More than seven years after the launch of StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty, Blizzard Entertainment is making the real-time strategy game free-to-play. The developer announced its plans to release the. Blizzard Wants You To Know You Can Play. So when people suggest that StarCraft II should be free-to-play like some of its biggest competitors, Blizzard bristles. It is already. Wage war across the galaxy with three unique and powerful races. StarCraft II is a real-time strategy game from Blizzard Entertainment for the PC and Mac. StarCraft®: Remastered upgrades the essential sci-fi strategy experience from beginning to end. Welcome back to the original game and its award-winning expansion, StarCraft: Brood War. We’ve remastered our units, buildings, and environments, improved game. The Co-op Commanders Raynor, Kerrigan, and Artanis will remain completely free, meaning that you can keep leveling them to your heart’s content. In other words, you can now play all of StarCraft II’s multiplayer, every Co-op Commander, and the entire first campaign in the single-player story, for free.
As promised a couple weeks back, Blizzard's classic, beloved real-time strategy game Starcraft II is now free to play.
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Ready to get started? Here are a few things you should know, followed by instructions on registering for and downloading the game.
What you can play
The free-to-play option includes the complete Wings of Liberty single-player story campaign (which, incidentally, earned a 9.5 rating from GameSpot when it debuted in 2010).
You also get access to all multiplayer units in the Unranked Multiplayer and Custom game modes. You can access the Ranked Multiplayer ladder by completing 10 'First Wins of the Day' in Unranked Multiplayer or Versus AI modes.
Meanwhile, you can play co-op mode, with free co-op commanders up to level 5 -- and that includes Terran commander combo Mira Han and Matt Horner, who are debuting today as part of the free-to-play launch.
Finally, if you already own Wings of Liberty, you can get a free digital copy of the expansion pack Heart of the Swarm -- though have only until Dec. 8 to obtain that.
How you can play
Starcraft II is available for both Windows and Mac, but before you can get it, you'll need a Blizzard Battle.net account. If you already have one, great.
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If not, you can sign up for one after downloading the installer, which you do by clicking Play Free Now on the Starcraft II home page. (Curiously, when I did that a little earlier today, I was directed to a Battle.net page where I had to create an account prior to downloading the installer. But now it seems that requirement has been lifted, as clicking that button immediately downloads the software.)
You can sign up for Battle.net via your Facebook account or a more traditional email/password setup. You will be asked for email verification, though strictly speaking it's not mandatory.
The first time you sign into Battle.net, you'll need to create a BattleTag -- basically your online alias. From there the client will complete the Starcraft II installation.
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Don't be surprised if you have a little difficulty getting connected at first, or if the software produces a few strange error messages -- both of which happened to me along the way. Because this is the first day of free-to-play, site traffic is sure to be heavy.