We require more vespene gas.  Spawn more overlords.  Yes, it's true: the StarCraft II beta test has begun, considering this is what my Battle.net account page looks like. Blizzard hasn't sent an official confirmation yet, but I've downloaded 29.2MB of the 1.64GB game client, so whatevers! Photographic evidence!  Â
 Emphasis added     FASTER, PLEASE If you're already opted into the beta, head over to your Battle.net account page and download the client. If you're not, uh, that's unfortunate! Let's hope Blizzard continues to invite more players into the program as it progresses. We'll be pulling some live-streaming shenanigans with the client as soon as we can get it downloaded and running in here. Stay tuned!
I'm more interested in the way Battle.Net handles registering and downloading old games. It kicks ass that I can now finally download the MAC clients of these games I already owned a decade before I ever owned a mac. Ironically however, it appears my Warcraft 2 Battle.Net edition CD key is invalid, which either means it's been registered somewhere on an account I don't remember making, or the place where I bought it ages ago (I bought retail, not some shady place) sold me a bum copy.
" I'd try to get into the beta, but I don't ever plan on playing this game Multiplayer. Ever. I can't keep up in RTS games, especially not the insanity that is Starcraft, where people have more than 10 years of experience over me. "
Yeah that's pretty much the reason I don't get into RTS too much, but with what Blizzard is talking about with its match-making stuff in battle.net, I'm looking forward to it immensely. They said stuff like, you can view your opponent's build order and tech upgrade path after the match and learn from what they did. And after your skill is calibrated you'll be facing players of equal skill level, assuming they aren't just making new accounts.
Please let there be a Quick Look. And You guys should do a Starcraft II Giant Bomb Battle Report just for kicks too. With one of you two doing the "Sports Game Commentating"
" HALF BEARD redeem your code!!!!  p.s fuck you oliver "
Oh god I remember that.   That fuck oliver ate the beef bowl and deserved it, but when we heard about about him selling it I wanted to shoot is mofo ass.
You must construct additional pylons! My life for Aiur! Make use of me. The Kalah guides me! Power overwhelming.  Yes cerebrate? A bold move.  Man I could go on for hours. C'mon Brad hook us up with some QL's.
Well, in the absence of a beta key on my end. Â Starcraft II Beta... Â GiantBomb... Â Live Streaming... Â AhhhshUSHUWQHSWIUQHDWU! Â I'm going to go crazy, Broadway style! Â Â
Bah no invite, and I opted in the very first day it was available. Updated the system specs to my new computer last week, maybe that put me at the bottom of the list or something.
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