LAN Gaming

I have read a few reviews, and looked at many forums, no-one has mentioned LAN gaming.

Does it exist, can I use multiple PC's on my LAN to play a multiplayer game like Diablo2.???

Or do I have to endure lagginess while playing on-line.???

If I can play on a LAN, I will order the game today, if not I will have to think about it.

Andy

This game is played over the internet all the time, so you can't use the speed from LAN.

Will the game be laggy with 3 people all using the same broadband connection through the same router.???

Andy

No. The maps are singled out per party. So relatively minimum data traffic when your not in towns/outposts .When out of towns/outposts much of your traffic will most likely be just character movements. I've personally done 3 behind a DSL connection at 27Kbit download and 12 upload. A bit slow on downloading the files and entering towns but relatively no lag when in a mission/quest.

I've had 7 friends running it on my single broadband cable connection.... You'll only notice the "lag" in and around towns congested with A LOT of people... otherwise. Not a peep of lag while actually doing missions, quests, or exploring.

Enjoy the gaming goodness that is Guild Wars..... and uninstall Diablo 2.

You can play the game smoothly on dial-up, no need to worry

Well, I tend to get a lot of lag in missions, but thats most likely due to the campus network not being friendly to online gaming. I'll have to see how it plays when I finally get home this afternoon...