Hate to beat a dead horse, but here goes: ... more.

There's been some buzz on our forums about this matter, and it looks like this is going to be the case when SC2 goes retail: “We’ve made the choice at this point that we’re not including LAN. The experience is shared as much as you want with friends, but those things are tracked as you do it and we felt like staying connected is a part of that, so that’s been our main driving force. You... more.