Battle.net Desktop Client (Internal Testing)

On June 04 2013 18:18 Cokefreak wrote:
I hope it's optional to have...

On June 04 2013 18:30 Sissors wrote:
I dislike it with Steam, I dislike it with Origin (Although I am part of the minority who rather has Origin than Steam as lesser of two evils), and I will dislike it with battle.net if you have to use it to use SC2.

On June 04 2013 18:32 ZenithM wrote:

Wait, what does it change? :D
You're also opening a launcher first and logging onto Battle.net to play SC2, currently.

On June 04 2013 18:35 fusefuse wrote:
This way they can embed streams in their desktop client :o

hell yus

On June 04 2013 18:45 Kokosaft wrote:


this.

otherwise i wonder if they will add other games ( maybe only activison games ). i'd expect them to excluzively use it for blizz games though

On June 04 2013 18:57 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:


Or maybe Valve and Blizzard team up and Blizzard runs their client as some sort of associated client to Steam. (Like there is some kind of main (but optional) connection between the two to mergin gaming experiences. DotA2 and SC can be like STEP Brothers!. Suddenly Blizzard mapmaking community getting a custom game maker influx from the massive valve related modding community! This leads to the true return of SNIPERZ and someone makes the entire dragonball saga ala TWC or Mission to Namek!

Also, entire steam community gets both dota 2 and sc2! New viewers and players!. Best part is, since Valve competitive community = CS, they already can be just as elitist and snobbish as SC community can be....No wait...it could be an elitism multiplier! Oh shit think There will be a elitism about elitism...elitists elitiziing their own elitizim to set their elite status appart from other elite statuses based solely on how elite they are!.

This must happen for the sake of all that is good and righteous in this world. If not, what do we have left to live for?

On June 04 2013 18:57 Targe wrote:
Why would Blizz team with Valve with Blizzard Allstars coming out?

On June 04 2013 18:42 Sissors wrote:

Yes, and that launcher is already ridiculous, why do I have to press play twice? If I double click on my SC2 icon, why doesn't it just automatically go through the launcher.

But the main difference is that the launcher closes down when SC2 launches, Steam/Origin stay always active. (Not to mention my experience with Steam is that you waste more time updating Steam than updating any game.

On June 04 2013 19:07 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:


Great questions! Thanks for the response. Now shut up and listen to my revelation.

1. Blizzard does not effect valves digital distribution domination. Valve will never sell or control blizzards IP's, and I doubt 3rd party devs want to regularly deal with activitison when it comes to developing IPs. Also, this cross promotion could be limited to SC2.

2. Blizzard all-stars is not targeted as an "esport" afaik. It could be the Gun-game, to valves De_dust2. They would get some attention as a hot and sexy alternative to Dota2 for a short while. which is better in valves eyes then boosting up LoL populations.

3. Im a genius with an I.Q. of infinity. My logic is flawless even if you can not comprhend my greatness. You may worship me, I will not stop you. But I will not listen for I cannot hear you over my blasting of Jock Jams Volume 4.

On June 04 2013 18:35 fusefuse wrote:
This way they can embed streams in their desktop client :o

hell yus

On June 04 2013 18:57 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:


Or maybe Valve and Blizzard team up and Blizzard runs their client as some sort of associated client to Steam. (Like there is some kind of main (but optional) connection between the two to mergin gaming experiences. DotA2 and SC can be like STEP Brothers!. Suddenly Blizzard mapmaking community getting a custom game maker influx from the massive valve related modding community! This leads to the true return of SNIPERZ and someone makes the entire dragonball saga ala TWC or Mission to Namek!

Also, entire steam community gets both dota 2 and sc2! New viewers and players!. Best part is, since Valve competitive community = CS, they already can be just as elitist and snobbish as SC community can be....No wait...it could be an elitism multiplier! Oh shit think There will be a elitism about elitism...elitists elitiziing their own elitizim to set their elite status appart from other elite statuses based solely on how elite they are!.

This must happen for the sake of all that is good and righteous in this world. If not, what do we have left to live for?

On June 04 2013 19:16 Targe wrote:

Wat.

Blizzard Allstars will directly contend with Dota 2 for popularity, Valve wouldn't support that, Valve doesn't share the same hate for LoL as the SC2 community and their Dota 2 player base will not be threatened by LoL as the majority of Dota 2 players who will actually purchase items will look down on LoL.

3. Is funny.

On June 04 2013 20:08 Brett wrote:
Actually looks really nice. Hopefully it functions well.

Personally I'm not particularly bothered by all these launcher programs. My PC can handle these things pretty easily and I don't find them inconvenient at all.

On June 04 2013 18:30 Sissors wrote:
I dislike it with Steam, I dislike it with Origin (Although I am part of the minority who rather has Origin than Steam as lesser of two evils), and I will dislike it with battle.net if you have to use it to use SC2.

On June 04 2013 21:31 Wildmoon wrote:


I have seen more hate toward LoL from Dota community than SC.

On June 04 2013 23:15 monkh wrote:



How is Origin the lesser of the 2 evils?


