StarCraft II Beta Will Start This Month

[tkioz]

Why does anyone give a damn about a beta??? If they finally named a release date I'd be excited, but a beta? A buggy unfinished copy?

 

[Enigmers]

Why does anyone give a damn about a beta??? If they finally named a release date I'd be excited, but a beta? A buggy unfinished copy?

Because it's a chance to play a game we've been looking forward to for years, because we know Blizzard makes quality games and wouldn't release a beta if it sucked, and because we want to be a part of the development process by telling them what we like and don't like about the game before it's released.

I don't look at a free sample of nachos and say "why would anyone want like three nachos? I'd rather have a hundred nachos in a bin with cheese smeared all over them. You guys are weird."

 

[tkioz]

Why does anyone give a damn about a beta??? If they finally named a release date I'd be excited, but a beta? A buggy unfinished copy?

Because it's a chance to play a game we've been looking forward to for years, because we know Blizzard makes quality games and wouldn't release a beta if it sucked, and because we want to be a part of the development process by telling them what we like and don't like about the game before it's released.

I don't look at a free sample of nachos and say "why would anyone want like three nachos? I'd rather have a hundred nachos in a bin with cheese smeared all over them. You guys are weird."

I'd look at more like "well in a few hours I'm going to have a 4 course meal made by a world renowned chef, so I guess I'll fill up on cheap service station food". Why play an unfinished version when you can wait a while longer and get the complete and perfected version.

 

[Weaver]

I feel this game is going to let me down like I've never been let down before.

 

[toapat]

i have one question:

they need a beta? they already gave south korea's best players jobs to test it.

 

[spezw]

I really want to play this, but I am worried that because I haven't played the original Starcraft II, I don't have much experience with online RTSs in general and because this game is highly competitive I will get flattened.

Plus you know what online gamers are like "lol noob you suck". Thanks, I'm trying to get into this game, have fun, expand your overall player base and contribute to the community and your response is to laugh at me. Thanks.

Don't feel bad, I'm right there with you. I'm /maybe/ above average on rts games (probably a stretch) but I'm routinely flattened by the "gosus" (Korean word for pros, whether or not said players are actually Korean)

I can't deny my love for Blizzard rts's though.

 

[Kirosilence]

You know, two days ago I started playing Starcraft again.. And then all these Starcraft related announcements, and now this..

Weird how the universe kinda works out for you.

 

[Soushi]

Starcraft 2... oh man, i thought for sure it would be a Duke Nukem, *sniffs, tears of joy* oh yes. I can only hope that after this long of a wait, that the waiting was worth it. I will be very happy and impressed if they manage to capture the glory that was the original Starcraft again. *Raises mug of root beer high* to Starcraft, and here is hoping that, like Avatar (i am sorry i had to say it) it is worth every fragment of hype!

Wait... i don;t have a computer that could play it... Oh GOD FRIGGING DAMN IT!!!!!

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

That is all.

 

[roffelito]

haven't you learned anything??? blizzard. and release dates. do we need to repeat lesson 1?

the powerpoint said "READY to launch this month" - keep in mind that _being ready to do it_ and _actually doing it_ are two different things. too early to celebrate.

and mid-summer release is just blizztalk for "before x-mas".

 

[PS2MAN]

i have one question:

they need a beta? they already gave south korea's best players jobs to test it.

Stress test of Battlenet 2.0 is the main reason for this beta. The beta itself will be very polished and not a bug ridden mess like beta's normally are for this reason.

 

[YareYare]

Hell... its about time
ive waited a freakin decade for starcraft 2 and now we're almost there
keep going blizzard :=)

 

[Vinticore]

HALLELUJAH, PRAISE JESUS giefgiefgief : D

 

[Amnestic]

i have one question:

they need a beta? they already gave south korea's best players jobs to test it.

Having good the best players testing the balance of the game makes sense, as they know it like the back of the front of their hand.

Having the vast unwashed masses (AKA us) testing it to find all the bugs out there also makes sense. It's to do with sheer weight of numbers rather than quality of testing. The umpteen-thousand beta testers are more likely to find all the bugs than the handful of Korean players simply because there are more of us.

It's hardly a new idea, and it's one Blizzard employs regularly with WoW with their Test Servers.

I'd look at more like "well in a few hours I'm going to have a 4 course meal made by a world renowned chef, so I guess I'll fill up on cheap service station food". Why play an unfinished version when you can wait a while longer and get the complete and perfected version.

Might just be me - and I get the feeling that while it's not, some might disagree - but the community feeling of contributing to a finished, perfect game is a nice one.

 

[Eruanno]

WOOOOOOO FUCKING HOOOOO.
I'm calling in sick for a few weeks if that's true.

 

[toapat]

i have one question:

they need a beta? they already gave south korea's best players jobs to test it.

Having good the best players testing the balance of the game makes sense, as they know it like the back of the front of their hand.

Having the vast unwashed masses (AKA us) testing it to find all the bugs out there also makes sense. It's to do with sheer weight of numbers rather than quality of testing. The umpteen-thousand beta testers are more likely to find all the bugs than the handful of Korean players simply because there are more of us.

It's hardly a new idea, and it's one Blizzard employs regularly with WoW with their Test Servers.

even so, WoW generally isnt going to be polished to mirror shine upon first look. PTRs are as much for balance as for glitches because otherwise WoW would kill itself.

nd being a non-WoW blizzard game, this "beta" should be the closest thing to a printable thing we have ever seen.

 

[Amnestic]

i have one question:

they need a beta? they already gave south korea's best players jobs to test it.

Having good the best players testing the balance of the game makes sense, as they know it like the back of the front of their hand.

Having the vast unwashed masses (AKA us) testing it to find all the bugs out there also makes sense. It's to do with sheer weight of numbers rather than quality of testing. The umpteen-thousand beta testers are more likely to find all the bugs than the handful of Korean players simply because there are more of us.

It's hardly a new idea, and it's one Blizzard employs regularly with WoW with their Test Servers.

even so, WoW generally isnt going to be polished to mirror shine upon first look. PTRs are as much for balance as for glitches because otherwise WoW would kill itself.

nd being a non-WoW blizzard game, this "beta" should be the closest thing to a printable thing we have ever seen.

Well a game as vast as WoW is never fully polished. Again, there's no testing which will eliminate a bug of every kind until you have 12 million-odd players running around. Even then, stuff still pops up.

Expanding their testing team will help though. There's nothing wrong with adding a bit of extra shine to your product and making sure all the kinks are worked out.

 

[toapat]

its really just to test out BNet2

otherwise the game is basically done to completion except possibly with some glitches with the hyperion

 

[Diablini]

WOOOHOOOOO! Finally, the beta should have started 2 months ago. But the good thing is we will get Starcraft 2 this year and I won't have to watch Sparta remixes on Youtube anymore.