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g3d
Profile Joined April 2010
United States19 Posts
April 22 2010 16:55 GMT
#421
On April 23 2010 01:41 Mohdoo wrote:
For the Europeans buying the US copy for the beta, why not simply have it shipped to someone @ TL? Since you aren't going to play the US client on release, you don't really care about getting the game right? Just the key? If the key is just emailed to you or something, and all you care about is the key, just ship it to the USA so its cheaper! :D

It'd be cool if USA and Euro members of TL could coordinate to get something like this working. Once I pre-order mine, I'm just giving away my key.


Billing address has to be the same as shipping address as far as I understand. And there is a limit of 2 per address.

But wait, if I order in the USA, I won't be able to play on neither European nor American servers from Europe?
Mohdoo
Profile Joined August 2007
United States15743 Posts
April 22 2010 17:02 GMT
#422
On April 23 2010 01:55 g3d wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2010 01:41 Mohdoo wrote:
For the Europeans buying the US copy for the beta, why not simply have it shipped to someone @ TL? Since you aren't going to play the US client on release, you don't really care about getting the game right? Just the key? If the key is just emailed to you or something, and all you care about is the key, just ship it to the USA so its cheaper! :D

It'd be cool if USA and Euro members of TL could coordinate to get something like this working. Once I pre-order mine, I'm just giving away my key.


Billing address has to be the same as shipping address as far as I understand. And there is a limit of 2 per address.

But wait, if I order in the USA, I won't be able to play on neither European nor American servers from Europe?


Well, you CAN of course play on the USA servers if you order the USA client. You'll have USA beta as well as USA retail. I simply assumed that Europeans who are pre-ordering the USA retail client are only doing it for the beta key. So they will play the USA beta, and then buy the European retail once it is released. I was simply making this assumption. Perhaps people will just stick to the USA server.

But what I was saying was simply ASSUMING that Europeans will buy BOTH USA and Euro clients for the sake of playing beta.

I just wish there was some way for our community to work together. It seems silly to have Europeans paying so much for shipping when someone in the USA would be able to help lower that cost.

Maybe some people in the USA would be willing to buy multiple copies of the game and then sell the keys back to Europeans who just want the beta key and plan to buy the European client later?

Then again, maybe European retailers will be giving out beta keys for pre-order in the coming days. Just throwing ideas out there!
muse5187
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
1125 Posts
April 22 2010 17:05 GMT
#423
I went in this morning and ordered it for $5, got home and the receipt had two working keys on it. =]
Wild Karrde
Profile Joined April 2010
United States12 Posts
April 22 2010 17:07 GMT
#424
On April 23 2010 01:54 aznhockeyboy16 wrote:
guh... over 30 hours since pre-ordering... no key... so sad...

I feel your pain.
SkylineSC
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States564 Posts
April 22 2010 17:11 GMT
#425
got mine on email after ordering online. now i have to work for 5 hrs... how is that fair?? QQ
Shagballs
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden28 Posts
April 22 2010 18:25 GMT
#426
On April 23 2010 02:11 SkylineSC wrote:
got mine on email after ordering online. now i have to work for 5 hrs... how is that fair?? QQ


Five hours? Try working 12 hours, with an added bonus that you haven't recieved your key yet. 23 hours going strong.
Steelflight-Rx
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States1389 Posts
April 22 2010 18:37 GMT
#427
I ordered mine for in store pick up.. but I ordered it online. The website made it seem that I would receive my key via email, but I haven't yet (been over 36 hours). Do I need to bring my receipt to the store to get my beta key? That would be pretty lame, I'm at school right now and I signed up to pick up the game at my home town (5 hours away lol)
yubee wrote: you know? it's a great night you should all smile no matter what harddships, because grass grows and the sky is blue and it's a good life.
Auronz
Profile Joined April 2010
Brazil119 Posts
April 22 2010 18:48 GMT
#428
Yeah in-store requires you to go pick it up. You can cancel and re-order online though.
cjmstate
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1 Post
April 22 2010 19:52 GMT
#429
In one order, I bought two copies of SC2 assuming they would send me two beta keys. Well, 20 hours later, they've only sent me one? Did anybody who purchased two copies in one order receive two keys? And if so, did they come in the same e-mail or separate?

