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everytime this thread gets bumped i think its new information........
On May 30 2012 07:49 Spray wrote: I wasn't around for the beginning of sc2, how do beta keys get distributed?
if it works based the same way as d3, you go to your account settings on the bnet website (us.battle.net)
and fill out the beta-opt in form (it scans your system info) after that you cross your fingers and hope they send one to you
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On May 30 2012 05:47 fraktoasters wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 05:37 blade55555 wrote:On May 18 2012 01:33 snailz wrote:On April 28 2012 10:47 Highways wrote: Rushing too fast.
Was hoping for a major revamp of Protoss (in particular warp gates). So far HOTS is just a few extra units.
Poor form by Blizzard. what this guy said i'm even considering skipping buying hots until i get that "omg toss is actually interesting to play" feeling back i hear Dota2 is pretty good, oh blizzard :o) Man who knew that 2 years was way to fast for an expansion lol... At the rate Blizzard is capable of nowadays with quality and content, yeah it is lol. You have to remember that a lot of this content was already partially worked out back when SC2 was still planned to be a single game.
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On May 30 2012 07:54 Amlitzer wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 05:47 fraktoasters wrote:On May 30 2012 05:37 blade55555 wrote:On May 18 2012 01:33 snailz wrote:On April 28 2012 10:47 Highways wrote: Rushing too fast.
Was hoping for a major revamp of Protoss (in particular warp gates). So far HOTS is just a few extra units.
Poor form by Blizzard. what this guy said i'm even considering skipping buying hots until i get that "omg toss is actually interesting to play" feeling back i hear Dota2 is pretty good, oh blizzard :o) Man who knew that 2 years was way to fast for an expansion lol... At the rate Blizzard is capable of nowadays with quality and content, yeah it is lol. You have to remember that a lot of this content was already partially worked out back when SC2 was still planned to be a single game.
I think it still is a "single" game; they just pre-planned the expansions. The only thing that was really different was that the story was broken into the expansions by race (same amount of content, but I don't know if it was the best choice).
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On May 30 2012 06:28 Oreo7 wrote:Show nested quote +On May 30 2012 05:55 Diamond wrote:On May 30 2012 05:45 Von wrote:TL / DR the entire thread to see if anyone caught this ... But: - IF the alpha version of HotS is scheduled for a massive public rollout at MLG Anaheim, and - They actually DO plan on realeasing a public beta in "the weeks after" the event, then .. In accordance with standard gaming industry practice - and common sense - that means there are more than a few people out there in the community that are already playing HoTS in a private alpha test leading up to Anaheim. ie. Probably more than a few of the pro's have it. As well as community celeb types (the Day9's, Wheat's etc). They most likely got it already lol. Under a non-disclosure agreement (of course) bastids  Not even remotely true..... You're pretty confident. How do you know?
You could say I know some people.
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I hope for less than a week, but realistically it could be anywhere between 1-4 weeks.
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I wish it never came :/ I'll probably stick with WoL for a few weeks / months to see if I like it
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sigh...
On May 30 2012 07:52 AGIANTSMURF wrote: everytime this thread gets bumped i think its new information........
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I think, it will be month or two. You know that it's a Blizzard and how "fast" they're doing everything
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I am hoping they are giving away free Keys with game reservations like last time.
EDIT: Typo
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I just checked the rules to the HotS beta key giveaway :
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/contests/arcade-mod/rules.html
and I came across this line "If you reside in the States of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut or Maryland in the United States or the Province of Quebec in Canada, you are not eligible to participate in this Contest."
anyone know why Blizzard would put a restriction like that?
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On June 08 2012 04:43 Steam101 wrote:I just checked the rules to the HotS beta key giveaway : http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/contests/arcade-mod/rules.htmland I came across this line "If you reside in the States of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut or Maryland in the United States or the Province of Quebec in Canada, you are not eligible to participate in this Contest." anyone know why Blizzard would put a restriction like that?
Certain places have certain laws against stuff that might in some way resemble a contest like this, so Blizzard never does it in those places even if the laws wouldn't affect it, it's the same for certain countries in EU that never get into those kind of contests.
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Beta for HotS starts with Season 8. It seems that everything is lining up that way. MLG the weekend before the new season and getting HotS at the tournament and by now they usually say something about the new map pool as well. Maybe it is just a coincidence but that would be awesome if it starts next week
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On June 08 2012 04:45 Mattidute wrote:Show nested quote +On June 08 2012 04:43 Steam101 wrote:I just checked the rules to the HotS beta key giveaway : http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/community/contests/arcade-mod/rules.htmland I came across this line "If you reside in the States of North Dakota, Vermont, Connecticut or Maryland in the United States or the Province of Quebec in Canada, you are not eligible to participate in this Contest." anyone know why Blizzard would put a restriction like that? Certain places have certain laws against stuff that might in some way resemble a contest like this, so Blizzard never does it in those places even if the laws wouldn't affect it, it's the same for certain countries in EU that never get into those kind of contests. Yes, thank your local/federal government for putting such restrictions on Blizzard.
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With all the units removes, while giving protoss useless units in hots. I wish HotS never gets released since it ruins the protoss race. Unless they actually make some decent protoss units, I'll have to switch race.
Also I never understood why would you ever remove units in an "expansion", the word speaks for itself, you're supposed to expand the game.
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I always expected HOTS to be released mid-summer. I'm definitely looking forward to it :D
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On June 08 2012 04:51 Adonminus wrote: With all the units removes, while giving protoss useless units in hots. I wish HotS never gets released since it ruins the protoss race. Unless they actually make some decent protoss units, I'll have to switch race.
Also I never understood why would you ever remove units in an "expansion", the word speaks for itself, you're supposed to expand the game. I can't wait for the new units in Hots as Protoss. The Oracle is going to be fun to use and will be interesting to see how strategies develop off of that. The Tempest I think will actually make Stargate play more viable again and will certainly help against the end game zerg comp right now.
I do think though that they will have to at least add a replacement unit for the Replicant, cause as it stands right now Protoss is getting 3 units removed (Mothership, Carrier, Replicant) and only getting 2 new units with (Tempest, Oracle). I'm rather excited for this weekend and what we have to look forward too.
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How would blizzard know whether you reside in those states and thus shouldn't be given a beta key? I dont remember having to provide an address to set up a bnet account.
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I think the price discount on WoL is pretty telling. I personally think that they're looking for a Spring Next Year release so a beta should be out soon but thats just complete guessing.
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On June 08 2012 05:02 Doodsmack wrote: How would blizzard know whether you reside in those states and thus shouldn't be given a beta key? I dont remember having to provide an address to set up a bnet account.
You connect to their servers, I'm sure they can locate the area where you live.
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