PlatinumGames creative producer J.P. Kellams took to Twitter a few days ago stating that his team is looking for solution to the problem. “OK. Getting to the bottom of offline play. It is a bug. It is not supposed to work like that,” he said. “We are working on a fix and will update soon.”
It seems Konami have finally solved the problem, stating on Twitter that users can play the game while being offline. All new Metal Gear Rising PC downloads should work without the issue and while those who have downloaded the game already will find that the bug no longer exists.