Offline mode

[Mr Jt (Gog is king)]

So the devs are stopping the support for the game. You said once that happen you will give us an offline mode

[Sol]

We never, specifically, said 'if we stopped supporting the game, we would give you an offline mode'. During early access (2018?), there was a comment that mentioned if the servers ever needed to go offline forever, we'd provide an offline mode.

This has been updated in the most recent community letter.

There is currently no risk of the servers going down due to costs, but if we do need to take down the servers at any point in the future we're committed to making sure that you'll be able to keep playing Temtem.

Community letter quote - https://imgur.com/a/gHanlXb

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Sol:

We never, specifically, said 'if we stopped supporting the game, we would give you an offline mode'. During early access (2018?), there was a comment that mentioned if the servers ever needed to go offline forever, we'd provide an offline mode.

This has been updated in the most recent community letter.

There is currently no risk of the servers going down due to costs, but if we do need to take down the servers at any point in the future we're committed to making sure that you'll be able to keep playing Temtem.

Community letter quote - https://imgur.com/a/gHanlXb

I just read you'll be getting rid of microtransactions, which is great news, but an offline mode would very much be welcome as well.

[Infinite Pudding]

You can already play it as if it were an offline game as it is. Just you have to play online. What I mean is, you can totally ignore the online community all you want. Personally I like this kind of multiplayer. Where I can play the game at my own pace, or have a chat with other players and do trades while still going mostly solo.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Infinite Pudding:

You can already play it as if it were an offline game as it is. Just you have to play online. What I mean is, you can totally ignore the online community all you want. Personally I like this kind of multiplayer. Where I can play the game at my own pace, or have a chat with other players and do trades while still going mostly solo.

But you still have to be online.

I strongly dislike being dependent on servers and an online connection just to play a singleplayer game, out of principle.

Especially in this case, based on everything I've been reading. I don't understand why it was made into an online game in the first place...

Whenever I see something like this, where the online aspects just feel tacked on and forced, it's always a bad look.

Speaks to developers/publishers being more interested in controlling their player's experience through pseudo-DRM and data harvesting than they are in actually creating a rich gameplay experience.

[Infinite Pudding]

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Originally posted by Infinite Pudding:

You can already play it as if it were an offline game as it is. Just you have to play online. What I mean is, you can totally ignore the online community all you want. Personally I like this kind of multiplayer. Where I can play the game at my own pace, or have a chat with other players and do trades while still going mostly solo.

But you still have to be online.

I strongly dislike being dependent on servers and an online connection just to play a singleplayer game, out of principle.

Especially in this case, based on everything I've been reading. I don't understand why it was made into an online game in the first place...

Whenever I see something like this, where the online aspects just feel tacked on and forced, it's always a bad look.

Speaks to developers/publishers being more interested in controlling their player's experience through pseudo-DRM and data harvesting than they are in actually creating a rich gameplay experience.

Well, other games are available in the genre. Have fun.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Infinite Pudding:

Well, other games are available in the genre. Have fun.

Not that many, though, that I know of...

There's Monster Sanctuary (which I have), Cassette Beasts (which I've wishlisted)... can't really think of anything else (except Palworld, but ♥♥♥♥ Palworld).

Then there's the fact that I already "own" this game; got it from Humble Choice.

Never bothered redeeming the key because of the microtransactions and the always-online ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I just read that article I linked to above which mentioned that the microtransactions were going away (which is great), but it also mentioned there were still no plans for an offline mode, which I found to be a pity, so I came to check out the forum and found this thread.

I'm just one voice, I know that doesn't matter much, but I still figured I'd add my two cents.

If players don't speak up, how are developers and/or publishers supposed to know how we feel about what they're doing?

I loved Immortal Redneck, which was a fun singleplayer game, so I was disappointed that the devs' next game was... this.

Especially reading that it's basically being abandoned for whatever they'll be doing next, it really makes me wonder why bother with the whole MMO/live service thing if they're just gonna... not do that.

From what I understand, people have been asking for an offline mode for a long time. Clearly the community wants it.

As much as I don't expect it to happen, I can still maintain a small bit of hope that some day an offline mode will be added.

[Deagle Trainee]

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Not that many, though, that I know of...

There's Monster Sanctuary (which I have), Cassette Beasts (which I've wishlisted)... can't really think of anything else (except Palworld, but ♥♥♥♥ Palworld).

