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Rumour: StarCraft II Beta in March

Posted 21st Jan 2009 01:26 PM by Leord



A rumour was started on Battle.net last night, with the speculation that the StarCraft II Beta will start in March. Blazur on USEast StarCraft Battle.net claims to have found a ReCaptcha picture that looks like this:



Now, you might say that the ReCaptcha images always comes in 6 letters, but the Battle.net version varies between 6-8 characters in a few tests made by StarCraftWire.net, and 9 isn't far off of 8. Besides, if this is in fact a little trick to play with our minds, like the Diablo 2 (and Diablo 3) "Chat Gems", it's not likely to follow any particular patterns. God knows Blizzard have messed with fans' heads before, and not saying anything until a big surprise comes down on us.

That background used is very different from the traditionally "WoW-ish" ones on Battle.net, with stars instead of WoW landscapes. As Blazur points out, it would be hard to make a PhotoShop image look so similar in terms of the actual letters. Could this be Blizzard implanting rare hints on when the beta is released, or is it just Blazur trying to bring down Blizzard's ReCaptcha software?

Another fan (jokingly) said that he got the "bet4wn1tsrdy" picture (beta when it's ready)...

You can try yourself by just refreshing this news item, and the image below, the official ReCaptcha image producer of Battle.net, will change accordingly!






UPDATE!

The Battle.net ReCaptcha image seems to have stopped working. We'll keep you posted on the issue.

UPDATE 2

The image seems to work every now and again. You can always go to the forum, post a thread and refresh the image.


Thanks StarCraft-ESP.com for the tip!

Battle.net thread.





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bufferzz
Posted 21, Jan 2009 02:28 PM
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The bet4wn1tsrdy was a joke.

I did past the ReCaptcha img to a starcraft 2 background. And seams to fit.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1539958adc4.jpg

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bufferzz
Posted 21, Jan 2009 02:28 PM
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The bet4wn1tsrdy was a joke.

I did past the ReCaptcha img to a starcraft 2 background. And seams to fit.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1539958adc4.jpg

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Troglodyte
Posted 21, Jan 2009 02:46 PM
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Expect a few more rumors in the leadup to the beta - not just from fans, but also from Blizz too.  What we need is another good puzzle from the devs.

The bet4wn1tsrdy was a joke.

I did past the ReCaptcha img to a starcraft 2 background. And seams to fit.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1539958adc4.jpg

Nice catch bufferzz.

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Troglodyte
Posted 21, Jan 2009 02:46 PM
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Expect a few more rumors in the leadup to the beta - not just from fans, but also from Blizz too.  What we need is another good puzzle from the devs.

The bet4wn1tsrdy was a joke.

I did past the ReCaptcha img to a starcraft 2 background. And seams to fit.
http://www.myupload.dk/showfile/1539958adc4.jpg

Nice catch bufferzz.

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Leord
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:11 PM
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@ bufferzz:

"Another fan (jokingly) said that he got the "bet4wn1tsrdy" picture"

I did say jokingly =)

Nice fit btw!

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Klear
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:29 PM
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This is cruel. They are teasing us so with a beta! Shouldn’t we be looking for release data? =(

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Klear
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:29 PM
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This is cruel. They are teasing us so with a beta! Shouldn’t we be looking for release data? =(

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SIL3NTDE4TH
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:37 PM
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if they do, do it in march that contradicts your other post for 1st quarter 09 release. i say end of this month early next. if not we wont be seeing sc2 first quarter.

I STILL SAY WITHIN THE NEXT 4 WEEKS if its done in feb we still wont see 1st quarter 09 but we would be close for it being early 2nd qarter.

an where are these numbers comeing from. it does say B E T A In MAr tho. but the other pictures dont have any significant Hidden words. or meaning in my book.


and for the record I HATE THE STUPID TYPE THE WORD IN the box u have ppl have for registering.. it hard to read some of the letters. and if u mess up it RESET EVERYTHING on the page thats annoying. and if u click on listen it tells u to type what i hear. I HEAR LIKE 10 PPL SAYING diffrent things witch 1 am i suppose to listen to. it took me 10 min-its to register your 5 boxes if asked info.. and i wanted to edit this post and it brings me some where elce to re log in.  thanks for listening to my rant.

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SIL3NTDE4TH
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:37 PM
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if they do, do it in march that contradicts your other post for 1st quarter 09 release. i say end of this month early next. if not we wont be seeing sc2 first quarter.

I STILL SAY WITHIN THE NEXT 4 WEEKS if its done in feb we still wont see 1st quarter 09 but we would be close for it being early 2nd qarter.

an where are these numbers comeing from. it does say B E T A In MAr tho. but the other pictures dont have any significant Hidden words. or meaning in my book.


and for the record I HATE THE STUPID TYPE THE WORD IN the box u have ppl have for registering.. it hard to read some of the letters. and if u mess up it RESET EVERYTHING on the page thats annoying. and if u click on listen it tells u to type what i hear. I HEAR LIKE 10 PPL SAYING diffrent things witch 1 am i suppose to listen to. it took me 10 min-its to register your 5 boxes if asked info.. and i wanted to edit this post and it brings me some where elce to re log in.  thanks for listening to my rant.

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Freelancer
Posted 21, Jan 2009 04:50 PM
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@SIL3NTDE4TH: If you dislike that interface you can consider replying by posting directly in the news forum here.

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