Agent.X7 wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:28:

Dmitri_M wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:22:

entr0py wrote on May 15, 2012, 14:33:

Dmitri_M wrote on May 15, 2012, 14:15:
How invasive is the required internet connection for SP?

I'm on a handcranked internet connection in the centre of the jungle. Is it just a once off login or something more..diabolical?

Diabolical. It's not just a check at the beginning, every moment needs to be authenticated with the server, and if there's too much lag you can experience rubber-banding in single-player. Think of it like an MMO instance with a population of you.

Ah. Glad I didn't buy it then. I just checked and the closest server to my location is on the otherside of the planet. Minimum 250 ping. Why the hell would they do that to the sp?

How would you even buy it if you're in the center of the jungle? Do you get Monkey Express delivery?

ASeven wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:41:

Dmitri_M wrote on May 15, 2012, 16:22:

Ah. Glad I didn't buy it then. I just checked and the closest server to my location is on the otherside of the planet. Minimum 250 ping. Why the hell would they do that to the sp?

Because people dismissed every complaint about online SP as hyperbole game activism.