Starcraft 2

[sapi]

I know that, but from a story viewpoint, I can only see the protoss being able to move their stationary defences which would instantly turn them into more of a turtling race.

Well, story wise, isn't that because they've kinda been forced to turtle while running by constant invasions?

Some untis (well only Protos units so far) are able to teleport or have teleport-like abilities (jump packs !) so this would balance out I guess.

Makes the protoss better? I'm all for it

[LeftEyeNine]

Now that there are only 3-4 days to the release, isn't it about time we've revived this thread ?

You can start downloading now and activate the game when it's officially released, Starcraft2.com says. Battle.net account required to do so.

Edit: They also announce that the digital activation date is slightly later than that for the boxed version.

[Krusader]

My Collectors Edition should be shipped today. That is unless Activision threatens the retailer I ordered from some more. Rumour mill (guildmate in my brother's WoW guild who works at retailer) says Activision sent a letter stating that all SC2 retail copies should be sent out the 27th, not a second before. Otherwise said retailer would not be allowed to sell Cataclysm and Diablo 3. Funnily enough, I've seen enough adverts for buying Starcraft 2 digital download, directly from (Activision) Blizzard and which can be pre-loaded. Luckily the retailer I ordered my CEs from will still be sending them today, as every other game retailer in Norway is doing the same.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

They also aren't sending out review copies to reviewers, which seems like a questionable move. Not that any review was going to affect sales, of course.

[Meneldil]

That's not true. My magazine got its copy two days ago.

[Alexander the Pretty Good]

Sorry, I mis-typed. They won't allow reviews to be posted before launch. (Still questionable in my book)

sauce

[Meneldil]

Now we can agree. It's more than questionable indeed, but barely surprising. What I wonder now, is what would happen if they just posted a news stating that they're not going to review SC2 because Blizzard didn't allow them to.
I'm pretty sure it would create quite some outrage among the readers.