Blizzard today begins to update its Battle.net page for StarCraft2, and the full game client of the game has been available to download. And this page is of the Korean region Battle.net.
Wait help me out here
quote from chinagame:
" If you intend to play in the Open Beta of StarCraft II, you can download the full game client ahead of time. Get into game faster! It means that if you don’t have the beta key, you cannot play the game until the official launch day."
Its the new community site they just put up with digital download, new forums, public profile/ladder. You can download the client ahead of time. Then pay and activate/install it in July 27
Umm.. Howcome they haven't made any reference to this new website at all on their official website or in starcraft 2 news?? I'm really suspicious if this is even legit.. The forums section is completely empty.. I know they just released it yesturday, but they should have something posted by administrators. Also why haven't they themselves announced it? Also why would it be a new website? They would update their own website instead of make a new domain...
All it does it make you not have to wait 7 hours do install it on release, instead you can download it ahead of time, so when you buy the box copy it will be ready to play right away. All you have to do is put the cd key in your bnet account and then you can log in and start playing without ever having to insert a disk.
<<reply 11 if you download this it will install the game and if you preordered it and downloaded this when you go get your copy you come home put cd in cd tray and you wont haf to install the game its already installed on it you put the cd code in on your account and then you play its a awsome idea blizzard has so we dont haf to wait 5 hours to let install on july 27 im installing it right now but i also have the beta on my comp so :)
<<reply 11 if you download this it will install the game and if you preordered it and downloaded this when you go get your copy you come home put cd in cd tray and you wont haf to install the game its already installed on it you put the cd code in on your account and then you play its a awsome idea blizzard has so we dont haf to wait 5 hours to let install on july 27 im installing it right now but i also have the beta on my comp so :)
Yea thats what i thought, it only makes sense, but for some reason blizzard said that if you plan on buying it boxed or pre ordered, then you shouldn't download the client.. I don't see why.. nobody seems to understand..
Blizzard today begins to update its Battle.net page for StarCraft2, and the full game client of the game has been available to download. And this page is of the Korean region Battle.net.
You can see the full article here...
Good news. Pre-download, just like Steam. <3
Edit: Also they put on a ladder, ranking, profile on public
Wait help me out here quote from chinagame: " If you intend to play in the Open Beta of StarCraft II, you can download the full game client ahead of time. Get into game faster! It means that if you don’t have the beta key, you cannot play the game until the official launch day."
How ahead of time is this? and how do I do it?
Edit: oh snoot, I pre-ordered a boxed copy.
@38dedo: Go
http://beta-us.battle.net/sc2/en/
http://beta-us.battle.net/en/info/digital-purchase
Its the new community site they just put up with digital download, new forums, public profile/ladder. You can download the client ahead of time. Then pay and activate/install it in July 27
inc datamining :(
You can download the fansite kit here. It has tons of avatars, some sounds, a FAQ and more.
Wow, they're giving us the full game client 2 weeks ahead of release? That's... brave of them :P
Umm.. Howcome they haven't made any reference to this new website at all on their official website or in starcraft 2 news?? I'm really suspicious if this is even legit.. The forums section is completely empty.. I know they just released it yesturday, but they should have something posted by administrators. Also why haven't they themselves announced it? Also why would it be a new website? They would update their own website instead of make a new domain...
I really think this is just a scam..
No, it is not a scam.
I can foresee piracy in near future.
I'll probably buy SC2 online, since Australia will only sell SEA version.
@zifoon: Go
Pirating is inevitable. I just hope that it wont be cracked until release. Or better 1 month after release
So, what if you pre-ordered a box copy? It is still right to download this?
@AegisRunestone: Go
All it does it make you not have to wait 7 hours do install it on release, instead you can download it ahead of time, so when you buy the box copy it will be ready to play right away. All you have to do is put the cd key in your bnet account and then you can log in and start playing without ever having to insert a disk.
@LeetBox: Go
From blizz's download site. :(
huh.. I don't see why.. The boxed copy and the downloadable client should be exactly the same.. I don't see why it would matter 0.o.
Well, I'm not going to take the risk since I pre-ordered. :/ Unless someone wants to confirm it. ;)
Also pre-ordered a box version, very interested in the answer.
<<reply 11 if you download this it will install the game and if you preordered it and downloaded this when you go get your copy you come home put cd in cd tray and you wont haf to install the game its already installed on it you put the cd code in on your account and then you play its a awsome idea blizzard has so we dont haf to wait 5 hours to let install on july 27 im installing it right now but i also have the beta on my comp so :)
@Zergmana: Go
How do you know this for certain?
Yea thats what i thought, it only makes sense, but for some reason blizzard said that if you plan on buying it boxed or pre ordered, then you shouldn't download the client.. I don't see why.. nobody seems to understand..
@Zergmana: Go
How are you able to install it?
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