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[mikailborg]

• 08:20 Reading rumor that Diablo 3 will not support LAN multiplayer, only Battle.net multiplayer. This makes kitty sad. #
• 19:25 @meiran Tell her that 'film noir' is when the lighting guys aren't doing their job. #

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Comments

[pathia.livejournal.com]

Almost no OS installs even include the drivers, by default, necessary for LAN only play anymore.

[mikailborg.livejournal.com]

Well, in D2 you could host and join TCP/IP games. Pretty trivial to set up, tho hijinks could ensue if someone was sneaky enough.

[pathia.livejournal.com]

I also suspect they don't want any of the hosting code run on a person's system to lower the amount of hacking.

[mikailborg.livejournal.com]

I think you're spot on, there.

There was a D2 trick where you could use a TCP/IP game to dupe gems, gold, and items without applying a single hack. That sort of behavior won't fly over Battle.Net.

[meiran.livejournal.com]

I really, really should have. The prof. just gaped at her for a minute. And there's an even better part to the story but I'll ramble about it in my lj before the weekend is out, I hope.