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it doesn't. you're a radical

• __MatrixMan__ 2y ago
  It killed it for me also, and really gaming in general. If I need permission from your server to play, then it's not really mine. And the whole thing with StarCraft for me and my friends is that this was our thing. Several of us are now network engineers because we had to learn that skillset to play StarCraft at a LAN party without lag. The phone lines weren't cutting it. Injecting blizzard servers into the loop, to be tolerated without recourse, totally ruined it for those of us who didn't live near a decent ISP. We were so excited about the sequel and it turned out to be pretty much unplayable online.
  • Aeolun 2y ago
    > If I need permission from your server to play, then it's not really mine. If you already need permission to even boot your PC, what more is it to need permission to start a game? It’s a sad age we’re living in.
    • kzrdude 2y ago
      On one hand, open source thrives in a very well connected computer world, on the other hand, the fact that programs can phone home and update themselves every day has redefined software entirely, and not always in a good way. We are making much less robust software today. Both because it relies on connectivity, and because we can ship it first and fix it later.