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Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
November 13 2017 11:39 GMT
#221
On November 13 2017 20:34 lestye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2017 20:29 Zaros wrote:
It all depend on Blizzard how many people are gonna come with F2P, are they going to go all out with the advertisement start paying the popular streamers to play SC2 etc or are they just gonna leave it on the youtube channel and battle.net starcraft area (which is going to bring hardly anyone.)

Thats why I recommended for them to finally do some cross promotion, like WoW + Hearthstone, Hearthstone + HOTS, HOTS + WoW, Overwatch + HOTS, Diablo + HOTS, etc. SC2 is the only game that didnt get any cross promotion, if they can do something like, level a commander to 5, you get 5 packs or something in Hearthstone, thatd be significant, or an exclusive skin.


Yeah if they really want people to get into sc2 they should do this + other advertisement + pay streamers to play.
Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-13 12:08:40
November 13 2017 12:08 GMT
#222
On November 13 2017 12:55 Zzoram wrote:
Is there a teamliquid Battle.net launcher app Social Group invitation link?

a what?

I still want to see them awarding an Overwatch skin for winning 10 ladder games because the entire thing will be hilarious.
'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'
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lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4208 Posts
November 13 2017 12:11 GMT
#223
On November 13 2017 21:08 Ansibled wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 13 2017 12:55 Zzoram wrote:
Is there a teamliquid Battle.net launcher app Social Group invitation link?

a what?

I still want to see them awarding an Overwatch skin for winning 10 ladder games because the entire thing will be hilarious.

Battle.net has like a discord group function now, he's asking if TL has one.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
NasusAndDraven
Profile Joined April 2015
359 Posts
November 13 2017 13:34 GMT
#224
Sorry if this is off topic, but before ill start to play at the 14th, is there a way to turn off skins in sc2?
Zzoram
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada7115 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-13 13:42:11
November 13 2017 13:41 GMT
#225
i agree with cross promotion being essential. They can't just flip a F2P switch and expect success without some marketing and incentives to play. Cross promoting unlocks with their other games shouldn't even cost them anything but a bit of time.

They might be waiting until it's officially released to advertise though.
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4208 Posts
November 13 2017 14:13 GMT
#226
On November 13 2017 22:34 NasusAndDraven wrote:
Sorry if this is off topic, but before ill start to play at the 14th, is there a way to turn off skins in sc2?

No.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
Aegwynn
Profile Joined September 2015
Italy460 Posts
November 13 2017 15:25 GMT
#227
On November 11 2017 08:14 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
so does the new balance patch go live on Nov 14 too?

Anyone knows the answer for this question?
Zaros
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United Kingdom3692 Posts
November 13 2017 16:05 GMT
#228
On November 14 2017 00:25 Aegwynn wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 11 2017 08:14 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
so does the new balance patch go live on Nov 14 too?

Anyone knows the answer for this question?


It is supposed to be yes
Aegwynn
Profile Joined September 2015
Italy460 Posts
November 13 2017 16:17 GMT
#229
On November 14 2017 01:05 Zaros wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2017 00:25 Aegwynn wrote:
On November 11 2017 08:14 HelpMeGetBetter wrote:
so does the new balance patch go live on Nov 14 too?

Anyone knows the answer for this question?


It is supposed to be yes

thank you sir
GothGirlGames
Profile Joined September 2017
167 Posts
November 13 2017 22:48 GMT
#230
Very nice and well done Blizzard.

Would have prefered if called it something else then free to play tho, almost everyone who heard it thought it would include expansions and ranked ladder.
It really really good but it more of an expanded version of the current starter edition then giving away content people bought the game for.
GothGirlGames
Profile Joined September 2017
167 Posts
November 13 2017 22:54 GMT
#231
On November 12 2017 19:21 SkelA wrote:
I have bought first 2 expansions. Will i get Lotv campaign for free after 14 nov?


Yes you will
Justinian
Profile Joined August 2012
United Kingdom158 Posts
November 13 2017 22:58 GMT
#232
On November 14 2017 07:48 GothGirlGames wrote:
Very nice and well done Blizzard.

