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STARCRAFT 2: No lan support?!?

Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 4:52 am

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"We don't currently plan to support LAN play with StarCraft II, as we are building Battle.net to be the ideal destination for multiplayer gaming with StarCraft II and future Blizzard Entertainment games. While this was a difficult decision for us, we felt that moving away from LAN play and directing players to our upgraded Battle.net service was the best option to ensure a quality multiplayer experience with StarCraft II and safeguard against piracy.

Several Battle.net features like advanced communication options, achievements, stat-tracking, and more, require players to be connected to the service, so we're encouraging everyone to use Battle.net as much as possible to get the most out of StarCraft II. We're looking forward to sharing more details about Battle.net and online functionality for StarCraft II in the near future." said Bob Colayco at Blizzard PR

That is just preposterous. Why don't they just make it that you have to have online support to confirm used or not used cd keys in order to use LAN?
No more LAN parties for the new Starcraft is such a bust. Also in pc gaming cafes will no longer have people play with each other unless on Bnet, which will have so much lag known from experience playing LAN with a bunch of people in DotA.

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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:00 am

koreans will still buy it nevertheless
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:16 am

Counter_Force[X] wrote:
koreans will still buy it nevertheless

lol not my point
Taking out LAN, which is one of the biggest aspect of gaming, is ridiculous.
I'm pretty sure Blizzard is gonna make a killing off of SC2 with or without LAN.

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Pinky Ishkafel

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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 6:59 am

duh, SC2 will fail if they kill the LAN support.
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:25 am

tbh most ppl buy sc2 for the single player and bnet lol
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:05 pm

Though I'm disappointed with it, I have to say that what they did is a really good move. Forces people to buy the original thing
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Pinky Ishkafel

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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 5:20 pm

Well yes, in one way it is a good move because it kills piracy, but countries with slow internet connection or out of BNet reach will have problems. SC2 players in those countries can't access Bnet easily and play without the lag. Except later if garena supports SC2, that's another story. In my country there was also the same problem which occurred on WC3 (out of BNet reach) so our local gamers community created an official nationwide Bnet (similar to bored aussie).
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 1:43 am

Bnet blows!!

Agree with Pinky this is just for anti-piracy reasons, nothing else.
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dn

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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:16 am

DaMan2000 wrote:
Bnet blows!!

Agree with Pinky this is just for anti-piracy reasons, nothing else.

But I had a totally good way to work around it xD
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 1:49 pm

SC2 is out now? Really? Are you guys sure? Is it out in the Philippines?
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:54 am

Ahhh it was ages and ages ago when broodwar was as popular as dota that we were anticipating for SC2.And now? Well what do you know! "Its about time"

I am not sure either if its released already here but maybe december.
I do wish Garena will suuport it.
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