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DemBones79 (239)     Jun 30, 2009 - 04:42 am

I was thinking the same thing. Convention hall-sized tourneys will have a rough time finding a site that has a net connection powerful enough to handle that many players in addition to the non-gamer related traffic (friends, family, spectators). » Login to reply to this

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Terrak (686)    Jun 29, 2009 - 06:00 pm

i hope your right because if there is no LAN support i will not 'buy' this game. I never play online i have several PCs set up to play LAN games on rare occasions and if i cant play LAN on this game well thats one less sale (not that it matters i guess to Blizzard but thats my rant) » Login to reply to this  ICDP (82)   Jun 30, 2009 - 12:17 am I'm sure this is exactly this what they're trying to prevent. Your "one copy" for "several PCs" that you "will not 'buy'". I played lots of StarCraft LAN with my friends years ago. Not one of us had a legit copy. I don't think online-only MP is a deal breaker for the vast majority of PC gamers these days, with WoW under their belt, Blizzard should know. » Login to reply to this  Squiddy (1185)   Jun 30, 2009 - 11:49 am Admitting you had a pirating problem is the first step! "Hi, my name is Bill and I'm a pirate". » Login to reply to this  Terrak (686)    Jun 30, 2009 - 06:31 am I will buy 1 copy if its LAN capable as i am a big fan of the game, but thats all i will pay for because i dont see why we should pay for every computer its installed in, it should be one copy per household and you only need your own copy if you will play online. It true it will curb Piracy but i dont have to like it hehehhe » Login to reply to this

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qmakowski (748)   Jun 29, 2009 - 04:48 pm

I wouldn't worry about it. I'm sure a basic 1mb connection will hold up to 4 players at a time. Most self respecting gamers that have the ability to grab 5mb connections or above already do. In MI 3mb cable/DSL is the standard. Rarely people get 768k or sub 2mb connections, and we have horrible broadband service here. » Login to reply to this  Labotomizer (1077)   Jun 29, 2009 - 08:37 pm The reference to the "planned functionality in battle.net" makes me think it will support local play you'll just have to sign in through battle.net and set the game up there. If it's smart enough to realize everyone is on a LAN than it won't do much with the Blizz servers. I hope anyway. » Login to reply to this  redman jones (102)   Jun 29, 2009 - 10:31 pm It still requires every person at the LAN having an internet connection though, and that's getting very unreasonable. It's frustrating to need to be online to do something that shouldn't need the internet. The point of having LANs with friends is that you aren't having to play over the internet, and sometimes the only rooms that accommodate a LAN have no net. » Login to reply to this

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