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8:28 AM on 03.18.2009





I've been reading a few articles that speculate that Starcraft 2 will not have LAN Multiplayer. This boggles my mind, I can understand excluding it from Diablo 3... But this game would severely suffer from lack of sales if they left this feature out. RTS games are really best played over a local network (in my experience Starcraft games play very well over my LAN) and removing this feature or not including it would be a huge mistake on Blizzards part.

They already decided that they're splitting this game up into 3 separate packages, which in my opinion is another huge mistake, being that people don't like to pay $180 dollars for a full version of a game.

This would hurt their overseas sales (namely Korean). If someone is serious about playing tournaments, and contests where their Starcraft skills are put to the test, wouldn't LAN be most appropriate? There's no lag over a local network, therefore you would have a reliable connection and your match wouldn't get dropped, lagged out, or any number of network issues that could arise if you were required to connect to battle.net to play a local game.

I can't help but wonder if this is Activisons hand, or if Blizzard is getting way too greedy with their pricing.

I remember playing WoW for 2 months and not even playing with my third month. The reason? No game is worth a monthly fee in my opinion. The game was frequently unplayable due to stressed and overcrowded servers, not to mention the spam filled chat.

So their answer to the millions of fans that thirst to do a Zerg rush with updated graphics and mechanics?

"We need moar cash plz, kthx"

[via] http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=3165 and http://www.incgamers.com/News/15532/StarcraftIILANMissingInAction
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also, look at the wording that blizz is using to describe the new battle.net. you're going to be angry when you find out that the new battle.net. they dont come right out and say it, but the wording is too shady for me.
"The reply does not exclude the possibility that network play will be included, but seeing as the company already decided to exclude the feature from its other anticipated sequel, Diablo III, it's likely that the StarCraft II development team will go the same route."

Sounds like crappy websites stirring up a story that isn't there. There's no way Blizzard is that big of an idiot.
Let's hope not.
I can't imagine paying for battle.net.
ACtually i never played Diablo II on Battle.net. It was jsut a group of 4-5 friends that played over our the LAN in our dorms in college. It owuld have sucked if D2 didnt have LAN capabilities. I could see this hurting it overall.
This is make or break with me..if there's no way for me to play over my LAN, I'm not buying it.
I know exactly where this all started -
http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=15671123155&sid=3000
Also, I can't believe people are still complaining about the game split. Plus, pc games are rarely over $50. I really doubt they would sell for $60 each.
"But this game would severely suffer from lack of sales if they left this feature out."
No it wouldn't!. They are going to make Millions and everybody knows that. Besides, IF there is no LAN then you can always rely on mod people.

180 for a full game? You mean like halo? HA! No i'm kidding, i don't care for that franchise.
About the 3 separate packages thing, from blizzard's faq it says the first part is the main game and the other 2 are expansion packs. Which in my mind says the first release will be $50 and the other 2 at $30 a peice.
I call BS on this
I've seen it before, but I want to tell you now, your blog header is 1000% awesome.
Wait... there's no LAN play in Diablo 3?


Like, 90% of the fun I've had with Diablo 2 is getting people together, making a bunch of ridiculous items and LAN playing our way through all three difficulties in one super-powered 12-hour marathon of Diablo.
Is that a battletech figure in your blog header??
WANT!
@Adultswim810: I hope it's BS. I'm a big fan of the older blizzard games that don't require you to pay monthly.

@Chronoswing:
I sure as hell hope your are correct. I miss the old blizzard that were concerned about people enjoying their games, and not lining their pockets with gold. (profit is nice, but not at the expense of the people that made you guys #1)

@puppylicks:
Yes, actually, those are the EXO force figures that were released in the 90's (there's an Invid behind Samus). If you look closely, you can see the Veritech and the SDF1's legs on the right side.


I hope that all of this is speculation and not truth!
Don't screw your old school fans Blizzard!
"I can understand excluding it from Diablo 3... "

How's that? peer-to-peer gaming is where it's at. I've never used battle.net for D2, and I don't want to for D3.
Ok D3 without lan is absolutely ridiculous! WTF Actually any game without lan is a stupid idea, LAN is where it's at, being next to your friends and seeing the sadness on their face when you f**** them over is brilliant! Blizzard don't start being all sassy on me here or I'm gonna have to back hand you one in a drunken rage. (You have been warned)
Thanks for your patience and sorry for the inconvenience!
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