at midvalley megamall now.

finished 12pm mcd pbd and 12:30pm mv collection.

veli veli tired and hungry now.

Uninstall beta 1st. and u from digital copy?
Maps need to be download from beta time la, but installation from box came with all official maps. digital copy then i not sure.

If you play World of Warcraft, or still play Starcraft or Diablo online, don't watch this. You'll learn nothing. But for the hordes of people signing up to Blizzard's online service for the first time today, this is most helpful.

It's a beginner's guide to Battle.net, the online authentication, matchmaking and social service that runs (and protects) Blizzard's games for the PC and Mac.

Like I said, for experienced players this will be sleep-inducing, but for the uninitiated - which was me until a few months back - this will tell you everything you need to know about Blizzard's annoying (if also slightly helpful) front end.

The first StarCraft game was released in March 1998. That was twelve years ago. So much has changed. So have I. And the smart money says so have you.

In 1998, I was a student at Cornell. I hadn't really used email before college, and I didn't use online sources for any of my papers. I checked books out from the library and then carried them home! Card catalogues and the Dewey Decimal system were sometimes involved.

I spent that summer in LA working at Quentin Tarantino's distribution company. LA had just banned smoking in restaurants, something that made smoking difficult. (I have since quit!) I bought lots of magazines and spent my free time hanging out at the Virgin Megastore in the Beverly Center (now closed, I think) or at the Tower Records on Sunset (now closed). I drove a Buick, and it did not have a television in it, nor did it have cameras for blind-spots or a navigational system.

In 1998, I had not yet started learning Japanese. I was studying French. French! And Spanish. Both of which I have not used since 1998.

Kotaku did not exist.

I had a cell phone, but it could not send text messages. It was not in color either, but I could play "Snake" on it! You didn't have to take your shoes off at the airport. If I remember correctly, you could even meet people at the gate, instead of on the other side of security.

Other things that happened that year: Bill Clinton was caught up in a sex scandal, James Cameron was "king of the world" when Titanic won a whole bunch of Oscars, the first euro coins were minted, Tom Cruise was not crazy, Hong Kong closes the airport that was featured in Chungking Express, France won the World Cup, Google was founded, Armageddon ruled the box office, Frank Sinatra and Akira Kurosawa died, Mark McGwire broke Roger Maris's homerun record, Dawson's Creek was on TV, the U.S. tried to remove Saddam Hussein, Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered, Mel Gibson was not crazy, Jesse Ventura became Governor of Minnesota, Bob Kane died, Clinton was finally impeached and the Dreamcast was released in Japan.

Where were you in 1998?

With so many gamers picking up StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty tonight or tomorrow, it's time to have an important talk about account security. There are bad folks out there that will try to gain access to your Battle.net account for nefarious reasons. Now, the risk is certainly higher for a World of Warcraft player -- their precious gold can be stolen and sold for real money -- but it can't hurt to protect your Battle.net account.

To do this, go ahead and add a Blizzard Authenticator. There are two options. The first is to purchase a physical Authenticator, which will generate "unique, one-time use codes". This code, when paired with your account name and regular password, will protect your account. Even if you have been comprised by a keylogger, the code will not last long enough for very much vulnerability -- especially since you're logging in, yourself.

The second option is to download the mobile authenticator if you have an iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, or Android phone. I personally use this on my iPhone and it functions just as well as the real option. Just be careful! If you're getting a new device, be sure to remove the authenticator from your account as you'll lose access. Also, don't lose your phone... though you probably have larger issues at this point.

In any case, if your account is hacked or you lose your authenticator, a call to Blizzard support will fix things as they can remove an auth after you prove you're the owner of your account.

I am playing my first original game ever bought. Starcraft.... but too bad i lost the CD.

sc2 is tempting me ffs!

I'm installing my game now - 45% still

Wonder what online id i should choose since its gonna be permanent lolz

tsb RM248. so expensiveeee

I am planning to get the USA Limited Edition but rumor has it it is currently out of stock. Any idea where can I get one?

P/S: Holy Shit SC2 is really the hot cake in the town now. (4 continuous thread)

Forgot to mention, O'im living on the other side of Malaysia.