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Got question about system requirements : would be mine - 2.8ghz HT,9800 pro and 1200Ram be enough for online play on lowest at least with normal framerate?xeroth666

I'm pretty sure it's just enough to play on absolute lowest settings, assuming you have XP.

if your on 7 or vista, you'd have to upgrade your ram slightly.

Great... thank you on reply! yes,im on XP : tried beta it works find around 60-25fps,thought friend said retail version is a bit more depanding - wouldnt like to cast away money xeroth666

The multiplayer does not change so much but the campaign does require a bit more power.

Ravenchrome

Oh, I came across a few matches in 4 v 4 where I lagged like crazy when there were tons of units on the screen ;).

Hi everyone. Just got this game and looking for some people to play online with. I am not the best but I am learning. Feel free to add me Dustin CC 397

I'm from Europe and on the game's DVD case it says only European servers. So can I or is there a way to play against US players?

I'm from Europe and on the game's DVD case it says only European servers. So can I or is there a way to play against US players?

not_wanted

If anyone has a guest pass they wouldn't mind pming to me, it would be well appreciated. I just want to see how this game will run on my rig before I shell out 60 bucks for it.

nZiFFLe

Anyone?

[QUOTE="nZiFFLe"]

If anyone has a guest pass they wouldn't mind pming to me, it would be well appreciated. I just want to see how this game will run on my rig before I shell out 60 bucks for it.

nZiFFLe

Anyone?

Just PM'ed you :)

Ohh man most epic coop game.. me and two of my buds and one CPU on our team against 4 computer guys...

The computer attacked and rushed the CPU who was on our team, he took one for the team and gave us a few mins to build lots of dudes to fight with. Computer desrtoyed his base but we where ready... 8 big THOR's ready and tons of my buddies Protoss big dudes... ahh man what an epic fight it was lol.

GReat times in coop (:

I really didnt expect to ever like a RTS game this much haha (Besides old school Dune2). Game is epic and SOO DEEP

Can i use two guest passes on one account??

Can i use two guest passes on one account??

0T00LE

99% sure you cant.. gotta start a new one if you wanna use a different code.

gottsta get paid then

Quick region question : if i live in Europe , can i buy from US region and pley with my friends from US ? if no - ill prolly give it a pass :/

Is SC2 friendly to new players to the series?VBing92

[QUOTE="VBing92"]Is SC2 friendly to new players to the series?Garfield360UK

Just played my first custom map, a simple Tower Defense, and I gotta say it was fun. :) I'm continually being surprised by the Value that Starcraft 2 provides. I have never played a more complete game before.

Quick region question : if i live in Europe , can i buy from US region and pley with my friends from US ? if no - ill prolly give it a pass :/

kazakauskas

The game is completely region locked so if you want to play with EU/US friends you have to buy a second account. Even the official forums are region locked.

Also, you only get to create one character when you first start up the game. The name you give this character is the nick you'll carry for the rest of your SCII life. Singleplayer, multiplayer and forum posting.

There is only a very vague warning before you enter the name so there are massive amounts of complaints on the official forums from people who just entered their first name to play the campaign. Thinking they could choose their online nick later on. Some stories are truly heartbreaking. (There's a guy named EMILY (yes, caps and all) who let his girlfriend install the game and then there's BACKSTABBER who has to life with the fact that nobody wants to end up in a team with him in it.)

Names are not unique either. You'll get a random number behind your nick. That's it. There were lots of people who thought they were the one and only 'Zerg' only to find out later on they were just 'Zerg 2004l' and 'Zerg 20042'

Blizzard has stated they have no intention of changing the region lock or the name system anytime soon.

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Quick region question : if i live in Europe , can i buy from US region and pley with my friends from US ? if no - ill prolly give it a pass :/

erikdw

The game is completely region locked so if you want to play with EU/US friends you have to buy a second account. Even the official forums are region locked.

Also, you only get to create one character when you first start up the game. The name you give this character is the nick you'll carry for the rest of your SCII life. Singleplayer, multiplayer and forum posting.

There is only a very vague warning before you enter the name so there are massive amounts of complaints on the official forums from people who just entered their first name to play the campaign. Thinking they could choose their online nick later on. Some stories are truly heartbreaking. (There's a guy named EMILY (yes, caps and all) who let his girlfriend install the game and then there's BACKSTABBER who has to life with the fact that nobody wants to end up in a team with him in it.)

Names are not unique either. You'll get a random number behind your nick. That's it. There were lots of people who thought they were the one and only 'Zerg' only to find out later on they were just 'Zerg 2004l' and 'Zerg 20042'

Blizzard has stated they have no intention of changing the region lock or the name system anytime soon.

Ill stick with us region them . so lets say when i buy the game it asks where ill play , i select North America and price changes from euros to dollars . Thats it ? i only need to change that ? And when i download ill have US versio ? It wont say anything like "you arent in North america so you cant play this gamy" ? :)

Hope it made sense :D

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[QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

Quick region question : if i live in Europe , can i buy from US region and pley with my friends from US ? if no - ill prolly give it a pass :/

kazakauskas

The game is completely region locked so if you want to play with EU/US friends you have to buy a second account. Even the official forums are region locked.

Also, you only get to create one character when you first start up the game. The name you give this character is the nick you'll carry for the rest of your SCII life. Singleplayer, multiplayer and forum posting.

