This is so true.Ubisoft's DRM strategy epic fail.

PC Gamer US December 2010 has a preview on Diablo 3.

"Can breakdown armor and weapons to raw materials to create / make other items."

Interesting.

SC2 sold well because of the name (Blizzard + StarCraft) as well as it being well polished. I still think the game as it stands is vastly overrated compared to SC:BW though.

D3 will sell well no matter what they do to it. But I'd prefer that they don't bother with DRM at all rather than strip LAN to deter piracy. Didn't WC3 and SC:BW and Diablo 2 sell millions despite being overly easy to crack back then (and has no DRM now)?

@kianweic: that item scrap part feature was already present in that crappy game called hellgate london, it ain't new.

Yup, I gotta agree that both games you mentioned there were hot cakes but in Kotick's eyes, selling well don't cut it anymore since he can (and he SHOULD) earn more from those who actually pirated the games & enjoyed the same privilege as an original copy owner. You did read about how StarCraft 2 actually placed in the very first ranking for the most downloaded torrents? Yes, Kotick was laughing his ass off when he read about it.

Aside from Hellgate, Guild Wars also uses the concept of breaking down armor and weapons for raw materials.

DIABLO 3 NO LAN OSO? BUT WHY??

actually doesnt make a difference to me... Zzz still need to use the net if wanna multiplayer..

just tht those students at colleges might rage coz sharing apartments all with LAN, sure nice to play together...

No Lan?

Only pirates crying foul from my point of view

Or bolehland lan gamers who have to resort to lan because of the lag? Had a few l4d2 games with friends where one or two of us get constant lag despite playing on steam group or best dedicated servers.

if there's a will, there will be a way!
there's no way to deter pirates...and at the same time piss the fans.

LAN is overrated.

making a LAN game is basically open the possibility for your game to be gayrena-ized and make them open to hackers.
one of those sad case Im talking about is borderlands, where the hackers/pirates made their way into official servers and overcrowded them til its laggy like shit.(not to mention it was gayrena-ized)

but I like borderlands for the fact that it can do LAN, so much fun playing with housemates
just sad that it opens so much possibility to hackers and pirates to the point that it may hurt the developers and the future of the game

Played Hellgate a bit, it was too buggy and very repetitive.

Haven't played Guild Wars though.

looks like GW style. LOL

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Added on November 29, 2010, 11:10 amYou should learn how to find a good server to host for your games.
We've been playing for years and versus for this few weeks.

No lags or whatever, only for each to their own connections problems.

This post has been edited by temptation1314: Nov 29 2010, 11:10 AM

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Added on November 29, 2010, 3:49 pmso guess this is a 'stress point' for TM to upgrade their wired broadband to higher bandwidth and speed at a faster rate.

my middle finger to TM for being so slow compared to other parts of the world!!

This post has been edited by Davidtcf: Nov 29 2010, 03:49 PM

Don't you think this is the biggest problem we have in Malaysia right now?

If you live in KL, the Internet connection quality is still acceptable.

If you are like me living in Seberang Perai, home town in Kedah, then I can guarantee that you won't be able to play even a single session on battlenet.

Blizzard is taking a bad move trying to force the "No LAN to curb piracy" talk down their customers throat when they are just trying to promote Battlenet and maybe charge a monthly subscription fee to use in the future just like what Microsoft is doing on the Xbox.

Also, why do I have to learn to look for servers to host my game when I'm playing with my friends and brothers in the same house?

A single copy pirated does not equal to a single sale lost and pirates will keep pirate with or without LAN as long as the single player is still playable, that is the fact.

Why I know? Because I played a pirated copy Diablo 2 for years without even playing multiplayer. I too torrent games to try it before I make a purchase.

right..... im from mainland Penang n still a lil problem i face regarding to connection problem.

problem is.. ppl will STILL BUY their games bro... srsly.. they are gonna take on the gaming world unless SOMEONE BEATS THEM AT IT.

which is : take as much time to create a game, make it as perfect as possible, and then sell it above the average price

LAN is great for LAN parties, and when you're living with gaming house mates during your University days.

But as you grow older, having a 9am to 6pm job, having a gf/wife, having your own home, then LAN is really not a factor at all.

sucks, just reminded myself how old I am without even realizing it.

LOL, bad move?
Look at the world map, dot your Penang state, then see how big dot is that.
Compared to the whole world, why Blizzard have to comply with such a small community as us? Even if we are to beg and write a letter for them, it won't change the fact that majority of the world have no problem with the game having no LAN's feature.

Count Singapore in, they won't even care.
If you still face connection problem, get MCMC to get this solved.

singapore internet coverage is good yo...

believe it or not, LAN is fading out especially on rpg or mmorpg.
LAN is just a tiny community comparing to the bnet which u can find anyone, anytime, from anywhere in the world to play with u. not just 3 or 4 of your college friends.

bad connection or dc issue? blame it on Msia government, blame it on TMnet, blame it on your ISP, blame it on where your are staying; but not blizzard, they do not contribute in making the game laggy.