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Originally Posted by Farling
You're paying for the cloud/web access that allows you to access the character on any device anywhere that you need it, without needing to carry around a large laptop (e.g. for HL classic).
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you mean "anywhere that has reliable internet access". at a convention? nope, cell network is overwhelmed. on a road trip? sorry, no 3G out here. at your friendly local game store but their wifi is down again? you're SOL.
the "offline mode" will help a bit once it's released (someday), but it'll still have very limited functionality. maybe in 10 years internet access will be truly ubiquitous and servers will never go down. until then...