What is it about Internet connections these days? StarCraft 2 won't be supporting LAN play, although Blizzard promises us that when we see the new version of Battle.net we won't be bothered. Battlefield Heroes had a rocky start when it came to keeping servers up, but some people argue that since it's still in beta, we need to cut it some slack. Battlefield 1943 continues to have problems, and that game costs $15... harder to rationalize the connection errors.

So what hope does Command and Conquer 4 have? The game will require you to be online at all times, but if your Internet connection dies, or EA's servers go down, you won't be able to play. Not online, not single-player, not at all. So we have to ask, is this enough to keep your from buying the game?

A comment in a story yesterday said this may be time for another poll, and I can't agree more. Most people were incredibly turned off by the Internet connection requirement of Command and Conquer 4, although there were a few people who stepped up to the plate with some rather reasoned defenses for EA's behavior.

So let's see what the community thinks: does the requirement of an Internet connection that's always on to play a game mean that the title goes into the "do not buy" bin? Let's see what you say.

Would an always-on Internet connection requirement cause you to pass on a game?(polls)