beta confirmed this month

[fickazzz]

I dont think so, but i will watch it anyway

[ALFM09]

I would be really excited if that were the case! If no beta this Friday, then maybe at least a Battle Report or something exclusive we didn't know already.

Yesterday in the IRC chat, someone (I forget who) was saying that got an e-mail that said something about WoW getting BNET2 for a very short time before SC2 beta begins...maybe I read that wrong, but that's what I remember. So, crossing my fingers for some form of excitement tomorrow!

[Antarus]

The will probably switch WOW over to Bnet 2 on one realm, and test, if every thing goes well, switch all the others over and take Beta live... Just my 1.5 cents.

I doubt we will get any thing other then what we have had this week. The JH vid, conference call, confirmed rough beta ETA , any thing more would be... amazing but unlikely.

+- 11.5 million beta testers for Battle.net 2.0 is quite a stress test no?

[Aldrius]

The will probably switch WOW over to Bnet 2 on one realm, and test, if every thing goes well, switch all the others over and take Beta live... Just my 1.5 cents.

More likely they'll release a PTR for WoW that will be for the purposes of testing inter connectivity with StarCraft 2 over Battle.Net 2.0. But I don't think that'd have to do that RIGHT AWAY. Battle.Net 2.0 is only being applied to WoW when Cataclysm comes out. (Well.... when Patch 4.0 comes out more likely.)

[FoxSpirit]

Okay, I'm sooo late but hey, I'm in Europe so: yay for beta!!

[Domi87]

So does anyone else think the Jace Hall episode with the Starcraft II Beta screen has some meaning now and that it will start when that episode airs?

Doubt it, based on the info it sounds like they're leaning more towards the end of the month but one can always hope.

Based on the Italian info on the front page people will start getting beta invitations several days before the actual beta starts.

[Godless]

I'm so excited about beta, my roommate has a key and he works during the day haha. I opted in for the beta, but don't really have high hopes of getting a key, even though my computer rocks.

[GRUNT]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62328

Shacknews said that SC2 is coming out mid 2010. With the beta only just beginning, it seems a little soon, though. It sounds like it's just their own estimate, as opposed to having come from Activision/Blizzard itself.

[rcp181]

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/62328

Shacknews said that SC2 is coming out mid 2010. With the beta only just beginning, it seems a little soon, though. It sounds like it's just their own estimate, as opposed to having come from Activision/Blizzard itself.

"Mid 2010" is verbatim what Blizzard estimated at the conference.

[//MavericK\\]

Anyone think beta will have a skirmish mode, allowing players to play against a computer opponent?