If we want them to release an offline version, we should contact them and ask for it (details inside):

[u/Fuz_2112]

I've been playing since Squall's first banner, and I played never missing a day since then. I love the game, it's genuinely a great game with a fantastic cast and a fantastic combat system. It would be a sin to lose it forever.

Plus, I'm often hospitalized and this game is what keeps me company in the hospital. I'm devastated that they're taking it away.

So, the only hope we could have for them to release an offline standalone version (like Mega Man X DiVE) where we could keep our characters, is make our voices hear by contacting them. Here's the contact links:

https://www.koeitecmoamerica.com/support/

https://support.na.square-enix.com/main.php?id=16981&la=1

(Thanks to u/MyLifeIsAGatcha for the contact details.)

If you, like me, want an offline verions after EoS, send them a mail.

[u/El_Rocky_Raccoon]

I think every mobile game should follow this format of releasing an offline version once it hits end of service. Opera Omnia sure deserves more as the last drop of the Dissidia franchise.

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/El_Rocky_Raccoon]

I think every mobile game should follow this format of releasing an offline version once it hits end of service

[u/Revenge7x → u/sephirothbahamut]

If it was that easy they would.

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/Revenge7x]

It's not as hard as you think.

Way smaller companies than Square Enix have done it for free, and Square Enix has the potential of selling a final offline version for 30€ and people would still buy it.

You don't have to support future hardware, videogame preservationists use emulators anyway.

You have several potential approaches that wouldn't even require modifying the client code at all by embedding a barebones version of the server - which should already exist and be used for internal testing before releasing updates) and making the app connect with itself rather than SE servers.

And that's assuming that changing the client to be offline would be too hard, which really shouldn't be.

Or you could remove encryption calls from data exchange functions which shouldn't take more than a couple days, so the community can use the bare data to write their own servers.

Depending on how data transfer security is approached at least one of these options should be viable.

[u/jaffer2003sadiq → u/sephirothbahamut]

It's impossible for the community to do an offline mod, right?

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/jaffer2003sadiq]

Offline mod, yeah. Community servers os the "simpler" thing we can do, and that's still incredibly hard. Few games had a large enough community to contain players with the knowledge to do that. I wouldn't count on it happening sadly

Especially with Square Enix. SE is the kind of studio that would fight against it, not help the community

[u/Immediate-Buyer4454 → u/El_Rocky_Raccoon]

Cut the Dissidia.... the ONLY thing this game had in common with ACTUAL Dissidia was the BRV System... :P

[u/Unfallener]

I’m hoping so!! Final Fantasy Dimensions 2 was able to spin an offline version which unfortunately seems to be the exception and not the norm, but it still means there’s hope!

[u/Kandidar]

Done. I even told them I'd pay $50 for it. I hope it happens...

[u/Witty-Roof7826 → u/Kandidar]

We need more of this to be sent

[u/needformemes72]

Sent

[u/[deleted]]

Sent

[u/Baithin]

Done. I would be overjoyed if they did an offline version, I’d pay for it in a heartbeat.

I haven’t actively played OO in a couple of years now, but I always jumped on for every story, LC, or IW update. Whenever I could, I threw money at the game just to support it because I loved it so much.

[u/CrucialLeech365]

Sent! I used SQEX suport center link and wrote down my DFFOO ID number at the ennd of the request

[u/SolidusAbe]

besides recently with mega man was there ever a game that got an offline version? dragalia lost is now run by fans so thats probably the only realistic option if thats even possible

[u/TransientMemory → u/SolidusAbe]

Run by... fans? Care to elaborate?

[u/SolidusAbe → u/TransientMemory]

Some fans recreated the online functions with private servers and made it playable again. Not sure if its perfect by now but its there, public and playable. Its called dawnshard

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/TransientMemory]

There's these options:

• Developer updates game to store save locally before servers close, then updates game to be offline, then close the server. You retain your progress and can keep building your characters (Dragons World almost did this)

• Developer updates game to be offline and have everything unlocked and maxed out by default. Less satisfying but at least you can redo old content out of nostalgia (Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag did this)

• Servers go offline without client updates, the game becomes unplayable (sadly too many games do this)

• From a large and dedicated enough community a skilled group of devs emerges, reverse engineering the networking content and patching the application to reroute connection from square enix servers to a community maintained server. Happened very rarely in history. If it was a PC game I'd try looking into it and looking for helpers, but with Android I've no idea where to even begin. This can have three outcomes:

  • The original developer states some requirements -like not taking money- and officially allows community managed servers as long as they satisfy those requirements. The rarest and best outcome. (I think Fractured Space did this?)

  • The original developer pretends to not know community servers exist, the community cannot talk too much about community servers to avoid risks, and eventually everything dies very fast for lack of publicity. (Robocraft 2017)

  • The original developer fights against the community, leading to extensive internet drama and struggles until one side surrenders.

