Battle.net 2.0 Is Here!

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Posted 19th Mar 2009 08:22 PM by Leord

UPDATE! Invites have started.

The World of WarCraft sites as well as Battle.net had a brief downtime period todayand when it reappeared just moments ago, WoW redirected to Battle.net, which featured a new design, and now encourages players to merge their WoW accounts with one single Battle.net account.

This isn't a surprise, as the Wrath of the Lich King License Agreement already mentioned this wopuld happen, but the fact that it happened now so shortly after the beta page was re-done, could mean they are preparing for signups to the next beta: StarCraft II!

In the meantime, you can upgrade your WoW-account to a Battle.net account, and they also merge any Blizzard Account you might have added in the past.

The EU Battle.net site only has a few pages working, but the US site works, and you are able to log in on your EU account. I have personally not dared merge my account there though, in case there would be any localization problems for an EU WoW account to merge with the US site. Regardless, it seemed it already had my WoW info, and my login stuff did work on the US page. The only question if this is from my actual WoW-account, or the Blizzard Account I made before BlizzCon 2008?

The idea with the new launch of Battle.net is that a player can register all his keys in once location, and use one account for all things Blizzard. Much of this service was previously available at the Blizzard Account, but it only included games other than World of WarCraft. This is also the first step of merging all of Blizzard games, and we will most likely see the WoW forums move over to Battle.net as well. Blizzard want all their game fans to come together under a single roof and share one single community.

All the WoW-stuff you might have (such as an authenticator) will be associated with the Battle.net account, and the new accoutn will be used for all logins. If you had multiple accounts, you will log in with the blizzard account, and then choose which of the WoW accounts you want to log in to.

Interesting to note here is that they refer to the forums and the old Battle.net website as "classic Battle.net" on the new flashy front image! They are obviously not counted as "upgraded" yet, and will receive a face lift!

This is all currently optional, but will become compulsory to play.

EU Battle.net 2.0
US Battle.net 2.0

You can also read more in the FAQ.

Filed Under: Battle.net, Beta, Activision-Blizzard, Industry, Other Games, Release Info

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Adisuki

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:31 PM

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Can’t freaking belive it XD

My EU account verification doesn’t work, sux.
Well, hope they fix it soon.

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Freelancer

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:35 PM

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I looks like Battle.net 2.0 will be rolled out in pieces. Lets hope this means the beta truly is around the corner.

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Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:40 PM

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ZOMG! I just merged my wow, warcraft 3 and warcraft frozen throne accounts. I love the new battle net!

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Freelancer

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:42 PM

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I am going to wait a little bit untill they fix the EU accounts. Seems risky to try it on an unfinished site :) Nice to hear you love it!

Leord

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:42 PM

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The EU site seems Fuxxored.

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danutz_plusplus

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:43 PM

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I tried logging into my Blizzard account, and it just returns to the same login screen. And the username and password are correct. If I enter incorrect data I just get the ‘wrong username or password’ message. Anyone else experiencing this?

The EU Blizzard account btw, if that makes any difference.

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Adisuki

Posted 19, Mar 2009 09:48 PM

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I made an US account, and it does the same thing. My problem with the EU is that the account verification mail spits out a broken link. Suxor.

Edi

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:02 PM

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Looks like it’s working now for EU too

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Freelancer

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:03 PM

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That would be good news. Going to check it out right away :D

danutz_plusplus

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:09 PM

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Yup. Works fine now. :)

Adisuki

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:17 PM

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Patched :D

Works now

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Scholar

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:30 PM

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finally some exiting news
eu bnet isnt working yet thou. you can login it shows u all games u own etc but u cant merge ur wow account yet for example.

message u get :

Coming Soon!
The World of Warcraft account merge process is not yet available in your region.

so yea i guess its coming in pieces. Its same msg for korean accounts aswell.

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Edi

Posted 19, Mar 2009 10:35 PM

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Yep , it's also in the FAQ Q: I am unable to merge my World of Warcraft account into my Battle.net Account. Why is this? A: This feature is currently only enabled for North American accounts. It will be activated for European and Korean accounts soon.

Edi

Posted 19, Mar 2009 11:06 PM

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Looks like ppl are getting beta invites for starcraft II from the opt-in option when you create an account

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=15864296314&sid=3000

http://i40.tinypic.com/etv98k.jpg

Might be fake tho..

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Leord

Posted 19, Mar 2009 11:12 PM

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Good spot there!

Adisuki

Posted 19, Mar 2009 11:18 PM

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Aaaa, I am now like so jealous :D I am still skeptical. Maybe it's photoshoped or somthin'.

Leord

Posted 19, Mar 2009 11:28 PM

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EU site works again, by the way!

I registered and added Starcraft “Anthology” to my games. So basically, you get Brood War even if you never bought it!

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ChaosSaber

Posted 21, Mar 2009 03:18 AM

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Well BW never had a CD-Key so they can't really tell who bought it, and it's so common it only makes sense to pair it with SC.

Mizantrop

Posted 22, Mar 2009 02:27 AM

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Wish it was also the other way around. I can find my SC:BW but can't, for the life of me, find even 1 of the 2 SC copies I am supposed to own :(

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