actually i, as one of the fan/buyer of original games, insist on LAN.
i dont want to spend everyday at home playing games with friends while yelling using skype/ventrilo.
i want to go nearby cc with friends playing together while yelling and laughing.

without LAN, the "longevity" will last short.
i play cod4:modern warfare untill now. with friends at cc.
i stop play battlefield:badcompany2. boring no real friends .
i stop play starcraft2, same reason, become boring with no real life friends.
and so on..

seriously i dont want to rot at home playing ONLINE games.
its fun to play at cc, minum teh at mamak, discuss, continue play.
anyway if you are lifeless rich teenagers, feel free to rot.
im a casual players, got a job and fiance and feel sh*t about staying at home all time playing online games.

yeah no LAN destroy your life. coz we are gamers.