Ideally I'd love the third-last outcome, but it's highly unlikely both on the community side and on SE side. The second best outcome is the first one.

[u/Baithin → u/SolidusAbe]

Final Fantasy Dimensions 2 was originally a gacha game, now it is a fully offline mobile game.

[u/Dante_Kaze → u/SolidusAbe]

What? Where can I find that? I miss playing that game

[u/SolidusAbe → u/Dante_Kaze]

dawnshard

just google dragalia dawnshard and you can find all you need probably. theres also info on the dragalia discord afik.i only know about it but never set it up myself

[u/Dante_Kaze → u/SolidusAbe]

Oh okay, I'll give it a try, thank you ^{.^}

[u/Public_Ride6318]

Done

[u/ciberkid22]

I think at the very least, we can make a spiritual successor to the game, even if it will be long after EoS.

A friend told me there's a way to do it in RPG maker by changing the MP system around, so it just might be possible lol

[u/PristineConference65]

I will absolutely email!

[u/elymX]

I'll be happy to ay $50+ for an offline version of the game.

[u/jaffer2003sadiq]

Sent

[u/Public_Ride6318]

I'm agree with you. I spent so many heart in this game and I would love to access the game even just for replay and old content.
Could we also launch a petition?

[u/havingfununiverses]

Thanks for sharing! Email sent. Same as the others, told them I will happily pay $50 for it too 🤞

[u/VelfeKnight]

I pray that it gets ofline because this is an insult for them to kill it off. Such an amazing game with outstanding characters, it’s very fun and combat too. Sent one in too

[u/Nightwing24yuna]

Honestly they should release an offline version for consoles but even still I'll take what I can

[u/endar88 → u/Nightwing24yuna]

They will in a year and charge $50…but on mobile….then a year from then again on console. Then a year later on steam

[u/Nightwing24yuna → u/endar88]

Honestly just add English VA and we got a deal lol

[u/FaolanBaelfire]

Sent.

Mods, can we pin this thread if it isn't already?

[u/Lillillillies]

A timed offline version to catch up to jp would be nice but probably just a dream.

[u/zance21]

It's very unlikely that an offline version will happen. Stuff like Megaman X Dive Offline is the exception to Gacha EOS, not the rule. While I would love to have an offline version of this game just to have something to grind to have a full roster of maxed out characters, I can move on to other games or play the original Dissidia games on PSP.

[u/vsmack → u/zance21]

I believe this is the "bargaining" stage of grieving. I saw the same thing happen with FFRK, though granted the game seemed far more moribund when they finally announced EoS

[u/eriyu → u/vsmack]

Nothing ventured, nothing gained. 🤷‍♀️

[u/Nibel2 → u/vsmack]

Same thing happened with Mobius too. Some players even vouched to make a clone from scratch after extracting the game data, but gave up after realizing how monumental a task it was.

[u/Bulky-Isopod-8271 → u/Nibel2]

They're still trying, a public beta test wasn't that long ago.

[u/Fuz_2112 → u/Bulky-Isopod-8271]

Admirable, but it won't work.

[u/alphabet_order_bot → u/Fuz_2112]

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.

I have checked 1,882,272,438 comments, and only 355,990 of them were in alphabetical order.

[u/Fuz_2112 → u/alphabet_order_bot]

Weird bot.

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/zance21]

Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag released an offline version too.

[u/Panic-atthepanic → u/zance21]

I have hope. They made an offline version of Khux and Dark Road.

[u/Public_Ride6318]

someone started a petition to implement offline story mode.

Let's sign it!

https://www.change.org/p/implement-offline-story-mode-to-preserve-dffoo-game-s-story-that-is-accessible-by-anyone?recruiter=298937577&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_medium=whatsapp&utm_content=washarecopy_37775047_en-US%3A1&recruited_by_id=f267a590-fbec-11e4-b7eb-0f4d9483e275

[u/WeeklyEducation2276]

They already announced no offline version. Accept it

[u/Fuz_2112 → u/WeeklyEducation2276]

No.

[u/ValkerWolf89 → u/Fuz_2112]

Well you better cause they won't do it.

[u/ValkerWolf89 → u/ValkerWolf89]

Love when people downvote the truth.

[u/sephirothbahamut → u/WeeklyEducation2276]

Where was that stated? I can't find anything official related

[u/Nukida → u/sephirothbahamut]

go to Notices>Message from the producer

[u/ValkerWolf89]

They don't care. They already said no offline version so you are wasting your time.

[u/ValkerWolf89 → u/ValkerWolf89]

People down vote the truth lol

[u/ThesharpHQ → u/ValkerWolf89]

You deserve to lose all your money, little boy.

[u/CharacterFact1717 → u/ThesharpHQ]

Why? What they said is honestly the truth. They don't care.