EPTNo LAN for SC2, it's confirmed - Page 5
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WolfStar
United Kingdom155 Posts
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Eury
Sweden1126 Posts
On June 29 2009 21:26 FrozenArbiter wrote: 1) Everyone owns SC. 2) If they don't, it's free advertisement -_- "OMG this game is awesome, I'm gonna go buy it now so we can play 2v2s on bnet". Supporting this change is stupid. Why should I be punished for something someone else might do :/ It's stupid, it's wrong, it shouldn't happen. Having a FEATURE (yes, LAN play is a FEATURE) that was present in SC1 taken away from me, is BAD. I don't see how you can support this - understand it, yes, but support? 1) Sadly not true. Diablo 2, Warcraft 3 and WoW are all more successful games for Blizzard when it comes to profits. I'm sure they want and expect that Starcraft 2 will be a bigger game than their previous titles (except WoW...). 2) True, piracy can have some beneficial effects, however you can argue about how large those are for a company like Blizzard that is pretty much a household name by now when it come to game companies. Well, only reason I see why someone would favor this change would be that it somehow would lead to a stronger Bnet community. However I think a good enough Bnet 2 is enough to allow for that without removing all other options. I got a feeling that Blizzard wants more control over their work this time around, and that is the reason for the change. | ||
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Murlox
France1699 Posts
On June 29 2009 21:26 Eury wrote: [Pretty sure that Pro leagues and events will have their own special servers. Kinda how WoW events and leagues works today. You can draw a conclusion from that, that if you want to run an event or a PRO league in SC 2 you will have to be sanctioned by Blizzard ala GomTV. Kespa won't be happy.  Sharp reasoning. I don't know how the money is managed between Kespa, OGN, MBC and Blizzard as of now. I find it legally unlikely that Blizzard is out of Korean business, and i would appreciate to get enlighten on this... In any case, forcing any authority to get a server would ensure Blizzard more cash. | ||
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ggfobster
United States298 Posts
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despite
Bulgaria105 Posts
On June 29 2009 21:19 Murlox wrote: ESPORTS? Will progamers have to play on two boots using Internet network now? "LAGUUUUUUU" "DROPO DROPO DROPO" Huh? AhAHAHaH you're right PLAGUUUUU will be replaced by LAGUUUUUUUUUUU... or more like TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE LAGUUUUUUUUUUU. | ||
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.Ix
Philippines266 Posts
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Thug[ro]
Romania340 Posts
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Spawkuring
United States755 Posts
That being said, I still oppose this decision to remove LAN just because there's no guarantee I will always have an internet connection. If Blizzard wants a large Bnet community, then all they have to do is make it the best online experience possible. It's no different than piracy: make the game fun and people will buy it even if they could just as easily pirate it. No need to punish innocent people and remove options just to force a feature down our throats. | ||
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MrRey
183 Posts
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dhe95
United States1213 Posts
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ghrur
United States3786 Posts
On June 29 2009 22:12 ThugTerran wrote: bad decision Very. | ||
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
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stroggos
New Zealand1543 Posts
On June 29 2009 21:37 Eury wrote: 1) Sadly not true. Diablo 2, Warcraft 3 and WoW are all more successful games for Blizzard when it comes to profits. I'm sure they want and expect that Starcraft 2 will be a bigger game than their previous titles (except WoW...). 2) True, piracy can have some beneficial effects, however you can argue about how large those are for a company like Blizzard that is pretty much a household name by now when it come to game companies. Well, only reason I see why someone would favor this change would be that it somehow would lead to a stronger Bnet community. However I think a good enough Bnet 2 is enough to allow for that without removing all other options. I got a feeling that Blizzard wants more control over their work this time around, and that is the reason for the change. 1) links? starcraft has sold over 10million copies...i thought it would be there their 2nd most profitable game so far. | ||
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MrRey
183 Posts
http://www.petitiononline.com/LANSC2/petition.html | ||
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ggfobster
United States298 Posts
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AdunToridas
Germany380 Posts
On June 29 2009 18:41 shindigs wrote: Blizzards counter to Hamachi? Yep, I thought of the same. If they make us to pay for Bnet2 we won't be able to dodge it.. | ||
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Dyllyn
Singapore670 Posts
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barth
Ireland1272 Posts
On June 29 2009 20:43 IceCube wrote: Its just to stop the illegal copies from playing and I support this 100% coz I have a good internet connection which works 100% of the time and I dont give a shit about people who dont and wont be able to play multiplayer at all a lot of the times. ...fixed + Show Spoiler + On June 29 2009 21:19 Murlox wrote: ESPORTS? Will progamers have to play on two boots using Internet network now? "LAGUUUUUUU" "DROPO DROPO DROPO" Huh? Ahh, Korean commentators jokes never get old  | ||
Liquid`Jinro
Sweden33719 Posts
On June 29 2009 21:37 Eury wrote: 1) Sadly not true. Diablo 2, Warcraft 3 and WoW are all more successful games for Blizzard when it comes to profits. I'm sure they want and expect that Starcraft 2 will be a bigger game than their previous titles (except WoW...). 2) True, piracy can have some beneficial effects, however you can argue about how large those are for a company like Blizzard that is pretty much a household name by now when it come to game companies. Well, only reason I see why someone would favor this change would be that it somehow would lead to a stronger Bnet community. However I think a good enough Bnet 2 is enough to allow for that without removing all other options. I got a feeling that Blizzard wants more control over their work this time around, and that is the reason for the change. Eh, SC is the #1 selling PC RTS of all time, so that puts it ahead of WC3 at least. D2 I dunno, WoW definitely not. EDIT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_PC_video_games According to this, SC curbstomps D2's salesfigures. The sources are fairly old in some cases tho, WC3 especially is probably way higher than listed. EDIT2: Actually that list sucks, it seems hard to find any up to date info. But given the Guinness entry for SC, I think it's safe to say it beats WC3 in sales. | ||
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Flopgun
Germany274 Posts
On June 29 2009 22:12 ThugTerran wrote: bad decision !!! | ||
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