Thank you!
Chopin
Profile Joined November 2009
Norway55 Posts
April 22 2010 19:53 GMT
#430
Yeah! Norway here, just got my beta key .
dionocenies
Profile Joined April 2010
United States101 Posts
April 22 2010 19:57 GMT
#431
I pre-ordered online through gamestop at around 9pm last night. I just received my beta key at around 3:30pm today. Can't wait until I get home from work and play.
FreakinSyco
Profile Joined April 2010
United States8 Posts
April 22 2010 20:05 GMT
#432
Question: I preordered online for in-store pickup. Will I recieve a beta key via email?
Abide.
Shagballs
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden28 Posts
April 22 2010 20:13 GMT
#433
On April 23 2010 05:05 FreakinSyco wrote:
Question: I preordered online for in-store pickup. Will I recieve a beta key via email?


No, you'll have to pick up a receipt with the key printed on it.
Barnabas
Profile Joined April 2010
United States74 Posts
April 22 2010 20:15 GMT
#434
For the record I ordered to copies online and got two beta keys. Same email.

It just game me two keys.
I'm Barnabas. You haven't heard of me. Gosu Camp Attendee.
FreakinSyco
Profile Joined April 2010
United States8 Posts
April 22 2010 20:16 GMT
#435
On April 23 2010 05:13 Shagballs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 23 2010 05:05 FreakinSyco wrote:
Question: I preordered online for in-store pickup. Will I recieve a beta key via email?


No, you'll have to pick up a receipt with the key printed on it.


TL is more useful than Gamestop's help email.. I just got a canned response from them.
Abide.
Shagballs
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden28 Posts
April 22 2010 20:21 GMT
#436
[TL is more useful than Gamestop's help email.. I just got a canned response from them.


This is atleast what everyone in the thread have said spanning over the last eight pages or so, and it seems to be correct. If you order with the "in-store pickup" you WILL HAVE TO pick up a receipt with the beta key, and not sit and wait for an e-mail.
jtgizmo
Profile Joined April 2010
Congo161 Posts
April 22 2010 21:08 GMT
#437
Hey guys,

THIS IS FOR EUROPEANS (or well at least for UK) - but im pretty sure it applies to all.

I cant start a new thread as Im new, but I thought to let you know, you cannot get a beta key if pre-ordering from european amazon.

I sent an enquiry writing the following:
Im contacting you to enquire about Starcraft 2 beta key, I know you can get a US beta key by pre-ordering at amazon.com or gamestop.com but i was wondering if this is the same for amazon.co.uk and whether you give beta keys (for european clients) out to pre-orderers?


They Replied this :
Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting Amazon.co.uk.

From your email, I understand that you enquire about the Beta key for the item "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty".

I checked our records and I can see that our partner website Amazon.com provides a bonus offer to Participate in the "StarCraft II" Beta, as you have mentioned in your email.

However, at current we do not list any offers for the Beta key of this item.

Although we are affiliated, all offers with Amazon.com are independent of any offers with Amazon.co.uk.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide information on promotions that we may run in the future.

Please check on our website regularly for information on special discounts and promotional offers.

We appreciate your understanding in this regards.

Thank you for shopping Amazon.co.uk


If someone could also post on SC2 forum as there are people enquiring about this - I cant post there myself as I dont have a beta key/access to it.

Cheers, hope this helps and hope they will give the beta key bonus to europe soon also
question
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Czech Republic509 Posts
April 22 2010 21:23 GMT
#438
I just recived my key after cca 13 hrs .
GGverySooN
arb
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Noobville17922 Posts
April 22 2010 22:11 GMT
#439
im just wondering before i wait a couple days, do you get the ability to put a down payment on the game online ordering? or is it just in store?

cause i wont have 60$ for like another couple days but i currently have enough for a down payment..
Artillery spawned from the forges of Hell
Shagballs
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden28 Posts
April 22 2010 22:38 GMT
#440
On April 23 2010 07:11 arb wrote:
im just wondering before i wait a couple days, do you get the ability to put a down payment on the game online ordering? or is it just in store?

cause i wont have 60$ for like another couple days but i currently have enough for a down payment..


They will draw money from your account when they ship the game on release, not when you place the order.
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