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StarCraft II Beta Release Date

Posted 19th Jan 2009 03:09 PM by Leord

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StarCraft II is nearing its Beta (as we have said time and time again) and Blizzard have even a date set for it, even if the date is currently secret. Our beloved Xordiah attended the ESL weekend in Vienna, and had a long chat with a German fan, who among other things heard that Blizzard have a set (secret) date for the Closed Beta!

While it's disappointing to not have the actual date, it's great to hear that Blizzard have at least organized an internal schedule for planning towards the actual game's release!

We have translated the German fan's summary of the StarCraft 2 info summary:

  • Blizzard has a fixed date for the beta, however, it's still a secret.
  • The multiplayer part of the game is basically done, except for a few details.
  • There will be several opportunities to participate in the beta to come (including competitions, perhaps a kind of story competition or similar).
  • In the current build (internally at Blizzard), there is a Dark Pylon with a cool ability, which enables Probes to harvest faster within the reach of the Pylon.
  • The Command Center can now use a new cool ability that creates a "bigger" SCV which is better at harvesting.
  • Supply depots can be upgraded to give +2 Supply.
  • Xordiah, who is a "Protoss Fetishist", is Very Happy.
  • This build's Immortals are extremely strong.

The German post can be found in one of the pages of this thread.

If you are interested in more information about the current alpha stage of StarCraft 2, you should check out the StarCraft 2 Alpha Guide for more details.

UPDATE! (2009-02-19)
With the latest Q&A Batch, namely Q&A Batch 49, we also got lots of new renders, screenshots and artwork, in which the new Mule. is shown. This is exactly the large SCV that can harvest extra much that, as well as the Dark Pylon, which increases worker speed, so it's probably safe to say that everything she said is now confirmed. Blizzard HAVE set a Beta release date, and we're just waiting to get the actual date announced!



More info in the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Beta Center! Here are a few highlights:


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Freelancer
Posted 19, Jan 2009 06:20 PM
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Now what about the collussi. They seemed to be extremely weak for their impressive size. I like what I am hearing concerning the beta and MP, both suggesting we should be expecting the beta will probably start within Q1.

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TychusFindlay
Posted 19, Jan 2009 07:00 PM
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That beta news made my day when I first heard it. StarCraft 2 is so close I can almost taste it. Hopefully, it’ll be out by December 2009.

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TheWheelofTime2
Posted 19, Jan 2009 08:28 PM
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[QUOTE=TychusFindlay;8969]That beta news made my day when I first heard it. StarCraft 2 is so close I can almost taste it. Hopefully, it’ll be out by December 2009.

Haha. you don’t have very high hopes.  It should come out much sooner than that.

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Shayagor
Posted 19, Jan 2009 10:39 PM
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This is great news! I think we might be a lot closer to release, I suspect SC2 has been in internal beta for a while and this beta will be “public”; so they might release around the very end of Q1 or during Q2.

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Orphan
Posted 20, Jan 2009 02:22 AM
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Very nice.  The sooner the game comes out the better, as long as it’s finished by Blizzard’s standards though.

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TychusFindlay
Posted 20, Jan 2009 03:29 AM
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[QUOTE=TheWheelofTime2;8971]Haha. you don’t have very high hopes.  It should come out much sooner than that.

I’m used to waiting for Blizzard games and I’ve become accustomed to just being on forums talking about StarCraft so if it comes out this year that’s all I could hope for smile

Plus, with everything going on in my life right now, time flies by pretty quickly.

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Leord
Posted 20, Jan 2009 02:10 PM
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@ Tychus: I think it will be out well before that! =)

@ Shayagor: It’s in Friends and Family Alpha atm. That means Closed beta soon. Just a definition, you’re basically right. =)

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Elcurioso
Posted 20, Jan 2009 09:35 PM
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If beta starts in Feburary or March, add about 5 or 6 months till the release, I expect a mid summer release date, which I will take.

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TychusFindlay
Posted 20, Jan 2009 10:06 PM
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Like I said, I wouldn’t be surprised if the above happened, I’m just trying to set a later date and expect the worst but hope for the best smile After all, many people thought this game would be released in mid-2008 and December 2008 at the latest.

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humanpersonguy
Posted 21, Jan 2009 01:49 AM
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nice post Leord cant wait for beta just because of the chance i may find a key or at the least new info!

nice new avatar btw i liked the art tho it was cool, added individuality i think.

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