Posted June 02, 2017
Some deny the existence of IP-based multiplayer options, dedicated server binaries, LAN-play and everything there ever was apart from Steam while some acknowledge the existence of such options but say it's not worth the "effort" although from what I gathered from several IT people it actually isn't a big effort to add a DRM-free multi-player mode without achievements etc if you were already able to make one with more features.
As much as I hate DRM multiplayer I do understand why devs move in that direction since they do get APIs that are already made, tried and tested, it makes their job simpler.
Post edited June 02, 2017 by halldojo