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Joe Molotov · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2009, 02:56:32 AM »

LAN Parties

Blizzard

pilonv1 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2009, 04:05:59 AM »

you'll just have to sign on to battle.net

cry moar pirates

maxy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2009, 09:31:19 AM »

Blizzard

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2009, 10:43:09 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on June 30, 2009, 04:05:59 AM

you'll just have to sign on to battle.net

cry moar pirates

It also means that no one will be playing Starcraft 2 at QuakeCon.

GilloD · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:16:43 AM »

OH MY GOD. It's not like internet is in EVERY HOME AND CAFE in AMERICA WHAT WILL WE DO.

Welcome to 2009, nukkas!

:hehe

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2009, 11:24:38 AM »

Quote from: GilloD on June 30, 2009, 11:16:43 AM

OH MY GOD. It's not like internet is in EVERY HOME AND CAFE in AMERICA WHAT WILL WE DO.

Welcome to 2009, nukkas! :hehe

-No LAN parties without routing all the computers through the internet.
-It's a basic function that has been in most multiplayer PC games for over a decade.
-Much lower latency through LAN.

There's like absolutely no reason at all not to have it.

Trent Dole · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:18:49 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on June 30, 2009, 11:24:38 AM

Quote from: GilloD on June 30, 2009, 11:16:43 AM
OH MY GOD. It's not like internet is in EVERY HOME AND CAFE in AMERICA WHAT WILL WE DO.

Welcome to 2009, nukkas! :hehe

-No LAN parties without routing all the computers through the internet.
-It's a basic function that has been in most multiplayer PC games for over a decade.
-Much lower latency through LAN.

There's like absolutely no reason at all not to have it.

So somebody will just hack it in then.

Robo · « **Reply #8 on:** June 30, 2009, 01:37:00 PM »

Koreans don't care about LAN.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #9 on:** June 30, 2009, 03:55:16 PM »

Quote from: Borys on June 30, 2009, 01:52:26 PM

Okay it is indeed a move to counter warez fucks:

This is so much better than simply moving the game to consoles that Blizzard = redeemed

Wasn't it obvious? Battle.Net = DRM I don't see how this "redeems" anybody, even Steam has an off-line mode for LANs, and you don't hear them whining about OMG WAREZ!

archie4208 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 30, 2009, 04:19:10 PM »

Blizzard has turned to shit since they merged with Activision.

brawndolicious · « **Reply #11 on:** June 30, 2009, 04:57:16 PM »

Doesn't starcraft still have a huge online community? I doubt they'd really have to worry about something like LAN increasing piracy.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #12 on:** June 30, 2009, 05:50:42 PM »

Dumb as fuck. The first installment was one of best selling PC games ever, and they're worried about piracy? It seems strange when you consider what a big part of the game LAN tournaments are/were.

Quote from: RoboJ on June 30, 2009, 01:37:00 PM

Koreans don't care about LAN.

Are you kidding? They're probably rioting in the streets as I type this

ManaByte · « **Reply #13 on:** June 30, 2009, 06:01:37 PM »

Hey now, we all know how piracy destroyed Starcraft sales.

Tucah · « **Reply #14 on:** June 30, 2009, 07:19:38 PM »

I doubt Blizzard really has to worry about piracy, I would have liked to see LAN implemented. Obviously not a dealbreaker though, game's still going to rock

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #15 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:17:06 PM »

what year is it? oh yea, 2009

good jon blizz

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #16 on:** July 01, 2009, 03:18:47 PM »

I'm going to torrent the first one to celebrate.

tehjaybo · « **Reply #17 on:** July 01, 2009, 04:20:33 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on July 01, 2009, 03:34:59 PM

"bu-bu-but we did it to stop piracy!"

Fuck you, you guys make millions of dollars every fucking month and all your games sell fucking amazingly even if they are old. Adding LAN isn't going to kill you fuckers.

^
This, twenty times over. :/

GilloD · « **Reply #18 on:** July 01, 2009, 05:30:35 PM »

I mean. Was a LAN party really just about cabling? You guys can all sit in the same room, still.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #19 on:** July 01, 2009, 05:53:11 PM »

Quote from: GilloD on July 01, 2009, 05:30:35 PM

I mean. Was a LAN party really just about cabling? You guys can all sit in the same room, still.

