Is an internet connection required to play this, and is it an open non-linear playing field? I have Skyrim GOTY and FalloutIII GOTY, love them both.
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You don't need an internet connection to play it, and it's kinda open ended, it's linear in a Skyrim sense, but parts of the world can only be unlocked through story quests.
1790533
This is different than something like Fallout but I also am a big Fallout series fan and enjoy this game. It has better shooting than a story.
680959
No, this is a single player role playing game. There are videos on Youtube.com that show the game, if you can get on there.
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No, the single player part can be played without Internet at all. People who play the game with Internet will have the opportunity to compete in races, play deathmatch, stalk other players, and play a type of capture the flag. They will also have periodic invasions (unless they're on a single-player mission) from other players. The online stuff can be turned off altogether, if desired. It's a fun game. I especially enjoyed stalking other players, which I could do even with my crummy satellite Internet.
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you DO not need internet to play this game in single. only if you choose to add DLC content and or multiplayer. other than that! pirate, lute, stab, plunder your brains out my friend. ps: forgive the delay.
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Hello, Internet connection is required because DLC (Downloadable content) is on the disk. DLC may enhance the game and therefore these features wouldn't be available if there wasn't an internet connection. I hope this helps. Regards, Carolyn Number One Discount Store
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There is a setting on Steam, that allows you to play offline. I think if you choose the game and Polk around on Steam's settings you can find it, plus Steam has that question and answer on their website.
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Well, yes and no. It does need an internet connection to update the patches, which fix a few minor issues. And you need the internet connection if you want to have the option to do the multiplayer, but you can play the game without a connection. I don't have one for my PS3 and it works just fine. The multiplayer doesn't add a whole lot to the experience except random encounters with hostile players and an option to have players join you for boss fights, so if that doesn't interest you, you miss nothing without the connection.
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Works perfectly fine for me, through steam no less. Only run into problems when I mod it to oblivion but that's to be expected and is my own fault.
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no its just an RPG. But if you're interested in an online RPG there's Elder Scrolls online. You should check it out.
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Only if activated and downloaded from elder scrolls website but download takes 3-4 days due to poor servers at Bethesda download from steam you will miss out on explorers pack but have a 4-6 hour download time based on my connection of 60mb/s
2000377
You can do both! There is a main story line and everything built in for single player, the online mode is just on the side but is totally playable just for solo players =)
159220
Its and awesome game and can be even better with the right specification on a computer. Make sure you have a good graphics card such as Nvidia or AMD, even thought the standard will work, the detail will look better if you buy a graphics card. Also it helps reduce lag during a game.
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Charles, just loaded this game on my Windows 8 computer and have played around six hours with no problems whatsoever. Happy gaming!
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This item is not a steam download. You will get a link to install and you install it independently as a stand alone game. You will have to look for the right folder to play the expansions as they are included in the download but are independent from the main game!!
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It does - you can choose to play the game persistently online in the menu and other players will pop into the map. Get ready for even longer load times though and in the end it still eats your save game. There definitely is on offline single player mode because I went in and changed the settings.
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I don't exactly know the details off the top of my head but i can give an example. I can play Skyrim on the highest graphics setting with around 7-13 mods without a problem and no lag. Skyrim, especially with mods, takes a pretty good graphics card. It does have one TB and 8 gigs.
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Before an update that happened last month. The game had to be connect to Internet in order to play ( with a server, which you couldn't always connect to). So you needed internet and hope a server had enough room for you. Now is completely fine. And I'm not sure if when you purchase the cd for the game if it still requires an account with origin.com. If you do digital download like i did, you need to create an origin account and insert a code in order to download. So long story short, you can now play offline. Anytime, anywhere.