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The worgen are a race of feral wolf-beasts whose very name inspires fear. Theories regarding their history abound, yet the worgen's origins remain steeped in mystery. Records indicate that the worgen existed for a time in Kalimdor. In fact, more recent evidence suggests that their true origin might have a connection to the night elves and a secretive druidic order from Kalimdor's distant past. Yet until new evidence comes to light, this information remains speculative.

Originally the slaves of jungle trolls on the Isle of Kezan, the goblin race was forced to mine kaja'mite ore out of the volcanic bowels of Mount Kajaro.

An island off the coast of the Eastern Kingdoms, Tol Barad is a historic land now sought-after by the leaders of the Horde and the Alliance. Its strategic, isolated location makes it an ideal stronghold from which to conduct military strikes. In World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, a battle will be waged to seize control of this prized territory. Should you triumph, unique rewards await you. Read more about this all-new world PvP and questing zone here.

Great demonic wings fan out behind the horned, malefic figure. Standing nearly 7 112 feet tall, the creature’s night elf heritage is evident in its violet skin, longears, and flowingbluehair. It wears tattered cloth pants that do little to conceal its cloven hooves. Jagged tattoos cover its bare chest and arms. It wears a ragged bandage around its head that covers its eyes. It carries two massive warglaives - each etched with demonic runes of power.

For our ongoing coverage of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, we recently sat down with game designers Dave Kosak and Roman Marotte to ask them about the work they've done on the Southern Barrens, a once-familiar place drastically altered by Deathwing's return and the continuing struggle between the Horde and the Alliance.

Game designers Luis Barriga and Craig Amai sat down with us to discuss upcoming changes to Darkshore's landscape, the fate of Auberdine, and the challenges of redesigning an old-world zone from the ground up in this World of Warcraft: Cataclysm content preview.

Delve into the mysteries of Azshara with game designers Craig Amai and Dave Kosak, who talked with us about the Horde's northward expansion and the rise of the Bilgewater Cartel as part of our ongoing coverage of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Adventure, conflict, and, of course, profit await those who enter the newly re-imagined Azshara!

Today we're covering the changes being made to Ashenvale in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm as the Warsong Outriders and the Silverwing Sentinels continue to vie for domination of the region. Quest designers Eric Maloof and Steve Burke sat down with us to discuss what it's been like iterating on a familiar yet evolving Kalimdor territory.

Here is where you can find WoW Cataclysm Wallpapers, and WoW Cataclysm Photos. Deathwing 1024 x 768 1152 x 864 1280 x 800 1280 x 1024 1440 x 900 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200

What is the story of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm ? While the attention of the Horde and Alliance remained fixed upon Northrend, an ancient evil has been lying dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth, nursing his hatred for the inferior creatures that infest the surface realm...and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire.

Two New Playable Races Adventure as one of two new races--the cursed worgen with the Alliance or the resourceful goblins with the Horde. Level Cap Increased to 85 Earn new abilities, tap into new talents, and progress through the path system, a new way for players to improve characters. Classic Zones Remade Familiar zones across the original continents of Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms have been altered forever and updated with new content, from the devastated Badlands to the broken Barrens, which has been sundered in two.

An ancient evil lies dormant within Deepholm, the domain of earth in the Elemental Plane. Hidden away in a secluded sanctuary, the corrupted Dragon Aspect Deathwing has waited, recovering from the wounds of his last battle against Azeroth and biding his time until he can reforge the world in molten fire. Soon, Deathwing the Destroyer will return to Azeroth, and his eruption from Deepholm will sunder the world, leaving a festering wound across the continents. As the Horde and Alliance race to the epicenter of the cataclysm, the kingdoms of Azeroth will witness seismic shifts in power, the kindling of a war of the elements, and the emergence of unlikely heroes who will rise up to protect their scarred and broken world from utter devastation.

If you or a friend are currently playing Wrath of the Lich King and haven't yet experienced the content Cataclysm has to offer, you can sign up now to play a 10-day free trial version of this latest expansion for World of Warcraft.

Who is eligible to try the Cataclysm 10-day free trial edition ? Anyone who has a current subscription or has ever had a subscription to World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King can play the Cataclysm trial. There is a limit of one free trial per account. World of Warcraft "classic" trial accounts, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade trial accounts, and World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King trial accounts are not eligible for the Cataclysm 10-day free trial.

Not surprisingly, the latest World of Warcraft update, Cataclysm has broken Blizzard sales. The game has sold 3.3 million copies within 24 hours breaking the record of 2.8 million sales by the previous WoW update, Wrath of the Lich king. Cataclysm’s day one says even beat Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty, according to senior vice president of merchandising of GameStop, Bob Mckenzie.

This is a statement from Blizzard. You’ve already discovered some of the cheat codes hidden within StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, but you haven’t found them all. We thought it was time to lift the veil and reveal all of the official codes available in the single-player mode.  Cheat codes can only be used in single-player mode by pressing the enter key within the game and typing in the codes as shown below within the console. Caution: Before using cheat codes it’s important to understand that using them will prevent additional achievement gains you might have earned through normal play until either a new campaign is started or a prior save is loaded (one from before the use of the first cheat).

Ever wondered how each race performs against each other in SC2? Here's a statistics released by Blizzard that may serve as a guide. Blizzard says, Now that you might have a clearer idea regarding what they are, we'd like to share some recent adjusted win percentages from November 11th for several regions around the world. Before you review these numbers, we'd like to prevent some common misconceptions. First, these numbers shift fairly rapidly as newly discovered strategies spread through the community and they're changing all the time.

