StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm Beta Patch 2.0.3

by Blizzard Entertainment Jan 24, 2013 2:00 PM PST

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StarCraft II Heart of the Swarm Beta Patch 2.0.3

This update to the beta test includes a number of new systems, polish updates, and a fix for Mac users.
There are still improvements coming to Heart of the Swarm, and we appreciate your thorough testing and feedback. Please read the full patch notes, previous notes (Patch 2.0.1, Patch 2.0.2) and related articles to learn all about what’s available in the beta test.

General

Exciting new replay features have been added to Heart of the Swarm.
- Watch With Others - This feature allows you to watch replays in sync with other players on Battle.net.
- Take Command - This feature allows you or your group to take control of selected player armies while watching a replay.
- Recover Game - This feature allows you to recover a prematurely ended game from a replay.
- For more details about these new features, please see our overview on the StarCraft II Community Site.
Vs. AI Mode has been enabled. Players can now challenge an AI opponent that scales in difficulty.
Training Mode has been enabled. In Training Mode, you’ll work your way up from basic StarCraft gameplay skills to greater challenges designed to hone your skills.
Lots of tweaks and polish have been made to the new UI throughout the beta.

Balance

The latest balance changes can be found in our Balance Update threads in the Beta Discussion forum.

Bug Fixes

The Mac version of the Heart of the Swarm Beta is now working properly again.
A full list of documented game and service bugs can be found in our Known Issues sticky in the Beta Bug Report forum.

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Osm #201

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Osm

1/31/2013

@Horkoss: And if they didnt give me a key with the pre order? :S

TankDempsey #610

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TankDempsey

1/29/2013

Really hating how Blizzard is making Mac users get on the same boat as Windows users by making us Mac users have to always update our OS to the latest version just to be able to play their games. Whatever happened to just being able to download a game that's compatible with almost all operating systems and just being able to play it since it doesn't really matter, especially with Macs.

Morsk #501

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Morsk

1/31/2013

@TankDempsey: Mac bugs are not only really bad PR, but they're really unpleasant for Mac users. If Blizzard can avoid bugs by forcing you to update, it's probably for the best.

DarkLUEshi #745

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1/31/2013

@TankDempsey:

Shut up, Macs are not meant to play games, You made the choice to buy a !@#$ty computer, now deal with it.

SSgtPhilly #131

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SSgtPhilly

2/1/2013

@TankDempsey: Where did u get the Mac Client?

Doomonico #881

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Doomonico

2/11/2013

@DarkLUEshi: DAMN RIGHT.MAC su**'s freakin ba**'s.

Jotak #271

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Jotak

1/28/2013

Anb know where the mac beta download version is?

BboyJB #932

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BboyJB

1/28/2013

I Can log into the menu but every time i try to play anything it crashs and give me this code .... Help .... This is since the new patch and im from Canada

214A3C2A-6EA1-4D49-9E4F-82A012AF46ED

Archnimzo #701

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Archnimzo

1/28/2013

regarding the AI... In my opinion its too easy now, who else thinks the same?

Horkoss #310

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Horkoss

1/30/2013

@Archnimzo: Depends. Which difficulty do you play? and against how many?

pauly #789

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pauly

1/28/2013

How do i download the mac version?

Dryada #404

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Dryada

1/27/2013

Where is the mac beta download?

SmallChange #146

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SmallChange

1/27/2013

This is the most amazing non-balance patch ever. We've been waiting for shared-replay watching for a long time, but the take command feature? That's genius! It could bring a completely different way of practising. You could easily practise a certain engagement over and over, without having to play through the first N minutes of the game every time!

Excellent work Blizzard!

killjoy #596

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killjoy

1/27/2013

hey would anyone have a free beta key ? :)

Splixter #738

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Splixter

1/27/2013

@killjoy: just prepurchase the game

TossWarrior #391

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TossWarrior

1/26/2013

This Update screwed up my editor and now my Swarm dependencies are missing!!!

KlamaHama #507

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KlamaHama

1/26/2013

trying to watch (solo) whitera's replay pack, and. . . . " The version of StarCraft II required to play this game is unsupported in this region".
doh!
what can I do ? thx in advance.

VladDracul #944

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1/26/2013

Region problem, also I don't even get a tab to select between SCII-1 or SCII-2. Jay Wilson must of moved from D3 to here, only reason I can see for how shotty this beta has become.

spacecraft #602

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1/26/2013

I was able to play but with [SCII-2] I start from scratch , before the patch I was play with account [SCII-1] my Heart of the Swarm account linked to [SCII-1] so when the game released I will start from the scratch again?

iKuCU #834

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iKuCU

1/26/2013

please HELP ( your account has no game accounts that can be used in this region. are you using the correct client ? ) why they keep asking me like this=,= i already bought the game-,-

Draconic #253

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Draconic

1/25/2013

8.4 GB patch? Not worth my Datas

Ambition #205

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Ambition

1/25/2013

Getting lots of lag post patch. Hope this is resolved quickly.

Jimmy #1914

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Jimmy

1/25/2013

Thanks for fixing the Mac version. Haven't been able to play in quite a while.

ChkMyDubstep #317

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ChkMyDubstep

1/25/2013

I can't download the client? I pre-purchased last week and I can't even install the game..

KlamaHama #507

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KlamaHama

1/26/2013

@ChkMyDubstep: https://us.battle.net/account/management/sc2/dashboard-hots-beta.html

SkiBoski #954

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SkiBoski

1/29/2013

@Drago: Thanks so much, You have no idea how long it took me to find this mac version, Props to you Drago!!!

Alien #341

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Alien

1/25/2013

REGION PROBLEM !!!!! BLIZZARD!!

MindMaker #441

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MindMaker

1/25/2013

REGION PROBLEM !!!!! BLIZZARD!!

Kerey #559

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Kerey

1/25/2013

REGION PROBLEM !!!!! BLIZZARD!!

spacecraft #602

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spacecraft

1/25/2013

"your account has no game accounts that can be used in this region are you using the correct client?" WTF

eddystek #516

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eddystek

1/25/2013

@spacecraft: I'm getting the same thing! Painful! Anyone have a fix, I called Tech Support and they don't have anything

fred #1889

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fred

1/25/2013

@eddystek: same here. the next day it just reverted back to wings of liberty

gensuru #415

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gensuru

1/25/2013

en español por favor¡¡¡¡¡

FeveR #877

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FeveR

1/27/2013

@gensuru: google translate.... use it

BlueKnight #708

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BlueKnight

1/29/2013

@gensuru: oh, I know what he said. he said "the spansh please."

Digipokemon #624

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Digipokemon

1/25/2013

anyone know what happened to the language changing options?

cDannons #340

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cDannons

1/25/2013

Anybody know how to fix this error region mismatch? Or do we just have to wait?

Zhorius #637

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Zhorius

1/25/2013

Getting a region mismatch error when I start the beta client before I even try to log in. I double checked, downloaded the client again and I definitely downloaded the correct client, English (US) version.

yulou #404

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yulou

1/25/2013

@Zhorius: i got that error too, and i even try to delete variable file in /my document/starcraft II Beta/variables.txt. that can't solve the problem too.

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1/25/2013

@Zhorius:

You may have already tried, but just in case you hadn't. Try clicking OK and logging in anyhow. You can check out this post by Aldrexus for some more info:
http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/7762346190#1

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