Square Enix Made A Christmas Miracle!! We won!!

thank you, just "not interested" any Square Enix products I don't own yet.

DRM was created to prevent piracy but it does absolutely nothing to prevent piracy, if anything it encourages it. Continuing to push it is the very definition of failure.

My PC will always be connected with the Internet, and I have backup ISPs if it is disconnected one day, not to mention that the support for the first ISP is great. In conclusion : I won't have Internet connection problems.

But still, I found always-online DRM is unsettling. What is the purpose of always-online DRM? Nothing. They did not stop the piracy, but in some effect, supports piracy. If we try to take a look at other DRM : Steam. Using the 2-hour rule, people could try the game, and if they don't like it, they can return it; so people claiming that they pirate to test the game loses one of the reason to pirate the game. But being unable to play the game, while legally owns the game, only pushes for legal owners to just commit piracy.

Games are not cheap (according to me), so if I purchase a game, my satisfaction must be guaranteed. If I purchased a $1 game, I am fine if I am unable to play it, it's only $1, but unable to play a $60 game? Just because I have crappy Internet connection? That is unacceptable. Internet connection may not be a problem for me, but for other people it could be a problem. Even if you have perfect Internet connection, some hiccup may occur, which is not the fault of the end users.

Always-online is fine, as long as the game is MP. Elite Dangerous for example, allows customer to back out from their initial pledge when they announced that internet connection is required to play the game (offline mode is there, but internet connection is required).

I never paid attention to that but that explains why I couldn't play when my internet was down.

But I like their games (well not all but most FF at least) and I'm 99.9% of the time online so it won't really affect my future purchases. I understand how shitty it is though since in other games (when I'm aware of it) it usually annoys me a lot. For a solo game there's absolutely no point.

It's not like I could buy their mobile ports (it's region blocked)...so thanks, squeenix (I guess)
I do find their "requirement" of steam cloud to be weird. Like, what's the point?
If they want to deter cracks, just use the denuvo drm.

The real issue is always online DRM as it has kept me from playing GTA on a few occasions. People seem to think piracy is an all in one solution (which is why DRM was introduced in the first place... the circle of life... err computer language?), and [piracy] is fine for single player, but if I am not mistaken you would still not be able to play online as you would with a purchased version. I believe it is a lot more complicated than either dealing with the DRM or pirating the game, as some people like myself have internet at times, and not at other times. So not as black and white as many of you seem to be trying to make the argument here.

And while speaking with your wallet is fine... you should also let the reason be known why you chose to speak with your wallet, otherwise there would be no point to it. Companies would just see sales drop and assume it was due to piracy and just try to make stronger DRM.

It's Square Enix. They who thought Augment Your Preorder was a good idea. That releasing the sequel to Tomb Raider exclusive to Xbone on the same day as Fallout 4 was a good idea. That gutting the Hitman franchise was a good idea. That milking FF to death was a good idea.

I didn't know this. This is the worst thing in Gamers World.

Good bye SE, after Ubi.

Single player game are dying, that makes me sad.

Why its so heard to realize that using drm that hits in paying customers is retarded idea?

Make your game more enjoyable for pirates, brilliant!

And no, you can't stop those few talented coders that are extremely happy for a challenge of breaking your new drm.

Wow thank you fr the support everyone ._. and thx if you are spreading this news to spread awareness that Square Enix needs to stop this practice.

Anooooother shitty move from Squenix.

1. Buy console
2. Play FF on console without any DRM or shit
3. ???
4. PROFIT!

they don't let people who buy their games play their games, it's totally to help fight piracy ! lol

If people really wanted to pirate FF6.... there' the Snes, GBA ,and PSX versions/

I'm more amaze Square Enix is not even addressing the Issue on Steam for 1 week. 1 Bloody WEEK!!!

I was going to buy LR:FF at some point, but if they are going to keep this useless always-online DRM I will skip it and play only in XIII and XIII-2.

does it also apply for FF VII?

I honestly dont really care as much, in 2015 with all time internet access at high speed it doesnt make any difference for me, if it would be still 2000 i would...

Unnecessary and it will get them less sales = stupid move.
Personally, if the game is great I play it. I never play offline anyway. Yes I'm quite egocentric when it comes to that

Oh here we go again. The very SAME PART of the series that almost killed the Final Fantasy franchise a few years back. The lightning games pretty much killed all interest I had in the series and I've always been a long time lover of Final Fantasy 4. A part of the series SO BAD it nearly bankrupted the company not once but TWICE if im not mistaken (this happened a few years back when it was released on consoles).

But for some reason they kept trying to push these lightning games even though the level design was bad, the story would often turn bad, and had a bland protagonist no one could care about. I guess the stigma on the lightning saga continues.

I understand why peeps would be upset over this but since I'm always online to begin with, it doesn't really affect me :/. Still a shit move from Square, but that is all I have to say.

Disappointed with this. Previously Square Enix were about on par with Valve for me (a company I'd never love, but who I'd always respect), but this is bringing them down to modern Ubisoft's level, all kinds of annoying shit for no good reason.

I heard that Just Cause 3 does work offline if you switch steam to offline mode.
Still a pain in the ass tho. DRM-FREE for the win says the guy that has over 1500 games on steam and only around 30 on GOG