This is Cloaken,

我是Cloaken

the Community Manager for StarCraft II,

《星海爭霸II》的社群經理

and I want to introduce an exciting new feature called “Spawning.”

我想介紹一個有趣的新功能，也就是「死黨」

Have you ever wanted to simply play StarCraft with a friend

你曾經想和朋友一起玩《星海爭霸II》

but they didn’t have the full game?

可是他們沒有完整版的遊戲？

Or, maybe you’re a Starter Edition user

或者，你是個新手入門版的玩家

and simply want to find out how you can get more out of the game

想知道遊戲還有哪些功能

while playing with your friends.

還能與朋友同樂

Well, Spawning is perfect for you.

那麼，「死黨」再適合你不過了

Those who don’t own StarCraft II will want to try out Starter Edition.

還沒購買《星海爭霸II》的人，可以從新手入門版開始

It’s a free way to play the game,

新手入門版是免費的

and is available to anyone who has a Battle.net account.

只要擁有Battle.net帳號就能進行遊戲

If you want take advantage of Spawning

如果你想利用「死黨」功能

or you want to try the game out,

或者想體驗《星海爭霸II》

simply download and install StarCraft II

只要從你的Battle.net帳號管理頁面

from your Battle.net account management page.

下載並安裝《星海爭霸II》就行了

If you’d like more details about Starter Edition

如果你想知道新手入門版的進一步細節

feel free to check out this video

可以在繼續本段影片之前

before continuing on with the one you’re watching now.

先看看這段影片

So, let’s talk Spawning.

好，現在我們來談談「死黨」吧

In short, Spawning is an easy way to allow someone with a full copy of StarCraft II

簡單來說，「死黨」可以讓擁有《星海爭霸II》完整版的人

to share their game with a friend for free.

輕鬆和朋友免費分享遊戲

Some of you old-time,

Blizzard即時戰略的老玩家可能還有印象

Blizzard RTS players may remember that

當年《魔獸爭霸II》和《星海爭霸》盛行的時候

back in the hay-days of Warcraft II and StarCraft

我們提供了類似的功能

we actually did something similar.

以前你只要有一套正版遊戲光碟

Back then, as long as you had a copy of the retail game disc

就能找朋友一起玩

you could bring others in to play with you

即使他們沒買遊戲也沒關係

who had never purchased the game.

這是個向朋友推薦遊戲的絕妙辦法

It was an awesome way to introduce friends to these games

還能一起同樂

and play alongside them.

我們很高興能延續以往的傳統

Well. . . we’re excited because today we add to this tradition

把這個功能加進《星海爭霸II》

by bringing this functionality to StarCraft II

而且現在連光碟都不用了

only without the need for all the disc drives..

如果你現在擁有「蟲族之心」

If you currently own a copy of Heart of the Swarm

就能用「死黨」功能讓新手入門版

you can now “spawn” up any player who is either playing from Starter Edition

或「自由之翼」的玩家體驗最新的內容

or Wings of Liberty

很不賴吧

and give them access to the newest expansion.

基本上，這功能跟使用新手入門版的過程很像

Pretty sweet.

但是多了額外的多人連線模式和功能

Essentially, the experience is a lot like that of a normal Starter Edition user

以下是新功能的簡單說明：

but with multiplayer modes and options added in.

所有的A.I.對抗模式都解鎖了，包括團隊模式

Here’s a quick summary of these additions:

透過「死黨」升級的玩家可以進行

All vs. AI modes are unlocked, including team games.

排名與非排名的團隊對戰

Spawned players have access to the Unranked

也能遊玩所有的自訂遊戲地圖

and Ranked ladder play for team games.

最後，他們還可以遊玩全部的Arcade內容

You also have complete access to all Custom Game maps.

所以「死黨」到底是怎麼運作的呢？

And finally, they have complete access to the Arcade.

其實這是整個功能最棒的部分

So how exactly does Spawning work?

這些內容全都能免費享受

Well, that’s actually one of the best parts.

只要你和擁有完整版遊戲的朋友組隊就行了

All of this content is available for free simply by

我們來瞧瞧吧

partying up with a friend who owns a full version of the game.

這裡是我的朋友Spyrian的畫面

Let’s take a look:

為了這次的介紹

Here you can see the screen of my friend Spyrian

他會使用新手入門版

who, for the sake of this demonstration,

好，現在呢

will be playing the part of our Starter Edition user.

他已經從自己的Battle.net帳號下載了《星海爭霸II》

So, at this point

我們現在都登入遊戲了

Spyrian has downloaded Starter Edition from his Battle.net account

你可以看到，我和Spyrian在Battle.net上已經是好友了

and we are now logged in on StarCraft II at the same time.

你可以透過好友名單裡的「新增好友」功能

As you can see, Spyrian and I are connected as friends over Battle.net.

輕鬆找到朋友

You can easily do this by using the “Add Friend” feature

我要直接邀請Spyrian

in your friends list here.