There is only a very vague warning before you enter the name so there are massive amounts of complaints on the official forums from people who just entered their first name to play the campaign. Thinking they could choose their online nick later on. Some stories are truly heartbreaking. (There's a guy named EMILY (yes, caps and all) who let his girlfriend install the game and then there's BACKSTABBER who has to life with the fact that nobody wants to end up in a team with him in it.)

Names are not unique either. You'll get a random number behind your nick. That's it. There were lots of people who thought they were the one and only 'Zerg' only to find out later on they were just 'Zerg 2004l' and 'Zerg 20042'

Blizzard has stated they have no intention of changing the region lock or the name system anytime soon.

Ill stick with us region them . so lets say when i buy the game it asks where ill play , i select North America and price changes from euros to dollars . Thats it ? i only need to change that ? And when i download ill have US versio ? It wont say anything like "you arent in North america so you cant play this gamy" ? :)

Hope it made sense :D

[QUOTE="kazakauskas"]

[QUOTE="erikdw"]

The game is completely region locked so if you want to play with EU/US friends you have to buy a second account. Even the official forums are region locked.

Also, you only get to create one character when you first start up the game. The name you give this character is the nick you'll carry for the rest of your SCII life. Singleplayer, multiplayer and forum posting.

There is only a very vague warning before you enter the name so there are massive amounts of complaints on the official forums from people who just entered their first name to play the campaign. Thinking they could choose their online nick later on. Some stories are truly heartbreaking. (There's a guy named EMILY (yes, caps and all) who let his girlfriend install the game and then there's BACKSTABBER who has to life with the fact that nobody wants to end up in a team with him in it.)

Names are not unique either. You'll get a random number behind your nick. That's it. There were lots of people who thought they were the one and only 'Zerg' only to find out later on they were just 'Zerg 2004l' and 'Zerg 20042'

Blizzard has stated they have no intention of changing the region lock or the name system anytime soon.

Buriz

Ill stick with us region them . so lets say when i buy the game it asks where ill play , i select North America and price changes from euros to dollars . Thats it ? i only need to change that ? And when i download ill have US versio ? It wont say anything like "you arent in North america so you cant play this gamy" ? :)

Hope it made sense :D

If i buy like this , will i have US key ? Link to image

I own a retail version (which is region locked even before you install it) but from what I've heard, when you buy the game digitally through Battlenet you get to choose the region you want. Even when you're in Africa you will then be able to play on US servers.

There's now way you can rewind your decision though. Even if you buy the game through battlenet you'll need a different region account for Africa which literally means buying the game again.

Don't know if this has been posted already but anyways here it goes.

To all ATI owners. If you want AA in the game the is now a hotfix available here from AMD/ATI. :)

GameSpot Video Review is online.

And.... The Written Review is also online.

Ah no wiggle room it seems. Ah KevinV AH!!!! 10/10 would have been great and this was closest to ever get it on this site for PC. I knew battlenet would drop it a small bit but was hoping he could overshadow it. NOOO. Bring back the .1 point system!!!! Ah. No wiggle room failed. 9.5 is still great and to my knowledge, the highest rated RTS on this website?

[edit] Nope, Couple others got 9.5.

GameSpot Video Review is online.

And.... The Written Review is also online

UCF_Knight

Ah sweet. Editor's Choice!

9.5!!
"BUT TEH PC GAMING IS DEAD!" :P

Glad to see they took nearly a week reviewing it. Its a very deep game and I think all reviews should have to wait this long for a biga this huge.

Great time for pc owners, Starcraft2 baby 8)

how well does it run on an 8800 gt?

how well does it run on an 8800 gt?

LeadnSteel

Try cranking up your processor, thats all I gotta say. Itll run med/high, it dislikes older intel models apparently :( especially lower clocks like mines.

So is Starcraft 2 really recommended to newcomers?

And not just newcomers to Starcraft, but those to strategy games in general?

And.... The Written Review is also online.

UCF_Knight

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And.... The Written Review is also online.

implaman

Abosolutely yes. It is good for a newcomer to RTS. It's easy to get into but deep as hell pit.

So is Starcraft 2 really recommended to newcomers?

And not just newcomers to Starcraft, but those to strategy games in general?

Tigerman950

Just finsihed playing 22 coop games today haha, so epic with 3 friends going against 3 computer guys on all custom maps, so awesome.

No issues with forcing AA through CCC? Always been skeptical when the game doesn't have it in the first place, anyone tried it?Vfanek

No issues with forcing AA through CCC? Always been skeptical when the game doesn't have it in the first place, anyone tried it?Vfanek

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how well does it run on an 8800 gt?

Bikouchu35

Try cranking up your processor, thats all I gotta say. Itll run med/high, it dislikes older intel models apparently :( especially lower clocks like mines.

k. I have it a core 2 duo @3.5ghz so I'm sure that will have no problem.

How do the different divisions work in league play? I got into the Sargas Delta division in the 1v1 Gold League. Does that mean anything to anyone? Will I be stuck playing against players in this division? I never played SC1 online so I don't know how these leagues work.visceron

I Just installed SC2 and i have a problem, when i launch the game the cursor is stuck on the screen (WTF). When i move the mouse i can highlight options but the cursor dosent move. When I change display option to run in "window" thee cursor works fine. I want to play in full-screen.

Can anyone Help?

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