Blizzard Not Worried About StarCraft 2 Piracy

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I would say the lack of LAN play probably helps too...at least until someone comes out with something similar to what AlterIW is in regards to MW2, and then, it will probably go through the roof...
 
StarCraft 2 without battle.net is like a shooter game without guns or weapons. I know lots of folks played LAN games using orignal Starcraft, (me included) hundreds times with their friends, but I've always loved battle.net (and this is since original Diablo).

I simply can't envision Starcraft without battle.net, it's hard to explain, its something like Valve without Steam, incomplete and non functional.
 
LAN isn't that important anymore. It used to be when internet connections were either hard to come by, or just slow. Now it's just as good to connect to the world servers and play games from them.
 
A few friends of mine tried to pirate SC2 just to see what the community had done in 48 hours after the release and the most they could get was the campaign mode and a LAN system for multiplayer that didn't work at all. We all ended up buying the game and play it for hours at our LAN parties. We haven't paid for a game we play at LAN's for years until now because it's such a solid game and online system. SC2 for us, is worth every cent.

There's nothing like the rush of a good SC2 game and it only gets better with friends playing alongside you.
 
[citation][nom]stingstang[/nom]LAN isn't that important anymore. It used to be when internet connections were either hard to come by, or just slow. Now it's just as good to connect to the world servers and play games from them.[/citation]
Tell that to everyone that likes to play in tournaments and LAN parties...Im sure they will beg to differ...its one thing to coordinate and communicate over teamspeak or ventrilo, but to me, nothing beats having all your buddies in the same house for some good old fashioned local multiplayer!
 
Merge. The. servers. NOW.

I'm sick of being confined in the South East Asian territory. We have friends in NA and EU ffs! And don't give us that separate download crap to connect to the US/EU servers too.
 
Blizzard also generated $1.2 billion in revenue in 2009 alone--a large chunk apparently stemming from WoW--without releasing a new game or expansion pack.
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So they make money without doing anything!!!
and there is 11 millions person paying for this. Really cool, I'll create my own company based on this model :)
 
lol @ people still complaining about so-called "LAN" play. Guys, you can still play with your friends at a LAN party. You just connect through battle.net first for authentication. Starcraft does not run on game servers like counter strike or team fortress does. It runs in P2P mode with all players chained together forming a pseudo server for that game instance. Once you auth via battle.net, all in game routing between players is exchanged locally through your LAN.

I have a feeling the only way computer newbs are going to accept this is after they try reluctantly playing on "LAN" assuming it will be laggy, then are pleasantly surprised and word spreads that the game runs just fine via "battle.net".
 
Those into the game would probably be so into it that pirating wouldn't cross their mind.
"solid ... online system"
So my friend with a robust Swiss connection who said he got dropped multiple times a _day_ from online matches was lying?

One thing is for sure, they lose a lot of sales by not being on Steam.
 
[citation][nom]cbrownx88[/nom]I'm going to invent the dumbest most addicting game ever.World of Farmville[/citation]

With 3D models of people working on the farm. I bet people would play it.
 
[citation][nom]darkerson[/nom]Tell that to everyone that likes to play in tournaments and LAN parties...Im sure they will beg to differ...its one thing to coordinate and communicate over teamspek or ventrilo, but to me, nothing beats having all your buddies in the same house for some good old fashioned local multiplayer![/citation]
Couldn't of said it better. Wish there was a +100 button for comments like this. :)
 
Huh. Thats funny. I was once one of those loyal Blizzard games fans. Unfortunately with Starcraft II I lost all interest in buying the game.
12 years dangit. I waited 12 years. Had my money ready, the game played just how I wanted it to and what do they pull! No LAN play, limits on map making, region locked, no opengl mode, online activation, real id, thats what!
Blizzard dashed my confidence in them and I wont buy their games anymore because of this crap.
When the pirates finish releasing a working version of your game (which you seem to be unable to do) I might grab that. Unlike most piracy this WAS a lost sale!
 
[citation][nom]willgart[/nom]So they make money without doing anything!!!and there is 11 millions person paying for this. Really cool, I'll create my own company based on this model[/citation]

You do realize how many technical staff and amount of server maintenance this requires right? All this doesn't run on pixie dust.
 
//rant

Some games don't have much appeal until a good mod is made, similar to CS or TF for Half-Life (HL got boring REAL fast, CS on the other hand is STILL fun). I'm waiting for my LAN mod to come out... even if it's not officially from Blizzard. Sorry Blizzard, I HATE BNet with a passion, not because of LAG (which used to be a problem), but because the people who play on BNet PISS ME OFF... "Hey lets build cannons in your base!" or "Zergling rush #1,001 coming up" or "you like tanks dropped on your workers?".

The other point is this, people PLAN for a LAN party. No one I know are interested in BNet because, life gets in the way. Once you mention LAN party, it seems like everyone comes out of the woodwork and MAKES time to play. It's like the whole, "I live in the state, so why should find time to see the sights... I'll do it another day" and yet, when you leave town you suddenly MAKE the time to see the landmarks at your destination.

Blizzard- this is bigger than BNet, this is bigger than SC-II even... no this is about socializing the old fashion way - IN PERSON. Bring back the LAN party. For god sakes, your turning everyone into casual console gamers by doing this!

\\rant
 
hmm i just noticed now the cigarette or cigar in that persons mouth. ahahah what a fkn joke. i wear helmet and i know how fkn hard it is to smoke through one. haha and they make it looks so damn easy. fkn pussies :S
 
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