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 Starcraft 2 spawn feature, SPAWNING COPY IS BACK

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TSQuazacolt
post Jun 5 2013, 01:24 AM, updated 13y ago

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no more BULLSHIT excuse for piracy now wink.gif

as an added bonus biggrin.gif


This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jun 5 2013, 01:34 AM
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post Jun 5 2013, 07:41 AM

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oh wow..this is good news! i have hots but most of my friends have starter edition and wol only..its time for me to practice using those new units then biggrin.gif
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post Jun 5 2013, 08:23 AM

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Just to add to the original post:

Source: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/10145834

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Many old-school RTS players remember what it was like to use one game disc to spawn in a second player. Back in the heyday of Warcraft II and the original StarCraft, you could bring a player (who didn’t yet own the game) into your game and play together. We called it Spawning, and we’re pleased to announce that Spawning is now available in StarCraft II.

Nowadays, anyone who hasn’t yet purchased StarCraft II can still play, thanks to the Starter Edition. While Starter Edition players have access to much of the game, there are many features that they previously couldn’t try before upgrading to the full game. Spawning closes that gap. Any player at a lower expansion level who joins a party that includes a player at a higher expansion level is Spawned up, and gets to play using the features and options of the highest expansion level for as long as they’re in a party together.

For example, when a Starter Edition player joins a party with a Wings of Liberty-level player, both are instantly playing Wings of Liberty. When those two players then join a party with a Heart of the Swarm-level player, they all immediately gain access to Heart of the Swarm content, and they keep that access until their party no longer includes any higher-expansion level players.

Yeh, welcome back to 1998!

I had 1 original copy of SCBW and installed it on all of my cousin's laptops back home in Manila. Yep, Big Game Hunters over LAN galore!

EDIT: Please note however, that "spawned" players are only limited to play Terran. Still not bad!

DOUBLE EDIT: Source: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/10157995/...s_Week-6_4_2013

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But wait – there’s more! We’ve enabled the Protoss and Zerg races for the StarCraft II Starter Edition. That means all Starter Edition players can choose from all three races for a limited time.


TRIPLE EDIT: Anyone who wants to "spawn" or practice games and coaching on fundamentals, please add me on SEA. My details are on my sig. I'm on from 930pm to midnight on weekdays!

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post Jun 5 2013, 10:58 PM

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yeah good news to all who havent buy eventhough is delay and nvr expected haha.
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post Jun 5 2013, 11:02 PM

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about damn time

should have done this a long time ago
newbzie
post Jun 6 2013, 01:01 AM

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shucks i'm looking for someone for this actually
i've got hots collector edition and need someone for the spawning sad.gif
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post Jun 7 2013, 10:39 AM

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QUOTE(newbzie @ Jun 6 2013, 01:01 AM)
shucks i'm looking for someone for this actually
i've got hots collector edition and need someone for the spawning sad.gif
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damn im so gonna spawn my self XDD
Jerry416
post Jun 7 2013, 05:49 PM

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and the WoL is just $19.99! well worth for newbies! biggrin.gif
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post Jun 7 2013, 10:04 PM

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QUOTE(Jerry416 @ Jun 7 2013, 05:49 PM)
and the WoL is just $19.99! well worth for newbies! biggrin.gif
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post Jun 10 2013, 11:40 PM

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whos wants that spawn icon pm me we can arrange a time and get it
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post Jun 11 2013, 12:12 PM

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seems that players with wol can only play terran when spawning up. just tried it with my friends..this is sad. gg blizz
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post Jun 12 2013, 09:49 PM

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QUOTE(chrommed @ Jun 11 2013, 12:12 PM)
seems that players with wol can only play terran when spawning up. just tried it with my friends..this is sad. gg blizz
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last few days just tried with Bob his wol manage to use zerg in 2v2 with me. blush.gif

but if starter edition, yes!
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post Jun 13 2013, 11:21 AM

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QUOTE(Jerry416 @ Jun 12 2013, 09:49 PM)
last few days just tried with Bob his wol manage to use zerg in 2v2 with me.  blush.gif

but if starter edition, yes!
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mu friends have WoL but can only use terran when spawned up with me. Maybe if u try it again u will see lol. everyone is having the same problem.
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post Jun 13 2013, 01:15 PM

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QUOTE(chrommed @ Jun 13 2013, 11:21 AM)
mu friends have WoL but can only use terran when spawned up with me. Maybe if u try it again u will see lol. everyone is having the same problem.
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I could use Zerg the other day, probably only for that few days. sad.gif
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post Jun 13 2013, 02:18 PM

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The spawn feature is working as intended, meaning, the spawned-up party members should only be able to use Terran.

