• @Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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    375 months ago

    Devil’s advocate: the login requires a server, so even old versions won’t work unless they keep them online. And without support, they will be easy target for hackers.

    I hate this, and honestly the best would have been to not change the logging at all. I bought a game that didn’t need a MS account to play and this change doesn’t bring any benefit.

    • @Highstronaught@feddit.uk
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      195 months ago

      Also lots of other places (YouTube as an example) allow you to migrate your account indefinitely, over a decade after they were purchased.

    • @sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      35 months ago

      If you self host an older version, you can allow non-authenticated users. I did that for years so my kids could play on our LAN with just the one license. I eventually bought a second license, but we still haven’t played outside our LAN.

      • @Railcar8095@lemm.ee
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        15 months ago

        Keep that in mind next time you consider giving money to Microsoft. I definitely do.

        I’m just playing devil’s advocate, and never es l was this name more appropriate.