Starcraft 2
It was announced either today or late yesterday that Starcraft 2(SC2) will not be supporting LAN play.
Of, course... as with any announcement. The intertubes went wild!
"I'll never buy another Blizzard game ever!"
"How could they screw over their customers like that?"
"blah bitch blah whine!"
Get over it people. Yes, the idea of LAN games is a nice thought. But honestly.. what is the likely hood that the people buying SC2 have some sort of near permanent internet connection? Hmmm... any takers? I'd say pretty close to zero.
Most gamers that are going to have the capability for a LAN party will have pretty much zero trouble plugging one of the wires into the internet connected router. After that... KABLAMO... you've got the game working.
Now, I understand the idea of "We're at a convention. What convention is going to want to supply internet bandwidth for 200+ people playing SC2?" And yes, I understand that... And I'm not sure what to do about that. Other than maybe cry that I'm not going to get to go to most of those conventions. *sob* And neither will most of the SC2's customer base. They won't be hosting LAN parties where the bandwidth is going to be a real issue. Provided of course that SC2 isn't some crazy bandwidth hog.
Today's always on cable modems and DSL lines will be more than enough to handle large scale gaming at people's houses.
Arstechnica has a poll up about "What are you going to do about SC2 now that they don't have LAN play?" 25% say "UGH, I'm skipping the game now."
I call Shenanigans! BULLSHIT! You are going to bitch about it publicly and then go buy the game as soon as it's out. You know it and I know it.
So quit whining... Give Blizzard some credit. They, like Bioware, have yet to produce a game that is crap. I can't think of a blizzard or bioware game in the last 10 years that has even been as bad as "good". So give em a chance and stop whining.
Spiderman: Web of shadows... It's fun but some events are too rare. If I have to spend time intentionally trying to get civilians hurt just so I can fulfill the "save blah civilians" missions... IT'S TOO RARE! Not to mention... If I drop a car on joe sixpack... HE SHOULD BE INJURED! So far I'm liking the plot as well. I'm kinda afraid that the combat difficulty will ramp up higher than I can currently handle... but we'll see.
Of, course... as with any announcement. The intertubes went wild!
"I'll never buy another Blizzard game ever!"
"How could they screw over their customers like that?"
"blah bitch blah whine!"
Get over it people. Yes, the idea of LAN games is a nice thought. But honestly.. what is the likely hood that the people buying SC2 have some sort of near permanent internet connection? Hmmm... any takers? I'd say pretty close to zero.
Most gamers that are going to have the capability for a LAN party will have pretty much zero trouble plugging one of the wires into the internet connected router. After that... KABLAMO... you've got the game working.
Now, I understand the idea of "We're at a convention. What convention is going to want to supply internet bandwidth for 200+ people playing SC2?" And yes, I understand that... And I'm not sure what to do about that. Other than maybe cry that I'm not going to get to go to most of those conventions. *sob* And neither will most of the SC2's customer base. They won't be hosting LAN parties where the bandwidth is going to be a real issue. Provided of course that SC2 isn't some crazy bandwidth hog.
Today's always on cable modems and DSL lines will be more than enough to handle large scale gaming at people's houses.
Arstechnica has a poll up about "What are you going to do about SC2 now that they don't have LAN play?" 25% say "UGH, I'm skipping the game now."
I call Shenanigans! BULLSHIT! You are going to bitch about it publicly and then go buy the game as soon as it's out. You know it and I know it.
So quit whining... Give Blizzard some credit. They, like Bioware, have yet to produce a game that is crap. I can't think of a blizzard or bioware game in the last 10 years that has even been as bad as "good". So give em a chance and stop whining.
Spiderman: Web of shadows... It's fun but some events are too rare. If I have to spend time intentionally trying to get civilians hurt just so I can fulfill the "save blah civilians" missions... IT'S TOO RARE! Not to mention... If I drop a car on joe sixpack... HE SHOULD BE INJURED! So far I'm liking the plot as well. I'm kinda afraid that the combat difficulty will ramp up higher than I can currently handle... but we'll see.