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mufin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States616 Posts
July 16 2010 03:34 GMT
#241
downloading 7 gb in 30 minutes... god i love my internetz =)
I only make 5 actions per minute. But since I use all my time deliberating and planning, my 5 actions are so brutally devastating that children cry out and grown men weep.
Jiiks
Profile Joined January 2009
Finland487 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 03:55:12
July 16 2010 03:48 GMT
#242
Well i thought i'd update my progress so far for fun.
Actually was pretty easy to get this "far"

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Half
Profile Joined March 2010
United States2554 Posts
July 16 2010 03:53 GMT
#243
I'm just going to say right now theirs no way Blizzard would make the download available so early if it contained anything other then assets and engine. They probably deleted crucial dll's so it wouldn't run without the "release day patch".
Too Busy to Troll!
Crixus
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada110 Posts
July 16 2010 04:07 GMT
#244
i hear that releasing the game's client a week or so before the release date happens with other games too

if that's true, then has there ever been a situation where people were able to hack at least part of a game before release?
"Don't be afraid. You have all the weapons you need. Your fight for survival starts right now."
Jiiks
Profile Joined January 2009
Finland487 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 04:22:21
July 16 2010 04:21 GMT
#245
All i really need to do is to somehow open Installer UI 2.MPQE and play.
Will be working on that for few hours... ->

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(play didn't work)
Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
July 16 2010 05:03 GMT
#246
Why are you guys so confident that the game will be playable/installable before 10AM PST if you buy it at a store?

My guess is the stores may be opening early for no good reason. I haven't heard any info regarding the fact that servers will be up and running for activations before 10AM PST - someone post me the source of the info if they heard otherwise.

Digital copy is the same as the retail game, and retail games cannot activate until a certain time on the 27th. I bet that time is 10am and not 0 h.

Anyway that said, maybe I'm underestimating the intelligence (or communication between them and blizzard) of retail stores?

I just see it strange that they won't give keys/activation until ~10 hours after registered copies are given activation...
"Then he told me to tell you that he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" — "Well, you tell him that I said that I wouldn't piss on him if he was on Jeopardy!"
Baarn
Profile Joined April 2010
United States2702 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 05:07:36
July 16 2010 05:07 GMT
#247
Because nothing at the Blizzard store is automated. Like you want to buy a pet or something. An actual real person gives out the codes or handles the delivery. I'm not in a big rush.
There's no S in KT. :P
duBstar
Profile Joined July 2010
United States57 Posts
July 16 2010 05:10 GMT
#248
On July 16 2010 14:03 Xapti wrote:
Why are you guys so confident that the game will be playable/installable before 10AM PST if you buy it at a store?

My guess is the stores may be opening early for no good reason. I haven't heard any info regarding the fact that servers will be up and running for activations before 10AM PST - someone post me the source of the info if they heard otherwise.

Digital copy is the same as the retail game, and retail games cannot activate until a certain time on the 27th. I bet that time is 10am and not 0 h.

Anyway that said, maybe I'm underestimating the intelligence (or communication between them and blizzard) of retail stores?

I just see it strange that they won't give keys/activation until ~10 hours after registered copies are given activation...



Devs had a chat at bestbuy.com and they answered the question. Servers will be up at midnight so when you get your copy you can install and play right when you get it.
We are what we repeatedly do, therefore excellence is not an act but a habit.
Crixus
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada110 Posts
July 16 2010 05:16 GMT
#249
maybe cuz they say:

Will digital copies of StarCraft II be available as soon as the game is released in stores?
No. They’ll go on sale slightly later, on 27/07/2010 10:00 CEST in Europe and Russia.

u not only have to activate digital copy, but you have to purchase it. you have to wait later to purchase not to install (at least that's my rationale)
"Don't be afraid. You have all the weapons you need. Your fight for survival starts right now."
Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
July 16 2010 05:24 GMT
#250
On July 16 2010 14:10 NoNa wrote:
Devs had a chat at bestbuy.com and they answered the question. Servers will be up at midnight so when you get your copy you can install and play right when you get it.

