Diablo 3 to not feature Lan : FPS / MMORPG / RTS Discussion

Diablo Source: Will there be an open Battle.net mode and a mode Lan?

Jay Wilson: Currently we plan to allow players, even offline. What we have done, however, the menu a little change. We want to encourage players in Battle.net to play. In Diablo 2 was the first option single player, you click it, playing the game in normal difficulty, and thinks: "Hey, I would now prefer to play with my friends.", But could not, because if you look at the Battle . net connected, one could not take the character.We could not allow that, because we were the safety of characters not guarantee offline. There is still a separation between single player and Battle.net characters. We want all to know that it is better to play Battle.net. You can play with other players and if they want it they can close off their game alone games. If you decide it should, offline to play, then we will also be the player know that he is not in a position to be the character to play online. We currently have no intentions to LAN games, we focus fully on the Battle.net, where we not only have the ability to quickly contact with other players record, but also to Blizzard community and thus also to support , As in the community.