I`m not sure, if this was mentioned/discussed before, the forum search doesn`t bring up something similar. One of the main reason for me, to don`t invest more money into R3E, is the lack of offline playing. Are there any future aspirations, to change this?
No, this has never been brought up before. Just kidding, of course it has been widely discussed, it's one of those things many people dislike. There are a number of reasons why it was decided to have an always online requirement but I agree that it has major drawbacks and I strongly support finding a way to have some sort of offline mode. In an interview a couple months ago a member of the dev team said they'd like to offer this as well and that they are investigating possible ways of having offline functionality. Hasn't been mentioned ever since but I know that when they say they are look at a certain aspect then they really are trying to find a sollution. Hopefully they'll manage to introduce it cause you're not alone in saying always online is impractical and a deterrent.