Ok thanks. I was going to follow the dev chat when it happened, but ended up going away. Couldn't find a post-chat transcript either.
"Then he told me to tell you that he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" — "Well, you tell him that I said that I wouldn't piss on him if he was on Jeopardy!"
TeMiL
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Peru545 Posts
July 16 2010 14:03 GMT
#251
well i read the license contract and says a lot about extract coding, use for profit, use third programas, etc.
what u think? i have the spanish version so i cant paste it here to discuss.
macslayer118
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2 Posts
July 16 2010 14:39 GMT
#252
On July 16 2010 14:10 NoNa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 16 2010 14:03 Xapti wrote:
Why are you guys so confident that the game will be playable/installable before 10AM PST if you buy it at a store?

My guess is the stores may be opening early for no good reason. I haven't heard any info regarding the fact that servers will be up and running for activations before 10AM PST - someone post me the source of the info if they heard otherwise.

Digital copy is the same as the retail game, and retail games cannot activate until a certain time on the 27th. I bet that time is 10am and not 0 h.

Anyway that said, maybe I'm underestimating the intelligence (or communication between them and blizzard) of retail stores?

I just see it strange that they won't give keys/activation until ~10 hours after registered copies are given activation...



Devs had a chat at bestbuy.com and they answered the question. Servers will be up at midnight so when you get your copy you can install and play right when you get it.


That was my question!! Heck yea!!
Nuttyguy
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United Kingdom1526 Posts
July 16 2010 14:52 GMT
#253
could you download the game now and use the retail cd keys? = get on faster
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-16 15:01:20
July 16 2010 14:58 GMT
#254
On July 16 2010 23:52 Nuttyguy wrote:
could you download the game now and use the retail cd keys? = get on faster


That is what I too would like to know T_T
I doubt that they have different versions to technically once you buy the retail version, put the CD key on your battle.net account and login it should work, right?

Edit: I think someone should call Blizzard support and find out?
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
Ownos
Profile Joined July 2010
United States2147 Posts
July 16 2010 18:12 GMT
#255
On July 16 2010 23:52 Nuttyguy wrote:
could you download the game now and use the retail cd keys? = get on faster


I'm pretty sure you can. Maybe not. Couldn't hurt to try?
...deeper and deeper into the bowels of El Diablo
mtmf
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Brazil420 Posts
July 16 2010 20:31 GMT
#256
We got a confirmation from the Blues in the Spanish forums about the Latin America region:
http://beta-us.battle.net/sc2/es/forum/topic/16311694#3
If you wanna play the game in LA, you must use the Portuguese or Spanish clients.
I guess this confirms that the region is locked with the client and to play the game in English I'll have to play in NA.
That probably also goes for the boxed version of the game, you'll be locked to the region from where you bought the game.
(–_–)
funkie
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Venezuela9376 Posts
July 16 2010 20:34 GMT
#257
On July 17 2010 05:31 mtmf wrote:
We got a confirmation from the Blues in the Spanish forums about the Latin America region:
http://beta-us.battle.net/sc2/es/forum/topic/16311694#3
If you wanna play the game in LA, you must use the Portuguese or Spanish clients.
I guess this confirms that the region is locked with the client and to play the game in English I'll have to play in NA.
That probably also goes for the boxed version of the game, you'll be locked to the region from where you bought the game.


The it is advised to buy the NA version and play in English, and be happy.
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TelecoM
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States10775 Posts
July 16 2010 20:40 GMT
#258
Yea i'm wondering if you can use retail cd key as well for the Digitally downloaded oo
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Xapti
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada2473 Posts
July 16 2010 21:38 GMT
#259
I am personally certain you could use a store-bought key for the digital download version, but my question would be "why would you want to?". The install will be on the DVD, so it will take less hard drive space, plus I don't think it will install any faster from HD than from DVD, or if so, probably rather insignificant difference.
"Then he told me to tell you that he wouldn't piss on you if you were on fire" — "Well, you tell him that I said that I wouldn't piss on him if he was on Jeopardy!"
Easy772
Profile Joined May 2010
374 Posts
July 16 2010 21:47 GMT
#260
damn.. i already spent 5$ to reserve at Gamestop. Still, may download anyway and just give the reserve 5$ ticket to a friend.
"The best way to improve is to play one matchup on one map doing one strategy.. if you are good at one strategy you are a good player, if you are okay at many strategies you are an okay player at best" -Day[9] 181
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