I think it ' s more selfpromotion on the part of studio Roosegarde given the links to the company website in the article . But I agree . Likely not a technological innovation . It ' s more like an art exhibition . <| sep |> What you are describing is an offline mode . No , I ' m describing a solo mode , like the one in Elite Dangerous . I believe that ' s the THIRD time I ' ve said it . Probably not right ? You stick to a safe part of town , and walk where there are streetlights and other people around to minimize risk . why can ' t you apply that same sense of self preservation to a video game ? Why does the game world have to have arbitrary and synthetic protections so you can skip carelessly down every dark alley you want ? Oh please . Don ' t for a second pretend where I am has a significant bearing on whether or not some griefer asshole will screw with me . If anything it ' s more likely to happen in the city square just so they can prove they can . And that ' s only hostile actions . Let alone all the other crap they can do to prevent me from enjoying myself . The game world wouldn ' t need arbitrary and synthetic protections , literally all that anyone is asking for is to cut out the player interactions and replace them with more NPCs . That ' s it . No magic shields , no extra hints and tips , no cheat codes , just avoiding other people . Oh , and I ' m pretty damn sure you don ' t like multiplayer games because you are just bad at them , and rather than take some personal responsibility for improving yourself , learning a skill set that would allow you to have a better chance at defeating your aggressors , you would rather just cry , and blame everyone else for your lack of foresight . A That ' s not actually what I said . I have no issue at all with Battlefield , Rainbow 6 Siege , CoD , Mario Kart , chess , or most other multiplayer games . B multiplayer games is a pretty fucking broad term and it would be an incredible feat In and of itself to be bad at all of them . C This is also completely quantifiable and while I could post numerous screenshots of scoreboards I really don ' t see the point in doing so since all that will accomplish is you quietly dropping that little ad hominem and replacing it with something else . Not to mention you ' ll just accuse me of cherrypicking . I am very happy that we have people like you , since most of Renegade Squadrons fleet has been converted from using traditional quantum fuel , to using the salty tears of Carebears to power our shipsYet another example of why I don ' t want to be flying about space with strangers . Elite Dangerous has this option . The possibility of being griefed by players is a MASSIVE turnoff for a lot of people . And by the time SC launches , Elite will have caught up with several of the features it currently lacks compared to SC . If people compare the two and see Well , SC looks nicer and kinda has more to it , but I have to deal with assholes online compared to Elite where you don ' t have to deal with assholes online , a lot of them are going to choose Elite because the behaviour of other players has a massive impact on how much you ' ll enjoy a game , and not everyone will want to gamble on the existence mystical inner good of other players . Having the solo mode only makes the game more inviting to more people , and does nothing to harm to the experience of those who do prefer to play online .