Lostconfused
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Blizzard is probably one of the few companies who can send people into panic just buy putting an icon on a website.Big-E said:
Its there for my account as well. So i am definitely waiting on an invite here blizz
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StarCraft 2 Beta |OT| (Beta Now Reopen, GL HF)
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autobzooty
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Akim said:
Pretty sure everyone is in.
autobzooty
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dygiT said:You're only setting yourself up for disappointment.
The Lamonster
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omfg i haev it to LOL
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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YES! IT SHOWS UP ON MY US ACCOUNT AS WELL
Son of Godzilla
Banned
Yes, the ones who did not get in. So nobody.CcrooK said:
FromTheFuture
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Anyone want to play Starcraft and rack up some wins RIGHT NOW? USEast - username Mosaic.
I must prepare my RTS skills for the Beta! I better get in! =(
I must prepare my RTS skills for the Beta! I better get in! =(
The Lamonster
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ugh I'm ready for it to be Monday already...
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Door2Dawn said:
Shut up you! LET US DREAM!!!!
undecided if i'll upgrade my PC for SC2.
i'll see how it runs and make a decision from there. the time of windows 7 release will also influence my decision to upgrade.
as for beta news.... uhm, has anyone seen the SC2 beta icon in their battle.net profile?
yeah..... it needs to be monday (tuesday my time) already.
i'll see how it runs and make a decision from there. the time of windows 7 release will also influence my decision to upgrade.
as for beta news.... uhm, has anyone seen the SC2 beta icon in their battle.net profile?
yeah..... it needs to be monday (tuesday my time) already.
autobzooty
Member
My sister just registered a game on her brand new battle.net account and she got the SC2 beta icon before she even downloaded the thing to scan your computer's stats.
Seems to be pretty indiscriminate :lol
Seems to be pretty indiscriminate :lol
autobzooty
Member
just played some starcraft 1 with my sister online. i really suck at this game, hopefully i can find some other people who suck on Gaf or something. i imagine the community will be a little more mainstream than the current community for starcraft, which consists of just the hardcore pros hangin' on to their favorite game.
TurtleSnatcher
Member
*hugs his Blizzcon key* Hopefully we get 1st round entry into Beta ;P
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD!
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Will there be more online previews of them game then?Malfunky said:
No beta news. This site has some stuff up: http://sclegacy.com/
New video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_0IRNbN14
New video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_0IRNbN14
Eurogamer preview: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/starcraft-ii-hands-on
Doesn't seem like there's anything new in there. No mention of beta date either.
Doesn't seem like there's anything new in there. No mention of beta date either.
I can't believe they embargoed that stuff for a week. It is completely stuff we already knew, with slightly more detail.
Even worse, instead of a Beta announcement, we get confirmation that they are removing LAN support. Professional Starcraft and high level play is completely built on LAN latency. Battle.net is just too laggy for good micro, unless Battle.net2 is as good as LAN.
Even worse, instead of a Beta announcement, we get confirmation that they are removing LAN support. Professional Starcraft and high level play is completely built on LAN latency. Battle.net is just too laggy for good micro, unless Battle.net2 is as good as LAN.
Apparently this is what happened last week:
"Hey! Come on over and we'll show you the new B.net and Single Player!" Then everyone showed up and they go: "Oh gee well, we found this new bug in the B.net server so we don't want to show you it. Same goes for the Single Player. OH BUT LOOK! New Obs Mode!! Ohhh shiney!!"
Then they felt the need to embargo the mostly old info for a week, to make it seem like it was something interesting. Pretty lame Blizzard. Pretty lame.
"Hey! Come on over and we'll show you the new B.net and Single Player!" Then everyone showed up and they go: "Oh gee well, we found this new bug in the B.net server so we don't want to show you it. Same goes for the Single Player. OH BUT LOOK! New Obs Mode!! Ohhh shiney!!"
Then they felt the need to embargo the mostly old info for a week, to make it seem like it was something interesting. Pretty lame Blizzard. Pretty lame.
... according to senior vice president of game design, Pardo,.... has also revealed that the development team "don't have any plans to support LAN" (Local Area Networking), and clarified saying "we will not support it." This is an interesting statement, since the easy LAN functionality of the original game is one of the reasons it became so big in the first place. Current communities like iCCup, using StarCraft mods to host games are considered "pirate servers" by Blizzard, and Pardo wants to see those services shut down.
Lame Blizzard. Even more lame. iCCup is the only place to play high level StarCraft Broodwar in LAN latency, with a functioning ladder, and where everyone isn't a bad mannered hacker.
If they mean they don't want iCCup for Starcraft 2, I understand that, and iCCup wouldn't bother since it'll be a new game with an active Battle.net ladder, but they better not touch it for Broodwar, since Blizzard doesn't even support it with a Ladder anymore.
Lame Blizzard. Even more lame. iCCup is the only place to play high level StarCraft Broodwar in LAN latency, with a functioning ladder, and where everyone isn't a bad mannered hacker.
If they mean they don't want iCCup for Starcraft 2, I understand that, and iCCup wouldn't bother since it'll be a new game with an active Battle.net ladder, but they better not touch it for Broodwar, since Blizzard doesn't even support it with a Ladder anymore.
Louminater
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oh Blizzard... You're a funny bunch.
"lol lets make the fans piss themselves in anticipation, only to crush their dreams :lol lulz"
fuck you
"lol lets make the fans piss themselves in anticipation, only to crush their dreams :lol lulz"
fuck you
My guess is that they'll replace LAN play with some sort of smart peer-to-peer detection coordinated through Battle.net that:
1) Secures things so that pirates can't play via LAN using one of those utilities
2) Players who are indeed on a LAN ends up with a direct connection that's just as fast and low-latency as if it were a Starcraft LAN game.
And :lol no, Battle.net is not going to be a for-pay service. Maybe some sort of premium features, but not for regular play like what is in Starcraft.
1) Secures things so that pirates can't play via LAN using one of those utilities
2) Players who are indeed on a LAN ends up with a direct connection that's just as fast and low-latency as if it were a Starcraft LAN game.
And :lol no, Battle.net is not going to be a for-pay service. Maybe some sort of premium features, but not for regular play like what is in Starcraft.