Blizzard unveils new Battle.net

[Vortex22]

http://battle.net/

So you can create a unified "battle.net" account and register all Blizzard games you own with it. All future Blizz games will use this login for online play, and you can merge your current WoW account (optional now but required in the future) and use the bnet login for it as well. Looks pretty good... Blizzard's own version of steam maybe?

 

[BassBomb]

Pretty cool, I plan on getting D3 whenever it comes out.

How does bnet work with respect to d3?

 

[ViviTheMage]

I love it...games are soo....clooose!

i can feel D3!!

 

[Juddog]

I couldn't get the damn thing to work right last night, kept auto-logging me out. This morning it started working correctly though.

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I love it...games are soo....clooose!

i can feel D3!!

I would wager at least another full year for D3 We *might* be lucky enough to see Starcraft 2 chapter 1 this year.

 

[Saga]

Cert error immediately upon clicking "Create or Manage Battle.net Account".

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I love it...games are soo....clooose!

i can feel D3!!

new Battle.net is debuting with SC2, hence SC2 will be first

 

[ibex333]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
I love it...games are soo....clooose!

i can feel D3!!

D3 and SC2 will NOT come out before xmas 2009.

 

[NeoV]

SC2 will be out before Xmas 09 - they have broken it out into 3 separate games just for this reason

 

[dfuze]

I was able to sign up without a problem.

 

[Modelworks]

Sign up even if you don't have games to list . They are randomly picking accounts from the new site for the SC2 beta.

http://www.starcraftwire.net/b...-invites-have-started/

With the re-launch of Battle.net, Blizzard have also started the StarCraft II Beta invite program. Randomly selected account holders of a Battle.net account will get an invitation to join the anticipated Beta.

Shortly after the new version of Battle.net, (called Battle.net 2.0 by the fans) was launched, fans could create accounts, log on and add games to the account for free download whenever they need it. Some features are not working perfectly for all regions, but the site is live, and some fans reported getting invitations to the StarCraft II closed beta, which has not yet been given a release date.

Let me remind StarCraft fans that this is a Beta invite, and looks different than the Wrath of the Lich King Beta application Blizzard used last year. The person who got this message is invited to the beta. This is how Blizzard have picked out beta testers in the past. We'll see if this is just some remnant of that system, or if we'll see more of the "new" opt-in system from WotLK.

Seems like everyone who registers a Battle.net account is automatically entered in to the beta opt-in for StarCraft II Beta. Only random selected members actually get invited though. Regardless, it's a good idea to check your preferences to make sure you are!

 

[Maximilian]

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Sign up even if you don't have games to list . They are randomly picking accounts from the new site for the SC2 beta.

http://www.starcraftwire.net/b...-invites-have-started/

With the re-launch of Battle.net, Blizzard have also started the StarCraft II Beta invite program. Randomly selected account holders of a Battle.net account will get an invitation to join the anticipated Beta.

Shortly after the new version of Battle.net, (called Battle.net 2.0 by the fans) was launched, fans could create accounts, log on and add games to the account for free download whenever they need it. Some features are not working perfectly for all regions, but the site is live, and some fans reported getting invitations to the StarCraft II closed beta, which has not yet been given a release date.

Let me remind StarCraft fans that this is a Beta invite, and looks different than the Wrath of the Lich King Beta application Blizzard used last year. The person who got this message is invited to the beta. This is how Blizzard have picked out beta testers in the past. We'll see if this is just some remnant of that system, or if we'll see more of the "new" opt-in system from WotLK.

Seems like everyone who registers a Battle.net account is automatically entered in to the beta opt-in for StarCraft II Beta. Only random selected members actually get invited though. Regardless, it's a good idea to check your preferences to make sure you are!

Please be me please be me please be me!!!

 

[Aikouka]

About WoW account merging... it says

You will have the opportunity to merge additional accounts after this process is complete

I assume that means I can merge my three accounts into my one Battle.net account. But how would that work when it comes to logging into WoW?

Also, so anyone knows... if you had a Blizzard.net account (used at their Store and allowed you to register your games), it was automatically changed into a Battle.net account.

EDIT:

Also to add, I was already registered for the beta opt-in... not sure if this was something I opted in before when I had a Blizzard.net account or not.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

So how will this work? What if I have a Battle.net account with one name, and my WOW login is another? Do we pick an entirely new name? Do we create a new name when we make a Battle.net account? Does it just default to using our WOW name?

