Musicus Profile Joined August 2011 Germany 23393 Posts Last Edited: 2018-12-20 19:26:49 #1 Watch StarCraft II on Twitch to Support Esports in 2019



War Chest, StarCraft II’s seasonal program that gives players a way to unlock an arsenal of in-game extras while supporting StarCraft II esports, is back with all-new rewards with War Chest 4! Additionally, for the first time ever, War Chest will integrate directly with social video service Twitch to reward players for watching StarCraft II on the platform. Players who watch participating StarCraft II streams on Twitch during War Chest 4 will earn XP towards unlocking rewards, just as they do for playing the game.



War Chest 4 rewards are themed after Terran Special Forces, Simulant Zerg, and Forged Protoss, and they include in-game player portraits, sprays, emoticons, banners, and—for the first time—building skins.



Players can purchase access to War Chest 4 for €9.99 (EUR) per race or €24.99 (EUR) for all three races. 25% of the proceeds will fund 2019 StarCraft esports. War Chest 4 kicks off December 18, so stay tuned for more details!



War Chest 3 increased the prize pool for the 2018 WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon by $200,000, bringing the total prize pool to $700,000—tied with the highest prize pool ever for a StarCraft II esports event.



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Edit 2018-12-20: You can buy the Warchest through affiliate links to support your favourite streamer!



Here is a list War Chest, StarCraft II’s seasonal program that gives players a way to unlock an arsenal of in-game extras while supporting StarCraft II esports, is back with all-new rewards with War Chest 4! Additionally, for the first time ever, War Chest will integrate directly with social video service Twitch to reward players for watching StarCraft II on the platform.War Chest 4 rewards are themed after Terran Special Forces, Simulant Zerg, and Forged Protoss, and they include in-game player portraits, sprays, emoticons, banners, and—Players can purchase access to War Chest 4 for €9.99 (EUR) per race or €24.99 (EUR) for all three races. 25% of the proceeds will fund 2019 StarCraft esports. War Chest 4 kicks off December 18, so stay tuned for more details!War Chest 3 increased the prize pool for the 2018 WCS Global Finals at BlizzCon by $200,000, bringing the total prize pool to $700,000—tied with the highest prize pool ever for a StarCraft II esports event.Source: StarCraft II BlizzCon 2018 Fact Sheet You can buy the Warchest through affiliate links toHere is a list https://www.twitch.tv/team/sc2warchest/ Maru and Serral are probably top 5.

getg00d Profile Joined April 2017 United States 120 Posts #2 Legit https://www.twitch.tv/getg00d

Creager Profile Joined February 2011 Germany 1570 Posts #3 And still no option to disable skins, what a bummer. ... einmal mit Profis spielen!

zolocommander Profile Joined November 2018 1 Post #4 Not gonna happen creager, its a source of money for them.



Same thing happened in dota, people ask for it but its their revenue stream so they have to keep it.

Brutaxilos Profile Blog Joined July 2010 United States 2513 Posts #5 It doesn't feel right for a warchest where its the same price but is only building skins... They should've been bundled together in the first place. Jangbi favorite player. Forever~ CJ herO the King of IEM. BOMBERRRRRRRR. Sexy Boy Rogue. soO #1!

Creager Profile Joined February 2011 Germany 1570 Posts #6 On November 03 2018 07:15 zolocommander wrote:

Not gonna happen creager, its a source of money for them.



Same thing happened in dota, people ask for it but its their revenue stream so they have to keep it.



Well, just because other games do it, doesn't mean it has to be this way with all games, and SC2 didn't even start on a f2p business model.

I'm just not a person to get triggered to buy skins when forced to look at them and I just wish, they'd respect (apparently the minority of) players who just see skins in such a highly competitive game as annoying, I'd rather spend $5 or even $10 for an option like this (which actually also sounds kinda ridiculous, just let me play the game I've grown accustomed to over the years without all this new cosmetic bs they're cranking out). Well, just because other games do it, doesn't mean it has to be this way with all games, and SC2 didn't even start on a f2p business model.I'm just not a person to get triggered to buy skins when forced to look at them and I just wish, they'd respect (apparently the minority of) players who just see skins in such a highly competitive game as annoying, I'd rather spend $5 or even $10 for an option like this (which actually also sounds kinda ridiculous, just let me play the game I've grown accustomed to over the years without all this new cosmetic bs they're cranking out). ... einmal mit Profis spielen!

