The petition to get offline network play added back in to Starcraft II has hit 100,000 signatures. Doesnāt mean Blizzard will shift away from funneling everyone into Battle.Net. But six figures is a credible number.
https://lastchance.cc/and-the-starcraft-ii-lan-petitioning-commences-5304995%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
In late June, Blizzard defended the removal of LAN support ā and thus the end of the LAN party for this game ā as a way to āensure a quality multiplayer experience with StarCraft II and safeguard against piracy.ā The petition, in a quite pleading tone of voice, asks for LAN support to be saved, for reasons of lag, customer convenience, and the gameās heritage.
https://lastchance.cc/no-lan-play-for-starcraft-ii-453113794%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
More than 100,000 Sign StarCraft II LAN Petition [VG247 via VE3D]