Is LAN gaming a thing from the past ?

So will internet speed becoming in ms, do still think that LAN parties are doable ? is Lan gaming a common feature in today generation of gamers.

I've been gaming since the 90s & now pretty much online gaming is the domenant, LAN places only have acouple of games that people still play frequantly such as CS or BF games & some strategy games.

But todays games require profiles to unlock items & weapons etc... such as CoD4 & BFBC2, you can't take your profile with you to the LAN cafe. You will have to start from new.

This isn't a rant about certain games not having the lan option in them such as BFBC2 & Starcraft 2, it is more about the LAN feature being unused anymore, it just comes with the game, like the Direct X software that comes with the game. what does it represent, is it that hard to be implimented/coded into a game,

BTW when people ask for lan in games doesn't mean that they are pirates. there is many lan games that require different serial keys so that the people can join a match, just like online gaming.

What do you guys think ?

So will internet speed becoming in ms, do still think that LAN parties are doable ? is Lan gaming a common feature in today generation of gamers.

I've been gaming since the 90s & now pretty much online gaming is the domenant, LAN places only have acouple of games that people still play frequantly such as CS or BF games & some strategy games.

But todays games require profiles to unlock items & weapons etc... such as CoD4 & BFBC2, you can't take your profile with you to the LAN cafe. You will have to start from new.

This isn't a rant about certain games not having the lan option in them such as BFBC2 & Starcraft 2, it is more about the LAN feature being unused anymore, it just comes with the game, like the Direct X software that comes with the game. what does it represent, is it that hard to be implimented/coded into a game,

BTW when people ask for lan in games doesn't mean that they are pirates. there is many lan games that require different serial keys so that the people can join a match, just like online gaming.

What do you guys think ?

LAN is way more fun in my opinion, however if all your friends have mics it can somewhat compare to it, LAN is still better though.

It will be pretty sad if no lan becomes the industry norm. It's basically a step backward and takes control out of the hands of gamers.

Me and my friends go and play at a lan once in a while for a few days... eat BBQ, pizza and have fun... :D

Note that even if we do go and play "lan" we now days just tend to gather to play over the internet together but in the same room / house.

Im not sure if were talking about LAN gaming in general or LAN parties?

I dont do LAN parties anymore, i moved from all my "gaming friends" so i only got 1 friend who actually plays computer as much as i.

But i certainly dont hope the LAN party idea dies out, i have some of my fondest memories from LAN parties with 10-20 of my peeps. Awesome.