It is a possibility for sure, but HD1 is still going after 8 years, and because AH doesn’t host the gameplay servers, I reckon the server costs aren’t excessive.
L4D2 is 15 years also, and still going, and still played. I hope and trust HD2 will be up long time.
Left 4 Dead 2 has LAN, and it’s entirely peer to peer when online. “A long time” is still worse than forever. It would be a damn shame if your favorite movie made before you were born didn’t survive long enough for you to enjoy it. And the more expensive it is to build and operate a given live service game, the shorter its lifespan is. Games like Warhaven and Hyperscape didn’t even last a few years.
It’s Match Making isn’t peer to peer, and requires a connection, though. I’d reckon the playerbase to wither quickly without Valve servers and/or Steam friend list, even though technically possible, and a 3rd party could devise a system of finding players.
It is a possibility for sure, but HD1 is still going after 8 years, and because AH doesn’t host the gameplay servers, I reckon the server costs aren’t excessive.
L4D2 is 15 years also, and still going, and still played. I hope and trust HD2 will be up long time.
Left 4 Dead 2 has LAN, and it’s entirely peer to peer when online. “A long time” is still worse than forever. It would be a damn shame if your favorite movie made before you were born didn’t survive long enough for you to enjoy it. And the more expensive it is to build and operate a given live service game, the shorter its lifespan is. Games like Warhaven and Hyperscape didn’t even last a few years.
It’s Match Making isn’t peer to peer, and requires a connection, though. I’d reckon the playerbase to wither quickly without Valve servers and/or Steam friend list, even though technically possible, and a 3rd party could devise a system of finding players.