>>715780629

>>715723535

>>715665573
Community and Social Features
News / Live Feed Services
Community Forums / Integration
Voice Chat Services (e.g., Vivox, Discord integrations)
Player Messaging Systems / Mailbox
Automated Player Message Moderation / Filtering
Event-Based Messaging (e.g., end-of-match highlights, birthday messages)
Streamer Mode / Privacy Features
Twitch Extension Support (overlays, Twitch Drops)
Player Endorsement / Kudos Systems
In-Game Polling / Voting Tools
Community Challenges / Shared Progress Goals
Content Management
Live DLC Delivery Systems
Dynamic Asset Downloading (e.g., CDN-hosted live content)
Cloud Save Systems
Patch / Update Distribution via Launcher (if using platform-specific methods instead)
UGC / Mod Delivery Systems
Progression and Monetization Services
Battle Pass Systems
Daily Missions / Timed Challenges
Reward Distribution Services
Live Storefront Item Rotation Services
Dynamic XP / Currency Rate Adjustment (e.g., double XP weekends)
Progress Rollback / Restore Tools (for support teams)
First-Time User Experience (FTUE) Flow Control
Cloud and Platform Services
Cloud Match Replay Storage
Cross-Save / Cloud Profile Sync
Cloud-Based Save Validation
Platform Trophies / Achievements Sync
Streaming Integrations (e.g., Twitch Drops)
Monitoring and Maintenance
A/B Testing Systems
Crash and Error Reporting (e.g., Sentry, Bugsnag)
Real-Time Performance Monitoring
Support Ticket / Helpdesk Integrations
Surveys and Player Feedback Collection Tools
Live Ops Dashboards (admin/operator panels)
Automated Incident Response (e.g., server auto-healing, escalation tools)
Log Aggregation / Search Tools (e.g., ELK stack)
Player Session History Viewer (for support/debugging)

And much more. I would go on but I'm scared of being banned for spam.

>>715643850

Reminder that this is all the initiative is asking for. It's easy as fuck to accommodate.

If a company has more than 1000 employees or has over a billion dollars in revenue, it should be retroactive.

>>715524039
By just releasing the server, not the other garbage.

>>715444074
I doubt a small studio would have the resources to run all this shit.

>>715267339
>le complex
if they can't handle making netcode for domestic use they have no business making netplay video games.

>>715250492
>strawmen
just build server hosting abilities into the main software being sold
Also, if users can host servers, it basically allows publishers to sell the game forever with no additional cost of running servers themselves. Checkmate shill.[/spoilerP

>>715151181
>>715151342
>nooooo it's too hard, you shouldn't force people to run servers
corpocucks, kill yourselves off my board

>>714969035
We just want private servers.

For those thinking it would be a monumental task to make games playable offline or self hosted: Not if most the useless garbage is thrown out.

>>714787350
Yeah bro, I'm sure all this crap in online only games were built by a small indie developer with shoe string budgets.

>>714784980
>>714784214
Here are a list of things that do not need to be included at EOL for a game.