All StarCraft II accounts have been granted one free name change. If you’d like to change your character name, log in to Account Management and choose your StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty game license. On your game license screen a "Character Name Change" button at the bottom will initiate the request. After confirming that you’d like to change your character name, simply log in to StarCraft II and you’ll be prompted to select a new one. Please be sure to use this name change wisely.

ever wanted to play Starcraft 2 for free? Here's your chance to join Starcraft 2 Free Play Weekend where players may able to play starcarft 2 for free for 72 hours starting November 19 up to 21. Read the announcement here Starcraft 2 Free Play Weekend Q: What is a free-play weekend? A: Eligible players in Southeast Asia will receive free access to the single-player and multiplayer modes of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty for a 72-hour period starting at 12:01 a.m. (Singapore time) on Friday, November 19 and ending at 11:59 p.m. (Singapore time) on Sunday, November 21.

Blizzard Entertainment recently announced that they will be having the first ever Free Play Weekend for the SEA/ANZ servers will take place November 19-21. Here is their announcement We’re happy to announce an upcoming free play weekend for the Southeast Asian edition of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. The free play weekend kicks off at 00:00 on November 19 (GMT +8) and ends at 23:59 on November 21. We wanted to give the community this opportunity to invite their friends to try out StarCraft II's award-winning single-player and multiplayer gameplay over Battle.net free of charge.

Personalize your desktop with official World of Warcraft wallpapers! Right-click in your desktop and select the Properties option and switch to the Background tab. Double-click on the wallpaper file and Apply the change. We have over 194+ wallpapers available!

Build your Own StarCraft 2 Custom Maps Using Editor Panel - Learn how to create custom maps for Starcraft 2 using three approach: Find the “fun factor.” , Make sure the map is easy to learn. , and Actively seek and encourage feedback. . The StarCraft II Custom Maps and Editor panel, new this year to BlizzCon, proved to be a treasure trove of information for aspiring mapmakers and anyone interested in the StarCraft II custom map scene. Lead Level Designer Matt Morris, Senior Level Designer Richard Khoo, Level Designer Jason Huck, Level Designer Matt Gotcher, and Data Specialist Justin Klinchuch discussed a variety of topics with the audience, including their design philosophy, mapmaking tips and suggestions, official custom map previews, and a critical look at the StarCraft II Editor.

Blizzard has Four New Custom Maps to be Featured at BlizzCon 2010 - Yes that's right and they are including Dota map. This will be available for free via Battle.net in the future. :) Four all-new Blizzard-crafted StarCraft II custom maps are making their debut at BlizzCon 2010: Aiur Chef , Left 2 Die , StarJeweled , and Blizzard DOTA !

In the six years since its 2004 launch, online role-playing game World of Warcraft has reigned unopposed as the king of the massively-multiplayer market -- but there’s one thing that’ll kill a long-running game quicker than anything else: boredom.

This is some quick guide. For a Newbie player who cant get out Bronze league. Im not a diamond myself, but for most people they just love this game but can't be a decent player. if you want to get silver or gold try some of these guide its from my own exprience. now sit back and relax my friend.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.1.2 is now live! This patch features adjustments to protoss, terran, and zerg balance and several bug fixes. Be sure to check out the full patch notes below to learn all about the latest changes. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty - Patch 1.1.2 General • Players will no longer receive achievement toasts while their status is set to "Busy." • The messaging when attempting to load a saved game or replay from a previous version has been clarified. • Adjusted the amount of points earned and lost by random team participants to properly reflect the strength of a player's teammates. Balance • PROTOSS o Buildings • Nexus life and shields increased from 750/750 to 1000/1000. o Void Ray • Damage level 1 increased from 5 to 6 (+4 armored). • Damage level 2 decreased from 10 (+15 armored) to 8 (+8 armored). • Flux Vanes speed upgrade bonus decreased from 1.125 to 0.703. • TERRAN o Buildings • Barracks requirement changed fro...

A tightly done build order vs. Terran and Harrasment Part 2 Okey so I'm not blind, I've seen the threads on the forum about Terran being OP and so forth. What those threads lack is ANY discussion to what to do against a Terran, its just rubbish trash talk to each other which might strengthen your internet peen a bit but does not help anyone being better at beating Terran. I won't take a discussion in this thread about whether Terran is OP or not, I don't want you to start flaming about this either in here. Now I have a good friend who play Terran and we have practice a lot against each other over the last weeks and days just to see how OP Terran is. I'd say we are both at the same level, so it isn't Diamond Protoss against Bronze Terran.

For this part i will talk about four things, that might not be so basic and actually is kind of a intermediate level of play but still touches everyone in almost all games and match ups. The first thing i want to write about is: First and Early aggressions We have all been here, we have built up a force and thinking "okey, okey... i got this army.... what do I do?"

After seeing a lot of thread here on the forum that surely are related to basics about RTS I feel that I want to write this posts and I really hope that this thread will help alot of strugeling protoss that feel that they are lacking in some games but can't pin-point what they are lacking in. So when you are reading this thread I assume you have chosen protoss (or atleast is strugeling with protoss when you play random and get that race) so... Ye won't write about any other race, but almost all of what I will write here will fit into both the other races too.

I was giving a lot of thought into it lately, and I couldn't find a satisfying answer as to why the Zerg have to choose well-balanced armies and a variety of units to beat even their "hard counters". (examples: It is way better to go Roaches/Hydras than mass Hydras against mass Stalkers, even though Roaches aren't the optimal counter. Also, The popular build of Slings/Blings/Mutas works a LOT better than pure Slings/Blings even if your enemy is going mass marines and marines alone, which doesn't make sense. You'll still win with banelings alone, but with mutas it seems to work even better). Why does this happen? Zerg units don't have forced synergies, like MMM (anti air/light + anti armor/building + heals). And many will say that in some builds Roaches and Lings are used as meatwalls, but why the heck does Infestor/Lings/Hydras/Roaches/Ultras work soooo much better against Mass Stalkers than lets say pure Infestor/Ultras?? On paper, it is the optimal count...

Since the release of Wings of Liberty, the StarCraft II balance team has been diligently studying how the game is being played, playing it ourselves, and seeing how evenly the three races match up on the battlefield. While we regularly examine Battle.net player data and statistics from all regions, the information we're examining in this blog was pulled exclusively from the North American region for simplicity's sake.

