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  Last night's thead -http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22236341#itemanchor_22236341 : walker270
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    cool, you got in! actually looks like a decent number of shackers got in =) : yAak
    • Decent number, yes, but hardly decent themselves. : The Grolar Bear
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    Bragging assholes : LoioshDwaggie
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      * suspicious look * : yAak
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        Nothing to see here. poof! : LoioshDwaggie
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          Hey! You still gunna play BC2 when it comes out? I'm really looking forward to shack-battles! : yAak
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            Man, there are -so- many games I have to play. I'm having to let BC2 slide while I WoW, Heavy ra1n and ST... : LoioshDwaggie
            • yikes! thats quite a list, especially with 2 MMOs. Also, that is indeed a horrible urge to have, hahahah... : yAak
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              Does it involve taurens? I think the only good fanfiction must be a tauren one. : The Grolar Bear
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                I've been wanting to write up the NE starting experience for quite some time to get a little more exposur... : LoioshDwaggie
                • I remember trying out the NE area during beta, as a rogue. God that game was awesome even when it was la... : yAak
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      pot, meet kettle : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • Whoooossshhh : LoioshDwaggie
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  I'll get into the beta on release day - I know it : flagg209
  • that sucks... ill be getting into the release on release day! : yAak
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  Just go so lucky vs this zerg... he teched early hydras and I lost some bio by pushing at a bad time. Fe... : Foxhawk
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    ROFL, awesome. Bet he was weeping. bio means biological units? that doesnt seem to fit though... : yAak
    • yep, bio logical units, so rines/rauders/reapers/ghosts. My army was all rines/rauders. : Foxhawk
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    I had a zerg leave on me after I fended off his roach swarm/rush/thing. Unit-wise we were pretty even at... : walker270
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      oh ya -- this was as Protoss. Was pretty early, so I only had zealots, shooting-things, and a few sentri... : walker270
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        having fun so far? what league did you get put in? : yAak
        • I haven't finished the placement round yet. Only put about 2 hours in last night, and most of that was j... : walker270
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  Any Shackers want to split the cost of buying a key? : Jimb0v2
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    Jut HoN out the wait mang : bongturbo
    • Or play some SC1 - we had some fun games last night! : Lexicon_Leidun
  • Still too much $$$ for me. Gunna buy Bad Company 2 to ease the wait. 7 days! Maybe beta keys will be mo... : yAak
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    There were 2 shackers selling a key under $150 last night but both keys are euro and no one could safely ... : mwasher
    • Damn. Remember how I said we were getting in w/ Wave 2? I lied. =( : yAak
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      It actually annoys me to see people selling beta keys :( : jbury
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        why so? : Jimb0v2
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          Because its a beta, and its free and the idea is that if you get into the beta you are meant to help impr... : jbury
          • But Blizzard turned it into a commodity by giving beta access as a reward for attending Blizzcon's or WWI... : yAak
          • Free...ish. Most of the keys being sold are from BlizzCon cards. Blizzard uses the beta access carrot... : walker270
          • I learned from a very rich individual that everything has a price. He saw someone with a old Ford Must... : Sailor of Fortune
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        A lot of WoW players with no interest in SC2 have beta keys. Might as well give them to people who wan... : walker270
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          So give it away... don't sell it. It does seem exploitive to me. On the other hand... Supply and Demand a... : Lexicon_Leidun
          • Starcraft 2 isn't some basic human necessity -- it's a luxury item as part of a hobby. There's nothing : walker270
          • makes sense to me. the people that want it the most, get it : electroly
  • There is an important episode of the Simpsons I want you to watch. : Sailor of Fortune
• I got a key sent to my work email address which is strange since I didn't opt-in with that address. I ha... : Crimsonbeak
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  SC1 - I am gonna load it up tonight. Any of you gents still playin? : bongturbo
  • I'm your huckleberry. What time? US East or West? : Lexicon_Leidun
  • i've been on a bit of a hiatus. time to get rid of some of the rust by mercilessly crushing noobs. : miasma&!
