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Originally posted by Spam They'll probably re-introduce LAN with a patch guys. Chill out.

what planet are you living on, lols.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN what planet are you living on, lols.

They'll have to allow LAN play eventually, how else are they going to have fair Korean SC Leagues? I don't trust them filthy internet connections, and neither should they.

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Originally posted by Spam They'll have to allow LAN play eventually, how else are they going to have fair Korean SC Leagues? I don't trust them filthy internet connections, and neither should they.

the same way the rest of us will do it, through battlenet i dont think they've made such a huge decision only to change their mind a few months down the road. i hope youre right, but id be awfully surprised.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN the same way the rest of us will do it, through battlenet i dont think they've made such a huge decision only to change their mind a few months down the road. i hope youre right, but id be awfully surprised.

I have faith that Blizzard will address the issue if it becomes a big enough issue to address. They've always been really good at responding to customer feedback.

If there's a big enough rumble from the competitive crowd, I have confidence that LAN will be re-implemented. I know nothing about computers except how to turn them on and use them, but adding LAN support couldn't be THAT hard, could it?

If it's to avoid piracy, then simply having to login to Battlenet THEN select the LAN option could be viable, no?

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Originally posted by Spam If it's to avoid piracy, then simply having to login to Battlenet THEN select the LAN option could be viable, no?

No, because that defeats the entire purpose... the ability to play without an available internet connection.

And yes, this happens.

i admire your optimism, but i suspect you're going to be disappointed, spam. i hope im wrong, but if SC2 doesnt ship with LAN support, i dont think you'll ever see it some time in the future, other than things like hamachi perhaps.

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In a press release today Blizzard announced that StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will not be coming out in 2009. The game is now slated for a release "in the first half of 2010," with the team at Blizzard using the additional time to "continue to polish and refine StarCraft II," as well as "work to make Battle.net the premier online gaming destination."

for fuck sakes.

how long does it take.

I remember getting this angry when diablo 2 was delayed..but fuck.

it wont be out for another year i bet. fuck off. all of you.

haha, suck it up guys!

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I'm suspecting that the whole no lan thing might have something to do with blizzard trying to drown out KESPA (the korean e-sports association, which is currently dominating the competitive sc scene and televised matches) and take control of the competitive scene for themselves. They've been making a bunch of moves along those lines - donating large ammounts of prize money to korean tournaments just to give their flashy logo some more air time and such.

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Originally posted by Spam If there's a big enough rumble from the competitive crowd, I have confidence that LAN will be re-implemented. I know nothing about computers except how to turn them on and use them, but adding LAN support couldn't be THAT hard, could it?

There should be a huge uproar about this but who are we kidding. Blizzard are thinknig about charging for battle.net these days. All there looking for is profit and If they can get the Koreans to start paying, that's a fair bit of profit. But eventualy Blizzard will introduce it but I believe we're going to have to wait a fair bit.

This is going to be a looooong haul.

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