Disgusting practice, no matter the platform, this began with Starcraft 2, which had beta builds with LAN activated in select LAN prties, but instead opted to be always online, even on tournaments.
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This was after a campaign of PR defending it and blaming pirates for the decision:
(yes, it still hurts)
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