Peer-to-peer was a standard option in older games, a way for many gamers to play the game online without a need for a dedicated server. Removing TCP/IP support will remove the chance that someone will play a pirated copy of the game via peer-to-peer multiplayer, as this will make sure that the game will be able to perform an always-online DRM check whenever you turn it on. LAN and P2P were some of the main features enabled by TCP/IP (Picture: Blizzard) 'After careful deliberation, we will no longer be supporting this option as we identified potential security risks and are committed to safeguarding the player experience.'Īnd while they did not specify which security risks are big enough to remove this feature, a number of players from the Diablo 2 community think that Blizzard is hiding behind 'safeguarding the player experience' to justify the removal of TCP/IP support, as for the publisher that means they will have even bigger control over the game's content and ways how people play their game. 'TCP/IP support will not be available in the upcoming beta or the final game,' Blizzard states.

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