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Gordon K Wilson wrote:

>      How about this - battle.net is a new idea in the gaming world. It
> is being offered at no cost to people who purchase Diablo (and future
> Blizzard titles) so that they can play over the Internet. No other game
> company has ever done this before. 

I agree with most of what you say, but I have to point out
that QuakeWorld came first.. granted no chat rooms, but the main
point (first packeged Graphical Internet game play) has to be credited 
to id this would extend to normal Netquake of course

> There were bound to be problems with
> this fledgling idea. Did anyone seriously think there would be no flaws
> with this software? Blizzard is taking it squarely on the chin for doing
> nothing more than trying to provide a superior product. Give them some
> time and have a little patience and things will work out. Or perhaps
> they will not. Maybe the idea of a free online service is not viable.
> Maybe this whole "experiment" is doomed to failure. All I can say is at
> least they are trying and for that they deserve some credit. They
> certainly do not deserve the increasingly vicious attacks they have been
> receiving lately.
> 
>      I would just like to take this time to say that in all my time on
> battle.net (and that is a considerable piece of time) I have only been
> pk'd ONCE. I dropped half my gold - big deal. I have never been tk'd.
> The reason? Most of my games are passworded with people I have played
> with before. If no one you know if online then meet some new people in
> chat and if they seem honest to you, offer to start a passworded game
> with them and have some fun. People who rush blindly into online
> multiplayer games and then get pkilled or tkilled and then complain
> about it are being rather shortsighted, IMHO. It's just like RL - you do
> not automatically trust everyone. Battle.net has always worked for me
> and I imagine it will continue to do so. By exercising a little bit of
> caution I have been able to have a great online experience. I am sorry
> if you feel differently.
> 
> Gordon Wilson
> gkwi...@ix.netcom.com
> IronWill on battle.net and KALI

I really agree here all these whiners seem to not be able to find four
or 
five people that they enjoy gaming with on a regular basis, Pworded
games
are the only way to go, unless you are out to get tk'ed/pk'ed or Ak'ed. 

it's like playing ball on the bad side of town taking chances with
getting
mugged or cought in the cross fire between gang warfare when all you
have
to do is go down to the local rec center and meet a few regulars for a
pickup game. 

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