If anything, it’s changed in the opposite direction. Asking for offline play was way more relevant in 2004 than 2023.
No, I think it’s more relevant than ever since everywhere you look, everything is trying to force everyone into everything together with precious few opt outs.
So I generate an entry on my end and submit it to the chain where you give me 10M gold…
That receipt would have to go back to be uploaded to Blizz servers where it would be quickly identified as fraudulent.
The way I envisage this working is that the game would record all the data as you’re playing and upload it to Blizz to be verified before your live character is updated.
You’re not going to earn 10m gold from running a handful of old raids, you might make 10 or 15k if you’re lucky.
Just let it die bud. I think you know in your heart of hearts this is a dead ask.
But how can the servers trust this data though? what’s to stop people from messing with the client to increase drop rates of specific items? (say, mounts or transom that sells for a lot on the AH?)
Just stop trolling, bud, you know you’re not adding anything useful to the conversation.
You haven’t bought anything but access. You don’t own the files
Yes I do own the files. They’re on a cd in my desk drawer and they’re installed on my computer. They’re mine.
Incorrect.
You paid for the disc. The ToS even states you don’t own the files. The only thing you purchase is access to the game. You don’t even own your character.
Just try to take them from me, you’ll be sorry, bucko!
I have no use for a CD that’s worthless without an account. Or internet.
That’s nice.
This rogue has been owned so many times in this thread.
LMFAO.
My chest guys.
It’s a game as a service you do not own the game you own the rights to use it which can be terminated at anytime. You may keep the disk and the downloadable files as it’s not possible to remove physical property however that data is useless without the account and that is how they manage their rights to the game. This is why using things like private servers is a civil and even in some cases potentially a legal issue. You are not allowed to use it as you wish therefor it is not your property.
lol you’re still here?
Yea laughing quite hard
Thanks
Edit: 420 post count wooooo
While this is all very interesting, it completely fails to address the issue of the thread, and therefore, you are cancelled.
I already addressed, what you are asking for would open the door to files being edited to manipulate the game. It’s a nice thing to consider but every game that has ever kept important files on a persons personal pc has succumb to cheated accounts running rampant. Yes measures could be taken to mitigate this issue, however even if they use extremely invasive technology it would still become a game of cat and mouse destroying the integrity of the game.
Because there is literally nothing useful to add to this conversation. It’s never going to happen.