09-22-2003, 09:48 PM
Here we go again. :)
My OPINION (note: Bolty's opinion does not represent official stance of the Lurker Lounge and you will not be banned for disagreeing with him, a.k.a. "the standard disclaimer" that he wishes he didn't have to say) is that BNetD was a good thing, which was used for bad purposes (i.e. the Warcraft III beta problem). The moment BNetD was used to circumvent Blizzard's Warcraft III beta program, it was doomed. And it deserved it. Blizzard spends a huge amount of money on the hype machines that are their betas, and BNetD trashed that.
Peer-to-peer software is along the same lines - great software that's misused, and the RIAA has every right to crack down on it. But that's a whole 'nother can of worms, and I should keep this thread on topic. :)
-Bolty
My OPINION (note: Bolty's opinion does not represent official stance of the Lurker Lounge and you will not be banned for disagreeing with him, a.k.a. "the standard disclaimer" that he wishes he didn't have to say) is that BNetD was a good thing, which was used for bad purposes (i.e. the Warcraft III beta problem). The moment BNetD was used to circumvent Blizzard's Warcraft III beta program, it was doomed. And it deserved it. Blizzard spends a huge amount of money on the hype machines that are their betas, and BNetD trashed that.
Peer-to-peer software is along the same lines - great software that's misused, and the RIAA has every right to crack down on it. But that's a whole 'nother can of worms, and I should keep this thread on topic. :)
-Bolty
Quote:Considering the mods here are generally liberals who seem to have a soft spot for fascism and white supremacy (despite them saying otherwise), me being perma-banned at some point is probably not out of the question.