Gamers sign StarCraft 2 LAN Petition
July 18, 2009 · Print This Article
Over 70 000 gamers have opted to sign an online petition against the idea of removing the LAN capabilities of StarCraft, one of Blizzard’s most popular games to date, being played by millions after 10 years on the market.
PC gamers around the world threw their collective hands in the air on June 29 2009 when Blizzard casually announced that StarCraft II would ship without LAN support.
Blizzard explained that the reason there will be no LAN support is that it wants Battle.net to be a central hub for StarCraft 2 multiplayer. Bob Colayco from Blizzard PR went on to explain that the decision was also made in order to curb piracy of the hugely anticipated title.
Even though the promise of the new Battle.net appears intriguing, Blizzard doesn’t account for the millions of players without regular internet access. Something that might stifle the game’s re-playability, something Blizzard wants to enhance with the World of WarCraft Achievement system, yet doesn’t account for in it’s player-base currently.
Something tells me Blizzard has lost touch with it’s consumers. Be sure to raise your voice in the online petition. I sure have!
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