To help keep Battle.net accounts as secure as possible, we've recently changed how Battle.net authenticators can be used. Going forward, Battle.net authenticators can now only be associated with one Battle.net account at a time. No changes are being made to how many game licenses a single Battle.net account can support. You can still have multiple World of Warcraft accounts under a single Battle.net account, for instance, and all game licenses linked with a Battle.net account will still be protected if an authenticator is in use.

Now before my computer was corrupted by a Virus I came up with an idea of a tournament you can do yourself or with with a friend, it's verses AI and Recommend it in Custom games, now it consists of 22 games were they gradually increment in difficulty as well their is a story melded into it as I will explain the guide lines and verses so I appreciate if you'd hear me out, I"ll explain this as if it was 1 Player but a 2nd player could take the place of you AI Partner, make sure they use the same Race the AI was chosen.

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Hello everyone, I have notice a lot of the newer players finding some difficulty in their match ups and engagements when it comes to playing in the multiplayer match up or even facing a computer AI. I'm not a top top player but i have my fair share of beta and starcraft 2 knowledge. I only play Protoss in 1v1s so it may or may not apply to you. I would be regularly updating this thrend so please check back for updates.

Ensabanur is pretty much right on with what you want to do for the most part, however there are even more options, I'll detail a few: Against m&m: If it's more 'rauder heavy, zealots and sentries work fantastically early on as forcefield allows zealots to get in range and do damage. Void rays are another option to delay the Terran push and keep him in his base while you build up a force/expand

At start, salvage that 2 bunkers at the bridge, you're going to hold your defense at the your base ramp Spam m&m, I went 4 barracks, 2 with reactor, don't need to build any bunker / turret. At 11-10 minutes mark, gather all your troops push through the left exit and go all the way up straight to the top, you'll find 2 hatchery there, kill it, then retreat your troops back to your base, I did it with about 50 m&m, but I didn't make it out alive all the way back to my base. At 3 minutes mark, gather all your troops again, and push through the extact same location, they should rebuild the hatchery already, kill it, done, even if you fail the mission, you still get the achievement, you can float your CC and fly away and win like a coward.

I found this in the US forum. I don't know if it's legal or not, but credit goes to MrMrCmmndsU for this guide: This guide will also count on your opponent being the general high-division Terran player--the one that does the predictable build orders of TvZ and A-moves his deathball into your base and expects to win because of the supposed cost-effectiveness of Terran units. In short, your average Terran player is not always going to be pro-level. He will be stupid. And we will take advantage of that. I will also be assuming you know how to handle your macro (spawn larva, spread creep). But even if it's not perfect, you should still do fine--your opponent is not perfect either.

This guide is for those who are currenty tearing their hair out trying to complete this achievement. After countless retries I finally found a build that works after reading through various forums etc. Although getting the achievement seems very difficult, it is deceptively very easy to get. This guide assumes you are just going for the achievement and nothing else. This is my first guide and I'll explain what I did as best as I can.

ok so basically i played around with the inbase hatch late expo and found that it was working amazing, however something was missing. It allowed fast saturation of the main and high unit production. I believe MadFrog has found the build we have been praying for and im going to share this with everyone

Do you think this will work for you? If you're a Zerg or Terran player, share your thoughts/opinion here.

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Here's a great list of Starcraft 2 Cheats Dance Party Select units and press Enter, then type the command /dance to make them dance. Currently this only seems to work with ground units. The list is:

Any StarCraft II veteran will know that a couple of High Templars can completely turn the tide of battle. It's also important to learn when you can't win. Protoss players ought to overlap their pylon fields where they are being used to power structures. Zerg players ought to simply center their defenses around their hatchery and resources.

A patch released by Blizzard today brings 3D support to StarCraft II, meaning now those banshees will totally pop off the screen. The patch, the first major one since StarCraft II's release in July, also brings some changes to the game's all-important balance.

These are some powerful Terran counters against Zerg opponents that will teach you how to deal with Zergs using your favorite units in group Terran and how to counter Zerg Mutalisks, Zergling Rush, and Roaches. Know some of the Starcraft II different strategies so you can be a successful Starcraft multi player with great understanding on how to use all the different units. Be successful by learning what units to make when an army of Void Rays is rushing your base and learn how to counter most popular builds and you will surely win more often.

This Starcraft 2 guide will focus on how to use a Dark Templar rush against a Terran player. The majority of people out there who know about the Dark Templar rush think that it’s a waste of time to try it against a Terran opponent as they can crush the rush with a simple Scanner Sweep. Even though most Terran players are likely to have Scanner Sweeps, it does not imply that the Dark Templars you build will be ineffective. The truth does not come even close to this.

There are certain rules you need to observe and follow on using Dark Templars rush to win against Zergs. Destroy the Hatchery so as not to let them create an Overseer Use at least 3 or more Dark Templars to overcome Lair before an Overseer exists. Overseer detects Dark Templars, so using them alone may not overthrow Zergs. Conduct a surprise attack and kill as many Drones as you can and destroy the Hatchery. Dark Templars need assistance from your regular units, they will certainly adds up to bring down Zergs economy.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.1.0 is now live! This patch features adjustments to protoss, terran, and zerg balance, notable StarCraft II Editor improvements, several bug fixes and access to the North America region. Be sure to check out the full patch notes below to learn all about the latest changes.

Below is a video detailing a rush tactic for players using Protoss, Dark Templar Rush. Build Order: probes till 10supply 10 supply: Pylon Gateway assimilator once pylon is completed queue 3 probes with chrono boost

Want to Know More & Be Good & Better in Starcraft 2 ? Continue Reading if : 1. You want to have that ‘EXTRA’ edge in every starcraft 2 game you play. Being victorious and defeating enemies is such a triumphant feeling. 2. Be really familiar with starcraft 2 strategies, units, common terms(like micro & macro), hotkeys, & more. 3. For all who want to play starcraft 2 -> brood war players, starcraft 2 beta players, those who just started with starcraft2.

