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Starcraft II Beta Signups are out!!
May 6 2009, 9:52 pm
By: fritfrat  

May 6 2009, 9:52 pm fritfrat Post #1



Go to www.blizzard.com to see the news post on it, as well as the link to the FAQ.

The key things from the FAQ are that of course it's a lottery, and they are trying to test it on a lot of different computers and graphics processors. You can only sign up for the beta once per battle.net account, and only those that have at least one game linked to them. How many games you have linked is irrelevant to your chances at being selected.

When I signed up for a warcraft III BETA key, I didn't get one. I think now would be a good time for me to become more religious and prayerful; anyone else as excited as I am? :)

Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on May 6 2009, 10:04 pm by fritfrat.



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May 7 2009, 12:35 am Echo Post #2



I signed up. I hope they pick me because I have a Celeron.



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May 7 2009, 1:27 am MadZombie Post #3



Someone better leak it.



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May 7 2009, 1:54 am Syphon Post #4



Fuck this shit, I lost all my battle.net keys.



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May 7 2009, 3:15 am MasterJohnny Post #5



I signed up!

I better get picked cause i have core2duo and geforce 8600m gt



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May 7 2009, 1:54 pm Devourer Post #6

Hello

Lol, it's almost the same like playing in the lottery.
Good luck to everyone who signs up but I do not think that anyone of you will get one.



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May 8 2009, 12:19 pm Heinermann Post #7

SDE, BWAPI owner, hacker.

I didn't receive my validatioin email. Blizzard web admins suck.

EDIT: @aim.com addresses don't receive validations.

EDIT2:
Some URLs/files/strings from the SystemCheck exe.

http://s2-patch.logon.battle.net:1120/patch
http://wow-patch.logon.battle.net:1120/patch
http://%s/update/Launcher.txt
http://%s/update/Scan.dll
http://%s/update/%s
http://%s/background/%s
https://bunny-web.corp.blizzard.net/account/systemsurvey/submit.xml?purpose=sc2beta
https://www.battle.net/account/systemsurvey/submit.xml?purpose=sc2beta
https://cmyles-xp.corp.blizzard.net:8443/account/systemsurvey/submit.xml?purpose=sc2beta
http://streaming.corp.blizzard.net/wowreport/systemcheckreport.php
BlizzardCore_memsys.exe
memsys.portnum
BZskin.mpq
BlizzardComponent.xml

Some URL components:
&time=%s
&ipaddress=%s
&macaddress=%
&hddfree=%llu
&hdd=%llu
&resolution=%dx%d
&videodriver=%s
&video=%s
&mem=%llu
&cpu=%llu
&cpuinfo=%s
&os=%s
&key=%s
&email=%s


Some additional info:
Program contains an MPQ archive and Storm Library functions. Graphics are stored in MPQ.

Post has been edited 4 time(s), last time on May 9 2009, 2:46 am by Heinermann.




May 9 2009, 6:25 pm Forsaken Archer Post #8



Don't site admins get in betas automatically? lolololol

But seriously.



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May 11 2009, 2:53 am FatalException Post #9



Do you have to be over 18 for this? :(



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May 12 2009, 5:48 am Heinermann Post #10

SDE, BWAPI owner, hacker.

I hope so. Better chance of me getting in. :P




May 15 2009, 12:02 am -BW-Map_God Post #11



Yea you do..smart move keep all the little kids out...they dunno how to provide feedback anyway :lol: :lol:.

I am signed up and hopefully that my old machine will be worthy of the testing. My brother got in the Warcraft 3 Frozen Throne Beta so that can't hurt my odds either. Of course that was probably more because he knew admins and was top 10 on a couple servers for Warcraft III at the time ^^. You can see why I never got into warcraft 3 as much aside from the kiddy graphics who likes losing to there little brother? :P.



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Jun 27 2009, 2:06 pm candle12345 Post #12



Signed up on both my Battle.net accounts.
(I searched around and found my second SC CD Key. :D)



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Jul 2 2009, 1:33 am FatalException Post #13



Quote from -BW-Map_God
Yea you do..smart move keep all the little kids out...they dunno how to provide feedback anyway :lol: :lol:.
False, on all counts. Has there been any news on this? Have they started giving out software yet?



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Jul 12 2009, 6:23 am Queen-Gambit Post #14



Quote from name:isolatedpurity
Don't site admins get in betas automatically? lolololol

But seriously.


Site admins that are part of the blizzard fansite program gets beta keys. Blizzard fansite



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Jul 13 2009, 3:08 am Neki Post #15



IP, you should totally sign up for that. I'm sure Blizzard would love to have you, especially because you have the best map making site for Starcraft. ;)



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Jul 13 2009, 4:08 am Moose Post #16

meme

Quote from Queen-Gambit
Quote from name:isolatedpurity
Don't site admins get in betas automatically? lolololol

But seriously.


Site admins that are part of the blizzard fansite program gets beta keys. Blizzard fansite
Already did.
http://www.staredit.net/158986/




Jul 13 2009, 9:16 am DevliN Post #17

Woah

Quote from FatalException
Quote from -BW-Map_God
Yea you do..smart move keep all the little kids out...they dunno how to provide feedback anyway :lol: :lol:.
False, on all counts. Has there been any news on this? Have they started giving out software yet?
No. Thus far the beta keys are useless. :)



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