Musicus Profile Joined August 2011 Germany 23393 Posts #7 Just bumping this because this is the most noteworthy thing that happened for sc2 at BlizzCon, besides the actual WCS tournament of course. Maru and Serral are probably top 5.

TheBloodyDwarf Profile Blog Joined March 2012 Finland 7511 Posts #8 Bit offtopic but has anybody got the watching rewards?



I have watched everyday of WCS Global finals and I havent got anything. I got rare loot chest for Heroes of the Storm even tho I watched it for less than 1 minute. Fusilero: "I still can't believe he did that, like dude what the fuck there's fandom and then there's what he did like holy shit. I still see it when I close my eyes." <- reaction to the original drunk santa post which later caught on

uummpaa Profile Joined July 2018 171 Posts #9 is there any information about what tournaments are going to be supported with that?



because i don't have any interest in increasing the prizepool of the already biggest tournaments in sc2 instead of more grassroot stuff just for some superficial hype

romson87 Profile Joined May 2016 Poland 487 Posts #10 No new misson pack announcement?

Ziggy Profile Blog Joined June 2013 Poland 1757 Posts #11 On November 03 2018 21:01 romson87 wrote:

No new misson pack announcement?



There's a 'What's Next' panel later on today, something might get announced, who knows There's a 'What's Next' panel later on today, something might get announced, who knows Writer Defeating a sandwich only makes it tastier.

Kalera Profile Joined January 2018 United States 328 Posts #12 On November 03 2018 21:50 Ziggy wrote:

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On November 03 2018 21:01 romson87 wrote:

No new misson pack announcement?



There's a 'What's Next' panel later on today, something might get announced, who knows There's a 'What's Next' panel later on today, something might get announced, who knows



A mission pack would be pretty big news that even lapsed players could be interested in. I can't imagine it not being shown in the opening ceremony. A mission pack would be pretty big news that even lapsed players could be interested in. I can't imagine it not being shown in the opening ceremony.

JimmyJRaynor Profile Blog Joined April 2010 Canada 14079 Posts #13 On November 03 2018 07:15 zolocommander wrote:

Not gonna happen creager, its a source of money for them.

Same thing happened in dota, people ask for it but its their revenue stream so they have to keep it.



what i'd like is.. i can customize my skins and my opponents skins based on the skins i've purchased. creating the exact experience i want.



imagine a Terran mirror that is....



Raynor's Raiders Versus Dominion Special Forces what i'd like is.. i can customize my skins and my opponents skins based on the skins i've purchased. creating the exact experience i want.imagine a Terran mirror that is....Raynor's Raiders Versus Dominion Special Forces Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"

Olli Profile Blog Joined February 2012 Austria 24290 Posts #14 Building skins, finally! Administrator "Declaring anything a disaster because aLive popped up out of nowhere is just downright silly."

Hvvacha Profile Joined April 2018 73 Posts #15 Disruptor Portrait, wheres raven portrait...

Waxangel Profile Blog Joined September 2002 United States 29166 Posts #16 An extra large refinery to hide Widow Mines behind, please Administrator Hey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?

Zzoram Profile Joined February 2008 Canada 7070 Posts #17 This is great for people who mainly watch Starcraft and don't play much but want to support eSports by buying the warchest. This way they still get the unlocks even if they don't play enough to get the unlocks.

True_Spike Profile Joined July 2004 Poland 3248 Posts Last Edited: 2018-11-03 17:43:50 #18 I'd do that, but I have no idea how the money is spent.



Adding 200k to Blizzcon price pool (which I know is the result of warchest funding) hardly seems worth it, to be honest.



Shoutcraft's were an awesome thing to fund this way (especially if they would be truly regular, as in every month), but with TB gone they seem to be gone as well.

AbouSV Profile Joined October 2014 Germany 1215 Posts #19 If they could at least update the list of winners on the Warchest tab ffs...

RayBeans Profile Joined July 2011 Germany 329 Posts #20

I am one the buyers who doesn't play much anymore, so I like that I will get some rewards by watching twitch. More news, that is unexpected. Looking forward to get more out of my warchest buysI am one the buyers who doesn't play much anymore, so I like that I will get some rewards by watching twitch. eSports with friends & HSV esports e.V. - Hamburg!

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