The first feature and balance patch release for StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty will be available next Thursday, September 23. The maintenance period will begin at 5:00 a.m. and last until approximately 11:00 a.m. SGT. You can read all about our plans for patch 1.1 in the Situation Report.

The StarCraft II SEA/ANZ Invitational Tournament has concluded and we have our first regional champions! 1st Place - RedArchon (Thailand) 2nd Place - ice (Singapore) 3rd Place - OxygeN (Singapore)

Proxy is a word often used in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty multiplayer strategy discussion, referring to an aggressive strategy in which players build unit-producing structures close to their opponent’s base and away from their own.

Here are the top 200 players in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand. We'll update this list approximately every week until it's time to have them compete. Congratulations to these players. Your skill is an inspiration to the entire StarCraft II community.

This serves as a warning to all players who cheat and uses sc2 map hacks just to gain goals and sc2 achievements. From Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment has always taken cheating in any form in Blizzard games very seriously, and that's no different for StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as outlined in our end user license agreement, that player can be permanently banned from the game. This means that the player will be permanently unable to log in to Battle.net to play StarCraft II with his or her account.

Author : ACTIVILLAIN Here I will provide a breakdown of all the important maths focused on upgrades and combat. Say you keep asking yourself: "Should I upgrade weapons or armor first?" "Is it worth my 100 gas to get combat shields?" "Does it make a difference if I spend my money upgrading? or should I just get more units?" Take a look here, maybe you will find answers to those questions.

Author : Daxxarri This is part of an ongoing series where we'll highlight features of the StarCraft II community site. This time we're exploring one of the most useful tools on the community site: the search feature. Let's fire it up!

Blizzard Entertainment recently identified and addressed three issues that will ensure fair matches and an enjoyable ladder system. Here are the three main issues: Improved Matchmaking for Teams While the matchmaking system as a whole is looking very strong, one area we identified for improvement was matchmaking for arranged teams that were still in placement matches. We found these first few matches for arranged teams were giving them an unfair advantage against their opponents. Since so many new arranged teams were being created every day, this was resulting in a noticeable amount of imbalanced matches for team games. The corrections we've made should show an improvement for many team players, especially in the sub-Gold leagues.

We're proud to announce the release of Blizzard Entertainment's first new StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty custom map: Burning Tide!

Got skills on creating SC2 maps? Want to win some cool prizes while having fun doing maps? So what are you waiting for? Join the StarCraft II Custom Map Contest and you have until September 11, 2010 to submit your entry. From Blizzard Entertainment: We just wanted to remind you that the first ever StarCraft II Custom Map Contest will be drawing to a close on September 11, 2010. If you’re hoping for a chance to have your map featured at BlizzCon, win a trip to the convention, and score a cool $5,000 in the process, then put the finishing touches on your map and submit it before the deadline. Read the contest page to learn more -- don't miss out on your chance for glory!

Great news for SC2 map enthusiasts, Blizzard recently took considerations and increased the limit of map upload. Players may now upload 10 custom map and up to 50 MB of total map storage space. From Blizzard Entertainment: As part of our ongoing efforts to foster a productive and happy StarCraft II mapmaking community, we recently asked players to share their thoughts and ideas on how the custom map system might be improved. Some mapmakers noted that the current limits placed on custom map publishing felt too restrictive and, as a result, made their mapmaking experience less enjoyable.

When logging into StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, you may have noticed the “Play as Guest” button lurking at the bottom right of your screen. But what does this do? Is it the same as the “Offline” mode you’ve heard about? Can I play without even logging into Battle.net?

Sc2gears is a general StarCraft 2 utility for everyone who is interested in the game (either a player or just a game analyzer). Its main features are replay management and analysis for both individual replays and mass replays (multi-replay statistics). It provides easy but powerful and efficient replay management and basic statistics for starters, and advanced statistics and time development charts useful even for professional players. It is also a great asset to tournament and league organizers in quick analysis of tournament results.

From Blizzard Entertainment Read the original announcement here . How are the 16 participants selected? The Blizzard Entertainment eSports team will consider several discretionary factors when selecting participants for the Invitational. This might include your overall performance on the SEA/ANZ Battle.net, your rank within your home country, and any tournaments you might have won. The invitees won’t necessarily reflect the top 16 ranked players. As the region is very diverse, our plan is to ensure that every country is properly represented by players at a highly competitive skill level.

Here is a list of known issues being reported in Patch 1.0.3: • Mouse buttons cannot be set for Push to Talk. • Thor CE is not being displayed when the player has the proper flags. • Campaign Achievement completion stops at 99%. • The hotkey for Surrender is inconsistent. • Mac - Pressing the § / tilde key could crash the game client. • Losing your internet connection while loading a map will not warn you that connection to Battle.net has been lost.

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From Blizzard Entertainment We’ll be performing rolling restarts on all StarCraft II servers at approximately 5:00am SGT and 7:00am AEST, September 2nd, which may cause some interruption in communication, ability to log in, use of in-game features, and disconnections. We anticipate the restarts will take approximately 120 minutes to complete.

One question is often asked by the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty community regarding our new leagues and ladder system: “Who are the best players on the ladder?” We have plans to one day have the best players, based on their current rankings, compete against each other. In the meantime, we can pull some internal numbers, do a little math, and come up with a list of the best players in each region. Here are the top 200 players in SEA/ANZ. We'll update this list approximately every week until it's time to have them compete. Congratulations to these players. Your skill is an inspiration to the entire StarCraft II community.