讓他跟我在遊戲裡組隊

I’m going to go ahead

你可以在團隊視窗中看到

and invite Spyrian to party up with me in game.

他的帳號權限已經提升

Here in the party window you can now see

和我的「蟲族之心」相同了

that the UI shows his account level as being raised to

現在，Spyrian和我可以盡情體驗各種遊戲模式

that of my Heart of the Swarm account.

我們甚至可以使用配對功能

At this point, Spyrian and I can move through the various modes

進行排名戰和非排名戰

and game options to play in whatever way we like.

而且和Battle.net上的其他玩家對戰

We can even hop on to the Unranked or Ranked ladders

只要Spyrian和我在同一個團隊裡

to use the matchmaker

他就擁有和我相同的遊戲權限

and play against other people on Battle.net.

然後，等他離開團隊的時候

As long as Spyrian remains in the party with me,

他的權限就會自動回到原本的新手入門版

he will be able to play with me at my access level.

然而要提醒的是

Then, whenever he decides it is time to leave the party,

有些功能是透過「死黨」升級的玩家不能使用的

he will simply return to his Starter Edition access level naturally.

這些功能包括單人的劇情戰役

There are a few features unavailable to Spawned players

戰隊和群組等完整的社群功能

that are probably helpful to point out.

以及自由選擇你想玩的種族

These features include access to the single-player campaign,

此外，和新手入門版相同的是

the full experience of social features like clans and groups,

透過「死黨」升級的玩家只能使用

as well as the ability to choose which race you want to play.

目前新手入門版所開放的種族

Just like Starter Edition users,

這段影片錄製時可使用的種族為人類

Spawned players will only have access

如果你體驗過「死黨」功能後，想升級成完整版的遊戲

to the currently active Starter Edition race,

可以點選這裡的「升級」按鍵

which, at the time this video was recorded, is set to Terran.

你不用下載任何檔案

If you’re a Spawned player and want the full game,

只要使用Battle.net網頁的帳號管理功能

you can use the upgrade button found here.

升級你的帳號

There is no need to download any additional version of the game.

再重新登入《星海爭霸II》就可以了

Just upgrade your account

以上大致是「死黨」功能的全貌

using Battle.net Account Management on the web

簡單易用，

and then log back into StarCraft II.

以下是「死黨」功能的額外要素：

That’s pretty much Spawning in a nutshell:

「死黨」功能的應用範圍

simple,

也包括「自由之翼」版本的《星海爭霸II》

easy to use,

如果你想和朋友共享《星海爭霸II：自由之翼》

and innately social.

你可以利用上述的方法把他們加入「死黨」

Here are a couple of other things to keep in mind about this feature:

要注意的是，遊戲內容和平衡度

Spawning will also work for people

會以「自由之翼」版本的《星海爭霸II》為基準

who own Wings of Liberty versions of StarCraft II.

你可以用「死黨」功能升級好幾個朋友

If you would like to share StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty with a friend,

目前團隊人數上限是15人

you can spawn them up in the same way we’ve mentioned in this walkthrough,

這表示你買了一套遊戲以後

only keep in mind that the content and balance

最多可以同時進行14個人的「死黨」升級

will reference the Wings of Liberty version of StarCraft II.

最後，對「蟲族之心」的玩家來說

You can Spawn multiple friends!

用「死黨」功能和朋友同樂

Currently, party size is capped at 15 players

是在資料片獲得25%經驗值加成的最佳機會

which means you can spawn up to 14 other people at one time

你只要和任何一個

from your individual purchased copy of the game.

透過Real ID或Battle Tag連結的朋友一起玩

Lastly, for Heart of the Swarm players,

你在該場遊戲就會獲得25%的經驗值加成

Spawning is a perfect way to take advantage of the recent 25% experience bonus

這種經驗值加成沒有上限

we’ve added for playing with friends in the expansion.

所以一定要好好利用！

Any time you play games with a friend

可想而知，我們很高興能提供《星海爭霸II》的「死黨」功能

that you are connected to via Real ID or Battle Tag,

這是個很棒的方式，讓你與朋友同樂

you will receive a 25% increase in experience gained during that game.

並且和大家分享《星海爭霸II》的趣味所在

There is no cap to the amount of experience you can gain this way,

快點加入遊戲

so definitely take advantage of it!

試試這個功能，然後分享你的想法

As you can imagine, we’re pretty excited about Spawning in StarCraft II.

如果你想直接開始新手入門版

It is an ideal way to bring your friends along for the ride

點擊左上方的連結就能輕鬆開始

and show them how fun StarCraft II is.

感謝觀看，快把「死黨」功能的好消息傳出去吧！

Definitely hop in game,

我是Cloaken

try it out and let us know what you think.

在此代表Blizzard Entertainment的大家

If you want to go ahead and pick up Starter Edition

我們下回見

you can find that easily by clicking the link below.

Thanks for watching and spread the word about Spawning!

My name is Cloaken

and from all of us here at Blizzard Entertainment

We’ll talk to you soon.