Beta forums possibly being worked on right now

[Rashed801]

My sources (whom are not associated with SCL, btw) tell me beta could be officially announced or even start as early as monday.

how reliable do you think your sources are.

[DemolitionSquid]

how reliable do you think your sources are.

They rarely fail me. I'd say 85%.

[Rashed801]

They rarely fail me. I'd say 85%.

Nice. lets hope it comes true.

[Sydarm]

Just thought you'd all be interested in this since Dustin came on facebook for me. there still at work! and new build is out today for them.

[Gifted]

To clarify from what I understand, the beta invitations can be given out days before the beta officially opens.

From my experience in the industry, this is a term of preferences that has some benefits and consequences in multiple ways. In light of your questions, I've gone out to realize a few of the words were translated poorly by google translate. For this reason it's good to see the updated translations (they are fixed in the news post)

Here are some pieces of information that we have to examine:

Post 2: When will you reply to those who opted in through Battle.net? (Or have they already been sent?)

Zhydaris: The invitations will start probably a couple of days before the actual launch of the Beta.

THEN re-examine post 1

Post 1: (Shows appreciation) Will Beta be released in phases still or is it a global release?

Zhydaris: God forbid, I am here on purpose. Then, the objective now is to release the beta "globally" , Then simultaneously in all regions. In case this is not possible due to unforeseen problems, the Beta for Europe and Italy will arrive in each case a very short distance (even a few days, not talking about weeks). But again, our plan is currently in Beta release simultaneously in all regions by the end of the month.

This can lead to one of two levels of speculation. Please understand that these are MERELY speculation and don't speak on them as if they're factual or else you will be misleading truth.

Speculation 1: Zhydaris was addressing the StarCraft Community as a whole. If this were the case, worldwide we can expect beta emails to come announcing that you can potentially download the game but not actually connect to the activated server until a specified time. This would ensure that there would be a solid stress test in place, build hype and also allow for a guarenteed solid playerbase at the start so people can see a more accurate portrayal of the service from moment one.

Speculation 2: Zhydaris was addressing the Polish StarCraft Community. If this were the case, it would involve beta being available to everyone at first, but due to the stipulations in Post 1, he's reinforcing a level of caution/patience/understanding in the Polish community that would avoid a public backlash and essentially place the expectation of a delay and a premature explanation why it would exist.

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Important point: I don't want to see posts after this that says "Option 2 is it!!". That would be, in my opinion, a complete disrespect of my opinion which you've asked for. I'm pointing out that these two speculations exist and should be viewed as speculation, no matter how much you feel you can put faith in one or the other, it will not be factual unless a blue post states so.

I hope you appreciate my thoughts on the matter

[Rashed801]

just thought you'd all be interested in this since dustin came on facebook for me. there still at work! And new build is out today for them.

ohhhh snap

[Gifted]

Just thought you'd all be interested in this since Dustin came on facebook for me. there still at work! and new build is out today for them.

Um... new builds happen often. Some days multiple builds come out.

[Sydarm]

Um... new builds happen often. Some days multiple builds come out.

Well you'd know better than me since you were in the field. but just thought i'd share anyways since it is a saturday, it's good to see them still pumping out builds on a weekend

[Gifted]

That is a good point which I didn't bring up. They are in the office today. Sorry to bring back some interesting memories, but maybe it's a good time to mention "Saturday Works".

[Sydarm]

That is a good point which I didn't bring up. They are in the office today. Sorry to bring back some interesting memories, but maybe it's a good time to mention "Saturday Works".

When I worked on Day of Defeat when it was just starting out as a mod, there was no "office" but only late night texture updates lol. kinda regret never getting into the gaming industry. ah well.