This patch will be released on September. And as they promised, it would contain the first feature and balance patch. From Blizzard Entertainment Greetings, citizens of the Koprulu sector! StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is celebrating its one-month anniversary and we’re extremely excited to witness the amazing community that’s come together around the game. To that end, we want you to know we are hard at work on the first feature and balance patch, and expect to have it completed and available by the middle of September. Patch 1.1 will contain a number of improvements including additional mod features, Editor improvements and bug fixes, some custom game improvements, support for NVIDIA’s 3D Vision, and more. We'd also like to share some specific plans for this patch with you.

One question is often asked by the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty community regarding our new leagues and ladder system: “Who are the best players on the ladder?” We have plans to one day have the best players, based on their current rankings, compete against each other. In the meantime, we can pull some internal numbers, do a little math, and come up with a list of the best players in each region. Here are the top 200 players in SEA/ANZ. We'll update this list approximately every week until it's time to have them compete.

Do a few probes, then pylon, 1-2 probes, gateway, pylon, couple more probes, then start manufacturing zealots. It's important to be on top of your opponent though using a probe or two, as they could go tech rush which will leave you in a spot of trouble if they successfully defend your first rush and can give them a good advantage mid-game.

From Daxxarri (Community Manager) Just a reminder, this is an informational thread only. You will not receive support by posting in this thread. If you wish to report a bug, please do so in the Bug Report forum: http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/11483/ We have a list of known bugs that will affect StarCraft II's operations.

From Mewi 99% Achievements Bug, I noticed there was no thread regarding this that was directly in the bug report section. So I'll post one here, sorry if there has been another post in here. But this bug is annoying me, and beating up my OCDness. Please fix it?

Author: FuzzYD PS: Dear Blues, Is it possible to get this stickied here or in the Bugs forum? Hoping it will reduce the number of threads inquiring about this supposed bug. For everyone who is experiencing this annoying bug, I've summarized everything we know about it here. Hope it helps. The Bug: Brutal 5/10/15/20/25 not credited.

Author: Nethaera You’ve sent out your SCV to do a little scouting. You’ve found your opponent, and he or she is fortifying heavily. You’re doing the same, focusing on building structures, protecting your entry points, and placing anti-air units at all the right locations. Your base is covered from all angles. Occasionally, there’s a skirmish in the middle of the map or around the edges of your bases, but no one seems to be pushing outside of their comfort zone. You look at the clock and realize -- this isn’t going to be as quick of a game as you had originally thought.

From Blizzard Entertainment: BlizzCon is a celebration of epic games, a gathering place for our community from across the globe, and also the definitive place to see the greatest competitive matches in the world as the top pro players go head to head both in the World of Warcraft Arena and in Warcraft III. With the launch of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty, we feel it’s high time to expand that set list -- BlizzCon 2010 will play home to a 16-player StarCraft II invitational tournament!

From Blizzard Entertainment: We're proud to announce the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Invitational Tournament for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand! Based on their regional ranking and performance on Battle.net, sixteen of the top StarCraft II players from Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand will be selected to take part in the region’s first StarCraft II online tournament.

From Blizzard Entertainment: We’re pleased to announce that all players who purchase the Southeast Asia/Australia/New Zealand version of StarCraft® II: Wings of Liberty™ will also have the option of playing on North American servers following the launch. While we still encourage gamers to play on the local servers, which will offer lower latency and more action during peak hours, we recognize that many players have longstanding friendships and rivalries with North American players, and would like to continue playing with them. Because of this, we're giving Southeast Asia/Australia/New Zealand gamers access to both regions' servers, so they can choose where they'd prefer to play.

From Blizzard Entertainment: With the announcement that North American regional access will be provided to those who purchased a Southeast Asia/Australia/New Zealand standard or collector’s edition of StarCraft II, some of you have expressed concerns regarding your ISP download caps. We wanted to let you know that it will not be necessary to download a new StarCraft II client to play in the NA region.

From Blizzard Entertainment: The BlizzCon 2010 Fan Art, Original Song, and Movie contests have begun! To enter, simply submit your original Warcraft, StarCraft, or Diablo-themed work before September 27. We have over $25,000 worth of prizes to give away between these and our Dance and Costume contests on Friday night at BlizzCon, and winning entries will be showcased live at this year's show.

From Blizzard Entertainment: We're proud to announce the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 2010 Invitational Tournament for Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand! Based on their regional ranking and performance on Battle.net, sixteen of the top StarCraft II players from Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand will be selected to take part in the region’s first StarCraft II online tournament.

From Blizzard Entertainment: We wanted to let everyone know that in the near future we’ll be allowing everyone a chance to change their chosen StarCraft II character name for free. In some cases, people chose character names that don’t represent their usual multiplayer nicknames, as they were unaware of how the character names were being used. It’s important to us that everyone is represented by a name of their choosing in their multiplayer games, ladders, and on the forums and community site.

Did you miss out on the StarCraft II showmatches between Dario “LiquidTLO” Wünsch and Fredrik “MaDFroG” Johansson at the 2010 European Warcraft Invitational? Did you watch the live stream, but want to relive the excitement? You can now find the videos embedded below. Enjoy!

Author: Ztala Replays are an indispensable tool for real-time strategy gamers. Players can watch and analyze a game post-match to improve their gameplay. With a loss, they can go back, pinpoint their mistakes, and scrutinize what went wrong. With a win, they can look for ways to improve.

Author: Seraphis Fact 1: If you purchase World of Warcraft from a local store in Australia, you are forced (ie: you have no choice) to create a WoW account on a US server. Fact 2: If you purchase World of Warcraft from a local store in the US, you are forced to create a WoW account on a US server.

Author: nirvAnA Q: Where are my replays saved? A: Replays are saved seperately from your Starcraft 2 installation directory. Instead, they can be found under your "My Documents" folder, or just "Documents" for Vista and Windows 7 users. Example: C:\Users\John\My Documents\StarCraft II\Accounts\(your account number)\(more specific numbers)\Replays\ Load up the game, access the replay screen on Battle.Net by clicking the replay button.

