optimal release date would be right as summer (from school, not physical summer) starts in 2010. With my first year of college under my belt, I'd say a full summer of SC2 would be an awesome and well-deserved treat.

It's not impossible for this to happen, too. The beta could drop at any time and the release should be 5-6 months after Beta starts... by my guess.

My main request would be to have SC2 be released when it is as perfectly balanced as possible (and the remaining unknown imbalances need to be patchable), and that battlenet 2.0 will be fully functional and polished and not some buggy lag-fest.

I could wait as far as winter 2010 before I start to just get freaking angry.

Polyphasic

United States841 Posts

August 06 2009 02:25 GMT

#162

shit, when is the beta coming out.

SC2 being released during my first year in medical school is a very bad thing.

RyanS

United States620 Posts

August 06 2009 02:28 GMT

#163

Well, maybe I can finish college before it comes out.

breather

United States9 Posts

August 06 2009 02:31 GMT

#164

It's too bad they can't test their game now, what with LAN removed.

Captain Peabody

United States3097 Posts

August 06 2009 02:35 GMT

#165

Suggestion for Blizzard: Release Nada versus Moon, and other Korean matches, to cut off the Nerd Rage before it can build up, and to give the fans (i.e. me) something to discuss and watch until Blizzcon.

Please?

It's all good, though. I'm patient.

swat

Australia142 Posts

August 06 2009 02:42 GMT

#166

On August 06 2009 11:25 Polyphasic wrote:
shit, when is the beta coming out.

SC2 being released during my first year in medical school is a very bad thing.

Hehe the game is now coming out *after* my last year of my degree

I am still managing to procrastinate on every major assignment though

meegrean

Thailand7699 Posts

August 06 2009 02:52 GMT

#167

Take all the time you need, Blizzard. I'm still not done with Starcraft 1.

Deleted User 37864

780 Posts

August 06 2009 03:08 GMT

#168

On August 06 2009 11:52 meegrean wrote:
Take all the time you need, Blizzard. I'm still not done with Starcraft 1.

Etherone

United States1898 Posts

August 06 2009 03:16 GMT

#169

I imagine a lot of people are becoming way better then they intended to at SC because of sc2 delays.

I hope the beta will still be released in 09. . .

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

August 06 2009 03:20 GMT

#170

http://starcraft.incgamers.com/blog/comments/morhaime-starcraft-ii-release-date-within-mid-2010-range/

"With this in mind, we are repositioning the release of Blizzard Entertainment’s Starcraft 2 into the first half of 2010 to coincide with the launch of our new Battlenet game service which will be ready early next year."

which will be ready early next year

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...
Please, dear sweet merciful god, tell me they aren't actually saying they won't be starting beta until EARLY NEXT YEAR? I.. don't know what to say. SURELY they have to launch beta before that time?

But how do you launch it without bnet 2.0 -_-;;

Shade692003

Canada702 Posts

August 06 2009 03:22 GMT

#171

Naw I think you are reading into it too much FA, keyword being ''launch'' which, to me, excludes the closed beta.

Loser777

1931 Posts

August 06 2009 03:24 GMT

#172

I'm just glad it won't be out in time to mess with my junior year :D

Spawkuring

United States755 Posts

August 06 2009 03:27 GMT

#173

You're misreading it FA. It's only saying the release date is in 2010, not the beta itself.

One interesting thing I noticed though is that they seem to put Bnet ahead of Starcraft 2. It seems like they consider Bnet to be a product in of itself, and they are timing SC2 to be released with it instead of just worrying about SC2. It must be pretty big to be holding things back so much.

Shade692003

Canada702 Posts

August 06 2009 03:31 GMT

#174

According to Kotaku, the Bnet2 will be similar to Xbox Live in terms of quality and functionality.

Liquid`Jinro

Sweden33719 Posts

August 06 2009 03:31 GMT

#175

On August 06 2009 12:22 Shade692003 wrote:
Naw I think you are reading into it too much FA, keyword being ''launch'' which, to me, excludes the closed beta.

Phew.

I missed the "launch" part somehow.

On August 06 2009 12:31 Shade692003 wrote:
According to Kotaku, the Bnet2 will be similar to Xbox Live in terms of quality and functionality.

Is this good?

I've never used an X-box (srsly). I know Games For Windows Live is a PIECE OF FUCKING SHIT tho. I mean, it could at least include a god damned chat lobby -__- (only used it for the DoW2 beta, it had some features that were nice, but the lack of a chatlobby made me want to punch someone).

x89titan

Philippines1130 Posts

August 06 2009 03:35 GMT

#176

i dont rly think its the game or bnet thats holding them down. i speculate they dont have enough money to launch the game now because of the economy, or they're giving kespa a chance with bw.

hyst.eric.al

United States2332 Posts

August 06 2009 03:40 GMT

#177

Curse you Blizzard, and your infamous delays!

blahman3344

United States2015 Posts

August 06 2009 03:44 GMT

#178

to be honest, i am not surprised by this delay.
what surprised me is that they were announcing it for late 2009

tedster

984 Posts

August 06 2009 03:47 GMT

#179

On August 06 2009 12:35 x89titan wrote:
i speculate they dont have enough money to launch the game now because of the economy.

L
O
L

first time ive heard it suggested bliz doesnt have enough money

Jump4h

United States18 Posts

August 06 2009 03:50 GMT

#180

meh

With this in mind, we are repositioning the release of Blizzard Entertainment’s Starcraft 2 into the first half of 2010 to coincide with the launch of our new Battlenet game service which will be ready early next year.

with any luck, "ready early next year" could translate to an April or May release, and from the way they're talking it seems like SC2 and BNet2.0 will be released simultaneously. My guess is that beta testers will not be using the full BNet2.0.