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pierozan_
Profile Joined October 2019
2 Posts
May 29 2025 07:44 GMT
#1
Battle net ladder it is totally down for me today and I met one person on the Shield Battery which had the same problem. Additionally for the last few days I couldnt log in and I encountered many errors while finding a match. I checked, for now there are only 4 korean streamers active.

Did you have any problems similar to mine? I have to say that I had these issues on two different computers and routers. Im wondering if the korean scene suffers from this too.

Blizzard we all love you
pierozan_
Profile Joined October 2019
2 Posts
May 29 2025 07:55 GMT
#2
Edit: If you will change the region in the battle.net app it will work better
Mindflayer
Profile Joined December 2015
Germany10 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-05-29 08:20:37
May 29 2025 08:20 GMT
#3
Same problem here

Blizzard we all love you

> No
prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania8587 Posts
May 29 2025 08:37 GMT
#4
yes.... nothing works....
Lee JaeDong Fighting! The only church that illuminates is the one that burns.
LUCKY_NOOB
Profile Blog Joined June 2013
Bulgaria1529 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-05-29 16:51:18
May 29 2025 08:38 GMT
#5
On May 29 2025 16:55 pierozan_ wrote:
Edit: If you will change the region in the battle.net app it will work better


Yes. Just tested this, changed region from Europe to Americas and it works. This is usually a fix for many problems.

Try this as well:

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/starcraft/t/download-settings-download-failed-menu-slowness/3730

"Update 2:

OK I think I finally found a valid workaround:

%LOCALAPPDATA%/Temp is where I missed. Deleting that entire folder fixed the problem for me. (I tried deleting just the blizzard browser cache, didn’t work). Now the download failed error is gone, menu slowness is gone and I finally can play ladder games."
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TMNT
Profile Joined January 2021
3130 Posts
May 29 2025 09:16 GMT
#6
This may explain why recently they are doing the online proleagues over VPN LAN or whatever it is instead of the regular battlenet lobby
RJBTVYOUTUBE
Profile Joined December 2023
Netherlands1196 Posts
May 29 2025 09:39 GMT
#7
On May 29 2025 18:16 TMNT wrote:
This may explain why recently they are doing the online proleagues over VPN LAN or whatever it is instead of the regular battlenet lobby

they do it because a hacker was entering their lobbies with an anti ban hack. they got tired of it and movee to vpn lan.
JDON MY SOUL!
Lorch
Profile Joined June 2011
Germany3691 Posts
May 29 2025 17:52 GMT
#8
There is a battle.net thread about this as well:
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/starcraft/t/in-game-battlenet-server-laggy-and-issues/3867

Been having issues when selecting "Europe" in the b.net launcher. Works fine if I change that to America.
neustadt
Profile Joined November 2007
Germany39 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-05-30 18:36:31
May 30 2025 18:27 GMT
#9
For me nothing works. Neither deleting temp directory from %LOCALAPPDATA% nor selecting a different gateway (region).

Btw: Don't forget that Blizzard was bought by Microsoft in 2023. So we should complain about Microsoft, not Blizzard even if they ofc kept the studios name.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51574 Posts
May 30 2025 23:40 GMT
#10
On May 29 2025 18:16 TMNT wrote:
This may explain why recently they are doing the online proleagues over VPN LAN or whatever it is instead of the regular battlenet lobby


also if memory serves me correctly, lan mode latency is slightly more responsive than tr24 low
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KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1769 Posts
May 31 2025 08:46 GMT
#11
Does anyone else have the issue where profiles wont load, been unable to play
on b.net for a few days because of it.
asdasdasdasdasd123123123
prosatan
Profile Joined September 2009
Romania8587 Posts
May 31 2025 08:49 GMT
#12
On May 31 2025 17:46 KameZerg wrote:
Does anyone else have the issue where profiles wont load, been unable to play
on b.net for a few days because of it.

I changed the region from Europe to America and now it works!

it is a bit laggy but still... better than nothing !!
Lee JaeDong Fighting! The only church that illuminates is the one that burns.
Anyx996
Profile Joined May 2025
4 Posts
May 31 2025 10:02 GMT
#13
On May 31 2025 03:27 neustadt wrote:
For me nothing works. Neither deleting temp directory from %LOCALAPPDATA% nor selecting a different gateway (region).

Btw: Don't forget that Blizzard was bought by Microsoft in 2023. So we should complain about Microsoft, not Blizzard even if they ofc kept the studios name.