Author: Spinkler So I spent some time compiling all this information into a spreadsheet which I'm hoping is easily printable (I'll need to ensure it is when I'm at work - no printer here.) Anyways, this spreadsheet was intended to be printable and easily stored in a folder of plastic pockets as a quick reference guide. I'm hoping that most of the information a newbie could want is easily and quickly accessible.

StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty patch 1.0.3 is now live. This small patch addresses a minor technical issue that was preventing certain players from accessing offline play. For additional information, check out the official patch notes below.

Author : Duban First off, what is a build order(BO)? Literally, a build order is a set of instructions on the order and timing of buildings and units you construct. The timings are usually timed by your supply count. At a set time you should have X supply, and when you have X supply you know its time to build a given building or unit. Its a set of orders and instructions. Figuratively, a build order is the refinement of an idea. At first you know what you want to do, but you don't know exactly how to work it into your strategy without sacrificing too much else. You don't know when you'll have the minerals/gas to spare, when you need to start mining gas to time everything perfectly, and you don't want to go into it without a plan. So you create a build order

Author : Sirix Updates - Added 3 Gate Robo in with the Quick Robotech build, as well as an alternate strategy of quicker gateways or quicker Robo depending on your opponent. Added the 'scouting your enemy' section. Changed a few words to keep under the 5000 char limit. Below, I'll list a variety of opening builds, their builds orders, and a sentence or two of detail about the builds strengths and weaknesses. I'll try to follow it up with some 'what to watch for' in the opening builds of your opponents, so you can pick a viable tech tree to counter. (Build Order is listed by supply, the number on the left being at what supply you should start building that structure/unit)

Author : Grunt As a disclaimer, I'm not yet good at SC2, but I will be soon. What I do bring to what I am writing is a past pedigree of success and an outlook that will help many a gamer. I've been in Cal league in FPS, top 40 PvP teams S1 in WoW, and have been in various clans and ladders for RTS games. I am writing what I am writing from the standpoint of someone who never played Starcraft 1 and who has only been playing starcraft 2 for approximately a week.

Author : Zomgtossrush Today I am going to give some pointers here and there on simple ways to improve your game. A lot of these are very basic, but can be applied at all levels of play. This is more of a how you should be practicing and how to get better post. 10. Control Emotions Don't ever get too mad at the game. This can lead to being on tilt and playing poorly. Remain calm, learn from your mistakes and continue to focus on playing well.

Interface Hotkeys * F10 = Menu * F11 = Chat * F12 = Help * ALT + G = Map pinger * ALT + T = Show/hide minimap terrain * ALT + F = Alliance options * CTRL + ALT + F = Show FPS * PAGE UP / PAGE DOWN = Adjust view * MOUSE WHEEL = Adjust view height * SHIFT + [any command] = Create a series of commands * SPACE = View last warning area * BACKSPACE = View base * ALT = Show / hide health points bar

Author : OmniBOT Since Zerg and Toss players love complaining about how OP MMM supposedly is, I'd like to share some tips with you all, my fellow Terrans, on how to do it better =D

Author : Babyface Hi! Now that we have all gotten our feet wet with the starcraft 2, I thought I would write a short guide to help beginners develop micro and macro skills for multiplayer. Please note this is not the end-all stop for micro and macro knowledge, it is here to help beginners get started, and to hopefully teach a few tricks to help micro and macro skill development. This guide was primarily written for Terrans, but may be adopted for other races with a few changes. So with that lets get started:

Author : Sirix So I'm going to try to consolidate the tactics that I've learned throughout beta as well as watching countless replays. I myself am no pro, but I feel I have a fairly diverse knowledge of the basic Protoss opening strategies, even if I cannot always perfectly replicate them. Below, I'll list a variety of opening builds, their builds orders, and a sentence or two of detail about the builds strengths and weaknesses. I'll try to follow it up with some 'what to watch for' in the opening builds of your opponents, so you can pick a viable tech tree to counter. (Build Order is listed by supply, the number on the left being at what supply you should start building that structure/unit)

Author : Antpile I've decided to write a guide on beating the 4 gate push that is all the rage right now in the 1v1 leagues. This build is rough on us poor Zergies. Here, I will teach you how to send those Zealots packing. Opening Game So, you are happly producing your drones and are reaching 9 or 10 supply, what do you do? Well, if you are playing on Zerg's home stadium of Scrap Station or on Desert Oasis, then you do nothing. Your overlord will be in his base momentarily and tell you all you need to know. What's that? You forgot to send your overlord to his starting position as soon as the game started? Shame on you!

Author : Nicholas Greetings, fellow Zerglings. Over the past few days, there have a been a lot of topics asking why (insert Terran or Protoss strat here) keeps stomping Zerg. And among the responses, one thing is agreed upon - if you don't scout it out, you're toast. Always. So, that led to posts asking how to scout, when to scout, where to scout, such and such. However, I haven't seen any threads describing exactly what you might be seeing when you scout. So, I'm going to add that, and combine everything else into one big scouting post.

Author : Nicholas Hey, guys. Now, when I wrote the Zerg Scouting Compendium, the main reason was that I had been seeing a lot of posts about scouting, Protoss and Terran build orders, different Protoss and Terran builds, that sort of thing. So, I wrote a guide to cover that, and I would hope that helped quell some of the confusion surrounding those topics. Now, I've been seeing a lot of posts about Queen macro, base macro in general, our standard build orders, and the like, so I'll write another guide-type post to try and address those issues. Again, this will mostly be information from other threads on this forum, combined into one post for convenience. The veterans should note that this will mostly be information for newer players, but it might be worth a read. You could always learn a thing or two.

Patch 1.0.2 is now live. This small patch addresses a few issues that were affecting single player gameplay. For further information about what fixes have been applied, check out the official patch notes below.

