The BNETD Project is attempting to emulate the servers for Blizzard games. These are not multiplayer persistent role-playing games, so much as multiplayer online strategy/adventure games like Diablo 1, Starcraft, Warcraft 2, and Diablo 2. In Blizzard's case, users don't pay to subscribe, they buy a packaged copy of the game and then play for free over the net. Blizzard is owned by Vivendi/Universal, and they have sued - arguing that this user-created open server system could eliminate the need for a CD-key, promoting privacy. The website for BNETD argues otherwise.
Posted by justin at December 10, 2002 10:02 AM