The ABSOLUTE UNFAIRNESS of locking offline players out of cosmetics

[AndrewTilley]

@RYE42

then why not make it fully offline? As in you dont even have to connect to the internet. You know, what offline used to actually mean.

That is currently the plan, as stated in this announcement post and Kain’s first comment in this thread.

@EHG_Kain

Offline Mode

As we’re talking about changes to the client here, we also want to quickly mention our plans for the future of the Last Epoch’s offline mode. With Beta Patch 0.9, Offline mode will continue to work as it currently does, where it has some online services such as friends list support, and chat. However, as we move towards 1.0, we’re planning to make offline truly offline. This will mean offline mode will not require an internet connection at any point (beyond initially downloading the game). This also means offline mode will not support connected functionality but will offer a genuinely offline experience to players who want it. You will only be asked to connect to our servers when you select to play multiplayer and play on our servers.

@EHG_Kain

With the addition of online multiplayer, our plan for offline mode is to create a truly offline mode. This means that until you click the “Play Online” button, no data is sent across the internet. No account login, no account check, nothing. Fully offline. This means offline (which will become fully offline) cannot support connective features such as chat, leaderboards, or the cosmetic shop.