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I was also under the Impression that all games on first launch required internet on steam. Never tried.
Tags isn't the right word and I'm not sure what Is. I'm talking about the words that appear in the box on the left as i said in the post (see picture)
https://i.imgur.com/FtFyIhs.png
I wrote that down because people are stupid enough to complain about multiplayer not working because it said that it could be played offline.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3160-agcb-255
This implies that there are games that do not require internet for start up.
Who? I don't know a single person that thinks multiplayer can be played offline u less it says "local multiplayer" shich is already something devs can add to the description.
If it's the norm for games to require it, then there shouldn't need to be something saying so.
These suggestions seem to be catering to the "Caution Hot" labled on a fireplace demographic.
All the info is already there on the store page. If you want more info there are forums.
Not true. System requirements only show if internet is required, and if a game is both single and multiplayer, does not show if the internet is required for single player. Also, Grand theft auto V, which requires periodic internet connection and requires internet for online says nothing about network requirements in it's system requirements.
That is the reason why I put them in the Additional tags and not with the main four that I would focus on. Maybe I should not have added them to this post at all. Yes they were added to cater to the "Caution Hot" demographic, which unfortunately generate a lot of request to tech support.
As for the info I was suggesting in the first four "tags", that is not anywhere without doing hours of research and still may not turn up any solid information. There is little to no information about Grand Theft Auto requiring periodic internet connection until I tried to launch it in offline (after playing offline the day before) and it told me I needed internet to launch it again.
The first four are purely convenience "tags" which would help players with unstable internet connections making informed decisions without the need of spending time searching hoping someone knows the answers.
FALSE:
It says so quite clearly. You simply did not take the time to read.
But there are better examples.
Cities Skylines, says it needs a broadband internet connection. I have played countless hours of that game with no internet connection, no reverification's required. If i had assumed it needed internet because it says it does in the system specs, I would never have bought the game.
HITMAN(TM), released in 2016, says nothing anywhere about requiring an internet connection. You can play through the game with out an internet connection however you lose a large portion of the game. No scores, No challenges and no unlocks. Not to mention actual online features where you can compete on maps other players have created. But there is no mention about needing online anywhere.
Let us Hope they are indeed better.
Certain features do require internet connection Such as Cloud Saves. Plus the initial installation and activation. So it does indeed require internet access to some degree for all advertised features to work. Its just that the features that don't work, will not prevent some level of usage. Smart devs traditionally highball system requirements because lowballing can cause legal issues.
You mean all the online extras . Imagine that.
Can you play the caur game campaign, the entire story from start to finish without being online? Yes? Then its technically not required.
Me thinkswe are noticing a pattern here.
The "Online extras"as you put it are the main point of progression in the game. Without them there is no progress, no unlocks, nothing of any replay value. All you get in offline is a basic campaign that does not save your progress.
I think you missed the entire point of the tagging system that I am suggesting. I'm not even sure what you are trying to argue because you are arguing the technicalities from both perspectives to suit your needs. This is not supposed to be an argument about whether the descriptions of the games are technically correct.
By your logic games do not need to be marked multi player or single player as this is written in the description of the game. But, they are. Why? Ease of access, convenience, search ability. I am suggesting tags to assist user that have a need for games to be offline, and make it easier for them to search and assess if a game is worth purchasing without having to rely on secondary information from other users or websites when the data is not entirely (although technically correct) displayed on steam