Reddit reviews StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

You can buy each separately for less on Amazon

Or you can buy it on Amazon and add to r/SC's prize pools.

Amazon Canada

Amazon UK

If you can't figure out how to buy it and gift it digitally, you can always do it the old fashioned way (it's $10 off on amazon).

Why not both? Diablo 3 $20, Starcraft 2 $30

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6

Unless someone else can chime in, this is the lowest I've seen it. :/

Well its 25$ on amazon right now : http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371320601&sr=8-1&keywords=starcraft+2

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318903740&sr=8-1

Save $10, so there's that.

here seems like it went up from $35 - $39 since i posted that comment :/

Just FYI, you can usually get a copy for $30-$40 on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335541302&sr=8-1

> Neither does citing 1 game that was $60 to some people.

Yes, it does prove the point. I am not arguing that all PC games cost $60 for everyone at every time. I am arguing that $60 PC games are not a new phenomenon.

Let me explain it this way. You point out that you paid $60 for SC2. I did too. Suppose someone came in here and said:

"PC Games today cost $50."

You and I quickly point out: "No, that's not true. Look at StarCraft II. It retailed for $60."

Someone else jumps in: "That doesn't prove anything. I only paid $50 for StarCraft II. In fact, I've never paid $60 for a PC game ever, and I buy a lot."

It's not relevant. We don't need to show that all games cost $60. We don't need to show that StarCraft 2 will always cost $60. We just need one counter-example to disprove the assertion that "PC Games cost $50."

To bring it back to the discussion, ackbar claims that games a year or two ago cost $50, and if you go back a little further, the games cost $40. This is not true. I don't have the time to do a comprehensive search, but this article from 1998 discusses some costs that go into making a game. It references price points of 50, 60, and 80 dollars. Another example: Caesar II released in 1995, retailed at $55.

Seriously? A check on Amazon quickly disproves this. Not to mention it was $30 in January on Newegg.

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312432304&sr=8-1

If you know where to look, as it is a year old game. http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318255458&sr=8-1

It depends on the product. Games, books, and other media and electronics have critic reviews available. And then there's actually reading the reviews. When someone is whining that their product is defective, I usually just disregard it because I can just send it back to amazon and get a working product. Weigh the good reviews with the bad. Don't worry over volume of reviews. If you follow the content of reviews rather than just gloss over the rating, you will be able to avoid being manipulated by corporate conspiracies or angry fanboys.

WOL is $30 at Amazon.com, but only 3 copies left in stock.
http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-II-Wings-Liberty-PC/dp/B000ZKA0J6

Check it!

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6

luckily for you, its only $50!

so yeah, it's basically free[winky face]

Target has it around $52

Amazon has some decent deals and retails at $50:Amazon

Finding it under $50 is still pretty tough at the moment and will most likely have to be from a person selling their own copy.

I dont own the game, but like I said I did a (very) little research. On the blizzard website there are two prices, one is about ~$100, the other is ~$20 (60 days). The "60 days" part got me confused so I googled it and found these reviews:

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6

> Much more serious is the NeverLettingGo-OnLineActivation requirement. The game will ask for activation during installation, which also includes signing up to BattleNet (and, yes, this means that even this expensive game never becomes yours to keep). But that is not all: a periodic OnLine confirmation is also required EVERY THIRTY DAYS, FOREVER. You can play offline but no more than a month between re-activating.

(my mistake, not 3 months, but 30 days)

A few other sites confirmed that you have to link your game to a battle.net and even If you wanted to play offline, you would have to play as a guest but would still be required to activate once a month.

Maybe I was trolled by these reviews... I dont know.

Amazon's cheaper at $50

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6

Digital downloads are always more expensive. However if you buy the cd then download the game with the key, its the same thing, you don't need to have the disk to play.
http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1332966636&sr=8-1

I got my copy at amazon for like $45 this summer.

Amazon?

http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1331896745&sr=8-1

it's worth the $50.
http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6

Amazon's Gold Box deal for today is ONE FUCKING AWESOME GAME

SC2 retail price: $60.00

Gold Box price: $40.00

Apply credit: $20.00

You mean the same price as all newer games?!!?!?! No way!

Also, it's $33

http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-II-Wings-Liberty-PC/dp/B000ZKA0J6

Not sure if I'm late, WoL for $20 on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/StarCraft-II-Wings-Liberty-PC/dp/B000ZKA0J6

HotS is also $20 on u.s. amazon, with 2 dollars tax ($5 shipping, but can qualify for free shipping)

You can qualify for free shipping on orders of $35 or more, which can be done by buying both HotS and WoL totaling around 40 dollars plus tax

Consider playing SC2 for free through "spawning" (partying up with friends who already have HotS) [Downsides: No 1v1, terran-only, and miss out on campaign]

I don't recommend waiting for HotS on Microsoft Store which is on sale for $5, but currently out of stock. Microsoft Store might take a really long time to restock so I wouldn't bet on it, but just in case:

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store?Action=pdp&ClickID=dboyztckyo0to2wkb02ostkwcwhwkwmrzhhx&Locale=en_US&SiteID=msusa&Starcraft-II-Heart-of-the-Swarm-PC-Game=&productID=260620400

A former pro player, Liquid Jinro, made a blog post saying SC2 has the best it has ever been, I hope you have fun with SC2!

In the U.S. the cheapest I can find it for is $50:

Amazon.com

Newegg.com

You may want to try google shopping to see if it is sold cheaper somewhere locally?

49.99

YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS

The original list price of SC2 was $59.99. Foxtrot 56 was saying that some places will do sales for $15-20 off. I was agreeing with him on that claim. Many stores had SC2 at $39.99, a $20 discount, within weeks of the release. In fact, many people picked the game up for rather cheap a few days after release at Target.
The point he was making in his post was that if he waited a few weeks for a price drop, he could pick up the game at a highly discounted price, which is almost assuredly correct.

Also: Amazon $49.99. If you're buying a game from Best Buy or Gamestop, you should expect to be overcharged. Games from 5 years ago still sell for $35-50 at GameStop.

People are upset because this game was hyped up so hard and when it launched, it was imperfect. It had a metacritic user score of like negative twenty on the first day because the midnight launch didn't go very well.

It's not just Diablo 3, it's just about every other hyped up game there ever was, ever. Except Skyrim.

It's not that those games didn't have their flaws, but seriously, "I ONLY PLAYED THIS GAME FOR 300 HOURS, IT IS TERRIBLE AND MADE BY THE WORST GAME STUDIO ON THE PLANET" is getting old.

Same shit happened with starcraft II
http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6
People started to band together to try to offset it though.

Really? Starcraft 2 is pay to win? Really?

It's not a free to play game, it's pay to play in the first place (you know the standard model?). Everyone is on the same footing and no one can pay any money to get more power. For Starcraft 2 to be like AoEO it'd they'd have to charge $20 for access to colossi and carriers. Then it'd be pay to win.

Oh and what's this? Is it a free trial? Why yes, it is.

Edit: And shock! $49.99

You act like SC2 beta is ancient history. Honestly, I think most of us have played since beta. The outcry was humongous and constant, especially on the official forums and other public forums.

Check out the Amazon.com page and count the 1-star ratings: http://www.amazon.com/Starcraft-II-Wings-Liberty-Pc/dp/B000ZKA0J6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342158138&sr=8-1&keywords=starcraft+2

However, I think D3 does actually have more outcry than other highly anticipated games, to be honest.