LAN support not included in StarCraft II

According to an IncGamers interview with members of the StarCraft II team, one of the major components of the original game won’t be included in the sequel — LAN play. “We don’t have any plans to support LAN,” VP of game design Rob Pardo told the site. Blizzard has reportedly confirmed to IGN that LAN support is indeed out the window. We’re reaching out to Blizzard for comment as well, so don’t throw out all your cables yet.

If this is true, Battle.net is the only multiplayer option in StarCraft II, and the era of the LAN party has officially ended — we suppose you could still bring your computer over to someone else’s house, but you no longer need to.

• 
  When StarCraft II was unveiled in 2007, observers remarked on how far along the project already appeared to be. So why didn’t we get it earlier? Blame World of WarCraft…
• 
  We already blame World of Warcraft for most of the problems in the world — loneliness, social atrophy and generally man’s inhumanity towards man — but now we’ve got…
• 
  Blizzard’s Starcraft was released in 1998. It’s sequel, Starcraft II, won’t be out until at least 2009. Why the hold-up? Blame World of Warcraft.
  Rob Pardo has told Eurogamer that development on Starcraft II began in 2003…
• 
  Blizzard’s main company headquarters are located somewhere inside a massive corporate building complex, much like any other, deep inside of Irvine, California. Although once you get past the guard gate and make your way inside…
• 
  It’s been nearly two years since we were first emabarrassed in a StarCraft II multiplayer preview, but we recently got our long-awaited shot at redemption. During the interim…

• World Of WarCraft Delayed StarCraft II Early In Development
• Blame World of Warcraft for StarCraft 2’s tardiness
• Big Orc on Campus: we tour through Blizzard
• Blame WoW For Starcraft II’s Late, Late Release
• Hands-on: StarCraft II multiplayer
• StarCraft II Beta Planned To Last 4 To 6 Months
• StarCraft II Hands-On: Round Three
• Macintosh | Starcraft II Updated Hands-On
• Blizzard still hesitant about console MMOs
• Here’s an early look at StarCraft II’s battle report 3

Comments

No comments yet.

Leave a comment