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General Category => Off the Record => Gaming HQ => Topic started by: MadImmortalMan on March 25, 2010, 01:56:06 PM

Title: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: MadImmortalMan on March 25, 2010, 01:56:06 PM
So when are the release dates? Murmurs for SC2 are 3rd quarter 2010. That's a hell of a long way off for pre-orders to already be available, IMO. I don't get it.
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: crazy canuck on March 25, 2010, 02:10:59 PM
Once again raises the question of why would people pre-order in an era of digital download.
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: The Brain on March 25, 2010, 03:42:31 PM
:w00t:

No wait.
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: The Brain on March 25, 2010, 03:43:10 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 25, 2010, 02:10:59 PM
Once again raises the question of why would people pre-order in an era of digital download.

Achievements? "Pretard"
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Lucidor on March 25, 2010, 04:12:06 PM
Quote from: The Brain on March 25, 2010, 03:43:10 PM
Quote from: crazy canuck on March 25, 2010, 02:10:59 PM
Once again raises the question of why would people pre-order in an era of digital download.

Achievements? "Pretard"
:D
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Josquius on March 25, 2010, 04:34:58 PM
I thought there already was a Diablo 3.
Meh, I hated the first one anyway.
Starcraft is so-so.

QuoteOnce again raises the question of why would people pre-order in an era of digital download.
Isn't it usually cheaper?
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: viper37 on March 25, 2010, 04:40:40 PM
Pre-orders are not usually cheaper, but they often include some gizmo of dubious utility.  Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 are the only games I pre-ordered, and the only ones where I have seen it was really worth the risks.

Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: viper37 on March 25, 2010, 04:45:16 PM
Btw, Gamespot lists the release for Q2 2010.  Checking various pages, I can only see EBGames offering the pre-order... not sure I trust them...
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Grey Fox on March 25, 2010, 07:44:17 PM
& they have been offered for almost 2 years now.
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Seen on March 26, 2010, 03:00:30 PM
Why in starcraft 2 I still have too see what my units are doing from 10 feet away? I appreciate that I can select more than what, 12 units at time? But I would still like a freaking battlefield view. :(
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Fate on March 28, 2010, 03:19:17 AM
I think SC2 will be delayed until January-February based on what I've seen from the beta. All of the basics are complete, it just needs a *lot* of play test and balancing. Right now you can only do 1s and 2s. They haven't even opened the box on 3s and 4s for testing.
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: DisturbedPervert on March 28, 2010, 03:52:23 AM
Unless they decide to give beta access for preorders not gonna bother
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: DisturbedPervert on April 21, 2010, 01:36:51 AM
Starcraft 2 Beta invite if you preorder from Gamestop.  Very tempting...

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/productDetails.aspx?sku=647051
Title: Re: Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3 are both available for pre-order
Post by: Fate on April 27, 2010, 01:51:47 AM
A pre order at this point will be money well spent if you're into competitive player v player. They just released the custom map editor, so I'd expect the first generation of user created content to be out soon.
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