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Have you met my friend, StarCraft II?

Tomorrow we'll probably do a discussion thread for the game, but keep spoilers tagged, please. For anyone picking up the Collector's Edition, be warned that the art book supposedly contains story spoilers.

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    July 26, 2010 5:00 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:01 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:02 PM

      day9's launch party is running

      http://www.teamliquid.net/video/userstream.php?user=Da9]

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      July 26, 2010 5:05 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:06 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:20 PM

      my impression: it's fucking awesome

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        July 26, 2010 5:27 PM

        How are you people playing it already? I thought you had to activate it online to even get access to the single player.

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      July 26, 2010 5:24 PM

      I've already got the game installed :D EU battle.net went up 2.5 hours ago at midnight CET. I'm waiting for 10 am to buy the digital version though, I've only watched the intro cinematic so far, can't do anything else yet.

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      July 26, 2010 5:25 PM

      Why the duck isn't digital at midnight?

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      July 26, 2010 5:28 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:28 PM

      oh shit! my CE is shipping soon!

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      July 26, 2010 5:29 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:30 PM

      Is there a host I can ping to measure my latency to SEA battle.net servers?

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      July 26, 2010 5:36 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:39 PM

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      July 26, 2010 5:39 PM

      Man work is going to suck soooooo bad tomorrow.

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        July 26, 2010 5:42 PM

        No shit, and I work 13 hours tomorrow. Argh! !!!!!

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        July 26, 2010 5:55 PM

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        July 26, 2010 6:31 PM

        Tommorow? What about today? I'm in the office now and I've had three friends tell me they just bought their copies :(

        Sure, they won't be able to play them for a while, but at least they have it in hand. I'm at work for another twelve and a half hours. :(

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      July 26, 2010 5:59 PM

      Your Amazon.com order has shipped via UPS (estimated delivery date: July 27, 2010)

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      July 26, 2010 5:59 PM

      Will there be a SC2 chatty? Lots of threads here....

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      July 26, 2010 6:12 PM

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      July 26, 2010 6:24 PM

      my digital copy won't unlock until 11pm tomorrow, such a tease! it installed, got me to the main menu and everything :'D

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      July 26, 2010 6:27 PM

      So.... after all the hype and years of screenshots and stuff.... is SC2 really the Great Hope? How much are you liking it?

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        July 26, 2010 6:37 PM

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          July 26, 2010 6:44 PM

          I ask because we used to play it A LOT on Lan, specially the wife and me... and no other game on the genre has satisfied us the way Starcraft did. We are looking forward to replay the experience on our Macs (we dont have PC boxes anymore) but I want to see the reaction. I guess it has to rock after all this development time...

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            July 26, 2010 6:48 PM

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              July 26, 2010 6:52 PM

              Absolutely. And Age of Empires, too. We played on 4-LAN for years and years :) But no FPS :(

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              July 26, 2010 6:53 PM

              And weird - she never played with Terrans or Protoss. Just Zergs... women!

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        July 26, 2010 6:45 PM

        If SC2 can't get USA e sports to the mainstream level, I doubt there will be another game this decade that can.

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          July 26, 2010 6:50 PM

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            July 26, 2010 6:53 PM

            I would think that shooters have more chance, but in practice they aren't as much fun to watch as Starcraft. Maybe it is the wide third person view, maybe it is the depth of gameplay, but it has a lot more in common with watching sports than other games genres do.

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            July 26, 2010 6:59 PM

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            July 26, 2010 7:23 PM

            I think the modern shooters are moving towards becoming much more spectator friendly, so I agree.

            However, strategy games I think are the way to go as far as mainstream spectator sports. They are quick to explain, and if you have someone half as good as Tasteless doing commentary, much of what is happening can be explained quickly and in an entertaining way.

            It's like how I really like American Football, but I hate the NFL. They have turned football into something that I don't want to sit down and watch, and that is sad. =(

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          July 26, 2010 7:33 PM

          I think quake and CS peaked the e sports scene in the US. the death of the CPL was a pretty big loss to USA e sports

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            July 26, 2010 8:07 PM

            I loved the CPL. Volunteered for many many events. Got to know all of the organizers and worked with vendors and sponsors and generally had the best time of my life whenever an event was thrown.

            However, outside of maybe two or three spots on ESPN over the years, their mainstream exposure was nonexistent.

