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The Battle.net launch bug

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d00p
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
711 Posts
April 17 2014 18:02 GMT
#1
This is getting absurd. This bug just keeps randomly appearing no matter the version or the OS or anything at all. I have gotten the bug on Vista, Win 7 and now on 8.1. Actually, I got the bug the first time I installed on a pristine, clean, brand new 8.1 on a brand new SSD. It literally just popped out of nowhere once again. There wasn't any update between today and yesterday evening afaik?

Yet here it is again after being gone for about a week: "Detected a newer version of battle.net BLAH BLAH BLAH....." Then you press "continue with latest version" AND NOTHING HAPPENS!

GET YOUR FUCKING SHIT TOGETHER BLIZZARD! Thanks.

**
JimmyJRaynor
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada17252 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-17 18:16:41
April 17 2014 18:15 GMT
#2
+1

my experience has not been as bad as yours.
but its been close.

considering the many feats of engineering excellence Blizzard routinely pulls off.
you'd figure a launcher would be a walk in the park.
guess not.

Ray Kassar To David Crane : "you're no more important to Atari than the factory workers assembling the cartridges"
vult
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United States9400 Posts
April 17 2014 18:19 GMT
#3
Haven't had any bugs. Have you tried reinstalling?
I used to play random, but for you I play very specifically.
d00p
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
711 Posts
April 17 2014 18:51 GMT
#4
On April 18 2014 03:19 vult wrote:
Haven't had any bugs. Have you tried reinstalling?


Oh god yes. It doesn't (permanently) fix it.
surreal1600
Profile Joined June 2013
United States33 Posts
April 17 2014 21:09 GMT
#5
If you change the target for the SC2 shortcut, you can skip the launcher altogether.

"C:\Blizzard\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe"
First round's on me.
d00p
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
711 Posts
April 18 2014 07:15 GMT
#6
On April 18 2014 06:09 surreal1600 wrote:
If you change the target for the SC2 shortcut, you can skip the launcher altogether.

"C:\Blizzard\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe"


That might actually be helpful. Thanks. Anyway, today is a new day and now the launcher magically works again. Whatever might cause this.. fluctuation is a mystery to me.
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
April 18 2014 09:18 GMT
#7
On April 18 2014 16:15 d00p wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2014 06:09 surreal1600 wrote:
If you change the target for the SC2 shortcut, you can skip the launcher altogether.

"C:\Blizzard\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe"


That might actually be helpful. Thanks. Anyway, today is a new day and now the launcher magically works again. Whatever might cause this.. fluctuation is a mystery to me.


Did you send a request ? I think the launcher is still in beta no ?
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d00p
Profile Blog Joined May 2011
711 Posts
April 18 2014 11:40 GMT
#8
On April 18 2014 18:18 FFW_Rude wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2014 16:15 d00p wrote:
On April 18 2014 06:09 surreal1600 wrote:
If you change the target for the SC2 shortcut, you can skip the launcher altogether.

"C:\Blizzard\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe"


That might actually be helpful. Thanks. Anyway, today is a new day and now the launcher magically works again. Whatever might cause this.. fluctuation is a mystery to me.


Did you send a request ? I think the launcher is still in beta no ?


What request? It's a well-known bug that they can't seem to fix for months now. I don't see how any request would help. Whether it's still in beta or not I don't know but how hard can it be to code a working launcher? Really hard apparently.
FFW_Rude
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France10201 Posts
Last Edited: 2014-04-18 13:21:28
April 18 2014 13:17 GMT
#9
On April 18 2014 20:40 d00p wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2014 18:18 FFW_Rude wrote:
On April 18 2014 16:15 d00p wrote:
On April 18 2014 06:09 surreal1600 wrote:
If you change the target for the SC2 shortcut, you can skip the launcher altogether.

"C:\Blizzard\StarCraft II\Support\SC2Switcher.exe"


That might actually be helpful. Thanks. Anyway, today is a new day and now the launcher magically works again. Whatever might cause this.. fluctuation is a mystery to me.


Did you send a request ? I think the launcher is still in beta no ?


What request? It's a well-known bug that they can't seem to fix for months now. I don't see how any request would help. Whether it's still in beta or not I don't know but how hard can it be to code a working launcher? Really hard apparently.


Well... if there is a bug, you can send a request to say there is a bug. So they have more and more people asking to fix it so they can actually take the time to fix it. Or they might help you and call you on that matter.

Having a launcher for multiple games / platform that manage auto-updates with regional download and managing queues to set download for better location etc.. is indeed not an easy thing to do. And i doubt they have many ressources on the project.

Also it is understandable that they have long testing time for feature and bug fix since if it's not working you can't access your games.

Just be carefull if you launch SC2 by bypassing it's launcher because for every minor updates there is you will be unable to access the game. I had that issue a while ago (not the same as you, but problem for the launcher). I'm still trying to remember what was done to it (i e-mail blizzard and ending up with a tech calling me on my cellphone).

If i remember what was the fix for launcher issue i'll post it here. Might not work though since it's not quite the same problem.
#1 KT Rolster fanboy. KT BEST KT ! Hail to KT playoffs Zergs ! Unofficial french translator for SlayerS_`Boxer` biography "Crazy as me".
Rollora
Profile Joined February 2012
2450 Posts
Last Edited: 2015-02-13 18:24:15
February 13 2015 17:09 GMT
#10
Sorry for reviving the thread.
I had this problem ever since this new battlenet came out: it created a shortcut on my desktop for battlenet and for SC2. Both not working.
Reinstalling wasn't of any help but I could manually select a exe file from \StarCraft II\Battle.net\Battle.net.exe

That worked for a couple of months, after that I reinstalled it again, hoping Blizzard finally fixed the bug. Nothing.
So proceed as usual. I hate workarounds.

When I now click on the shortcut or exe, I get a new message:

"We've detected a newer version of Battle.net then you're attempting to launch. You may need to fix your shortcuts"

Dude, I am clicking on the motherf*cking exe provided by you guys, not on a shortcut.

There is a Button
"Continue with Latest Version".

When I click on it, it shows mi the message that led to the workaround in first place:

"Required Battle.net data could not be found. Please check your application directory and try again"

Anyone having the same error and knows a solution?

Temporary solution: opening the support folder and execute SC2Switcher.exe
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