StarCraft II Closed Beta Begins 268
Blizzard announced today that the multiplayer beta test for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is now underway. The client downloader is available through Battle.net for people who have received invites, and the system requirements have been posted as well. A list of known issues is up on the official forums. StarCraft II and the revamped Battle.net are planned for release "in the first half of 2010."
Mac (Score:5, Informative)
No Mac version yet, unfortunately. Both Mac and PC versions are going to be released together on the same media, but no word yet if Mac users will get to play with the beta.
Re:Been so long (Score:5, Informative)
StarCraft II - May 19, 2007
Diablo 3 - June 28, 2008
Although, it would not be inconceivable for Blizzard to have done that. They are all about taking as much time as it takes to get things done and have never shied away from pushing a title or patch back in order to ensure it was as polished as possible. This is why all of their games kick ass and kill Koreans imo. They go for quality over cutting content for a early release (KOTR2) or a pretty release date (Hellgate).
disclaimer bigger than the article (Score:4, Informative)
Nice the disclaimer at the end is bigger than the article.
Article == 338 words
Identifier == 88 words
Disclaimer == 393 words
So if nothing happens in the end they are coverd.
Re:Mac (Score:5, Informative)
According to the beta FAQ, the Mac version is coming:
Will there be a Mac version of the beta client?
We plan to release a Mac version of the beta client at some point during the beta test period. We’ll have further details to share as the beta test progresses.
via the beta FAQ [battle.net].
Re:FOR THE HORDE! (Score:5, Informative)
Post 6: Just in case any of us want to create some videos for YouTube ... may we share any replays?
Zhydaris: There will be no NDA.
( http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=112115 [teamliquid.net] )
Re:Two questions.... (Score:2, Informative)
1. No, this has been answered plenty of times. Blizzard obviously has no interest in catering to the small percentage of the population that wants to play multiplayer with no internet connection.
2. I would imagine that the answer is yes, though that is just my speculation. This game has been in development for a while, with what is sure to be quite an impressive team. Further, even the relatively resource light WoW supports multi-core execution. Blizzard would have to try quite hard to fail this criteria.
System requirements (Score:3, Informative)
Nice to know my trusty old 3.0Ghz P4 with 1GB RAM and an NVidia GeForce 6800GT is still available for friends who can't bring their box to Starcraft LANs! Well, assuming Blizzard allows it.
Submitting system specs for beta via Wine (Score:2, Informative)
System Requirements, Screenshots, etc... (Score:4, Informative)
I am in the beta, all the info that was published this month (including the massive SC2 Beta FAQ) is there, system requirements, screenshots, and will soon be posting replays/videos. Currently 500 users online, so I can handle bit of slashdotting
Cheers.
Re:Lost my interest (Score:5, Informative)
I'm not upset that they're being up front about it, I'm upset that they're doing it at all.
See, instead of selling me "Starcraft II", they're selling me "Starcraft II, Terran Campaign" and pretending it's a full sequel to the original.
The reality is, to get the full sequel to the original, I'm going to have to buy three games.
Between that and the lack of real LAN play, they can count me as a lost customer.
Re:Lost my interest (Score:3, Informative)
They're separate stories and most likely priced as expansions too.
They have given no indication the second and third games will be priced as expansions. In fact, given their claims about campaign lengths, they're indicating that they will be priced as full games, not as expansions.
Re:I can't wait to... (Score:2, Informative)
Not if you want to fire it up... with Terrans, it's Supply Depots.
Re:Lost my interest (Score:4, Informative)
I was about to ask why I got modded Troll, and then I realized that it was probably just someone modding me "-1 Disagree".
Note to moderators: You may like Starcraft 2. Heck, I'm sure I would like Starcraft 2. But I'm willing to forgo its potential awesomeness, because Blizzard has made some choices with which I strongly disagree. This is called "voting with your wallet", and I am in no way saying you're wrong for buying the game; I'm simply saying I'm upset about it. This isn't trolling, it's simply an explanation of why I won't be buying the game.
Re:Battle.net required? No Thanks (Score:3, Informative)
Maybe I missed it, but where does Blizzard say that you must play on Battle.Net?
StarCraft 2 ships with single-player campaigns, just like the first one did. And I haven't heard anything that says you cannot play games againt the computer.
What I *have* heard is that, during the beta, they are only focusing on player vs player games. And these, of course, require Battle.net. But I don't believe this applies to what will actually be shipping.
Re:Been so long (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Moar liek BlizCOON 2k10. Vivendi sux donkyballs (Score:3, Informative)
Mescaline is a psychedelic stimulant with subjective effects similar to LSD, magic mushrooms, and MDMA. To wit: morphing colors, compassion and understanding, creative thoughts. Pretty much the exact opposite of belligerence.
I think you might have mescaline confused with destructive drugs, like alcohol and/or PCP.