**** Original Starcraft 2 Thread ****

[platypus]

Really in 2 minds about buying this as I still haven't played through Wings of Liberty. Used to love this type of game but just don't have the time anymore to master them.

Same, but given that its a Blizzard game I'm cracking and will likely buy it before tonight is out .

Am annoyed that its full price though.

 

[.Sean]

Going to blast through both campaigns during my week off.

 

[imb4tman]

My copy of HotS has been shipped, just hope I get a bit of time to put some games in.

Is anyone finding the match making is off? Despite being in bronze I've been matched against a diamond and master league player in the last week.

 

[oxygene]

Weird. The hewrt of the swarm website iw pointing at 7am gmt for the launch event.

 

[Bloomfield]

Asda wouldn't sell me HotS :/. Comes out today in England . I told her it was useless until it was released but she insisted she'd be fined by Asda if she sold me it :/.

 

[Kavalree]

Asda wouldn't sell me HotS :/. Comes out today in England . I told her it was useless until it was released but she insisted she'd be fined by Asda if she sold me it :/.

This is correct, retailers cannot sell it until tomorrow as 12th March is the official release date.

 

[Logsi]

Just paid over the odds and bought from Blizzard...so much want for this game. Will be cracking into it as soon as it drops tonight.

 

[Purdy]

Anyone know if game is doing midnight launch?

 

[Bloomfield]

This is correct, retailers cannot sell it until tomorrow as 12th March is the official release date.

Official release date is 12AM CET, that's 11PM GMT, they should just sell it today IMO.

Doubt I'll bother buying it now, Asda that sells PC games is a pain to get to since I don't drive, and I cba paying more than what Asda are selling it for .

 

[ci_newman]

Anyone know if game is doing midnight launch?

PC games are hardly a big title for them now, I would doubt it very much.

 

[Kavalree]

Anyone know if game is doing midnight launch?

My local were planning it but they got the 'NO' from HQ as it isn't big enough to warrant paying the bonus for a midnight shift...my local are opening at 8am instead for SC2 pre-orders only...So I'll be standing out in the cold with a nice Costa(lot) Coffee as it is only 3 doors down the street

 

[ci_newman]

So, after the disaster that was the Diablo 3 release - are we expecting server problems tonight?

 

[booyaka]

Might swing by Asda tomorrow morning after dropping the wee man off at school. "working" from home tomorrow as it happens!

 

[Greenboi]

Ugh... preorder hasnt arrived... was hoping to be able to play tonight

 

[AtaRo]

Who's staying late tonight to play it?
Hope Blizz server will not get overloaded tonight.

 

[bastic]

Who's staying late tonight to play it?
Hope Blizz server will not get overloaded tonight.

do I need to download anything extra ?
or will game update itself ?

 

[Broken Hope]

do I need to download anything extra ?
or will game update itself ?

My client appears to be all updated for HOTS now, it did another optimisation and downloaded a bit more data.

 

[bastic]

My client appears to be all updated for HOTS now, it did another optimisation and downloaded a bit more data.

mine did it as well.
so lets hope that would be it

 

[Tune]

Who's staying late tonight to play it?

going to wake up really early to play it. Don't want to stay up and ruin my sleeping pattern just for the servers to get ****ed and not be able to play it

 

[HankScorpio]

So, after the disaster that was the Diablo 3 release - are we expecting server problems tonight?

Don't think Sc2 puts as much of a strain of servers like WoW or D3. Loads of people jump into the single player first which is offline.

Tesco not delivered my copy yet

hope it comes tomorrow, preorder email said Thursday....