I'm not clear that you can activate this using the cd key off a boxed copy so I don't think it is a way of just getting it installed early ... would be great if you can though. The instructions seem to imply that you when you go to install it you will be taken to teh store to complete your purchase. Would be great if you could activate it with a boxed cd key though

prety sure there will be releases at midnight on 27th in Australia as well which is like 15 hours ahead of the us release :p

Lighioana

Norway466 Posts

July 15 2010 08:10 GMT

#23

On July 15 2010 17:06 HeIios wrote:
I'm at work and they blocked the damn site, can anyone sneak a print screen for me so I can see its glory?

AyJay

1515 Posts

July 15 2010 08:13 GMT

#24

I'm sorry but somehow I feel hard to believe that's a legit website.

thrawn2112

United States6918 Posts

July 15 2010 08:13 GMT

#25

so if we purchase a digital copy do we get a specific number of installs? do we even own the game or just a license to play it?

kekeque

Canada68 Posts

July 15 2010 08:14 GMT

#26

dammit they already charged my CC for the pre-order, if I knew the digital version would release on same day I would have waited instead. oh well I still have to pick up the collectors edition along with my normal edition.

Lighioana

Norway466 Posts

July 15 2010 08:14 GMT

#27

On July 15 2010 17:13 AyJay wrote:
I'm sorry but somehow I feel hard to believe that's a legit website.

LOL It's the battle.net website

PhiliBiRD

United States2643 Posts

July 15 2010 08:14 GMT

#28

On July 15 2010 16:56 R1CH wrote:

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I suspect it will take more than 10 hours to activate / patch / login to the boxed copy

very good point.

Polar_Nada

United States1548 Posts

July 15 2010 08:14 GMT

#29

On July 15 2010 17:10 StaR_Robo wrote:
I'm not clear that you can activate this using the cd key off a boxed copy so I don't think it is a way of just getting it installed early ... would be great if you can though. The instructions seem to imply that you when you go to install it you will be taken to teh store to complete your purchase. Would be great if you could activate it with a boxed cd key though

prety sure there will be releases at midnight on 27th in Australia as well which is like 15 hours ahead of the us release :p

man i wish they would do it this way! cuz i wont be at home to pick up the hardcopy...

Lighioana

Norway466 Posts

July 15 2010 08:16 GMT

#30

On July 15 2010 17:13 thrawn2112 wrote:
so if we purchase a digital copy do we get a specific number of installs? do we even own the game or just a license to play it?

Who should download StarCraft II in advance?
If you intend to purchase StarCraft II digitally, downloading the client now will allow you to simply pay and play when digital copies of StarCraft II go on sale.

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. 07/27/2010 10:00 AM PDT in North America and Latin America.

Basically, I understand that you download and install it today. You can pay for it after 10 AM CEST/10 AM PDT. Then you can play. I might be wrong though. I'll have to download it this evening.

Lighioana

Norway466 Posts

July 15 2010 08:19 GMT

#31

On July 15 2010 17:14 Polar_Nada wrote:

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man i wish they would do it this way! cuz i wont be at home to pick up the hardcopy...

Yeah. It's the main reason I didn't hurry to preorder my copy.

pzea469

United States1520 Posts

July 15 2010 08:20 GMT

#32

hmmmm i pre-ordered and im thinking ill install this and have it installed and simply put my cd key when i get the game. However..... I pre-ordered the CE. Which comes with, i believe, extra portraits and some thor skin. Anyways i'm wondering if those things are included in the install of the CE or if i can simply transfer them to this install somehow.... either way, im installing this now :D

dt.Retorik

United States11 Posts

July 15 2010 08:23 GMT

#33

On July 15 2010 17:13 thrawn2112 wrote:
so if we purchase a digital copy do we get a specific number of installs? do we even own the game or just a license to play it?

You get the game tied to your battle.net account. You can download the client on any computer by logging in on the battle.net website and choosing to do so. Then you run the client and log in using any account which has starcraft 2 linked to it.*

*Pure assumption, but I can't see why it would work any other way.

Polar_Nada

United States1548 Posts

July 15 2010 08:24 GMT

#34

On July 15 2010 17:19 Lighioana wrote:

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Yeah. It's the main reason I didn't hurry to preorder my copy.

well, i preordered to get a beta key ^^

CaptnIgnit

United States192 Posts

July 15 2010 08:24 GMT

#35

Someone should post on the new forum asking if a retail key will work on the digital download.

The way it works is that you can download it for free, but you can only purchase a key for it after 10am on July 27th (hence only play it after 10am).

Anyone care to bet their store goes down at 10am on the 27th? They better plan for the huge rush of people buying keys all at once.

zingmars

Latvia189 Posts

July 15 2010 08:25 GMT

#36

looks cool, however I still prefer a boxed copy, even if it costs 5$ more than the digital.
But yeah, good idea from Blizzard.

HeIios

Sweden2523 Posts

July 15 2010 08:27 GMT

#37

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On July 15 2010 17:10 Lighioana wrote:

On July 15 2010 17:06 HeIios wrote:
I'm at work and they blocked the damn site, can anyone sneak a print screen for me so I can see its glory?

Tackar!

Why question the website legitimacy if it's the official adress and all?

StaR_Robo

Australia229 Posts

July 15 2010 08:28 GMT

#38

http://beta-sea.battle.net/en/info/digital-purchase SE Asia ;P

edit: SE Asian release is 3am on 28 July which makes it the same as the US release time