arstechnica.com - 7/6/2009
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When the first stories began to spread about StarCraft 2 not supporting LAN play , the Internet began to fight back. Sure, it fought with mostly useless online petitions and griping on various gaming forums, but there was a sense that something big had been taken from us. Why are ...
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gamesindustry.biz - 7/10/2009
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Why Does LAN play in StarCraft II Matter?
Evil Avatar - News Items —
... Ars Technica has taken a look to see why its so annoying to have LAN multiplayer removed from StarCraft II. ...
Starcraft II and the lack of LAN play
Epic Slant - MMO Design and Guild Leadership —
... The fact that StarCraft II won’t feature LAN play isn’t exactly a new story if you follow the usual online gaming outlets. I read about it last week and certainly thought it was extraordinary but haven’t had the time to collect my thoughts until now. Ars has followed up with a good piece about the lack of LAN support and I thought I might as well say a few words. ...
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Blue's News —
Ars Technica - The pillars of PC gaming- why StarCraft 2 LAN play matters . Blizzard was so loved because it was a gamer-friendly company that gave us more than we asked for, and surprised us with things like a free online service and the spawned installs. Now, if you want to hook up a few computers in your basement without an Internet connection, you may not be able to play against each other at all. The LAN party is a dying thing in the world of built-in voice chat and high-speed Internet connections, but it's not dead yet... especially among those who grew up playing ...
StarCraft II – Delayed to 2010
The Ancient Gaming Noob —
... was not planned for the game back in June. Ars Technica has a good article on why LAN support is important to so many of us older players. ...
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