Author : DFO Here is my step by step procedures on how to install Starcraft 2 using thus fixing this problem === The file "fileset.base\Mods\Core.SC2Mod\Index.SC2Locale " in archive "<any>" could not be opened, because an error 2 occurred. If this problem persists, please contact Blizzard Technical Support. (MPQFile::OpenFromArchive) === Carefully follow these steps: 1. Using a torrent client like BitTorrent or BitComet, download http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/5728458/StarCraft_2_Wings_Of_Liberty_Digital_Download-WW_corruption_fix 2. Once download completes, copy all files and paste it on the same folder where your Starcraft 2 installation files are located. 3. Double click "QuickPar-0.9.1.0.exe" to install QuickPar. 4. After installation of QuickPar, double click "Installer Tome 1.MPQE.par2". QuickPar will check and fix your Starcraft 2 installation files for any missing blocks. 5. Once QuickPAr done on repairing your Star...

Here's another great guide made by Duban of Starcraft 2 community I've played the beta and am a pretty good player. If there is one thing I've found to be critical to playing well it is choosing the right race. To do well you shouldn't pick Terran because they are human, Protoss because they are cool and high tech, or zerg because of their monstrous appetite. Each race has a distinct play-style and/or play-styles unique to their race. Each player has a play-style that best suits their own personal play-style and play level. To do the best you can you need to find the play-style that best suits yourself, and then pick your race accordingly. Here are the races and how they play.

Last week, in part 1 of In the Vernacular , we highlighted popular terminology for several units and structures within the StarCraft universe. Today, we dive in a bit deeper and focus on common tactics, greetings, and slang new players may encounter as they battle opponents online and get more involved with the community. Tactics #/# (e.g. 1/1) - Refers to the number of armor/weapon upgrades a particular type of unit currently has.

Just a few tips and recommendations on how to clear Lost Viking achievements. [Powerups] Powerups come in a 4 varieties, side missiles, drone, plasma, and bomb. Any powerup that stays on the field will change in this order [the powerup will flash and become bigger for a moment before it changes.] |- ->Side missiles -> Drone -> Plasma --| Bomb -[note: with the exception of bombs every power up seems to have two levels of upgrade. Changing to a different weapon will loose your leveled up version though so be aware.] The best option for success in my opinion is to follow a priority list on what to upgrade. 1. Drones x2 2. Plasma x2 3. All else bombs

This is to help people take the best advantage of the credit glitch that allows you to get every upgrade and mercenary in the game. This is only doable once you have obtained 25 research points for both zerg and protoss. I'm not sure what the earliest possible mission is that you obtain this but once you do you can get every upgrade right there. If you go back to an earlier mission that you can get research points on "even if you've already gotten them" you can get them again and trade them in at the research console for credits.

DISCLAIMER 1 : This guide may contain SPOILERS. As this is a mission mechanics guide, I don't really talk about much beyond what's listed in the achievement descriptions in-game, but still, you have been warned. DISCLAIMER 2 : This guide is mostly comprised of what I have personally observed, with a few additions from forum threads. I don't make any guarantees of accuracy, but if you see any inaccurate information, please post so I can correct it. After beating the campaign and logging onto the forums, I noticed there have been quite a bit of confusion regarding campaign achievements, especially Liberty Completionist and HUIRN. This guide is intended to clear up any misinformation regarding achievements and provide suggestions on the best way to unlock various achievements. Download Guides : StarCraft2CampaignMissionsandAchievementsGuide.txt StarCraft_II_Manual.zip Related Guides : 1. Read our guide on how to complete Brutal Campaign . 2. Few tips and recom...

Blizzard hasn't wasted any time patching Starcraft 2. Today we see a very small release appearing to only fix a few issues, but I'm sure there are a few things behind the scenes that go unmentioned that might have been tweaked as well. Either way, here's to optimization and a sound fix! Update : SC2Allin1 v11.2.11 download is now available! Starcraft 2 Patch 1.0.1 Campaign saves have been optimized. Fixed an issue with sound not playing on some 7.1 systems. StarCraft 2 Offline Retail Launcher - SC2ALLin1 v10.3.3 is now available with these features: 1. Starcraft 2 skrimish is available on this new version of SC2ALLin1 v10.3.3 2. Works with Starcraft 2 v1.0.1 3. Based on reloaded's crack and all menus are working fine Update : SC2Allin1 v11.2.11 download is now available! Download link : SC2ALLin1 v10.3.3

Scrapyard is a 2 player map featured in Battle Report 3. The starting locations are very near to each other but are separated by empty space. The ramps leading to the bases are quite large and hard to block. Features Two player max Each starting location has a natural expansion. Three expansions are separate from the main land. One location with rich mineral fields on the opposite side of the map from the player's starting positions. Two Xel'Naga Towers, one of which is surrounded by LoS blockers, and the other near the rich minerals. Specifications Players: 2 Expansions: 7 Rich Expansions: 1 Total Locations: 10 Xel'Naga Towers: 2

Kulas Ravine (pronounced ˈkül-äs rə-ˈvēn) is the first officially announced multiplayer map. Features Four player max One starting location in each corner of the map, each with a natural expansion. Another natural expansion protected by destructible rocks. Two locations with rich mineral fields. Ten Xel'Naga Towers, four of which can be accessed from each player's rock-protected natural expansion. Specifications Players: 4 Expansions: 8 Rich Expansions: 2 Total Locations: 14 Xel'Naga Towers: 10 Download: Kulas Ravine StarCraft 2 Map

Blistering Sands is a 2 player map featured in Battle Report 2. Features Two player max Starting locations are in the lower left and upper right corners of the map, each with a natural expansion. Another natural expansion protected by destructible rocks. Two locations with rich mineral fields protected by rocks. Two Xel'Naga Towers in the center of the map. Specifications Players: 2 Expansions: 4 Rich Expansions: 2 Total Locations: 8 Xel'Naga Towers: 2

The new StarCraft II community site is loaded with exciting features, and we’d like to showcase some of the powerful profile functionality we've introduced so that you can be sure to get the most out of it. You may have already noticed that when you log into the community site, your portrait appears in the upper right hand corner of the screen and additional information such as your ladder matches, latest achievements, friends list, and popular forum topics are displayed on the right hand side. Clicking on your portrait will take you to your profile. Update : Read StarCraft 2 Campaign Missions and Achievements Guide for more details SC2 campaigns and achievements. Your profile contains a great deal of information. At first glance it gives you an overall Snapshot of your multi-player matches, Career Stats , Achievements , and even a place to Showcase your favorite achievements within the Summary .

The StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty matchmaking engine works behind the scenes to ensure fun and evenly matched multiplayer games, but you might be curious about how the ranking system works. We've got you covered. Let's answer some of your most frequently asked questions about StarCraft II multiplayer leagues and ladders. You may also want to read our StarCraft 2 Campaign Missions and Achievements Guide . Frequenlty Asked Questions Q. How do I participate in the StarCraft II leagues and ladders system? A. To play a ladder match, click the Multiplayer menu item in the top left, select a mode from 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, or 4v4, select a race, and then click Find Match. After playing in five placement matches within one mode (e.g. five 1v1 matches) you will be placed in a ladder for that mode. Note that Free For All (FFA) or arranged matches where you choose to play against specific friends do not count toward placement in a league, or ranking up or down within the ladder system.

Here are some user contributions on how to win the very last level of Starcraft 2 Wings of Libert. I had the siege tanks upgraded all the way, and killed off the air units. I found that, if you got rid of the AIR, then you can use TONS of siege tanks…and just use bunkers mostly as walls….constantly have 4-5 SCV’s repairing the bunkers, a couple medics if you desire to heal them, and just constantly keep pumping siege tanks. Make sure you upgrade their damage. It’s basically trial and error as to how you set up your tanks. Although it sucks against Ker, putting them in a nice big bunch as close to your “wall” as possible i found to be the most effective. Took my 10-15 tries… X-D

Here are some cheats you can use when playing StarCraft 2 Campaign. Shooter Minigame Click on the arcade machine on the Hyperian to play a space shooter mini game. Extra Chatter and Animal Murder To make animals explode, just keep double clicking on one at a pretty quick rate. After 10-15 clicks or so, the show will start. Also, the amount of polish in the game is amazing. Every single unit has a dozen or more unique dialogue when you click on them repeatedly. The best thing to do though, is assign a unit to a group (1 to 0) and just hold the number button down and listen to the chatter.

1. Extract SC2Folder\Campaigns\Liberty.SC2Campaign\Base.SC2Maps to a folder of your choice 2. Open up the Mapeditor that comes with SC2 and create a new map and save it as template.SC2map - then close the Editor foreach Map 3. 3.1. Create a folder with the according map name e.g. TRaynor01 3.2. Copy and paste the template.SC2Map file in there 3.3. Open the template.SC2Map with the MPQ Editor 3.4. Go to the folder where you extracted the files of Base.SC2Maps - in my case: D:\Games\StarCraft II\Maps\Campaign\TRaynor01.SC2Map\ 3.5. Drag and drop the files from the folder in the MPQ Editor 3.6. Close MPQ Editor - rename the template.SC2Map to the map name - in this case TRaynor01.SC2Map To launch the maps - use the SC2 Mapeditor, as drag 'n dropping them over SC2.exe will cause them tojavascript:void(0) bug. Enjoy playing campaign, although this is quite a hacky way, you can do it. Download link StarCraft 2 Wings of Liberty Torrent - RELOADED

Buy the game! This cracker is not meant as a full replacement of the legit game! If you cant use this tool then you don't deserve sc2. Known issues : There is a case sometimes when exiting completly the campaign, a message box may appear asking for validated language pack. Just press ok and ignore it, there is no problem! installation steps and basic instructions : 1)Install a clean game (any version Box or Digital) 2)make sure your system has at least .NET 2.0 framework installed, and you are Administrator with full write access, and Anti virus is Off 3)Unzip the files into a folder and run the sc2cracker.exe AS administrator & av off. 4)for the 1st time click "Crack Latest Version" and Wait few seconds! after that you dont have to do it again every time!only Restore if you want to play the game normally! 5)now simple press Start Campaign and when in game press again down left corner the yellow button Start Campaign. 6)you can play AND save/loa...

1. Download Starcraft 2 Full Client . You will need to register to battle.net to do this. 2. Install Starcraft 2 3. Download any of these cracker: http://blizzard-gaming.blogspot.com/2010/07/starcraft-2-single-player-crack.html http://blizzard-gaming.blogspot.com/2010/07/starcraft-2-campaign-cracker-all.html http://blizzard-gaming.blogspot.com/2010/07/how-to-play-campaign-maps-without.html 4. Enjoy! 5. Summary What we just did is used a crack version of SC2 so we can play the single-player campaign. You may also want to read our StarCraft 2 Campaign Missions and Achievements Guide .

StarCraft II is now live world-wide, and the Fry's event here on the west coast is winding down with plenty of happy players leaving with their copies. As the line filed inside, spectators still waiting in the queue got to watch a final 2v2 match pitting Blizzard's Rob Lin and attendee Tri-Vien Nguyen against Blizzard's Matt Gotcher and attendee Patton Tran. After Matt and Patton claimed victory in the first game, the two teams swapped members for a rematch, with Rob and Patton coming out victorious. Meanwhile, the line continued inside, as the over 1,300 attendees had a chance to get their copies signed by dozens of StarCraft II developers and Blizzard employees. And around the world, the sound of happy players clicking their mice and tapping their keyboards fills the air.

PC INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Place the StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. If your computer has autoplay enabled, an installation window will automatically pop up on your Windows desktop. Left-click the Install StarCraft II button and follow the onscreen instructions to install StarCraft II on your hard drive.