You need to select different region ( Americas works for me) in BATTLE.NET application.
NOT in the game itself ( aka gateway).
tankgirl
Profile Blog Joined May 2016
Canada449 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-05-31 12:29:52
May 31 2025 11:01 GMT
#14
Here are a few steps to try for Windows users:

*** Skip Battle.net Launcher***

1. Go to Battle.net settings and disable "Launch Battle.net when I start my computer". Close/exit Battle.net completely (not just to taskbar icon)

2. Open CMD prompt -> Type "services.msc" (no quotes) and press enter

3. Find the Battle.net Agent service -> Right-Click and choose "Properties"

4. Change Startup Type to Disabled.

5. Create a desktop shortcut to the StarCraft.exe located in C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft\x86_64\

6. Right-click the shortcut and select "Properties"

7. Click the "Shortcut" tab in the dialog box that opened

8. Add "--launch" (no quotes) at the end of the text in the "Target" box:

Here is how it should look:
+ Show Spoiler [imgur] +
[image loading]


*** Clear Bnet Cache ***

Here is a CMD script that will clear the Bnet and DNS caches. You can save it to a .cmd file, or copy/paste it into the command prompt.
+ Show Spoiler [pasta] +

@echo off
del /F /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\blizzard_browser_cache"
del /F /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\BlizzardError"
del /F /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Blizzard"
del /F /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Battle.net\Cache"
del /F /S /Q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Blizzard Entertainment"
del /F /S /Q "%APPDATA%\Blizzard"
del /F /S /Q "%APPDATA%\Battle.net\Logs"
del /F /S /Q "%APPDATA%\Battle.net\Errors"
del /F /S /Q "%PROGRAMDATA%\Battle.net"
ipconfig /flushdns
exit


And from now on ONLY play StarCraft using the the desktop shortcut created earlier, never from Bnet Launcher

https://tl.net/forum/brood-war/627255-progamer-settings
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KameZerg
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Sweden1769 Posts
May 31 2025 11:50 GMT
#15
Not only is this game unfinished but it doesn't work either thanks for letting us play the alpha version for almost 10 years Blizz

(Can i get a refund?)
asdasdasdasdasd123123123
iFU.pauline
Profile Joined September 2009
France1693 Posts
May 31 2025 12:08 GMT
#16
For those who are playing on Linux, literraly purge wine and reinstall everything. Then supress bnet launcher with x86/Starcraft.exe -launch
No coward soul is mine, No trembler in the world's storm-troubled sphere, I see Heaven's glories shine, And Faith shines equal arming me from Fear
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6641 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-05-31 14:14:12
May 31 2025 14:05 GMT
#17
On May 31 2025 17:46 KameZerg wrote:
Does anyone else have the issue where profiles wont load, been unable to play
on b.net for a few days because of it.

Yeah I'm getting this, not loading at all.

Setting region to Americas seems to work.
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Mindflayer
Profile Joined December 2015
Germany10 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-01 09:48:51
June 01 2025 09:37 GMT
#18
To everybody who still struggles with this and reads everywhere that you have to "change the region to america":

The sentence "change the region to america in the b.net launcher" is very unhelpful since its way to unprecise and missleading! This does NOT mean to click on your user account name in the top right corner of the b.net launcher. Then click log out. Then click on the small gear, select America, enter your password and log back in!

It means: Click on the Starcraft Icon in the b.net launcher. Then in the bottom left corner click on the globe symbol and select America THERE! Then launch Starcraft and you can even play on the europe gateway...

It does not matter to which region the b.net launcher itself is connected. It can still be connected to Europe. Only the region for Starcraft needs to be changed. Useless advise is useless.
Navane
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Netherlands2751 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-01 15:40:00
June 01 2025 10:59 GMT
#19
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StarscreamG1
Profile Joined February 2011
Portugal1653 Posts
June 02 2025 19:18 GMT
#20
On June 01 2025 18:37 Mindflayer wrote:
To everybody who still struggles with this and reads everywhere that you have to "change the region to america":

The sentence "change the region to america in the b.net launcher" is very unhelpful since its way to unprecise and missleading! This does NOT mean to click on your user account name in the top right corner of the b.net launcher. Then click log out. Then click on the small gear, select America, enter your password and log back in!

It means: Click on the Starcraft Icon in the b.net launcher. Then in the bottom left corner click on the globe symbol and select America THERE! Then launch Starcraft and you can even play on the europe gateway...

It does not matter to which region the b.net launcher itself is connected. It can still be connected to Europe. Only the region for Starcraft needs to be changed. Useless advise is useless.

Thanks a lot mate!! This fixed it all for now.
neustadt
Profile Joined November 2007
Germany39 Posts
June 02 2025 20:19 GMT
#21
On June 01 2025 18:37 Mindflayer wrote:
To everybody who still struggles with this and reads everywhere that you have to "change the region to america":

It means: Click on the Starcraft Icon in the b.net launcher. Then in the bottom left corner click on the globe symbol and select America THERE! Then launch Starcraft and you can even play on the europe gateway...


Thanks for the help! That actually did the job.
_Zephyre_
Profile Joined October 2024
France15 Posts
Last Edited: 2025-06-03 10:52:22
June 02 2025 21:49 GMT
#22
Awesome, now I can't even log into the Bnet launcher at all \o/
Till yesterday, I merely could not load any profile on any gateway.
That's progress!

Edit:
Additional info: x86/StarCraft.exe is the 32bit version, x86_64/StarCraft.exe is the 64bit one!
Launching with "x86_64/StarCraft.exe -launch" + logging in within SC worked. I even got my profiles again?
Blizzard black magic.

Edit2: Linux/wine, didn't have to purge anything. Switched to Americas in the launcher, then used the aforementioned command, nothing else! YMMV with Blizzard magic though.
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