StarCraft II Beta

[Margalis]

Is it just me or do all the buildings in those videos look like plastic toys?

[Malakili]

Is it just me or do all the buildings in those videos look like plastic toys?

A bit, I like the look overall though.

[naum]

A StarCraft 2 noob's best friend: destructible rocks

In the early days of StarCraft, players feared the clichéd Zerg rush—some gamers would simply spam as many cheap units in the early game as possible and overrun the opposition. StarCraft 2 saves us from this terrible fate, however, with one simple addition: rocks.

Placed in choke points, or at the entrance to your base on maps marked "Novice," the destructible rocks have 2,000 hit points, meaning weak units will be stuck behind them for a quite a while before being able to fight their way through. More powerful units will run right over them, but by that time both sides have had more than enough time to climb the tech tree and build some defenses.

Interesting…

[Goreschach]

That isn't really a new things. A lot of maps in SC1 multiplayer use temples to do the same thing.

[Fordel]

I just want to say again, how slick the Bnet friend/chat integration into SC2 actually is. It's completely seamless. You don't bring up a seperate 'chat layer' or interface during a game, it's just part of the game UI, you use it the same way you build zerglings or whatever.

[Vision]

Anyone else have a beta key from Blizzcon and not received a beta invite yet? Its torture reading these forums and not being able to play because it hasn't shown up on my bnet account yet.

[Ingmar]

Check any other email addresses you might have used to sign up - I actually was emailed a code to one email address, but also given the beta just straight up no code needed on my battle.net account (which uses a different address.)

It was Fordel's lucky day. 

[Vision]

Would it be wrong of me to email blizzard and ask them where my beta DL is? Or is that a little too psycho?

[Fordel]

Check any other email addresses you might have used to sign up - I actually was emailed a code to one email address, but also given the beta just straight up no code needed on my battle.net account (which uses a different address.)

It was Fordel's lucky day. 

 

[caladein]

One of the nice things already taken from the SC2 beta into WoW (in 3.3.3) is that if you're set to "Remember Account Name" and have an Authenticator you'll be able to enter your username, password, and code on the same screen.

[Nonentity]

Hey! Lets swap character names so we can be terrible together!

I'm in as Non.nonentity

[Fordel]

Fordel.sturmvogel

[Ingmar]

ingmar.slap

[caladein]

Caladein.cal

[NiX]

What's with the . in the name?

[Nonentity]

The name after the period is your true unique identifier - The name before the period can be anything, even if it's already taken. When in a game, your name just shows up as whatever is before the period.

I can make additional 'characters' for the purposes of achievements and ladders and so on, but you retain the unique identifier.

[Fordel]

I wish you could capitalize the second word.


I also think they need to do a better job of explaining what the second word is when you make the account. I've seen buckets of gibberish from folks not knowing any better.

[Vision]

Vision.Vison

Yeah, not digging the same two names in retrospect.

[NiX]

« Last Edit: Today at 12:43:24 pm by Trippy »

 

[Trippy]

>.> <.<

[Malakili]

« Last Edit: Today at 12:43:24 pm by Trippy »

 

My powers tell me Trippy clicked edit instead of quote, and then decided not to respond at all.

[Trippy]

Nope.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Vision.Vison

Yeah, not digging the same two names in retrospect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmLTtPoakA

[Tearofsoul]

You can use the cracked version of SC2 beta to watch replay.

[schild]

You can use the cracked version of SC2 beta to watch replay.

[Vision]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grmLTtPoakA

This made my day. Thanks for the official theme song.

[Quinton]

Quinton.zzz

I expect I will be awful.

EDIT: whenever I try to create or join a game it says "No servers available"....

[Vision]

Quinton.zzz
EDIT: whenever I try to create or join a game it says "No servers available"....

Servers are down atm

[schild]

Blurgh, if any of you come across invites, I froth the froth of ages. Could use two though (one for a friend at work). Nothing wrong with being impatient.

Fin.

[Quinton]

Do they have a manual or techtree diagram posted somewhere?

I mean, yeah, it's starcraft and it's coming back to me, but would love to know about all the keyboard shortcuts and random whatever if it's documented somewhere.

[proudft]

There's a tech tree in the game, it's basically the only thing that comes up when you hit Help.   Keyboard shortcuts, dunno, I was hoping for an options->keybinds menu but haven't found one yet.

[Megrim]

Blurgh, if any of you come across invites, I froth the froth of ages. Could use two though (one for a friend at work). Nothing wrong with being impatient.

Fin.

OH COME ON. Don't tell me you got one!

[Fordel]

I've mostly just been playing the terrible computer as I try to figure out which buildings build what now.



The little Flamethrower trucks, anyone find a use for these stupid things?

[Ingmar]

I've mostly just been playing the terrible computer as I try to figure out which buildings build what now.



The little Flamethrower trucks, anyone find a use for these stupid things?

With the +10 dmg vs. light thing they're a possible counter to hydralisk swarms, which seem to be popular right now. I haven't messed with terrans much though.

[Vision]

Rushing is the "must have" start it seems. Either rush or get rushed.