Ahhhh, centralized hub for all my Blizzard games. Finally! Obviously, chat better be implemented or there won't be a ton of point to this. This first stage is probably just to make sure all the core functionality is working properly. I hope, anyway.

MilkDud

Canada73 Posts

June 10 2013 21:38 GMT

#22

I really hope you can just start this thing up and see who is online, chat etc. I need to know whether to turn on my gaming PC if friends are on. :p

mythandier

United States828 Posts

June 10 2013 22:02 GMT

#23

On June 11 2013 06:38 MilkDud wrote:
I really hope you can just start this thing up and see who is online, chat etc. I need to know whether to turn on my gaming PC if friends are on. :p

You can currently see any Real ID friends in a certain game by selecting that game from the list. Character friends are not currently supported. I've added a picture to the OP and will continue to update as it develops.

Xonix

225 Posts

June 10 2013 22:05 GMT

#24

Just one question and I`m sorry if it was posted already. Do you know if there is ingame chat from the desktop client, aka I could talk to my sc2 team while not actually being in the game?

czaku

Poland429 Posts

June 10 2013 22:36 GMT

#25

I'd like it to have chat channels, like, i don't have to be in game to see who is online from my clan and to ask them for practice.

wUndertUnge

United States1126 Posts

June 11 2013 02:48 GMT

#26

On June 11 2013 07:36 czaku wrote:
I'd like it to have chat channels, like, i don't have to be in game to see who is online from my clan and to ask them for practice.

Or be able to talk to my b.net friends while watching an SCII tourney.

CrazyBread92

United States53 Posts

June 14 2013 22:04 GMT

#27

It would be so cool if the classic games could use this too. It would be easier to get my friend who plays BW into SCII.

docvoc

United States5491 Posts

June 16 2013 02:18 GMT

#28

I'm gonna get on this when I build my new computer. It looks like a great way to bring socialness to b.net.

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

July 03 2013 12:48 GMT

#29

Where can I register for beta? There's nothing in my beta profile settings.

cpc

Australia126 Posts

July 03 2013 13:17 GMT

#30

Pretty sure they said all you needed to do was opt into the beta for any of the game universes and you were opted into the beta for the desktop client. Cant remember where I read this though.

wUndertUnge

United States1126 Posts

July 03 2013 13:38 GMT

#31

On July 03 2013 22:17 cpc wrote:
Pretty sure they said all you needed to do was opt into the beta for any of the game universes and you were opted into the beta for the desktop client. Cant remember where I read this though.

I can confirm this. But all you have to do (to the poster above you) is look for the blog post on battle.net web page.

Found it! https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/battlenet-desktop-app-faq

HeeroFX

United States2704 Posts

July 03 2013 13:40 GMT

#32

I should buy D3 i guess lol

ArhK

France287 Posts

July 03 2013 13:51 GMT

#33

On July 03 2013 22:40 HeeroFX wrote:
I should buy D3 i guess lol

No. No you should not.

wUndertUnge

United States1126 Posts

July 03 2013 14:39 GMT

#34

On July 03 2013 22:51 ArhK wrote:

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No. No you should not.

Yeah, you're better off getting Binding of Isaac. That has more randomization and better weapons and customization and challenge than D3. And better writing.

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

July 03 2013 18:34 GMT

#35

Have you guys tried D3 lately? I think it was worth the money. It was definitely not as good as D2, but it's entertaining, and with the new Monster Power thing, it's actually a challenge as well!

Battleaxe

United States843 Posts

July 03 2013 19:17 GMT

#36

D3 train has left station long ago I think.

I'm sure not everyone that uses b.net also uses steam, but people are aware there's an option to add a 3rd party executable to your steam library right? I already have d3/sc2 added so if I'm in game my steam friends can see, and since I'm in the game I have b.net list.

As an optional tool I don't see anything wrong with this though for people that want to use it

wUndertUnge

United States1126 Posts

July 03 2013 19:28 GMT

#37

On July 04 2013 04:17 Battleaxe wrote:
D3 train has left station long ago I think.

I'm sure not everyone that uses b.net also uses steam, but people are aware there's an option to add a 3rd party executable to your steam library right? I already have d3/sc2 added so if I'm in game my steam friends can see, and since I'm in the game I have b.net list.

As an optional tool I don't see anything wrong with this though for people that want to use it

Doesn't having Steam running eat up bandwidth, though, along with other resources? From my understanding, SC2 relies more on your CPU (and only 2 cores even though I have an i7. Goddammit blizzard).

IcedBacon

Canada906 Posts

July 03 2013 20:20 GMT

#38

On June 11 2013 05:22 Plansix wrote:

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Wait, I can chat with people through my desktop icons? When did this happen? Does it work with excel? Can I chat with other people using photoshop?

The reason for this desktop app seems a little lost on you.

LOL that was the most idiotic post I've seen in a while, ishyishy made my day.

aike

United States1629 Posts

July 03 2013 20:32 GMT

#39

Sadly there is no chat feature. Currently the best thing about this desktop app is the ability to log in once and be able to access any region. I wouldn't mind if it worked in the way steam works. A lot of the time on steam I hop into a game when I see a friend start playing it (Dota2/CS/etc). And it's nice to be able to invite people to games that are 'Online' but not necessarily in the game you are playing. I'd probably play a lot more D3 and SC2 if I could just have some sort of desktop chat and see what friends are doing and then join them, rather than consciously starting a specific game and checking to see what everyone is doing.

Arnstein

Norway3381 Posts

July 03 2013 23:03 GMT

#40

On July 04 2013 05:32 aike wrote:
Sadly there is no chat feature. Currently the best thing about this desktop app is the ability to log in once and be able to access any region. I wouldn't mind if it worked in the way steam works. A lot of the time on steam I hop into a game when I see a friend start playing it (Dota2/CS/etc). And it's nice to be able to invite people to games that are 'Online' but not necessarily in the game you are playing. I'd probably play a lot more D3 and SC2 if I could just have some sort of desktop chat and see what friends are doing and then join them, rather than consciously starting a specific game and checking to see what everyone is doing.

Do you have a download link to the client?