So effectively it means I can't play the game offline which is a catastrophic news to say the least. Definitely not what I was expecting after having bought an original copy.
I can understand the game going for "Mandatory update check at the game's boot (once at the menu the internet can be disabled/disconnected)", but if the attempts to connect
to the internet is unsuccessful, I fail to understand why it won't allow me to play offline with whatever version I have installed on my laptop. Shouldn't this be configurable i.e.
I should be able to chose if I want to launch the game with latest updates or proceed to play the game without any online connection ? Am I missing some setting which will allow
me to proceed to play offline ? I expect someone from Big Ant to clarify this..like Matty Hyden says in the commentary, "This is a collapse (read setting) of gargantuan proportions"