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Cyber_Cheese
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Australia3615 Posts
August 03 2011 16:50 GMT
#41
On August 04 2011 01:40 iKill wrote:
Blizzard recognizes that the most fun unit in the game, the Hellion, will attract many new players.


When you say hellion, you mean raven right?
I would also accept reaper
The moment you lose confidence in yourself, is the moment the world loses it's confidence in you.
zala2023
Profile Joined April 2011
United States228 Posts
August 03 2011 16:50 GMT
#42
:O
Blizzard sure is taking "wings of liberty" pretty seriously eh? Terran the only playable race lol
relax bro we got this
KingOfAmerica
Profile Joined April 2011
United States246 Posts
August 03 2011 17:02 GMT
#43
I think this is pretty cool. I forwarded this link to a couple of buddies of mine that I have had trouble convincing to take the plunge. Good idea!
The nukes gonna land on his aarrrrmmmmyyy AHHHHH
JiYan
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States3668 Posts
August 03 2011 17:06 GMT
#44
stop hating theyre trying to get a better inflow of new players thats good for us
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9036 Posts
August 03 2011 17:08 GMT
#45
There's also a WoW Starter Edition with a level cap of 20. I played for 3 days...
Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
August 03 2011 17:09 GMT
#46
The bad thing with free multiplayer some maps, is...

cheating and hacking in custom melee games.

And also this starter edition can be hacked to get zergs/protoss as playable race. Or hacked for full campaign. Or for ladder games. Or for all melee maps.
Jampackedeon
Profile Joined November 2010
United States2053 Posts
August 03 2011 17:12 GMT
#47
Very cool, good idea by Blizzard.
Alexj
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Ukraine440 Posts
August 03 2011 17:13 GMT
#48
Q. Which maps are available?

A. Currently, Starter Edition players have access to Xel'Naga Caverns, Shattered Temple, Discord IV, and High Orbit. StarJeweled will also be made available soon to Starter Edition players. It is possible that different maps will be cycled in and out of the available map list for Starter Edition players from time to time.
Sounds suspiciosly like free heros in LoL/HoN :D
More GGs, more skill
Badfatpanda
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States9719 Posts
August 03 2011 17:14 GMT
#49
Really really good move by blizzard. Hopefully more people will stumble on to SC =D
Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. -Beethoven | Mech isn't a build, it's a way of life. -MajOr | Charlie.Sheen: "What is sarcastic, kids who have no courage to fight?" | #TerranPride #yolo #swag -Naama after 2-0'ing MC at HSC VI
Alexj
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Ukraine440 Posts
August 03 2011 17:16 GMT
#50
On August 04 2011 02:09 Existor wrote:
The bad thing with free multiplayer some maps, is...

cheating and hacking in custom melee games.

And also this starter edition can be hacked to get zergs/protoss as playable race. Or hacked for full campaign. Or for ladder games. Or for all melee maps.

It can't be hacked for ladder games or all maps in multiplayer -- battle.net server will recognize that this account is starter edition and will not allow the game to start. As for full campaign -- well, there is already a pirated version with full campaign, don't be naive (of course no achievements, since they are tracked on battle.net server)

Concern about hacking in custom games is valid, of course (but custom games with random people suck anyway)
More GGs, more skill
mapthesoul
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Trinidad/Tobago429 Posts
August 03 2011 17:17 GMT
#51
On August 04 2011 02:09 Existor wrote:
The bad thing with free multiplayer some maps, is...

cheating and hacking in custom melee games.

And also this starter edition can be hacked to get zergs/protoss as playable race. Or hacked for full campaign. Or for ladder games. Or for all melee maps.

Pretty much everything in SC2 is serverside so no, there will be no such hacks.
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
United States6994 Posts
August 03 2011 17:21 GMT
#52
So why can't I play in multiple regions yet?
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
SixPackAbs
Profile Joined September 2010
United States160 Posts
August 03 2011 17:25 GMT
#53
On August 04 2011 01:48 tl55555 wrote:
wow why did i spend $60 on the full game



So you can play all races, full campaign, have access to all the custom maps, the LADDER, etc.
chesshaha
Profile Joined March 2010
United States1117 Posts
August 03 2011 17:27 GMT
#54
Nice!!! This is a great news I think, I can get some of my friends who wants to try SC2 to play this and get them involved. So this only allow Europeans or players from other regions to play on EU server? I hope the US version comes out soon.
"Hopefully you're not the real TLO so it's not casted" - SpecialK
CyberPitz
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States428 Posts
August 03 2011 17:37 GMT
#55
On August 04 2011 01:48 tl55555 wrote:
wow why did i spend $60 on the full game

Because you got a, as you said it, Full Game. This has the ability to play a couple of maps in a custom game, a few SP levels and some challenges. Man, I feel so cheated purchasing this game!!!

This is really handy..there's a few people that I could give this to so they can test the game out since they are on the fence!
bITt.mAN
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Switzerland3693 Posts
August 03 2011 17:40 GMT
#56
So if I get the American version of this, will I be able to play multilayer with my friends from the states??
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Existor
Profile Joined July 2010
Russian Federation4295 Posts
August 03 2011 18:03 GMT
#57
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/3250656#blog
Jacko11
Profile Joined November 2010
China146 Posts
August 03 2011 18:06 GMT
#58
I guess theres no more use for guest passes, since the starter edition seems better than them
KimJongChill
Profile Joined January 2011
United States6429 Posts
August 03 2011 18:13 GMT
#59
Only Terran? >_>
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LordWeird
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States3411 Posts
August 03 2011 18:15 GMT
#60
Yay, I might get to see if my PC is up for SC2 now! This is great news!
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