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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53571

Blizzard senior VP Rob Pardo has confirmed that the company\'s upcoming RTS sequel StarCraft II will not feature LAN multiplayer support. The only multiplayer available will be on Battle.net.

IncGamers also got a clarification from Blizzard, shortly after the interview, saying the choice of excluding a LAN feature \

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Koogle · Elite Member Joined: 08 Jun 2004 Posts: 1362

Well Fuck you to Blizztard! -bunch of assholes

I'm not interesting in running another steaming shit platform (battle.shitenet) just to play a game.

another steaming shit platform to have to run before you can play the sodding game.. screw you blizztard!

the more I see and hear of SC2 the less interested I become. No LAN support is taking the piss now, its not a huge feature which is exactly why I expect it to be there. Why play through a crappy internet connection if the people you are gonna play against are in your own fecking house or wherever you're having a LAN party. -idiots

ykazka · Contributing Member Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 89

I agree. These guys don't realize that many ppl can enjoy the game only at computer clubs. I am not talking about USA ,of course.
Lets just hope that LAN support is possible through a mode or some kind of a patch...

strangestsensation · Elite Member Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 320

Ding dang dong, I'm not buying this bomb. What a bunch of morons!! This is like a major stupid thing to do to Starcraft. Where do they find these morons who make these decisions? Talk about stupid stupid stupid.

El_Coyote · Elite Member Joined: 09 Jun 2004 Posts: 611

battle.net always worked fine, i dont see the big issue, theres usually a net connections now a days at lans. the only people that really suffers is those with an invalid cd-key

strangestsensation · Elite Member Joined: 13 Sep 2008 Posts: 320

I'm not going through some external junction to play a lan game, it's that simple! If you want Blizzard to know every time you are playing on a lan, good for you. Personally I think it's none of their business. It's like EA with their stupid racing and golfing games, forcing you to go through their servers just to play a friend. Fuck that. Lots of others are voicing their displeasure too. I don't care, if this is the route they go I wont get the game or I will get it through torrent and play single player. If they want to dictate how I will work my lan parties, tough luck for them.

I usually use Hamachi myself to play LAN games and get my friends around the world to join. This wont work the same with stupid Battlenet in the middle.

tub0rg · Junior Member Joined: 05 Jun 2005 Posts: 151

i agree that a no go for starcraft 2 for me also.
starcraft was never one of my favorite rts games to begin with but no lan play kills it for me.

but hey star craft is so popular someone will make a mod/crack to make it lan playable so we can still enjoy the cracked version ^^