At first I was turned off to the idea of playing a montly, or yearly fee to play StarCraft II on the new Battle.net, but then I read a post which I will now quote. This quote is what changed my mind:

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(if it is) a free, non-subscription game, that means every low-IQ, leet-speaking, spoilt little brat with custard for brains will be able to log in & ruin it for the grown-ups.
If it isn't subscription based I'm seriously wondering whether it'll be worth playing, purely because of all the social inadequates & imbecilic pre-pubescent dross who'll clutter up the servers.

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And that right there is almost enough to make me want to pay to play.

When a player buys the StarCraft II box at retail, they will have the ability to play on the new Battle.net for free.

For those listening to the latest Activision Blizzard conference call, Mike Morhaime also mentions it there as well.

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Although I agree with the idea that less idiots is nice, it's definitely in the spirit of StarCraft for anyone to be able to play for free. It's great, and it makes the game the open field that it should be. Sometimes it's nice to have less serious players around to remind us that games are games -- not just competitions.

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Making sure players of all levels are able to have a fun multiplayer experience is a top priority for us. More info regarding this effort will be revealed in conjunction with info on Battle.net. For now, know that if you don't have 300 APM...it’s quite OK. We've got plans to keep online play fun and challenging at the same time, while also making the atmosphere feel less intimidating for the vast majority of us who aren’t pro-level players.

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Q u o t e:
Funny how everyone is quoting karune when I said the exact same thing on the first page.


Racists..

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My post was more to give confirmation since this is an issue that we haven't officially addressed until now.