You got to set up somewhere that has high-speed internet access. Then you've got to make sure all the computers are connecting to the internet like they're supposed to. And you're splitting the signal several times over, which means more lag.

It's extra hassle that shouldn't even be there in the first place.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #20 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:15:12 PM »

Who cares as long as BattleNet rocks for SCII. I wonder why they kept patching SC yet never fixed the archaic BattleNet stuff.

demi · « **Reply #21 on:** July 01, 2009, 06:22:58 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on July 01, 2009, 06:09:08 PM

They're just encouraging you to stop having these godawful stench-a-thons with your and your friends in a tiny dark room. If you're going to enjoy a multiplayer video game like a civilized man, then purchase a console you dirty PC heathens.

I applaud Blizzard and their efforts to educate the feral PC gamers.

Wow, spittin truth in here. Just wow.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #22 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:05:45 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on July 01, 2009, 06:09:08 PM

They're just encouraging you to stop having these godawful stench-a-thons with your and your friends in a tiny dark room. If you're going to enjoy a multiplayer video game like a civilized man, then purchase a console you dirty PC heathens.

I applaud Blizzard and their efforts to educate the feral PC gamers.

Now they'll just have to do it all alone in a dark room like the filthy console horde.

border · « **Reply #23 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM »

90% of the people whining about this were probably never going to use it anyway.

-No LAN parties without routing all the computers through the internet.

Is that really any less difficult than routing all the computers together and establishing a local area network between them all? It would suck if they did this for an FPS or something, but I doubt latency is really that much of an issue in an RTS.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #24 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:12:23 PM »

It's a minor feature that should have been included. Nothing more or less than that, really.

demi · « **Reply #25 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:12:55 PM »

TWEENY WITCHES

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:27:02 PM »

Quote from: a slime appears on July 01, 2009, 06:09:08 PM

They're just encouraging you to stop having these godawful stench-a-thons with your and your friends in a tiny dark room. If you're going to enjoy a multiplayer video game like a civilized man, then purchase a console you dirty PC heathens.

I applaud Blizzard and their efforts to educate the feral PC gamers.

To be fair, some stench-a-thons are in gigantic dark rooms:

ManaByte · « **Reply #27 on:** July 01, 2009, 07:29:16 PM »

That picture would be even more awesome with Carmack sitting on a throne on that stage.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #28 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:01:36 PM »

Quote from: demi on July 01, 2009, 07:12:55 PM

TWEENY WITCHES

Demi at a loss for words against superior argument, resorts to parroting of comment that has no bearing against the issue at hand. smh, demi.

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #29 on:** July 01, 2009, 08:11:45 PM »

Quote from: border on July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM

90% of the people whining about this were probably never going to use it anyway.

-No LAN parties without routing all the computers through the internet.

Is that really any less difficult than routing all the computers together and establishing a local area network between them all? It would suck if they did this for an FPS or something, but I doubt latency is really that much of an issue in an RTS.

Yeah.

Quote from: border on July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM

-No LAN parties without routing all the computers through the internet.

Quote from: border on July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM

without routing all the computers through the internet.

Quote from: border on July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM

through the internet.

Quote from: border on July 01, 2009, 07:09:27 PM

the internet.

Though I guess these days it's rare that there isn't an available WiFi connection if you're anywhere near civilization. It's still annoying, because you know for a fact that this isn't going to do jack shit to stop communities like Haofang.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #30 on:** July 02, 2009, 02:52:40 AM »

Haven't heard anything to the contrary so yes. I'll be rolling my eyes hard if the campaign is average/barely above average.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #31 on:** July 02, 2009, 04:18:23 AM »

This just means that ONLY pirates will be able to play on LAN.

Not that I care.

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #32 on:** July 02, 2009, 05:04:55 AM »

Quote from: Borys on June 30, 2009, 07:02:34 AM

If Blizzard puts Diablo 3 on the consoles next then I'm fucking done with them.

Why do you care so much when you're already getting the game on PC?

CurseoftheGods · « **Reply #33 on:** July 02, 2009, 08:27:40 AM »

Quote from: Green Man on July 02, 2009, 05:59:52 AM

Quote from: CurseoftheGods on July 02, 2009, 05:04:55 AM
Quote from: Borys on June 30, 2009, 07:02:34 AM
If Blizzard puts Diablo 3 on the consoles next then I'm fucking done with them.

Why do you care so much when you're already getting the game on PC?

Because he's a bitch.

QFT.

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