Will there be unique codes for shipped games vs digital games?
Yes, both game client types (digital and physical) possess unique game activation methods.

If a player purchases the digital game client, the player will not receive a copy of the game activation key. Instead, the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty game license will be added to the purchasing Battle.net account automatically. This is how World of Warcraft digital game clients function, as well.

If a player purchases the physical game client, the player will need to manually add the game activation key included in the boxed set to his or her Battle.net account. By adding the game activation key, the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty game license will be added to the Battle.net account.

What exactly is region specific for activation?

Game clients that are downloaded online or installed from the physical box set will only connect to the region for which they’re made. Therefore, in order for a player to log in and begin playing, both the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty game license and the installed game client must be from the same region. If the game license and the game client don’t match, the player will be unable to login.

For this reason, we do not recommend using the early digital download option if you’re also purchasing the physical game client, as the risk of ending up with a game client that doesn’t match your game license is much higher. Please also note that the time saved by unlocking and installing the digital download is negligible when compared to the time required to install the game using the physical DVD.

Will I be able to use my shipped SC2 activation code on the digital installer?

Once the game activation key is added to your Battle.net account and your game license is active, the option to download the client online will become available.

Please keep in mind, though, that if you try to download the game client early via the digital download option, you will want to make sure that the region of the game client you’re downloading matches the region of the game license that will be shipped to you later on. If your game license region doesn’t match the downloaded client’s region, you will not be able to login.

To clarify further, if a player purchased the North American version of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty from a store on July 27, he or she would need to ensure that the digital game client downloaded is also from the appropriate region (in this example, from North America). Otherwise, that player would be unable to login until the North American game client is installed.

Are there any differences between a physical copy of the game and a digital download?

I saw this question elsewhere, and thought it was worth answering here.

There are no differences in what each version of the game provides. All the files are exactly the same, but you obviously don’t get the box, DVD, or manual.

Is the activation code tied to its game client region, or is it just the game client that is region specific?, and if so, which is the key for matching it with your Battle.net account region?

Game activation keys, game licenses, and game clients are all region-specific. As noted above, if your game license and installed game client regions don’t match, you won’t be able to login.

If the country associated with your Battle.net account (viewable in Battle.net Account Management: https://www.battle.net/account) is accurate, you should be directed to the correct regional download when visiting this page: http://beta-us.battle.net/en/info/digital-purchase

If you have already purchased a physical copy of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, but still wish to download early, you will need to make sure that the regional download matches the region for the physical game you purchased.

The installer allows multiple copies of the game to be installed.

Unlike previous Blizzard installers, this one will always let you install another copy of the game. It does not check for previous installations, so be careful of how many folders you end up making.

Compatibility Modes will not work properly

Attempting to run StarCraft 2 on a compatibility mode (Windows XP SP3 from Windows 7, for example) will make it crash. Please run the game normally.

Certain screens make your hardware work pretty hard

Screens that are light on detail may make your system overheat if cooling is overall insufficient. This is because the game has nothing to do so it is primarily just working on drawing the screen very quickly. A temporary workaround is to go to your Documents\StarCraft II Beta\variables.txt file and add these lines:

frameratecapglue=30
frameratecap=60

You may replace these numbers if you want to.

User report - Security program flagging the beta downloader as a trojan

We had some reports where a security program might flag the beta downloader as a trojan. It is a false positive.


Black Screens

There have been multiple reports of black screen issues being related to the use of a Quick Cam webcam. In some cases exiting out of the software has resolved the issue but others have reported a need to uninstall the software for the camera in order to resolve the problem. There are also reports where some security programs like Comodo firewall can cause the game to start and stay on a black screen.

A language pack error may display when attempting to login to Battle.net if your system clock has an incorrect date.

Potential Fix: Correcting your system clock to current date/time will fix the error.


Players can send voice but do not receive voice in game on Windows 7 machines with Realtek HD Audio sound cards when the Output Device on the Sounds Menu option is set to the Speakers.


Sound does not play properly on some hardware set to 7.1 sound on Windows Vista/Windows 7.

Potential Workaround: Change sound output speaker options to 5.1 or lower.


Changing the OS speaker mode on Windows Vista or Windows 7 while the game is running causes all sound to stop.


Players that are attempting to download or install to a Hard Drive using the FAT32 file format will be unable to download or use the digital installer.

Potential Workaround: Download or install the digital client to a NTFS formatted hard drive.


Graphical corruption can occur when Paged Pool memory gets low.

Potential Fix: Close unnecessary background applications and restart client.


There is a chance where multiple graphic issues may occur for units, structures, terrain, and transmissions.

This tends to be one set of objects (like a supply depot) or level of terrain where textures are swapped or look a bit psychedelic. It doesn't affect the whole game screen or cause any other visual oddities.


Mac

Using a USB headset will drastically lower in-game FPS.


Mac version 10.6

Occasionaly a crash is occurring with Nvidia drivers.


Galaxy Editor
Terrain editor lags when dragging the mouse around on the map.

Changing certain values in the Galaxy Editor is causing a crash while in detail view.

If answer specifically the question.

We paid rm248 and much expansive comparing in term of "how many maggie mee we can buy" to US.

So Blizz / IAHGames will make sure they do their best to fix the battlenet issue. Partially of the problems that uccurs for lag and so on, 1 thing is TMnut, so even if u connect to US (U can with SEA version in less than 60days from launch), ur TMnut making an ass of u, still u wont be able to enjoy.

For other country in same region, they got stricter rules on piracy, and their ISP is capping and routing in some way we dont know and is causing problem. So Blizz Official do also mention they are cooperating with locals ISP in SEA region. What a good thing they doing i MUST SAY. I work in an ISP environment so I know they are really making a good move and showing big commitment. Give them a breather la, 1st time putting an SEA regional server leh as i remember.

As for population is low, think about it, most of us hardcore 1 already pre-ordered long ago. Then some of us already start player few hours before officially Live announcement, then it launched on Monday night for god's sake. How many of normal gamer who didnt dare to pre-order had already gotten it? Most of the pre-ordered players also gotten theirs 1~3 days later by COD or mail Delivery.

Think about it... the "OMG is so few people playing." @_@ most of normal gamers only gotten their this weekend as in today or tomorrow. Also, please la, most of us sure is play the campaign 1st only play the Quick match ma. Plus, those who gotten earlier mostly pros already Skipped the practice league. While the rest of us still campaigning and custom gaming to avoid being PWN kau kau in quick matches.

So... how do you think there is a quick match in less than 1 minute (Officially estimated)? In around 3 minute i guess is pretty common. Plus, they complain about low population around 3rd days into the game, WTF.

Get the SEA version, u will have local support and supporting the local community scene. US 1 u can access later on also in less than 60days from launch, why not? Value fro money that u can play 2 places. Especially when if SG server is down, u can connect to US server. NOTE, US version cannot connect to SEA.