Starcaft 2 SEA Version

Does anybody know where to buy a cheap key for the SEA Version of SC2 (Australia & New Zealand)?

I took a look at ebgames yesterday... $100 :/

However, are there any issues in terms of highping when playing on NA or Asia servers from Australia?

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FSKi April 06 2012 01:50. Posts 439

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I'd recommend checking out sc2sea.com for more info. That's the main site for that community I believe. I'm pretty sure you can get it cheaper than $100. Good luck.

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OptimusYale Korea (South). April 06 2012 01:51. Posts 978

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I read somewhere that it was finally reduced to around $70

Cant remember for the life of me where though

Cosmos Belgium. April 06 2012 01:52. Posts 1002

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You can digitally buy it for around 70$ (on blizzard official website) and remember it gives u access to SEA but also NA server.

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Makra Australia. April 06 2012 01:55. Posts 48

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Check out JB hifi and Dick Smith, they sometimes have sc2 on sale for about $60

vol_ Australia. April 06 2012 01:56. Posts 1539

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$65
http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-39113341-StarCraft_2_Wings_of_Liberty_PC_(SEA_VERSION)

My ping to NA is better than to SEA.

ixehquh April 06 2012 01:59. Posts 6

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thanks so far. is there any way to figure out how my ping might be on NA or Asia before buying the game?

Azide Canada. April 06 2012 02:13. Posts 555

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Possibly downloading the Bigfoot networks region switch app. When you select a different version it'll tell you your ping

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ixehquh April 08 2012 21:00. Posts 6

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hm... I just cant find this app ;/

Ruscour April 08 2012 21:11. Posts 5116

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I have better ping to SEA than NA, but SEA has some connection issues for me, sometimes I get spikes or just can't connect. General response times are faster though.

Korean server is best for both, I exclusively play on Korea now. You lose having native English language for everything, but with a relocaliser, you only miss out on a bunch of text that you can figure out what it says by yourself easy enough. Not everyone's cup of tea, but if you're buying an account and all you care about is playing StarCraft, then go Korean.

It's also way cheaper (full Taiwan account is $38ish I think? Taiwan client connects to Korean server)

chocopan Japan. April 08 2012 21:33. Posts 986

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With ping it seems to depend on which provider you have, some people have good ping to NA, some to SEA, some to both. I seem to be lucky enough to have good ping anywhere but your milage may vary. It was discussed a fair bit on the blizzard forums when sc2 first came out, you may be able to google around and find it or something similar.

Re Korean account I thought it was hard to get one unless you were Korean? Taiwan may be easier though.

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Hopelessnoob Singapore. April 08 2012 23:14. Posts 1855

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Where are you from? If you are from any SEA nation(not aus) then buying in stores will be cheaper AFAIK

ixehquh April 08 2012 23:31. Posts 6

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I've got Vodafone mobile broadband so Im not very confindent in terms of ping anyway...

A friend of mine will borrow me his NA account. Can I play there with my SEA client?

PS: I'm from Australia

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PiGStarcraft Australia. April 08 2012 23:41. Posts 396

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All sea accounts come with a joined NA access free. as for ping run a tracert in cmd to us.battle.net or sea.battle.net

If you don't know how to do that:

1) search for "cmd" on pc, then open it
2) type "tracert us.battle.net" and hit enter.
3) ignore the first few pings but the later ones should all be generally around the same range if you have stable net and will give you an idea of your ping.

Oh also sc2sea.com or mwave.com are both the best places to buy from Australia.

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ixehquh April 09 2012 00:48. Posts 6

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thanks for your help. at sc2sea they only sell the tw/kr version. is this version using the same servers like the SEA version?

at mwave i cant find anything, but offgamers offers sea version for $52. is this shop trustworthy?

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UmiNotsuki United States. April 09 2012 00:59. Posts 633

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On April 09 2012 00:48 ixehquh wrote:
thanks for your help. at sc2sea they only sell the tw/kr version. is this version using the same servers like the SEA version?

at mwave i cant find anything, but offgamers offers sea version for $52. is this shop trustworthy?

Yes, I purchased an NA key from OffGamers and it worked perfectly.

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plagiarisedwords United Kingdom. April 12 2012 20:12. Posts 138

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Yeah shopping around is generally a good idea. I got my SEA edition for SGD 80 when bnet price was 100 because it was the display copy and the box was roughed up! Not really an issue when all I wanted was the CD key.

CyDe United States. April 12 2012 20:30. Posts 999

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Wait, can I clarify, if you buy SEA you get access to NA, but if you buy NA you don't get access to SEA?

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chocopan Japan. April 12 2012 20:33. Posts 986

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On April 12 2012 20:30 CyDe wrote:
Wait, can I clarify, if you buy SEA you get access to NA, but if you buy NA you don't get access to SEA?

That is correct. The SEA version is the only version that allows you to select the realm at login (NA or SEA).

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Pzar New Zealand. April 12 2012 20:33. Posts 46

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On April 12 2012 20:30 CyDe wrote:
Wait, can I clarify, if you buy SEA you get access to NA, but if you buy NA you don't get access to SEA?