why tf is there not an offline mode

[Amelius]

I just want to play the game when the servers are down

[DeLaMurMur]

and how do you plan to save all your progress on the servers if they are OFF?

[Amelius]

clientside, like most other games

[DeLaMurMur]

Originally posted by Amelius:

clientside, like most other games

I don’t think the technology of this game makes it possible to implement clientside technology without losing data; nevertheless, there are a lot of functions here that are tied to online

[Echolecter]

It's simple, there is no offline game play at all. Everything runs in server sessions and your PC is acting like a TV, displaying everything that is going on. The game is setup to have both a service and client running to perform all tasks required. Take out one of them and you don't have a game anymore. Hence, when these services are closed, it's game over.

[hralex2001]

It thwarts piracy.

[Zero McDol]

Originally posted by hralex2001:

It thwarts piracy.

Not really, no.

A pirate is still going to pirate the game regardless. The only difference is that the pirate would need to create a -> free <- Ubisoft Connect account to play their pirated game. Online-only wouldn't stop a pirate from actually playing their pirated game.

Online-only imo, is used as a means of control.

Ubisoft wants to eradicate the ability of a person to own a game that they bought and paid for, so the best way to do that would be to tie their games to a internet connection, where they can then pull the plug whenever they feel like it.

Just in case you're not aware of what kind of Publisher that you're buying games from.