 

[RedArmy]

Apparently I've had a battle.net account without even knowing. I went to register my e-mail and it said it was already registered

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
So how will this work? What if I have a Battle.net account with one name, and my WOW login is another? Do we pick an entirely new name? Do we create a new name when we make a Battle.net account? Does it just default to using our WOW name?

Your Battle.net account's name is the e-mail address you register with.

Originally posted by: RedArmy
Apparently I've had a battle.net account without even knowing. I went to register my e-mail and it said it was already registered

You probably had a Blizzard.net account as it says on the page that they were transferred over.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

Originally posted by: Aikouka

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
So how will this work? What if I have a Battle.net account with one name, and my WOW login is another? Do we pick an entirely new name? Do we create a new name when we make a Battle.net account? Does it just default to using our WOW name?

Your Battle.net account's name is the e-mail address you register with.

Originally posted by: RedArmy
Apparently I've had a battle.net account without even knowing. I went to register my e-mail and it said it was already registered

You probably had a Blizzard.net account as it says on the page that they were transferred over.

So, does that mean our WOW login will become this new "Battle.net name?" This seems confusing and unnecessary. Battle.net is one thing and WOW is another.

 

[Aikouka]

Originally posted by: RyanPaulShaffer
So, does that mean our WOW login will become this new "Battle.net name?" This seems confusing and unnecessary. Battle.net is one thing and WOW is another.

Yes, like during the WotLK beta I logged in with an e-mail address rather than a username as they were also testing the Battle.net account system.

I just don't know how the multiple WoW accounts linked to one Battle.net account will work.

 

[Barfo]

Originally posted by: Maximilian

Originally posted by: Modelworks
Sign up even if you don't have games to list . They are randomly picking accounts from the new site for the SC2 beta.

http://www.starcraftwire.net/b...-invites-have-started/

With the re-launch of Battle.net, Blizzard have also started the StarCraft II Beta invite program. Randomly selected account holders of a Battle.net account will get an invitation to join the anticipated Beta.

Shortly after the new version of Battle.net, (called Battle.net 2.0 by the fans) was launched, fans could create accounts, log on and add games to the account for free download whenever they need it. Some features are not working perfectly for all regions, but the site is live, and some fans reported getting invitations to the StarCraft II closed beta, which has not yet been given a release date.

Let me remind StarCraft fans that this is a Beta invite, and looks different than the Wrath of the Lich King Beta application Blizzard used last year. The person who got this message is invited to the beta. This is how Blizzard have picked out beta testers in the past. We'll see if this is just some remnant of that system, or if we'll see more of the "new" opt-in system from WotLK.

Seems like everyone who registers a Battle.net account is automatically entered in to the beta opt-in for StarCraft II Beta. Only random selected members actually get invited though. Regardless, it's a good idea to check your preferences to make sure you are!

Please be me please be me please be me!!!

I'm registering just for this.

 

[coloumb]

Signed up - and took the plunge to link my WoW account. Linking does require you to enter your authenticator information [which is very important to me]. Login name to WoW is now your battle.net email address. You still have to use the normal login procedures to play WoW - but now you need to be logged into Battle.net in order to post in the forums.

So..basically - battle.net interface is sort of a web based version of STEAM - you can track all of your games, manage accounts, etc. Maybe it's a step towards a single sign-on interface like STEAM. That would be kinda cool - you're playing WoW and someone sends you a /tell from outside the game from within Diablo-3.

 

[Fenixgoon]

pick me for starcraft 2 beta! oh my goooooooooooooooooooooood!

 

[lupi]

If you could remove a cdkey from your account, nothing I see about this yet seems bad.

Since I'm assuming this to be a rather unfulfilled if, it's another bad step for pc gamers.

 

[TidusZ]

Originally posted by: coloumb
Signed up - and took the plunge to link my WoW account. Linking does require you to enter your authenticator information [which is very important to me]. Login name to WoW is now your battle.net email address. You still have to use the normal login procedures to play WoW - but now you need to be logged into Battle.net in order to post in the forums.

So..basically - battle.net interface is sort of a web based version of STEAM - you can track all of your games, manage accounts, etc. Maybe it's a step towards a single sign-on interface like STEAM. That would be kinda cool - you're playing WoW and someone sends you a /tell from outside the game from within Diablo-3.

Nah that scenario isn't plausible. Nobody would be playing WoW if they had Diablo 3.

 

[SunnyD]

Ahh... hahaha... Nice. Blizzard found a way to stop people from selling their WOW accounts. Suckers.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Ahh... hahaha... Nice. Blizzard found a way to stop people from selling their WOW accounts. Suckers.

That's most definitely one of the reasons behind this.