Would have prefered if called it something else then free to play tho, almost everyone who heard it thought it would include expansions and ranked ladder.
It really really good but it more of an expanded version of the current starter edition then giving away content people bought the game for.

It does include ranked ladder.
Aegwynn
Profile Joined September 2015
Italy460 Posts
November 13 2017 23:15 GMT
#233
On November 14 2017 07:54 GothGirlGames wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 12 2017 19:21 SkelA wrote:
I have bought first 2 expansions. Will i get Lotv campaign for free after 14 nov?


Yes you will

They said whoever already has WoL will get HotS campaign. But i didn't hear the same for lotv
kinsky
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany368 Posts
November 13 2017 23:16 GMT
#234
anybody knows at which exact time it will be availabe in europe?
Chris_Havoc
Profile Joined August 2016
United States600 Posts
November 14 2017 03:13 GMT
#235
On November 14 2017 08:16 kinsky wrote:
anybody knows at which exact time it will be availabe in europe?


Maintenence will be from 18:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC tomorrow. Release should be within an hour or 2 of that if there are no issues on Blizzard's end.
Owner of the SC2 Esports Anthology channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/SC2EsportsAnthology
Shock710
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Australia6097 Posts
November 14 2017 03:35 GMT
#236
This is a good move by blizzard, one of the reasons wc3 was so popular in china was because it was free to play. The only problem i think is that it would have been nice to have the game free to play from the get go there would have been way more players trying out the game and possibly moving it in a different direction where it would be in a more positive position than it is now.
dAPhREAk gives Shock a * | [23:55] <Shock710> that was out of context -_- [16:26] <@motbob> Good question, Shock!
lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4208 Posts
November 14 2017 07:18 GMT
#237
On November 14 2017 12:35 Shock710 wrote:
This is a good move by blizzard, one of the reasons wc3 was so popular in china was because it was free to play. The only problem i think is that it would have been nice to have the game free to play from the get go there would have been way more players trying out the game and possibly moving it in a different direction where it would be in a more positive position than it is now.

Wc3 only went f2p in China in the last 2 or 3 years.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
Deleted User 26513
Profile Joined February 2007
2376 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-11-14 07:40:17
November 14 2017 07:38 GMT
#238
On November 14 2017 16:18 lestye wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2017 12:35 Shock710 wrote:
This is a good move by blizzard, one of the reasons wc3 was so popular in china was because it was free to play. The only problem i think is that it would have been nice to have the game free to play from the get go there would have been way more players trying out the game and possibly moving it in a different direction where it would be in a more positive position than it is now.

Wc3 only went f2p in China in the last 2 or 3 years.

WC3 was always f2p as far as I'm concerned... As long as you don't use the battle.net. Same with BW.
Drfilip
Profile Joined March 2013
Sweden592 Posts
November 14 2017 08:48 GMT
#239
On November 14 2017 12:13 Chris_Havoc wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2017 08:16 kinsky wrote:
anybody knows at which exact time it will be availabe in europe?


Maintenence will be from 18:00 UTC to 22:00 UTC tomorrow. Release should be within an hour or 2 of that if there are no issues on Blizzard's end.

So, maintenance 18:00-22:00, with a two hour delay would mean that the game is free to play on November 15 in everything east of Ireland, i.e. the vast majority of the player base. It isn't a very SC thing to do, say 14 when it is 15 for most people.
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lestye
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States4208 Posts
November 14 2017 10:13 GMT
#240
On November 14 2017 16:38 Pr0wler wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 14 2017 16:18 lestye wrote:
On November 14 2017 12:35 Shock710 wrote:
This is a good move by blizzard, one of the reasons wc3 was so popular in china was because it was free to play. The only problem i think is that it would have been nice to have the game free to play from the get go there would have been way more players trying out the game and possibly moving it in a different direction where it would be in a more positive position than it is now.

Wc3 only went f2p in China in the last 2 or 3 years.

WC3 was always f2p as far as I'm concerned... As long as you don't use the battle.net. Same with BW.

If thats the case, then basically every single game on the planet is f2p so there is no difference.
"You guys are just edgelords. Embrace your inner weeb desu" -Zergneedsfood
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