I don't know anyone who doesn't have a persistent internet connection, except for those who specifically don't want one.
Hi, my name is John, I'm pleased to make your acquaintance. I rent paddle boats on the weekends and I have three to eight hours of free time each day. I have access to my laptop but not internet.
Blizzard is obviously willing to sacrifice non-connected consumers.
That's the most intelligent part of your post. Vote with your dollars.
Slashdot serves ads.
What are these "ads" of which you speak?
Thus spake the master programmer: "After three days without programming, life becomes meaningless." -- Geoffrey James, "The Tao of Programming"