Why do you suppose Blizzard isn't including LAN. Do you really think it is just about piracy? Is it a control thing, or are they trying to make more money?

Though stat tracking is nice, I'd be okay with no fancy stats for LAN games.

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This is one of the reasons why games tend to be pirated due to selfishness and greed for money. The game is damn expensive then you can't even share it even at home. I'd rather buy the pirated version if I can't even play with my kids...

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Yeah well what about the hundreds of thousands of us that don't have broadband because we live in rural areas?

I already have a stack of games that I went through the single player campaign and threw in a bin next to beer caps, SC1 and Diablo never made it there because I got my money's worth out of those. I look at all the games I dropped 50 bones on for a single player campaign and think, "Man, that was stupid, why did I spend all that money on these games I never play?" We all do.

Battle.net doesn't do so hot on a mobile broadband card. I realize you don't care, but guess what... that's why we're mad. We know you don't care. You're another giant faceless game company that gives standard answers and crappy excuses for things. Which is why your game is already hacked and there are already russian unlock codes all over the internet.

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Anti Piracy? Stats? Horse Manure. Here is the thing with piracy. 70+% of it isn't piracy. It's warped and scratched cds. Its being forced to re-activate a product over and over again due to bad ram, a botched install, and having the key spoil. Then there are the TOEE issues, the never been patched games like sacred. I have bought 2 copies of the Diablo chest, a couple of starcraft, for these reasons. The pirates will find a way around this, so the only people blizzard just screwed are those of us that spend our hard earned money on crap software that we can't even return. And the worst part is, we find out after we upgrade our machines for $400 worth of parts, upgrade an OS because the producers were so stupid they didn't realize that making it run for xp it would have still run on the latter windows but not vice versa. And when we finally get it installed? It's a useless $50 coaster that cost us $700 to learn was crap. In blizzards case I cant even wait for the game to hit the $5 bin, nope. It will be a $50 game, and then a $50 battle chest. I think im just done with blizzard. They have completely fallen.

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This is a great example of a company going big enough, and great enough, to not care. They have been a great company in the past, but im sorry to say, it has just become a horrible company. I have been playing blizzard games since Diablo 1 and Starcraft. I played a bit of Warcraft 2, and still to this day play warcraft 3 TFT regularly.

I host large LAN parties. We rent out the gym in our local church, which does not have an internet connection. Im talking 50 - 100 people LAN competitions. I have promoted thier games for a very long time, but sadly, will no longer be doing that. For the hundreds of customers i have brought to your door with your great products, you have officially lost 1 of your customers respect. You have gone from being a great, customer driven company, to a big bad wolf, that is feeding greed, rather than customer satisfaction.

That being said, you have left me with a bad taste in my mouth, from World of Warcraft heading the directions that it does, and working with your customer support many of times. You use to sell a much enjoyed product, for the customers, and with the customers in mind. I think its absolutely pathetic that you show these kinds of obvious greed, to deal with something that will lose maybe 3-4% of your overall revenue(Which is probably what you are going to lose from the people who hate this idea). To come off and say its because of your new battle.net system tracking stats, thats moronic. Many games out there has been able to create local user profiles, tracking LAN wins and losses and additional information. All you would need to do, is have a lan profile, and an internet profile. To say its to track stats, is just plain stupid.

Anyways, long story short, i will no longer promote any of your products at my LAN parties. There are many great products out there, that we can play, and your obviously showing us, that its the right choice to go with someone elses product.

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If you're any bit like me, you'e playing SC1 a lot. That means you usually play with your friends via a LAN and can hardly do without it. I have found myself play with friends over a LAN while being at a hotel or on a trip, etc.
I have just ordered 10 copies to give for some other friends. You can be sure we will not be buying SC2 at all. No way, Jose.
Starcraft 2 is not WoW. Blizzard is ONLY about the money these days and I will be giving them the finger this time.
Boycott Starcraft 2!!!! Teach Blizzard a lesson.

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This is just another example of Blizzards new attitude towards customers. Only a moron would think this is going to stop piracy. Just like steam doesn't protect its games. I give it 30 days before its cracked to allow private server play and that's being generous.

Blizzard is all about milking its customers for money in WoW. Treating them like shit with their support. Now they are onto inconveniencing their customers forcing battle.net on them so they can keep track of what everyone's doing for marketing.

I have bought almost every blizzard game with the exception of warcraft. I have multiple wow accounts. But I tell you this, if they force battle.net on us like this ill simply pirate the game.

Lose Lose

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Thanks Blizzard - now it´s an easy decision for me... I will not buy Starcraft 2. What the hell is going on with you guys - why do you totaly abandon from you community!?

Starcraft, Diablo and Warcraft are only gone big because of their enormous support for Multiplayer - especially LAN! Argh - I can´t believe this...

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