A welcome news for fans of the game.
StarCraft II, as announced in the BlizzCon, becomes free to play. Players around the world will have access to the best that the ultimate RTS has to offer, including:
- The complete Wings of Liberty campaign
- Instant access to all multiplayer units in Unranked and Custom multiplayer modes
- Free access to the multiplayer ranked ladder after the first 10 daily wins in Unranked or Against AI
- All co-op commanders are free up to level 5, including the new terran duo Mira Han and Matt Horner, debuting today
- Between November 8 and December 8, players who already own Wings of Liberty (as of October 31, 2017) can get a free digital copy of Heart of the Swarm
Here is the official press release:
The interstellar battle between terran, zerg and protoss is about to expand across the galaxy: Blizzard Entertainment announced today that the definitive real-time strategy game will be free to play.
Starting November 14, players around the world will have free access to the award-winning Wings of Liberty campaign and the ranked ladder of StarCraft II's high-level multiplayer competitions, including the latest units and balance updates from the latest chapter. of the series, Legacy of the Void. Players will also have access to the popular StarCraft II co-op mode and will be able to play for free with all co-op commanders.
Starting November 14, players around the world will have free access to the award-winning Wings of Liberty® campaign and StarCraft® II's ranked ladder of high-level multiplayer competitions, including the latest units and balance updates to latest installment in the series, Legacy of the Void®. Players will also have access to the popular StarCraft II co-op mode and will be able to play for free with all co-op commanders. †
"StarCraft II is one of the most celebrated PC games ever, and we're thrilled to be able to give even more people around the world the chance to find out how it inspired such a passionate global community," said Mike Morhaime, president and co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment. “With Wings of Liberty's massive single-player campaign, endlessly replayable co-op mode, the prestigious ranked ladder, comprehensive map-making tools and more, StarCraft II now delivers the real-time strategy gameplay experience. definitive completely free. "
Those who want to play through the next chapters of the StarCraft II story can purchase the other single player campaigns, Heart of the Swarm®, Legacy of the Void® and Nova: Covert Ops®, individually (€ 14,99 each) or all along with the Campaign Edition (€ 39,99) in the Blizzard Online Store. For a limited time, players who already own Wings of Liberty (as of October 31, 2017) but have not yet purchased Heart of the Swarm will be able to get this latest campaign for free by connecting to the Blizzard Battle.net® Desktop app and redeeming their copy. Heart of the Swarm tribute between 8 November and 8 December 2017.
As a thank you to the devoted community of StarCraft II players, those who own any version of StarCraft II before October 31, 2017 will receive the special Eidolon Phantom skin and three commemorative portraits of their role as veterans of the game after StarCraft II becomes free on November 14th.
StarCraft II is available for Windows PCs and Macs fully localized in English, Brazilian Portuguese, European Spanish and Latin American, French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Korean, and Simplified and Traditional Chinese.
(Access to the ranked ladder unlocks with the first 10 daily wins in Unranked or Against AI, or with the purchase of any campaign, Campaign Edition, or War Chest. Co-op commanders are available for free up to to level 5. To take a co-op commander beyond level 5 it is necessary to purchase, with the exception of Raynor, Kerrigan and Artanis, who remain free to play even beyond level 5.)
