Figured I might open a thread for this one.

So for those that are lucky and playing it on Beta already how does it feel? Is it laggy? Is it playable? Do you have OGERO connection?

I might be pre-ordering this or something, at least the EU version because getting the US one is really pointless for online gaming imo.
Im currently in the Beta. I have played lots of matches and my pings were less than 300ms. I have experienced no lag at all during playtime . and I was playing on my wirelessbits connection from cyberia.

I also measured bandwidth consumption during playtime and it was very minimal close to 3kbs or 2kbs download rate and 1.5kbs upload rate.

I will be pre-ordering the EU version too since its more suitable for us here.
well i played few games .. its mainly like starcraft I they just improved the graphics and added some new units.. most of the units are the same ones in starcrat I.
ballouta wrotewell i played few games .. its mainly like starcraft I they just improved the graphics and added some new units.. most of the units are the same ones in starcrat I.
i allready got it pre-ordered it online
Shatilov wrote
ballouta wrotewell i played few games .. its mainly like starcraft I they just improved the graphics and added some new units.. most of the units are the same ones in starcrat I.
i allready got it pre-ordered it online
From their main website ? How will it be delivered to you ? Or is it available as a digital download ?
Flakk wrote
Shatilov wrote
ballouta wrotewell i played few games .. its mainly like starcraft I they just improved the graphics and added some new units.. most of the units are the same ones in starcrat I.
i allready got it pre-ordered it online
From their main website ? How will it be delivered to you ? Or is it available as a digital download ?
From Amazon (i know a person who buys stuff online & sells them here in lebanon), I told him to order SC2 for me, I wont have it early, a week after :( its lunch I will receive it.

They didn't post it in their website as a DD yet. they said that SC2 will become DD after its retail lunch.
Can you issue beta invites?

Knowing blizzard, i believe that's a no ?
Yes each Pre-Order can give you one Beta key, & with each beta key you can invite only 1 friend. But I gave the beta code for my cousin he really really really wanted it & promised me something else in return , if you are interested give me your email, maybe I'll tll him to invite you to it.
Shatilov wroteYes each Pre-Order can give you one Beta key, & with each beta key you can invite only 1 friend. But I gave the beta code for my cousin he really really really wanted it & promised me something else in return , if you are interested give me your email, maybe I'll tll him to invite you to it.
I don't want to waste your friend's key, so if i pre-order now i'll get my beta key? I didn't follow the conversation, can you give me the link as to where to pre-order again?

Edit: Bah! amazon won't ship this to lebanon!
The beta will close on may 31st hurry up and get a key. They will be opening it up again for a week or two prior to the games release only.
xterm wrote
Shatilov wroteYes each Pre-Order can give you one Beta key, & with each beta key you can invite only 1 friend. But I gave the beta code for my cousin he really really really wanted it & promised me something else in return , if you are interested give me your email, maybe I'll tll him to invite you to it.
I don't want to waste your friend's key, so if i pre-order now i'll get my beta key? I didn't follow the conversation, can you give me the link as to where to pre-order again?

Edit: Bah! amazon won't ship this to lebanon!
i didn't pre-order it, as I've stated in my post, that i know someone who ships original products & sells them here in Lebanon. I paid him & he ordered it for me, when they send him the Beta Key, he gave it to me, & i in return gave it to my cousin.

I've sent you his email.
Shatilov wrote
xterm wrote
Shatilov wroteYes each Pre-Order can give you one Beta key, & with each beta key you can invite only 1 friend. But I gave the beta code for my cousin he really really really wanted it & promised me something else in return , if you are interested give me your email, maybe I'll tll him to invite you to it.
I don't want to waste your friend's key, so if i pre-order now i'll get my beta key? I didn't follow the conversation, can you give me the link as to where to pre-order again?

Edit: Bah! amazon won't ship this to lebanon!
i didn't pre-order it, as I've stated in my post, that i know someone who ships original products & sells them here in Lebanon. I paid him & he ordered it for me, when they send him the Beta Key, he gave it to me, & i in return gave it to my cousin.

I've sent you his email.
Could you send me his email too shatilov ? I would like to contact him to order something.
Also does he have a store here in lebanon ? how does he deliver the products bought from amazon ?
Don't let me get started on this whole BS :(

I just got a beta key and i input it on my battle.net account only for it to be tagged as US beta because my account is created with Lebanon as a country and it seems they tag it with the US servers and not the EU.

So now great, I've lost a beta key (because i dont consider US beta anything useful) and my account is cleverly not European associated... nice.
Shatilov wroteStarcraft 2 to have No Intercontinental Online Play

http://www.newgamenetwork.com/news/1293/no-intercontinental-starcraft-2-play/

discuss

it's either you buy the US or the EU version, or Both !!! I dont find it a good idea.
I was expecting this. Damn it just to make us pay twice for a game.

Flyingwizard wroteDon't let me get started on this whole BS :(

I just got a beta key and i input it on my battle.net account only for it to be tagged as US beta because my account is created with Lebanon as a country and it seems they tag it with the US servers and not the EU.

So now great, I've lost a beta key (because i dont consider US beta anything useful) and my account is cleverly not European associated... nice.
No its not because your account is created in lebanon, its because the Beta key is a US beta key. So you need a US account to use with that key. I recommend creating a new bnet account on us.battle.net and try out that key again.
My account is created in the eu.battle.net server and my beta key is EU and it works fine.
No, the beta key was given to my friend in EU via the blizzard internal thing like a month ago, he was given 3 keys.

2 of them worked just great because their accounts were in UK while mine worked as US one.
Maybe I didn't state it clearly, but the beta key was successfully added to my current account and when I try to download the installer it says Starcraft_2_Beta_enUS.exe not enGB.
kareem_nasser wroteWe all know what is behind Bobby's smile ;).
I don't think that he can effect Blizzard's decisions, even though he is the CEO of both Blizzard & Activition, yet in their agreement, it states that Blizzard has complete control over it's IPs (games). I think that blizzard is just being greedy, after having a cult of more than ~10 millions fans playing WOW.
Anyone knows if i can get the installer files given to me on a DVD, will I be able to install them on my PC even if they were downloaded on a different one?