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So best place to get HOS?

  • 01-03-2013 11:52am
    #1
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭


    Well i wont be able to stay away from this one, even if i havent played in ages.

    Where is the best place to get it? I am not going for collectors edition this time. I am just looking for cheapest.


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  • #2
    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 23,556 ✭✭✭✭Sir Digby Chicken Caesar


    gamestop.ie is 35 euro, amazon.co.uk is 32 euro w/ free shipping

    you'll get it quite a bit sooner with gamestop


  • #3
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »
    gamestop.ie is 35 euro, amazon.co.uk is 32 euro w/ free shipping

    you'll get it quite a bit sooner with gamestop

    GameStop gets up to 38 when you add up shipping.

    Dunno about amazon. Is that price already in the basket at checkout out? Their exchange rate is a lot of balls.


  • #4
    aperture_nuig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 930 ✭✭✭aperture_nuig


    ShadowHearth wrote: »
    GameStop gets up to 38 when you add up shipping.

    Dunno about amazon. Is that price already in the basket at checkout out? Their exchange rate is a lot of balls.

    You can pay in pounds sterling and let your bank do the conversion by switching off amazon currency converter at the checkout, AFAIK.


  • #5
    DeSelby83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    Does anyone know the best place to get the sc2 bundle, wings of liberty and heart of the swarm? I know it's on battle.net but wondering is it cheaper anywhere else?


  • #6
    .ak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 30,308 ✭✭✭✭.ak


    Is it cheaper to buy it online for DL? Will it be available for DL even?


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  • #7
    Grimebox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭Grimebox


    I just checked battle.net and it says it costs €15 euro for me buy HOTS... wtf. I already paid €40 for it a month ago. Did I just lose €25?



    Nevermind that's €15 to upgrade to the digital deluxe edition which includes:

    StarCraft II Torrasque Ultralisk and three swarm-infested portraits
    Exclusive Zerg baneling pet for World of Warcraft
    Diablo III Queen of Blades hero wings and Zerg banner sigils

    Cosmetic enhancements for only €15, two for games I don't even own? What a bargain!


  • #8
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    Grimebox wrote: »
    I just checked battle.net and it says it costs €15 euro for me buy HOTS... wtf. I already paid €40 for it a month ago. Did I just lose €25?



    Nevermind that's €15 to upgrade to the digital deluxe edition which includes:

    StarCraft II Torrasque Ultralisk and three swarm-infested portraits
    Exclusive Zerg baneling pet for World of Warcraft
    Diablo III Queen of Blades hero wings and Zerg banner sigils

    Cosmetic enhancements for only €15, two for games I don't even own? What a bargain!

    I own both and it is still a stupid deluxe edition.

    In SC2 you will still use some banner that is hard to get, not something, that almost everyone has. It defeats the purpuse of "exclusive" stuff. Same with WOW. Diablo 3? Who the hell cared about banners?!?!?!


  • #9
    ShadowHearth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,929 ✭✭✭✭ShadowHearth


    .ak wrote: »
    Is it cheaper to buy it online for DL? Will it be available for DL even?

    So far it is almost same. I am holding back until release date. Maybe some good deal drops in, if not, i might just get it of gamestop after work or directly from blizzards as it is 39.99eu in both places.


  • #10
    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    If you plan to get it from Amazon you should go through teamliquid's store:

    http://www.teamliquid.net/store/starcraft2

    Its the same price and they get a small cut which goes back into the community.


  • #11
    Grimebox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭Grimebox


    Does anyone know how the switch over will work? Will the game just be available to play come the 12th without download? I would hate to be in a queue of people trying to download worldwide. Surely Blizzard know what they're doing at this stage

    Doesn't look too good :ohttp://eu.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/6787819373

    Apparently you will have to download the game come midnight of the 12th. Is piracy that bad that you can't preload the game? Steam has been doing it for years


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  • #12
    Kirby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,084 ✭✭✭✭Kirby


    If you buy it from blizzard, you automatically pre-load it when you start the launcher. Says it at the bottom in small writing. I'm at about 12 gigs out of 14 at the moment.


  • #13
    Zombrex
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25,848 ✭✭✭✭Zombrex


    Kirby wrote: »
    If you buy it from blizzard, you automatically pre-load it when you start the launcher. Says it at the bottom in small writing. I'm at about 12 gigs out of 14 at the moment.

    I think that is happening for everyone, lots of people complaining online that their install directory has doubled in size and they now have a massive 6gb file sitting in their cache that is for HotS even though they didn't buy the game yet :pac:


  • #14
    Grimebox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,997 ✭✭✭Grimebox


    That would explain why the last patch was so big


  • #15
    Dermighty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,748 ✭✭✭Dermighty


    I got SC2 and HOS for 59.99 on battle.net


  • #16
    dardoz
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 933 ✭✭✭dardoz


    €28.48 here: http://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/


  • #17
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,942 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    dardoz wrote: »
    €28.48 here: http://www.allkeyshop.com/blog/

    Those key sites are dodgy, won't even load now.

    €28 here

    http://www.simplygames.com/info/19838/StarCraft-2-Heart-Of-The-Swarm-CD-Key-Download-PC


  • #18
    DeSelby83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,577 ✭✭✭DeSelby83


    ShaneU wrote: »

    Those key sites are dodgy, won't even load now.

    €28 here

    http://www.simplygames.com/info/19838/StarCraft-2-Heart-Of-The-Swarm-CD-Key-Download-PC

    Is this site legit, I know some sites aren't exactly as reliable as others


  • #19
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,942 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    It's 100% legit


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