"Live Service" ever going to shut down?

[Chotato]

The only thing preventing me from getting this game is the only thing I can't find any information about at all.

So the game being a "Live Service" implies it requires an internet connection, but it doesn't. The multiplayer uses p2p networking so no server costs there either.

My question is this: Is this "Live Service" at risk of shutting down and effectively deleting the game entirely eventually? I don't care if it's not likely to happen 50 years from now, I don't care if it happens after the heat death of the universe, I won't buy a product that can disappear from my library like Ubisoft just did with The Crew.

Anybody able to shed any light on this? Thanks in advance.

[potato]

shut down what? this game isn't online and only uses p2p for matchmaking

[TheNightglow]

huh? this game aint a live service at all? where did you get that impression?

you can fully play the game offline, I believe multiplayer doesnt work at all without their matchmaking servers though (as you need some way to find other players)
but again, its not a live service what so ever

[Chotato]

Originally posted by potato:

shut down what? this game isn't online and only uses p2p for matchmaking

Read the post again instead of just the title, I was very clear about what I'm asking, as well as acknowledging the information you already provided in this non-helpful non-answer.

[potato]

Originally posted by TheNightglow:

huh? this game aint a live service at all? where did you get that impression?

i don't get that either, it's just a game with optional coop

Originally posted by Chotato:

Read the post again instead of just the title, I was very clear about what I'm asking, as well as acknowledging the information you already provided in this non-helpful non-answer.

i did read it, your questions are predicated on false information and i already answered you

[Chotato]

Originally posted by TheNightglow:

huh? this game aint a live service at all? where did you get that impression?

you can fully play the game offline, I believe multiplayer doesnt work at all without their matchmaking servers though (as you need some way to find other players)
but again, its not a live service what so ever

I got the information from a Screen Rant review of the game: https://screenrant.com/crime-boss-rockay-city-pc-review/

"With the game planned to be a live service experience, with more time, developer InGame Studios will hopefully add more features and gameplay mechanics to help the game stand out in the multiplayer shooter genre."

As well as this update post from Epic Games: https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/crime-boss-rockay-city-s-latest-update-reflects-a-year-of-learned-lessons

"With its latest update, developer Ingame Studios is looking to improve the multiplayer experience of Crime Boss as it continues to chart a course in the competitive live-service genre"

[Chotato]

Originally posted by potato:

Originally posted by TheNightglow:

huh? this game aint a live service at all? where did you get that impression?

i don't get that either, it's just a game with optional coop

Originally posted by Chotato:

Read the post again instead of just the title, I was very clear about what I'm asking, as well as acknowledging the information you already provided in this non-helpful non-answer.

i did read it, your questions are predicated on false information and i already answered you

You regurgitated information I already provided in the post, and provided absolutely no new information at all. Anyway, read the above reply to find the game being called a live service by both Screen Rant and Epic Games.

[potato]

i couldn't care less what it says, i've played it and it's not live service and it's entirely playable offline and only relies on a p2p connection for coop matchmaking

how would they shut down a game that isn't online? use your head instead of buying into misinformation gaming sites are peddling

[William Shakesman]

Alright I just tested it after yanking the network cable, I still have access to the game without internet connection, so it cannot be live service in the definition of your game disappearing on you. You don't need internet to play. It will not go the way of The Crew.

HOWEVER, while I cannot 100% confirm it, I believe you will need Rockay servers to play online bro-op so if they shut down you will not be able to proceed. The game has a pretty nice array of single-player content and doing everything in the game with bots is perfectly viable.

The news people are just calling it live service because like all journalists they aren't very good with understanding precise words or concepts. That said, it is in active development and the devs are routinely updating, tweaking, and expanding it. So by some definitions you could call that live.

[Chotato]

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

Alright I just tested it after yanking the network cable, I still have access to the game without internet connection, so it cannot be live service in the definition of your game disappearing on you. You don't need internet to play. It will not go the way of The Crew.

HOWEVER, while I cannot 100% confirm it, I believe you will need Rockay servers to play online bro-op so if they shut down you will not be able to proceed. The game has a pretty nice array of single-player content and doing everything in the game with bots is perfectly viable.

The news people are just calling it live service because like all journalists they aren't very good with words or concepts.

Thank you, I appreciate the time and effort you put into this actual answer. Wish everybody else here was as helpful and polite as you are :)

[potato]

Originally posted by Chotato:

Thank you, I appreciate the time and effort you put into this actual answer. Wish everybody else here was as helpful and polite as you are :)

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i gave you the answer in literally the first response

[TheNightglow]

Originally posted by Chotato:

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

Alright I just tested it after yanking the network cable, I still have access to the game without internet connection, so it cannot be live service in the definition of your game disappearing on you. You don't need internet to play. It will not go the way of The Crew.

HOWEVER, while I cannot 100% confirm it, I believe you will need Rockay servers to play online bro-op so if they shut down you will not be able to proceed. The game has a pretty nice array of single-player content and doing everything in the game with bots is perfectly viable.

The news people are just calling it live service because like all journalists they aren't very good with words or concepts.

Thank you, I appreciate the time and effort you put into this actual answer. Wish everybody else here was as helpful and polite as you are :)

I gave exactly the same answer?

[potato]

Originally posted by TheNightglow:

I gave exactly the same answer?

yea...

[Chotato]

Originally posted by potato:

Originally posted by Chotato:

Thank you, I appreciate the time and effort you put into this actual answer. Wish everybody else here was as helpful and polite as you are :)

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i gave you the answer in literally the first response

I think I was very clear multiple times that you didn't answer the question and were just reiterating information I already provided in the initial post, and then resorted to arguing with me over literally nothing. If you get this upset over your method of "helping" users with questions on these forums, reconsider how you spend your day. Anyway, I got my answer from somebody who bothered to actually answer my question.

[Lardo]

He can apparently only process answers that are more verbose than his question.

[Flavio93Zena]

Yuck, the "correct" answers are actually wrong.
The game uses EOS for matchmaking and THEN it's p2p after you connect to a specific lobby.

The game can be played offline but if it can't connect to Steam at all then it can't check for DLC ownership so you may be able to play but without all of the DLCs.

THIS, is the accurate answer.