Starcraft 2 HOTS v1 Megathread - Kerrigan is coming (USE SPOILERS TILL 28.3.2013) - Games

how do I preload?! the sc2 launcher hasn't updated shit in 2 week... I want to play on launch, what is this launch god damnit

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;39875644]So if you preordered from Blizzard you might be interested in this trick. It works. Add a file named regions.xml in the starcraft 2 folder. Paste this in it. Will let you connect to the SEA region and play HOTS since they disabled global play.[/QUOTE] I dont know the folder for this file :/

In the starcraft 2 folder, where the executable is. C:/Program Files (x86)/Starcraft 2/ if you're on a 64 bit os and installed to the default drive.

ok thanks n1, works :P

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oOCr9tH.jpg[/IMG] i am content ty boss

I wish I could be some important person and be there at the launches and events n shit. But I am confined to my house watching streams, plus I cant remember last time a major event was hosted in Denmark anyway :v:

[QUOTE=LeonS;39876643][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oOCr9tH.jpg[/IMG] i am content ty boss[/QUOTE] Is it worth paying $40 more for it?

[QUOTE=meppers;39876842]Is it worth paying $40 more for it?[/QUOTE] imo yes but the WoL/diablo ones were a bit better cause u got custom made USBs and not a mousepad

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;39875644]So if you preordered from Blizzard you might be interested in this trick. It works. Add a file named regions.xml in the starcraft 2 folder. Paste this in it. Will let you connect to the SEA region and play HOTS since they disabled global play.[/QUOTE] Where do you select your region? I can't seem to find it on the login screen

[QUOTE=LeonS;39876913]imo yes but the WoL/diablo ones were a bit better cause u got custom made USBs and not a mousepad[/QUOTE] yeah you got way more in those and they had the same $40 markup. i'll probably pass on the HOTS special edition

[QUOTE=meppers;39877348]yeah you got way more in those and they had the same $40 markup. i'll probably pass on the HOTS special edition[/QUOTE] "way more" aka one USB instead of mousepad ya thats way more in ..a way i guess but idc im actually content with all of this, i just hope legacy of the void collectors doesnt have a mousepad either

I'm so excited, I get the collectors edition tomorrow! Also this Global invasion thing is pretty cool! even if the casting is a bit dumbed down but they do that to appeal to the newer players, its really cool

Guys how do I preload HOTS, WOL launcher isn't doing shit

[QUOTE=LeonS;39877370]"way more" aka one USB instead of mousepad ya thats way more in ..a way i guess but idc im actually content with all of this, i just hope legacy of the void collectors doesnt have a mousepad either[/QUOTE] the USB has a $20 game on it

[QUOTE=meppers;39877815]the USB has a $20 game on it[/QUOTE] you mean the same game i already have like 4 physical copies of (same with my diablo 2 games)

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[QUOTE=ThermalArc;39877771]Guys how do I preload HOTS, WOL launcher isn't doing shit[/QUOTE] If you are at patch 2.05 you have HOTS on your system. [editline]11th March 2013[/editline] [QUOTE=SiberysTranq;39877113]Where do you select your region? I can't seem to find it on the login screen[/QUOTE] Exit out of remember me until it allows you to type your username, should pop up.

[QUOTE=meppers;39878164]o[/QUOTE] albeit if its someone who doesnt own the previous games already i can understand where theyre coming from but for me it isnt that big a deal besides, digital copies as well. but yeah the USBs were hella awesome, specially the diablo one cause it fit into his skull omg.. (but the Raynor one was really cool too i kinda wish it was real-real) [editline]11th March 2013[/editline] btw i registered my key on the battle.net account page so i gotta wait for HoL to "unlock" on the servers to see the achivements, new portraits and all to appear right??

Played the first 3 missions before getting a fatal error at the start of the 4th I feel like something changed in the voice acting. I'm not sure what, but Raynor's in particular just seems different somehow

[QUOTE=darkrei9n;39875644]So if you preordered from Blizzard you might be interested in this trick. It works. Add a file named regions.xml in the starcraft 2 folder. Paste this in it. Will let you connect to the SEA region and play HOTS since they disabled global play.[/QUOTE] Hmm, doesn't appear to be working for me. I put the file in the /Starcraft 2/ folder like you said, and nothing happens when I launch the game.

[QUOTE=CB1993;39878408]Hmm, doesn't appear to be working for me. I put the file in the /Starcraft 2/ folder like you said, and nothing happens when I launch the game.[/QUOTE] You have to back out from the thing (so you have to enter just your email, not the email and PW) After a few seconds a region thing should pop up Select SEA, and then login You can play the campaign, but since the regions are discrete you're not gonna keep anything when you go back to your main region

Do you need Wings of Liberty to play Heart of the Swarm?

Yep ^

Well I've got my brothers copy of WoL, but not my own battlenet account. Is there any way for me to weasel around that, or is the game still linked to one account?

[QUOTE=Hoboiam;39878957]Well I've got my brothers copy of WoL, but not my own battlenet account. Is there any way for me to weasel around that, or is the game still linked to one account?[/QUOTE] Nah, one game, one account Always online is a bitch

Fuuuuuck. I'll pick it up tonight and hope a crack comes online soon, or something. I really don't want to spend 80 bucks just to play the singleplayer.

[QUOTE=:smug:;39878818]Yep ^[/QUOTE] I was under the impression that you didn't and that it was a standalone expansion.

[QUOTE=igamiwarr;39879091]I was under the impression that you didn't.[/QUOTE] Me too. I find it odd that they expect everyone who wants to play at all must by the parts before. I was under the impression is was a standalone expansion.

I can see why they did it, but it's just kinda shitty. I checked a local game store and WoL is going for 20 bucks so I'll take down some old games for store credit. This job market is a bitch.

[QUOTE=LeonS;39876643][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/oOCr9tH.jpg[/IMG] i am content ty boss[/QUOTE] Wow they reused the original collector's edition box shape and design, heart of terran dominion indeed. Campaign wise is it worth getting HOTS or should I wait for a price drop or w/e.