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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 36.0 hrs on record (32.5 hrs at review time)
Posted: 3 May @ 3:06am
Updated: 4 Oct @ 11:04pm


Great game, but....
This is an amazing game that places definitions on what new games should follow, especially from new developers. It has an amazing gameplay loop, no pay-to-win, and its a game as a service done right.


Bad People
Sony/Arrowhead posted an update requiring all HD2 players to have a steam account, linked to a PSN account, and if they don't have a PSN they must make one, otherwise you can NOT play the game.

I did not buy a game on steam, to be forced to make a PSN account that ultimately will be forgotten forever at some point in time. There is already a massive DRM epidemic on Steam with Paradox/Ubisoft Connect/ EA Play, which is already almost inexcusable. This is a different level as this solves/prevents nothing except being able to collect more data to ultimately have a yearly data breach, following Sonys' norms. With several users reporting that the game was actually MORE enjoyable with crossplay disabled, and PSN not linked, this is simply insane. Most people being outside the return period by weeks, a couple hours, or even seemingly hundreds of hours not being able to refund the game because of this malpractice.

A company should not be able to restrict a game like this after purchase, and this deserves to be shamed as much as any other company (IE Paradox), without forgiveness unless its' removed.

Genuienly will be avoiding this game as I can not recover my 10 y/o PSN account on my email as it's entirely broken, and it'd require me making an entirely new email.

Nevermind, good game.
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