            I've been waiting for years for someone to fill the void. MLG is trying, but they aren't filling venues and they aren't getting enough of a following outside the community. I go to Quakecon every year, and the bigger it gets the more convinced I am that we are close to critical mass.

            We've needed a solid, fun to watch, prolific game and I really hope SC2 is the one.

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              July 26, 2010 8:09 PM

              I always heard angel munoz was a giant jerk. confirm/deny?

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                July 26, 2010 8:11 PM

                I also dont think the US is a prime market for e sports. I would love to see SC2 blow up, but if anything is able to take this country its going to be a shooter, and likely a console game.

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                July 26, 2010 8:16 PM

                there was a documentary out that basically said he was a phony and didn't pay out, and people couldn't complain about CPL in any way or they would never get it

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                  July 26, 2010 8:24 PM

                  He was extremely protective of the brand. He was convinced that it was solid gold and he was going to be the next fucking Don King or something.

                  The story I heard was that some foreign investor dumped an insane amount of money into the project and then some personal disagreement caused the entire operation to fall apart. One month I was getting ready for the next event, next thing I know the CPL is dead, and that's the last I heard of a lot of really awesome people.

                  We tried in 2008 with ROGcon here in Dallas. ASUS is a wonderful sponsor, but I think the event was largely a bust because there was no major pull. It was thrown together last minute, and I don't think another one is going to happen anytime soon.

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                  July 26, 2010 9:00 PM

                  For what it's worth, my Counterstrike team never had any problems with prize money. I do remember some controversy with Angel years ago, but I have nothing but positive memories of competing in the CPL. It's a shame it's gone (though I wouldn't be participating anymore either way - having a life is nice too!).

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                July 26, 2010 8:17 PM

                I think anyone who did business with him would agree. There were longstanding complaints from clans and people that were involved with the competitions and such. I never got involved in anything relating to business or money, and I think that's why my view of him is generally positive.

                When I stopped playing competitively ~2001-2002 I took a back seat to all that and focused on security and general operations.

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      July 26, 2010 6:36 PM

      Can't believe I took on a favor job tomorrow. I'M A GENIUS

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      July 26, 2010 6:38 PM

      In case someone here missed it, best game of the beta: http://day9tv.blip.tv/file/3917155/

      TLO vs Tester, ridiculous game

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      July 26, 2010 6:44 PM

      We're running a live stream on Giant Bomb starting around 8-9 PST if you're more into tomfoolery than strategy (but hopefully I will deliver a W or two in the process).

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      July 26, 2010 6:53 PM

      Hey, so where can I buy this online that it "unlocks" @ midnight? I have it downloaded already through the battle.net thing.

      Should I get it there?

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      July 26, 2010 7:16 PM

      Looks like Entropy and Tinfoilhatter are at the Day9 Harvey Mudd cast

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        July 26, 2010 7:18 PM

        Day9 must have a ginormous brain if he went to Harvey Mudd

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      July 26, 2010 7:27 PM

      So do you think by the time all 3 parts are released they' ll have the story wrapped up?Or will we have to wait 10 years or so for SC3?

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        July 26, 2010 7:32 PM

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          July 26, 2010 7:43 PM

          Last installment is Protoss. I think it'll be a happy ending, unlike Brood War where the last campaign was Zerg and the story ends with them decimating the Protoss and Terrans.

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      July 26, 2010 7:34 PM

      I got my Collector's Edition this morning. Sitting here at work unable to play, yeah .. not fun.

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      July 26, 2010 7:59 PM

      Finally, I get to show off my vintage Starcraft:
      http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/pretaanluxis/starcraft.jpg

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      July 26, 2010 8:16 PM

      rudds is installing SC2 right now!!

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      July 26, 2010 8:17 PM

      GO GO GO INSTALL!!

      Starcraft 2 install is LIVE!!

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      July 26, 2010 8:18 PM

      Oh god I an completely out geeked at this gamestop launch.

      At least at the WoW events there were normal people.

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        July 26, 2010 8:59 PM

        Normal people? Yeah, right. Closet WoW nerds are hardly "normal." :P

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      July 26, 2010 8:19 PM

      Ok who is the fuckhead sharing the mic with Da9]...I thought DJWheat was going to be there in person >:[

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        July 26, 2010 8:20 PM

        DJwheat isnt there in person. the other guy is some dude from MLG. hes kind of annoying

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        July 26, 2010 8:30 PM

        and all these commentaries are making me appreciate HD/Husky even more...half of being a good caster if having a steady radio voice

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      July 26, 2010 8:21 PM

      Holy shit!
      Minigame! "The Lost Viking". Tyrian-style top down arcade scroller

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        July 26, 2010 9:47 PM

        Guys is the Goliath skin corrupt for anyone else?

