Blizzard on LAN gaming

Just in case you were excited about the new Starcraft II game and playing with your friends and family, Blizzard's official stance is they have no plans to include LAN play at this time. Click here to read the article over on Kotaku. For most of us out there tired of joining online multiplayer servers is the players who have pirated or hacked the game kick our butts, making the game absolutely terrible to play. Most of the time the multiplayer games I play, I play with my close friends and family. That's it. So while I have enjoyed the Starcraft series, I will say I will most likely NOT be purchasing Starcraft II. I'm sorry Blizzard, but you can never stop piracy, and this move hurts the people who honestly purchase your software. Pirates and hackers will always find another way and those of us who pay to play the right way are now penalized. Thanks a lot.