So far, this does not seem to be an option.ĭiablo 3 has a painted look that makes it stand out from the competition.
The rest of the time, you're out of the clutches of developer Runic Games.īlizzard could give players the option to have an offline-only character or an online-possible character and avoid this invasive DRM. By contrast, TL2 requires players to log in to access patches and matchmaking. Torchlight 2 on the other hand, has no always-online DRM. In other words, this has the potential to be a huge pain, whether or not the anti-cheat feature makes sense. Or just want to play without worrying about an internet connection. Unless, of course, you have a poor internet connection. This way a seamless online/offline experience is possible. If Blizzard didn't constantly monitor character development they wouldn't be able to allow single-player characters online for fear of cheating. $60 on Steam could buy you an action-RPG, a real-time-strategy title, and a first-person-shooter with change left-over.īlizzard justified its requirement for always-online play for Diablo 3 by claiming it allows single-player characters to hop online at any point. Still, for $20 you get a perfectly reasonable substitute for Diablo 3 and can spend the extra $40 in savings on other upcoming titles like Warlock: Master of the Arcane.