Why would you need an account to play a single player, non cloud hosted game?
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blanket@lemmy.one 4 weeks ago
Wish it didn’t require a 2k account. don’t need another account to play a video game.
obinice@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
Shitty publisher mandated launchers.
Link@rentadrunk.org 4 weeks ago
They are getting rid of the launcher for Civ 6: pcgamer.com/…/2k-removes-its-pointless-launcher-f…
CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Good, I wonder if they removed it for Xcom 2 yet. I haven’t played that since they sideloaded that crap into my steam install.
circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Didn’t they announce that there would not be a launcher? Also removed for Civ VI.
alilbee@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It doesn’t. They mentioned there would be a unique skin for Napoleon if you signed up but it didn’t sound required.
blanket@lemmy.one 4 weeks ago
The steam page literally says that it requires a 3rd party account for online play (just not required for offline play). so I’m not sure if that’s what you’re referencing.
alilbee@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Ah, there’s the catch and confusion. Not required for single player but required for multi, I guess? Not sure how others play Civ but that’s not gonna affect me. I’ve only ever played these games solo besides a very rare duo game.
arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s probably to make cross-platform easier (since it’s releasing same day on all platforms)
mox@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
Uh-oh. That’s the sort of thing that would lead me not to buy it.
HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Ah, so that’s why your leader now appears when you are communicating with a different civ. They had to add this for bullshit skins monetization.
arudesalad@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
It’s the same as civ 6. Having a 2k account gave an extra leader for Rome, all leaders have unique abilities, it’s not just cosmetic.
It is probably moddable as custom leaders were possible in civ 6