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  There's not a hotkey list, is there? I've only found fragmented lists from forum posters. I'm hoping fo... : Anastomosis
  • here's a decent (but incomplete) list: http://starcraft.incgamers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3383 hope... : yAak
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    doesn't the tooltip for every ability mention the hotkey? : derelict515
    • yes. : walker270
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      True. But is there a hotkey for selecting certain units and buildings? Age of Empires was really good a... : Anastomosis
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        You assign buildings to a control group, just like units. : walker270
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          How do I assign a control group? <--- never played the original SC : Anastomosis
          • CTRL+# assigns it to # : walker270
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    The one thing that really wasn't obvious (to me), is that you press Enter to chat, and Tab to switch betw... : rock elf
    • Also shift+enter is to chat with all : chrisschutz
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  are they actually emailing keys, or should we keep refreshing our bnet account? : maulla
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    Blizzcon and WWI people get emails because of they way they register their codes. Opt-ins get enabled on... : yAak
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      I thought there were opt ins last night who said they received a key in email : mwasher
      • i dunno, its not clear. some people that got one are confused because it didn't come through their opt-in... : yAak
      • The e-mail sent out last night didn't exactly clarify why the people were selected. Maybe they just pick : walker270
  • I never got an email. It just appeared in my list of games on bnet. : rock elf
  • They are e-mailing them. : sonicstorm
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  HOLY SHIT I GOT 7 free days to world of warcraft!!! : GloriousCow
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    sell it to me! : yAak
    • That would be like $3.75 : one random winner
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  are people being notified by email or by logging in to bnet and finding out that way? : .Jayson
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    Email from 'SC2betaUS' <SC2betaUS@blizzard.com> I checked it really careful...so afraid of spoofs. : lordlobo
    • thanks : .Jayson
    • here is how you can create a gmail filter for this: http://www.shackpics.com/files/boutfuckingtime_fgdksd... : liqker
• I got in yesterday. Trixon.shack : lordlobo
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  I don't know how some of you guys can play game after game for hours. I get so wound up from the intensit... : rock elf
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    seriously, i've played maybe one mulitplayer match a day. The frantic clicking and button pushing non sto... : NexusOne
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      OOh, can... can i borrow your beta after your game? : yAak
      • Actually, that would require you giving a random stranger your account info, and I can't think of a way t... : yAak
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      a pox on thee for having beta access and playing one match a day. A POX ON THEE. : mwasher
      • http://ve3dmedia.ign.com/images/05/45/54571_orig.jpg : yAak
  • I have this happen to me too. Was just about to make a post about it. Whenever I attack someone or the... : NodTerrorist
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  $150 key if anyone is interested - http://cgi.ebay.com/StarCraft-2-Beta-Key-Unused-Blizzcon-Bonus_W0QQite... : mwasher
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    oh nevermind, thought that was a buy it now (i failed) : mwasher
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      so did you break down and buy one? : yAak
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        almost. there was concern about euro keys working on us accounts but apparently that is not a problem so ... : mwasher
        • i dunno, i'm still convinced you'll get an invite in a week or two here man, just stick it out! =) : yAak
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  Quick question about reactors. I just played a game where I built 3 starports each with reactors so that ... : rock elf
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    !!! >> Lift off starports, build tech-lab addon on in new landing spot. Building add-on stay put, you ca... : yAak
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      Oh, that's cunning. : rock elf
      • yeah, its awesome. moving buildings around gives you greater options for unit production : yAak
    • Visuals! watch for about ~15 seconds as Blizzard's David Kim does it in a match: http://www.youtube.com/w... : yAak
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    add-ons are not attached, so you can lift production buildings and place them down elsewhere or on top of... : Foxhawk
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      wait, someone explain to me how addons work in sc2. im' all confused now. you can bulid from them? : StolenNosferatu
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        no. The two addons are reactor and tech lab. Reactor allows you to build two units simultaneously, but y... : Foxhawk
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          A tech lab enables higher level units ONLY for that barrack? : StolenNosferatu
          • correct : yAak
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  I have one, but I never play games anymore :( : Zero|DPX
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    :( this hurts : choppp
    • But I think you should let me try it :D : choppp
    • its okay, for every person that doesn't use their beta invite, blizzard will send out another to meet the... : yAak
  • Then sell/give it to one of us! : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • I don't suppose you would mind letting me have it then? I'll be your best friend forever :D. : TheVietSpecial
  • that sucks. you should send it to me. i'll find time! : kbnerd
  • You're breaking my heart. : DrWaffles
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  working with a team lead on a project earlier, co worker comes up and tells him "got your key from my bud... : mwasher
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    yeah, get a bunch of 'em please, hahaha. : yAak
    • I wish. :( Haven't heard back. : mwasher
• Fuck those Zoq-Fot-Pik are annoying. Oh wait, wrong SC2. : shyguy74
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  Just found out I'll be getting in within a week!
