would it be extremely laggy? or can someone comfirm to me that has done this or actively does this and tell me that theres no lag? Then maybe I'll be willing to donate it

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

April 28 2010 05:20 GMT

#84

On April 28 2010 14:00 BigBiker05 wrote:
For those complaining about why friends and why not others, it is simply because they need to test more friend's stuff. This includes real id, group playing, and in-game mic. People are more likely to talk to friends with a mic than a stranger.

Thank you for the information, I did not think of this.

Xoso

41 Posts

April 28 2010 05:25 GMT

#85

I still don't have a beta key so if anybody has spares I would surely appreciate it! =)

Bensio

United Kingdom621 Posts

April 28 2010 05:28 GMT

#86

Same, been using a friends acc to download client and editor and messin around/makin map, but thats gettin tiresome, i want to play some sc2

Anyone kind enough pm me, greatly appreciated

dNo_O

United States233 Posts

April 28 2010 05:29 GMT

#87

ye i just got two too! :D

Renaissance

Canada273 Posts

April 28 2010 05:32 GMT

#88

Can you play on European/Asian server with beta keys from North America? How does it work?

cascades

Singapore6122 Posts

April 28 2010 05:43 GMT

#89

On April 28 2010 14:16 hype[NZ] wrote:

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Yeah, you don't have to actually live in the region to play on that server.

Tons of people are forced onto the US servers. Speaking from personal experience, people who live in South East Asia who have to go on US (West) servers, not to forget the South Americans I suppose. For us, paying any shipping cost (not even overnight) is super expensive.

On another note, makes me rage when some American/Canadian wins keys at contests now.

EverDawn

Sweden91 Posts

April 28 2010 05:44 GMT

#90

As far as I can tell from other threads on these boards, all beta keys are generic, it's adding them to your battle.net account that locks them in for a specific region. So even if you get a key relesed in the US you can still ad it to your EU account and then download and play on the EU client.

When it comes to pre orders with beta keys, a lot of stores are getting it now all over the place, or so it seams at least. I would recommend checking out GameStop, GAME and EBGames. Call your local store and ask. And use the search function on these boards (and googel of course).

Also, theoretically you can pre-order from the states and use that beta key anywhere, the two problems attached to this is 1) no one knows if the retail version will work in the same way, or if you are suddenly locked in to a US server with a US retail edition and 2) most beta key pre-order seams like they can't be cancelled, and the shipping cost from say the US to EU can be more then the actual game.

When it comes to latency and lag when playing on the wrong server, I really don't know, but when watching streams and tournaments their is discussions of lag issues when EU players face of with US players on the US servers, so my guess is that it is far from as smooth as being in the right region.

I'm still hunting a key myself, so that's why I'm trying to read up on this stuff

hopefully I haven't posted any incorrect information.

Knighttz

United States8 Posts

April 28 2010 06:08 GMT

#91

ya blizz just chucking keys out now

MasterFischer

Denmark836 Posts

April 28 2010 06:09 GMT

#92

Can somebody please send me a key???

I really need one. !

Amnesia

United States3818 Posts

April 28 2010 06:11 GMT

#93

Yup, I got two beta keys.

One is going to my friend for sure.
The other, well I have yet to ask him and if he doesn't want it, I'll give it to a TL user!

pzea469

United States1520 Posts

April 28 2010 06:11 GMT

#94

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=121925

germany is apparently giving out preorder keys. Just a heads up

MrStorkie

United Kingdom697 Posts

April 28 2010 06:15 GMT

#95

desperately needing a beta key here

if someone can spare me one...

i blieve u can get a betakey from preorder from the US, AUS, and apparently sweden too,
but not for us in the UK ...

PizzaHash

Netherlands76 Posts

April 28 2010 06:18 GMT

#96

Next person with over 499 posts wins 1 key, if he wants one that is

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

April 28 2010 06:20 GMT

#97

wooo just got my 2 invites! can't wait to play with my buddies!

edit: don't PM me asking for one. i have two IRL friends that are getting them that I have been sharing my account with for the past month or two.