Source: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/10157995/...s_Week-6_4_2013

Spawned-up party members were able to use Protoss and Zerg only until June 11 (or was it 9?). But the point is, spawned-up party members are back stuck with Terran.

So it's not a problem, but a feature with limited functionality that is intended to work as such.

And come on. Disappointed with Blizz for not allowing you to use Protoss and Zerg?

Think about it this way: Blizzard lets you download the whole 15GB game client, FOR FREE. With the Starter edition (by simply signing up for a BattleNet account FOR FREE), Blizzard allows you to play all the units of the Terran race, gives you several maps to play up to Easy AI (and of course with some friends) on and a couple of missions on the single player campaign. This is called a TEASER. Now Blizzard gives you an even bigger tease called the Spawn feature where you could play all the maps and go 2v2/3v3/4v4 ladder. And finally, the biggest tease of them all: 200RM (can't remember the exact price, but it's less than 200RM) for the WoL+HotS pack.

If you're not teased enough yet, well, not Blizzard's fault. They did what they can. And I reckon they'd rather go back to making the game better for those who paid for it, and preparing for the 2nd season of the WCS 2013.
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post Jun 13 2013, 02:30 PM

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QUOTE(EnTaroAdun23 @ Jun 13 2013, 02:18 PM)
The spawn feature is working as intended, meaning, the spawned-up party members should only be able to use Terran.

Source: http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/10157995/...s_Week-6_4_2013

Spawned-up party members were able to use Protoss and Zerg only until June 11 (or was it 9?).  But the point is, spawned-up party members are back stuck with Terran.

So it's not a problem, but a feature with limited functionality that is intended to work as such.

And come on. Disappointed with Blizz for not allowing you to use Protoss and Zerg? 

Think about it this way: Blizzard lets you download the whole 15GB game client, FOR FREE. With the Starter edition (by simply signing up for a BattleNet account FOR FREE), Blizzard allows you to play all the units of the Terran race, gives you several maps to play up to Easy AI (and of course with some friends) on and a couple of missions on the single player campaign.  This is called a TEASER.  Now Blizzard gives you an even bigger tease called the Spawn feature where you could play all the maps and go 2v2/3v3/4v4 ladder.  And finally, the biggest tease of them all: 200RM (can't remember the exact price, but it's less than 200RM) for the WoL+HotS pack.

If you're not teased enough yet, well, not Blizzard's fault.  They did what they can.  And I reckon they'd rather go back to making the game better for those who paid for it, and preparing for the 2nd season of the WCS 2013.
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That's quite right. It's meant to be a marketing feature while also helping us to get friends to try out the game without forking out RM200 to buy the game. Starter Edition was meh in its attempt to go a free trial but was better than nothing.

Best of all, you can try it at ANYTIME. To my knowledge, such free to play options by other publishers (such as EA) give it on a time to time basis (such as one particular weekend and etc). This is highly convenient and besides.......who can't dig more portraitzz <3 lol
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post Jun 13 2013, 07:52 PM

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QUOTE(DuskBin.Marksman @ Jun 13 2013, 02:30 PM)
That's quite right. It's meant to be a marketing feature while also helping us to get friends to try out the game without forking out RM200 to buy the game. Starter Edition was meh in its attempt to go a free trial but was better than nothing.

Best of all, you can try it at ANYTIME. To my knowledge, such free to play options by other publishers (such as EA) give it on a time to time basis (such as one particular weekend and etc). This is highly convenient and besides.......who can't dig more portraitzz <3 lol
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Feel got scam TT. just checked is less than rm200, hopefully more player will join the sea poporlation.
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post Jun 13 2013, 10:50 PM

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QUOTE(GodJesterZ @ Jun 13 2013, 07:52 PM)
Feel got scam TT. just checked is less than rm200, hopefully more player will join the sea poporlation.
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You can always call your friends to play or play on other servers.

Me and Genryu now tend to 2v2 in Korea for more competition lol.

 

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