04-07-2003, 03:00 AM
Sometimes I wonder about the future of the battlenet. It seems like it's been a grand experiment that didn't quite pan out. One problem is that it relies too much on a quasi honorary system, and there is no honor among the masses populating it. The other problem is money. Since it is not subscriber based service it doesn't generate a solid ongoing income, and I know how tight fisted the money people get at any large company. My guess is that d2 maintenance doesn't have as much headcount as it would need. The next big rlease WoW makes it seem that Blizzard might move away from battlenet - it's pay-to-play and won't be on the bnet servers.