  
  Can't say too much, but there are ways to get into the beta without knowing anyone at Blizzard or winning through Opt-In.

  Feb 23, 2010 3:49pm PST
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  Just found out I'll be getting in within a week! Can't say too much, but there are ways to get into th... : NotACommunist
  • Did it take long to get the taste out of your mouth, though? : chrisschutz
  • ban! : mwasher
  • Would like some more information! : TheVietSpecial
  • obv set up an SC2 fansite just to get in beta : veras
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  David Kim is just a Blizzard employee right? : Sixcos
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    Former high level RTS player from Korea, worked at Relic, now works at Blizz doing game balance. : Serpico74
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      And he's still insanely good. He's the top ranked player in his Platinum division and one of the top rank... : Serpico74
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        artosis 170-53... christ : Foxhawk
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          also add me... foxhawk.foxhawk : Foxhawk
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            Added. I have to take off now but I'll be back later on to play my qualifier games. : Serpico74
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              My name is OHYEAH.talkingpunch, btw Fucking ridiculous name, but Blizzard wouldn't let me use the almo... : Serpico74
              • I can't use the 0 in slax0r so I had to settle for slaxor. Not as cool. :( : slax0r
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        Artosis plays SO much, but Kim having 9 losses with that many played is just insanity. : Brian Leahy
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          What's your game name, empathe? : Serpico74
          • empathe.shack : Brian Leahy
      • I assume, since David Kim is in division 4, that the divisions themselves don't imply ranking? i.e. divis... : rock elf
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  Hahahaha you have to watch this replay: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1838952 . I love it: Artosis:... : Lionel2b
  • That was awesome. KHB must have been loling it up when it happened. : TheVietSpecial
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    LOL. That was hilarious. Who is KHB? I've seen him beat david kim and artosis already. : StolenNosferatu
    • KingHillBilly - he's pretty damn good. : abrasion
  • That one was awesome! : Grumbeld
• you guys think it's smart to register my two starcraft and wow accounts separately to increase my beta ch... : boomstickah
• Character Name Sub Thread Here. I am NodTerrorist.teroo : NodTerrorist
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  Streaming some games right now. http://www.livestream.com/sothebysgaming : pancake humper
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    Man, I just had the best ZvP. http://www.starcraft2streaming.com/replays/ZvPcmdrcookie.SC2Replay : pancake humper
    • That was very nice, especially coming back from that mini zealot rush at the start. For a second I though... : rock elf
• Not yet. I would be sad, but I just got back from a few weeks in Thailand and I haven't really readjuste... : MacemanInTW
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  There a list of friends? Crimsonbeak.shack : Crimsonbeak
  • lotj.lotj here : walker270
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    NodTerrorist.teroo I created one earlier but no one replied. D: : NodTerrorist
    • I'm on if you want to get a game : pancake humper