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.