I hope new Blizzard desktop client is more like a LoL client than Steam so I'm able to queue from desktop not load an unneeded bulky menu system.

On June 04 2013 23:15 monkh wrote:



How is Origin the lesser of the 2 evils?


I hope new Blizzard desktop client is more like a LoL client than Steam so I'm able to queue from desktop not load an unneeded bulky menu system.

On June 04 2013 18:57 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:
Or maybe Valve and Blizzard team up and Blizzard runs their client as some sort of associated client to Steam.

On June 04 2013 23:32 Torpedo.Vegas wrote:


It takes a little work but steam and valve games in particular are some of the most open-to-the-user games out right now. I used to hate steam, and there are some faults, but the good stuff way outweighs the bad imo. I mean, their sales alone justify steam for me. Getting a relatively new game for 70% off around the time of a big release cycle is nuts.

On June 04 2013 23:37 GhostFiber wrote:


Blizzard are in short supply of friends if you haven't noticed. Valve certainly aren't buddies.

If you know the relationship Valve has had with Activision/Vivendi, you will know this will never ever happen.

On June 04 2013 23:49 monkh wrote:
Steam constantly has COD adverts on the front page of the store which Activision publishes

Keep in mind this is not an official preview, and many, many, many things will change before release.

-This replaces the launcher for all Blizzard games, and works similar to the current launchers, with background updates, repair tool, and more.
-Chat with Battle.net friends across every Battle.net enabled game.
-News - You can see all of the news from the various Battle.net game sites in the client

On June 04 2013 19:11 KenZo- wrote:

You can bypass the "PLAY screen" by opening SC2Switcher in "C:\Program Files (x86)\StarCraft II EU\Support\SC2Switcher.exe" instead, for directly going into the game.. ^^

On June 04 2013 18:30 Sissors wrote:
I dislike it with Steam, I dislike it with Origin (Although I am part of the minority who rather has Origin than Steam as lesser of two evils), and I will dislike it with battle.net if you have to use it to use SC2.

On June 05 2013 01:12 Assirra wrote:

How is the program that scans your whole computer without asking for permission the lesser evil?

On June 05 2013 01:12 Assirra wrote:

How is the program that scans your whole computer without asking for permission the lesser evil?

On June 04 2013 23:48 FeyFey wrote:
ugh :o steam is annoying if you want to just play games. Always torn between the effort to remove the need to have steam on for a game or just let that annoying thing nom on my resources.

Anyway one step closer to Blizzard making money with DLC i suppose, so always bad news.

On June 04 2013 18:18 Cokefreak wrote:
I hope it's optional to have...

On June 05 2013 03:57 dUTtrOACh wrote:


Seconded. Having to log into this shit before logging into Starcraft would really annoy me. Also, considering I don't play WoW & D3 and won't be playing Blizzard All-Stars (if they end up releasing it at all), something like this is basically wasted. God, I hope they don't force us to have this.

On June 05 2013 04:38 Noocta wrote:
It's a good thing.
There's a reason why people like having LoL in a client like this

On June 05 2013 13:27 larse wrote:


Do people really like LoL client UI?

On July 29 2013 06:31 skyR wrote:
Finally got invited to beta for this and I'm not impressed.

There is no friends list so you still need to launch the games to chat / check whose online and the games list can't be customized so every game will always be visible in a stupid Blizzard decided order.

The only upside is that you log in once and stay connected so you don't have to retype your password every time you switch games or launch a game.

On July 29 2013 07:22 larse wrote:
Well, 3-4 games really doesn't need a giant client like this. Or maybe Blizzard is trying to widen their product lineup.

On July 29 2013 10:47 anessie wrote:
I think there was just another invite wave since lots of ppl are using the beta desktop client feedback forums. I just got in myself. Check your trash/spam folders

Not having to type passw/authent code is a blessing.

Just hope it doesn't turn into an origin type application. So far it does run very smooth.

Next steps friend list and then some e-sports tab with lots of updates?

With popup toasts for tournaments you've selected to track with the link to the stream? Bring it on!

On July 29 2013 16:24 Ender2701 wrote:
As someone who only plays sc2, this isn't very useful. At least it starts up faster than the game does which is nice.

It'd be way more useful if I could chat with friends in game.

On July 29 2013 07:22 larse wrote:
Well, 3-4 games really doesn't need a giant client like this. Or maybe Blizzard is trying to widen their product lineup.

On July 29 2013 22:45 Butterednuts wrote:


This is what I was thinking. I know the new "Titan" IP will be coming out in the distant future, and Hearthstone should be coming out this year (?). So that's 5 games. I don't really think 5 games really warrants having their own platform hub.

Regardless, new stuff so yay!

On July 29 2013 23:37 Crownlol wrote:
Wow, this is gonna be sweet.

On July 29 2013 22:51 Plansix wrote:

I think Hearthstone is the big one that will use this client and it makes sense to merge everything else in with it. If only they let me link it to my steam friends list. I am only with Blizzard having its own client, but pulling friends from other systems would be the most helpful think they could do.