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Amiga computer related discussion => General chat about Amiga topics => Topic started by: quarkx on July 09, 2009, 08:09:06 PM
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No more office LAN parties
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-318442.html
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Well, Blizzard really wants to push Battle.net. Since World of Warcraft, they've learned exactly how profitable that approach can be.
I'm not sure that'll work as well for StarCraft, but I guess it will be seen... In the meantime, we suffer without LAN support or vote with our wallets and not buy it at all. :/
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Isn't Battle.net free for everything except World of WarCraft? Are they changing that model with StarCraft 2?
I don't really see how lack of LAN support is a major problem. Besides, knowing Blizzard, they'll probably add it in a patch due to user demand.
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Isn't Battle.net free for everything except World of WarCraft? Are they changing that model with StarCraft 2?
I don't really see how lack of LAN support is a major problem. Besides, knowing Blizzard, they'll probably add it in a patch due to user demand.
I know alot of offices here in Canada had (about 10 years ago) company lan parties at lunch and after work for Starcraft and/or Warcraft. Now, after WOW was released, who knows anymore what (if any) pecentage of those still do. But that was back in the day when most companies had a real IT department and not outsourced to timbuktu.
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I just hope Battle.net remains free, It's not like Blizzard needs MORE monthly fees.
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I just hope Battle.net remains free, It's not like Blizzard needs MORE monthly fees.
Blizzard's investors, anyway. Let's hope they have a sweet profit sharing deal with their employees. They should all be racing Ferraris at lunch. Think Id Software during the mid-90's.
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I know alot of offices here in Canada had (about 10 years ago) company lan parties at lunch and after work for Starcraft and/or Warcraft. Now, after WOW was released, who knows anymore what (if any) pecentage of those still do. But that was back in the day when most companies had a real IT department and not outsourced to timbuktu.
Still, there's nothing stopping those same people from playing a hypothetical game at the office over Battle.net rather than the LAN, right? If they're not playing any more, I suspect it's more due to a normal change in behavior over time rather than a technical impediment (unless external net access is severely curtailed).