EPTBashiok outlines possible Global Play - Page 2
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See.Blue
United States2673 Posts
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TimeToPractice!
United States105 Posts
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ryanAnger
United States838 Posts
On June 17 2010 08:10 StarStruck wrote: It's funny because this was never a problem over 10 years ago lmao. Ten years ago there weren't nearly as many people playing the game (any game for that matter) than there are/will be today. | ||
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KiF1rE
United States964 Posts
the other question that this raises out of speculation, As we all know with the option of buying a copy of the game for a new region, we also had to buy the expansion packs for that region... Which makes me wonder if they charge for cross region for WoL, will that charge carry over to the expansions or will they make us rebuy it... | ||
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extempest
Canada77 Posts
It would cause huge instability in the system, and immense lag if everyone could play on whatever realm they felt like. most people usually stick with playing one realm to their geographical location, since latency is an issue if ur going to other servers | ||
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moopie
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On June 17 2010 08:20 KiF1rE wrote: well if its not free it cant be battle.net 2.0, as that would be only be a step backwards in functionality... Something that was free, now has to be bought is not an upgrade. We're already a step back on functionality. Several in fact. Any way they slice it bnet2 isn't measuring up to the old bnet1 that served us well for over a decade. | ||
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Dreadwave
Netherlands254 Posts
On June 17 2010 08:09 789 wrote: If they could just allow being able to play custom games cross region that would be good imo. It allows you the freedom to play with your friends around the world, without subjecting the players you get matched against any possible lag/delay issues. Or they could let the AMM ping players before matching you up with them, but that's probably too 'modern'. So the bnet0.2 design team is incompetent then? It wouldn't surprise me if they designed bnet0.2 the same way they designed the units. "Let's think up cool things, implement them and see what happens!!!" | ||
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Turbo.Tactics
Germany675 Posts
looking into solutions that will allow interested players to obtain access to other regional versions without having to buy another full copy of the game. Allow me to translate: looking into solutions that will allow us to milk the cash cow by charging desperate broke nerds to obtain access to other regional versions without them having to pay for another full copy but at least half a copy (25€). | ||
Liquid`Sheth
United States2095 Posts
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Half
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Scorch
Austria3371 Posts
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Spawkuring
United States755 Posts
If they DO charge a fee for it, then for the love of god people, please don't pay for it. Companies charge microtransactions because you pay for them. | ||
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Senx
Sweden5901 Posts
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Masq
Canada1792 Posts
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fantomex
United States313 Posts
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Takkara
United States2503 Posts
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Hikari
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I am very curious if they will release the +lan professional edition/incorporate LAN functionality for free given the high demands of the community. | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
On June 17 2010 08:33 Hikari wrote: Like above posters, I believe blizzard would attempt to charge users for xrealm play. I am very curious if they will release the +lan professional edition/incorporate LAN functionality for free given the high demands of the community. You realize that "professional edition" is nothing more than a dedicated server for tournaments, right? | ||
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Half
United States2554 Posts
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StarStruck
25339 Posts
On June 17 2010 08:19 ryanAnger wrote: Ten years ago there weren't nearly as many people playing the game (any game for that matter) than there are/will be today. That has nothing to do with it. Don't put words in my mouth. The fact of the matter is they got a rid of a lot of features that were second nature to the old B.Net. You cannot argue that. It's only a cash grab now. EDIT: I agree Half. It's kind of ridiculous, but many of us won't have a choice. The direction of paying for every little feature is stupid. What's next? Paying for each patch? I know it sounds absurd, but where do we draw the line is the question? And developers wonder why so many people are anxious to rip them off through piracy. Maybe we should give each other a little more respect and maybe it wouldn't be as bad as it is. Not to say it would resolve piracy, certainly it won't but there would be a small improvement. | ||
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