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      July 26, 2010 8:34 PM

      Man this game will sell crazy and I'm happy for Blizzard.

      I pre-ordered in March, I was 460th pre-order in this single store. The only reason I pre-ordered was to get the Collector's Edition. When I went this morning to pick up my game, most of the people weren't even the pre-order guys just people who rocked up on the day.

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      July 26, 2010 8:54 PM

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      July 26, 2010 9:29 PM

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      July 26, 2010 9:31 PM

      I got a collectors edition! wooooooooo

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        July 26, 2010 10:11 PM

        where did you get it and did you preorder it?

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      July 26, 2010 9:38 PM

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        July 26, 2010 9:46 PM

        you can download, just not unlock, it made me go to the store :(

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          July 26, 2010 9:48 PM

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            July 26, 2010 10:06 PM

            Just started my download now, I figure it'll finish up a little before the unlock time anyway. Here's to being unemployed!

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      July 26, 2010 10:09 PM

      any link to patch notes for the release version?

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      July 26, 2010 10:13 PM

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      July 26, 2010 10:17 PM

      Fuck yes. Installation commencing.

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      July 26, 2010 10:20 PM

      Really happy that they included the notepad! I used the one I got with SC for the longest time.

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        July 26, 2010 10:22 PM

        Where is it? Regular edition only?

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          July 26, 2010 10:25 PM

          I just got the regular edition - it's a Wanted poster for Jim Raynor, not Blizz's logo like the old ones though

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      July 26, 2010 10:21 PM

      Coming up soon, are you kids addicted to stim packs?

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      July 26, 2010 10:23 PM

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      July 26, 2010 10:29 PM

      I installed it!....now the long wait for 10am pst...

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      July 26, 2010 10:34 PM

      FUUUUU The WoW Thor pet isn't a separate key so you can't sell it.

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        July 26, 2010 10:41 PM

        Exactly 1 person in the world is surprised by this (that person is you)

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        July 27, 2010 4:09 AM

        What? That sucks. I was going to give that away to a random Shacker. Blizzard like the idea of Thors being wasteful, I guess?

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        July 27, 2010 4:36 AM

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      July 26, 2010 10:43 PM

      The following problems have occurred:

      •The authentication key you entered cannot be claimed. Please try again. Alternatively, click here then browse to a game dashboard and click “Enter CD Key” to try this key for a different region, or try this process again for a different Battle.net account.



      That is what I am getting even removed authenticator and still same thing.

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        July 26, 2010 10:50 PM

        wrong letter?

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        July 27, 2010 12:34 AM

        I had trouble with the first letter since the "g" in "Wings" above the code made an H look like an A.

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          July 27, 2010 12:37 AM

          I had an 8 and a B next to each other, that took a while to notice.

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      July 26, 2010 10:43 PM

      LIvestreaming installer: http://justin.tv/loiosh

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      July 26, 2010 10:48 PM

      oh god why can I install but not purchase a digital cd-key until tomorrow morning?

      FFFFUUUUUUUUUU

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      July 27, 2010 12:31 AM

      Damn the Single player is addictive. I don't want to go to bed.

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      July 27, 2010 1:02 AM

      Damn you Europe, you can order SC2 online now :(

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        July 27, 2010 1:04 AM

        I'm waiting to buy a US copy :[

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        July 27, 2010 1:58 AM

        for 20 bucks more than in the shops, fuck that

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      July 27, 2010 1:50 AM

      Its pretty fun hearing the crowd response during the tournament, hopefully they do more live broadcasts like this.

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      July 27, 2010 2:15 AM

      Intotherainbow vs Tester is the best series. I'm so annoyed that they are playing fucking Idra for #1

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      July 27, 2010 2:16 AM

      Did a quick count of the maps.

      12 1v1, 1 1v1, 18 2v2, 11 3v3, and 10 4v4

      Holy crap that's a lot of maps, hahah

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      July 27, 2010 4:37 AM

      I installed the game previously, now bought the game and it shows up in my account about the game client says there is no StarCraft 2 account associated with my account !!! rage whats' going on?

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