12pm

Originally posted by Bowi:
I remember when people were making fun of consoles because they were "walled garden", as if PC was not and would never be... Look at where we are now... It's easier to play RDR2 without Internet Access on consoles than it is on PC. 🤷‍♂️

And here I was hoping for RDR2 to drop on GOG someday. We are far from this day! 😆

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