Palworld isn't bad, and plays more like Ark with Pokemon like creatures. There's probably some Digimon games out there. And I had heard of Coromon, but not really my style. There was another one, that I forgot the name of, that looked really good. But updates for it are slow, and from what I remember the game was still super buggy. There's other monster catchers on Steam, but they're a lot less well known. If you like dinosaurs even a little bit, there's Ark. Taking down and taming my first T-Rex, by myself, was a great feeling. But the game can also be really brutal. I almost quit on xbox because raptors kept killing me before I fully spawned in. :/ I wouldn't jump in on getting the remake though.

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Especially reading that it's basically being abandoned for whatever they'll be doing next, it really makes me wonder why bother with the whole MMO/live service thing if they're just gonna... not do that.

Money, it's as simple as that.

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Deagle Trainee:

Money, it's as simple as that.

I guess.

A sad and disappointing state of affairs.

[thedarkwhatever]

Originally posted by Elegant Caveman:

Originally posted by Infinite Pudding:

Well, other games are available in the genre. Have fun.

Not that many, though, that I know of...

There's Monster Sanctuary (which I have), Cassette Beasts (which I've wishlisted)... can't really think of anything else (except Palworld, but ♥♥♥♥ Palworld).

Then there's the fact that I already "own" this game; got it from Humble Choice.

Never bothered redeeming the key because of the microtransactions and the always-online ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

I just read that article I linked to above which mentioned that the microtransactions were going away (which is great), but it also mentioned there were still no plans for an offline mode, which I found to be a pity, so I came to check out the forum and found this thread.

I'm just one voice, I know that doesn't matter much, but I still figured I'd add my two cents.

If players don't speak up, how are developers and/or publishers supposed to know how we feel about what they're doing?

I loved Immortal Redneck, which was a fun singleplayer game, so I was disappointed that the devs' next game was... this.

Especially reading that it's basically being abandoned for whatever they'll be doing next, it really makes me wonder why bother with the whole MMO/live service thing if they're just gonna... not do that.

From what I understand, people have been asking for an offline mode for a long time. Clearly the community wants it.

As much as I don't expect it to happen, I can still maintain a small bit of hope that some day an offline mode will be added.

i recommend siralim

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by .ͩͮ͢y͖̿̕rgͯ:

i recommend siralim

Noted, thanks.

[Vanguard]

why are the devs so apprehensive to just add an offline mode? I think it would help with good will towards just everything.

[Deagle Trainee]

Originally posted by Vanguard:

why are the devs so apprehensive to just add an offline mode? I think it would help with good will towards just everything.

Because it might actually kill the multiplayer part of the game? Or maybe they just don't want it to be painfully obvious how many people would prefer an offline version. Then there's potential cheating to keep in mind. And this probably wasn't thread it was mentioned in, but this being marketed as an mmo sets this apart from the other creature catchers.

[Sol]

Originally posted by Vanguard:

why are the devs so apprehensive to just add an offline mode? I think it would help with good will towards just everything.

It is not easy to just make a multiplayer game, with it's infrastructure and design being made as such for years, into a offline/single player game overnight. It's a time investment and not an easy task to make and execute and you can't just flip a switch and do it overnight.

We promise that if the server needs to be taken down forever in the future there will be a way to keep playing Temtem, offline mode or otherwise, so you don't need to worry about that specifically, either.

[Blue]

Originally posted by Sol:

Originally posted by Vanguard:

why are the devs so apprehensive to just add an offline mode? I think it would help with good will towards just everything.

It is not easy to just make a multiplayer game, with it's infrastructure and design being made as such for years, into a offline/single player game overnight. It's a time investment and not an easy task to make and execute and you can't just flip a switch and do it overnight.

We promise that if the server needs to be taken down forever in the future there will be a way to keep playing Temtem, offline mode or otherwise, so you don't need to worry about that specifically, either.

Gesture of good faith would be give us offline mode now while there's still money to invest in time to create it. If say Temtem Swarm doesnt perform well and Temtem is dead, will the money to make an offline mode be gone?

[Elegant Caveman]

Originally posted by Deagle Trainee:

Then there's potential cheating to keep in mind.

Cheating? In an offline game?

How is it anybody's business but the player's if they want to cheat in an offline game?