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Starcraft 2 release date - 3 DEC?

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johanes
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Czech Republic2227 Posts
June 23 2008 10:15 GMT
#1
Starcraft 2 release date? 3 DEC?
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knf
Profile Joined May 2008
Sweden282 Posts
June 23 2008 10:42 GMT
#2
The day has not yet come when I trust anything that joystiq.com has to say, however - it does seem to be a probable date. Another four months of development (including betas), and another month for polishing and distribution - it is very possible from a technical and a financial point of view. In short, it is a definite maybe.

Aaaah, gotta love theorycrafting about games not yet out of their alpha-stage....
I was born to fast expand!
anotak
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States1537 Posts
June 23 2008 10:52 GMT
#3
that's my birthday
NotSupporting
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden1998 Posts
June 23 2008 10:57 GMT
#4
I think we will have to wait longer
caution.slip
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States775 Posts
June 23 2008 11:05 GMT
#5
i think so too, according to the blizzcast they said they've been working on the queen for 2 years, and imo its still in a terrible state. They said zerg needs a lot of work.
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shimmy
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
Poland997 Posts
June 23 2008 11:06 GMT
#6
Key word here is "rumor".
Hell hath no fury like the vast robot armies of a woman scorned.
Scorch
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Austria3371 Posts
June 23 2008 11:07 GMT
#7
At least it would make sense for Blizzard to publish the game before Christmas, but I hope they'll spend a bit more time polishing it to perfection.
Liquid`Jinro
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Sweden33719 Posts
June 23 2008 11:28 GMT
#8
Meh I think December sounds very realistic but I doubt it's an official date.
Moderatortell the guy that interplanatar interaction is pivotal to terrans variety of optionitudals in the pre-midgame preperatories as well as the protosstinal deterriggation of elite zergling strikes - Stimey n | Formerly FrozenArbiter
yejin
Profile Blog Joined August 2006
France493 Posts
June 23 2008 12:09 GMT
#9
Ok, 2 things you need to know about how it works for the retailers and distributors.

- They always make up dates so that retailers can have a planning for Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4 and dates move nearly every week until there is a confirmation from the game editor.

- They always make up early dates so that retailers start pre-ordering. Every pre-order is a sure and safe 60 euros multiplied by the amount of copies ordered. This is SAFE money, they need that. cash-flow.

That means:

Do never trust these documents even if it "sometimes" can give some hints.

Blizzard won't put SCII on the market 2 months after WOLTK, no way.
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talismania
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States2364 Posts
June 23 2008 12:23 GMT
#10
you either release games at thanksgiving or in the summer... my prediction is next summer. I don't see it ready by this christmas.
aev
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
166 Posts
June 23 2008 12:57 GMT
#11
I honestly don't think Blizzard's gonna be able to release that fast(they themselves admit the game has a lot of balancing and polishing to go through)...my guess is Q2 or Q3 2009 at the absolute earliest.
Nitro68
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
France470 Posts
June 23 2008 13:09 GMT
#12
And I don't think blizzard announce release date 6 month in advance.
IPS.ZeRo
Profile Joined April 2003
Germany1142 Posts
June 23 2008 13:21 GMT
#13
On June 23 2008 20:07 Scorch wrote:
At least it would make sense for Blizzard to publish the game before Christmas, but I hope they'll spend a bit more time polishing it to perfection.


I don't think blizzard has to care about christmas. Thats more for those lower tier games that don't get sold otherwise. A game like Starcraft2, that got such a big hype about it can be sold at every time of the year.
aka DTF-ZeRo
DeepGreen
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
United States175 Posts
June 23 2008 13:29 GMT
#14
December 3rd + Average Blizzard game delay = June 9th, 2009.

I'll believe this game makes it to shelves in December when I get one down myself.


So I told him your car was like that when I got here and as for your grandmother she shouldnt have mouthed off like that
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
June 23 2008 13:48 GMT
#15
Don't be fooled, it won't be out till 09, probably April 1st too.
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LordofToast
Profile Joined May 2008
United Kingdom250 Posts
June 23 2008 14:04 GMT
#16
Its a Wednesday on the 3rd games normally get released on a Friday in the UK at Least?

I'll go with what most people have said so far in this thread possible but not probable.
NotSupporting
Profile Joined February 2008
Sweden1998 Posts
June 23 2008 14:07 GMT
#17
Summer 2009 or later ~
ZenDeX
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
Philippines2916 Posts
June 23 2008 14:13 GMT
#18
patience people

too early for CWAL....
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
June 23 2008 14:33 GMT
#19
Though it does piss me off greatly that WoW gets its third expansion before SC2 is released. Especially since its going to die once its clone is released.
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Klive5ive
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United Kingdom6056 Posts
June 23 2008 14:54 GMT
#20
On June 23 2008 23:33 Chuiu wrote:
Though it does piss me off greatly that WoW gets its third expansion before SC2 is released. Especially since its going to die once its clone is released.

