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StarCraft II Closed Beta Begins

Posted by Soulskill on from the rush-starts-now dept.

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."

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  1. Mac by Chris+Lawrence · · 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.

    1. Re:Mac by verbalcontract · · 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.

  2. Re:Been so long by Conchobair · · Score: 5, Informative

    Nope. Announced Dates:
    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).

  3. disclaimer bigger than the article by RichMan · · Score: 3, 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.

  4. Re:FOR THE HORDE! by Kratisto · · Score: 4, Informative
    There is no NDA.

    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 )

    --
    Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone may be looking.
  5. System Requirements, Screenshots, etc... by Shohat · · Score: 3, Informative

    Howdy. Bit self-promotional... but.. Read my blog. It is the best StarCraft Blog on the web.
    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.

    --
    My Starcraft 2 Blog
  6. Re:Lost my interest by HeronBlademaster · · 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.

  7. Re:Lost my interest by HeronBlademaster · · Score: 3, 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.