Starcraft 2 - Read Post #2 for a useful beginner guide

[zerocool84]

If anyone has any guest passes they can part with, I would love one. I am going to be stubborn and wait to buy the game until I can get it for 50 or less.

I already promised my two to my brother and buddy. Didn't know they'd give two with each game. That's cool.

 

[Zargon]

If anyone has any guest passes they can part with, I would love one. I am going to be stubborn and wait to buy the game until I can get it for 50 or less.

what exactly are the guest passes for? like a steam free weekend?

 

[BlueWeasel]

what exactly are the guest passes for? like a steam free weekend?

Pretty much. I think it allows for the digital download of the game plus 7 hours of gameplay or 14 days, whichever comes first.

 

[Anubis]

Does anyone know if the mini-thor wow pet is a separate code or if it's part of the SC2:WOL key?

The thor pet is tied to the CD key

 

[TheUnk]

Wow this has to be the slowest installing game I have ever... installed

 

[Imported]

Noticed the CE is in stock at Amazon if you're still looking for it.. can't wait to get home!

 

[ParadoxDenmark]

So I just need to use the SC2 key, tie that to my b.net account, and my WoW will get the in game pet?

I was just paranoid that my game didn't come w/ the pet code lol

Yes, exactly. I was turning everything over a few times to look for the code myself

 

[Anubis]

cheat: terribleterribledamage = invulnerable

26 missions

30-40 hours on brutal without cheating

 

[zerocool84]

cheat: terribleterribledamage = invulnerable

26 missions

30-40 hours on brutal without cheating

WTF you beat the game already??? It hasn't even been out 24hrs yet.

 

[shortylickens]

Can you AI skirmish and watch the game go by itself?

 

[Anubis]

WTF you beat the game already??? It hasn't even been out 24hrs yet.

no my copy was shipped this morning, amazon says itll be here Aug 4th

however i know people who have finished it already, they are Korean, cheated through it and then moved on to MP

 

[Gunslinger08]

Just bought it from Battle.net. Wow this is going to take forever to download. I'm peaking at like 150-175k/sec, regardless of whether P2P is enabled.

 

[zerocool84]

Just bought it from Battle.net. Wow this is going to take forever to download. I'm peaking at like 150-175k/sec, regardless of whether P2P is enabled.

I would expect their servers are getting hammered today.

 

[MikeyLSU]

I would expect their servers are getting hammered today.

yeah, I wasn't sure if I would get it from battle.net or from a store, but I predownloaded it a couple of days ago regardless. Just in case I decided on doing it through battle.net. I did and installation took about a minute or 2 and I was ready to go.

 

[lupi]

no my copy was shipped this morning, amazon says itll be here Aug 4th

however i know people who have finished it already, they are Korean, cheated through it and then moved on to MP

spoiler alert!!!!

at the end it says to be continued.

 

[zerocool84]

spoiler alert!!!!

at the end it says to be continued.

and then we get to wait 2 years for the Zerg campaign and another 2 for the Protoss campaign

 

[TheUnk]

Anyone know how to rotate the camera and keep it that way?

Oh and I don't think Blizzard knows what "Ultra" graphic settings are. I guess if we went back 5+ years it would work.

 

[Gunslinger08]

I would expect their servers are getting hammered today.

I think it's mostly because it's hammering my upload speed. Wish there was a way to limit it.

 

[Zargon]

and then we get to wait 2 years for the Zerg campaign and another 2 for the Protoss campaign

ha, its blizzard, 2 years seems optomistic!

 

[Athadeus]

Setup files. You need to install.

My question: can I somehow register the dog-tag StarCraft on battle.net? The USB drive is kinda cool, lights up when you plug it in so I would like to use it around. There's no CD-Key on it or anything... And I didn't find any extra CD-Keys anywhere, just the SC2 key inside the box.

Maybe it's like the WoW pet, and if you already have Starcraft registered, you just lost that benefit (would be pretty lame)?

 

[Anubis]

spoiler alert!!!!

at the end it says to be continued.

you could give me a full text description of every single mission and i still wouldn't care. people who get all bent out of shape about spoilers are lesser beings IMO

 

[simonizor]

I'm still torn as to whether I'm going to purchase this now or wait a bit.

Anyone that has it already, what is the new Battle.net like? Are there still chat channels like in SC1, D2, WAR3, or is chat limited to people that you have added to your friends list?

 

[RapidSnail]

I went to my local GameStop in North Haven, and they had WoL in stock but no CE (you needed a pre-order). I stopped by BestBuy which is right next door and picked up the CE. Surprisingly, it only took my five minutes to find and buy the game once I got to the stores. StarCraft is my favorite game of all time so I can't wait to start playing!

 

[Athadeus]

I'm still torn as to whether I'm going to purchase this now or wait a bit.

Anyone that has it already, what is the new Battle.net like? Are there still chat channels like in SC1, D2, WAR3, or is chat limited to people that you have added to your friends list?

Pretty much friends list only currently. You can also chat with anybody you have played with before (by clicking on their name in match history) without adding them to friends. Clans and clan chat should be added soon™.

 

[simonizor]

Pretty much friends list only currently. You can also chat with anybody you have played with before (by clicking on their name in match history) without adding them to friends. Clans and clan chat should be added soon™.

Looks like I'll be waiting for that to be implemented before I buy it, then. Clan gaming has always been one of my favorite things about battle.net.