So true. I play wow and we've lost 30% of our Guild to AoC.
Other guilds have had to disband and give up. It's practically destroyed our server.
AoC isn't even good! people are just so desperate to play something else.

Even if WAR doesn't dominate, something else will come along pretty soon.
Surely it was a mistake by Blizzard not to release something new?

If you read the article it's just random game selling companies making a date up. It's no better a guess than mine or yours.


Don't hate the player - Hate the game
Chuiu
Profile Blog Joined June 2003
3470 Posts
June 23 2008 14:58 GMT
#21
AoC is just there to fill the gap for the real clone, WAR.
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CapO
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
United States1615 Posts
June 23 2008 14:59 GMT
#22
i hope we get to find out its system requirements before its official release. i'm willing to upgrade my computer in order to play it
SNSD fan
MasterOfChaos
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Germany2896 Posts
June 23 2008 15:02 GMT
#23
I think there should be one thread containing all speculation/rumors about the releasedate. Then not everybody creates a new thread which gets closed a few hours later.
LiquipediaOne eye to kill. Two eyes to live.
eazo
Profile Joined March 2008
United States530 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-06-23 15:33:19
June 23 2008 15:32 GMT
#24
On June 23 2008 23:13 lolaloc wrote:
patience people

too early for CWAL....

Kingsp4de20
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States716 Posts
June 23 2008 15:57 GMT
#25
The end of Bw is near
zer0das
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
United States8519 Posts
June 23 2008 15:59 GMT
#26
When it's done, which will be a lot later than any of us would prefer I'm sure.
-orb-
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States5770 Posts
June 23 2008 16:10 GMT
#27
On June 23 2008 21:23 talismania wrote:my prediction is next summer. I don't see it ready by this christmas.


Ditto

I can't see it being ready in 6-7 months...

Beta's going to take forever. That is, unless they release it before it's ready and just contend themselves to patch it continuously like they did with SC vanilla.
'life of lively to live to life of full life thx to shield battery'
how sad that sc2 has no shield battery :(
SirNeb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
United States243 Posts
June 23 2008 16:50 GMT
#28
In the past, the beta usually lasts about 2-3 months. Prior to that, the open beta sign up happens about 1.5 month before that. Honestly it doesn't seem like sc2 is coming out this year. A more realistic time frame is summer of next year. I'd prefer the game to take more time to perfection than rush to a release like war3 did, which did not allowing drastic needed changes from the comments given by its beta testers.
LordofToast
Profile Joined May 2008
United Kingdom250 Posts
June 23 2008 16:52 GMT
#29
Id much rather wait another year or longer and SC2 be as good as it can get. Than it be like a game made by EA and be shipped exactly to their street date finished or not.
Igakusei
Profile Blog Joined October 2002
United States610 Posts
June 23 2008 17:03 GMT
#30
They're all guessing December 3 because it's been in production for a while and developers like to get published just before Christmas for the $$.

Obviously, these retailers don't know Blizzard very well.
Ra.Xor.2
Profile Blog Joined May 2008
United States1784 Posts
June 23 2008 17:30 GMT
#31
beta's not even out yet, so it'll be a while. A month ago Amazon had said October 10. Now places are saying December 3... next thing you know, it'll be June again and SC2 still won't be out :D
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Showtime!
Profile Joined November 2007
Canada2938 Posts
June 23 2008 18:15 GMT
#32
Could people STOP posting topics like this? 5th time I've seen something like this.

Wait for the official press release from fucking Blizzard.
Mini skirt season is right around the corner. ☻
GunsofthePatriots
Profile Joined August 2007
South Africa991 Posts
June 23 2008 18:57 GMT
#33
That would be great for me because I will be half way through my 9th grade year!
Folca
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
2235 Posts
June 23 2008 19:04 GMT
#34
Thought manifesto was ganna ban all release date threads unless it was blizzard itself
Dea : one time when he was playing vs the comps he asked me "how do I make that flying unit that makes the other stuff invisible" and I reply "ur playing terran zomg"
GunsofthePatriots
Profile Joined August 2007
South Africa991 Posts
June 23 2008 19:09 GMT
#35
On June 24 2008 04:04 Folca wrote:
Thought manifesto was ganna ban all release date threads unless it was blizzard itself


Manifesto isn't here at the moment >.>
Manifesto7
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
Osaka27149 Posts
June 24 2008 01:28 GMT
#36
i do spend some hours of the day sleeping.
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