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| Battle.net | |
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| URL | http://battle.net |
| Other URLs | http://us.battle.net (US) http://eu.battle.net (EU) |
| Type | Account Mgmt, Database, Forum, Info, News |
| Registration | Free‡ ‡ some features not available without active game subscription |
| Maintained by | Blizzard Entertainment |
| Alexa rating | 525 * |
Battle.net is Blizzard Entertainment's centralized account system for all their online games including World of Warcraft. For the time being the old site is still online for usage at classic.battle.net (the EU version is no longer available).
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Starting with the Diablo III beta test, a new feature called Battle.net Balance will be available to store virtual currency purchased with real money to buy game-related services (character transfers, digital products like companions, and items in Diablo III's real-money auction house).
World of Warcraft
Account merge available
Since spring 2009 World of Warcraft players can merge their accounts with their Battle.net account. The procedure is as followed, note that it cannot be reversed:
These steps may have changed.
- Create a Battle.net account
- Click the "Merge World of Warcraft account"
- Enter your World of Warcraft details
- Click the confirm button
- You now login with your Battle.net account in World of Warcraft.
Required merge
On Oct. 12, 2009, it was announced that WoW accounts would need to be converted into Battle.net accounts within 30 days. This is mandatory, as a Battle.net account will be required to log into the game after Nov. 11, and anyone who wants to start a new WoW account has to make a Battle.net account first. Anyone who had converted their account before Nov. 11 would be mailed in-game a new penguin companion in thanks for converting early, starting later the week of the announcement.[1] The first 
[Unhatched Mr. Chilly] companions were mailed to players three days later, on Oct. 15, 2009.
Once your WoW account has been converted, the current expansion that you play will show up as a 'merged game' in your Battle.net account. If your WoW account has an authenticator attached to it, it will also be transferred over.
New Community Sites
On Dec. 4, 2010, it was announced that the World of Warcraft community sites (previously at http://www.worldofwarcraft.com and http://www.wow-europe.com) would now be hosted on Battle.net.[2][3]
Old Games
If you still have your old Blizzard games, you can add (US, EU) their (CD-)key to your Battle.net account so the both are linked together.
Starcraft II beta opt-in
When the Starcraft II beta was upcoming, Blizzard allowed people with a battle.net account to opt-in for it. However they require you to have at least 1 Blizzard game linked with your battle.net account.
Store
Your Battle.net account is directly linked to your Blizzard Store account and purchases should show up on your Battle.net account. So far Battle.net Balance cannot be used to purchase from the Blizzard Store.[4]
Criticisms
- Many features of the old community sites have not been added back.
- There were many pages describing basic aspects like item quality, intros to in-game holiday events, zone level recommendations, and maps.
- Not all lore pages on the old community sites have been added back.
- Some examples are short stories like The War Effort, Rise of the Lich King, and Glory
- Also missing are background lore like the Troll Compendium and the Warcraft Encyclopedia.
- Search has less functionality in some areas than old community sites.
- There is no advanced search (not requiring special codes) for the forums.
- New versions of previous Blizzard single-player games (Diablo III, StarCraft 2) are now force to connect to Battle.net for authentication continuously while playing the game, even when no actual gameplay content is being provided over the network.
Media
Videos
- Account security: General tips - World of Warcraft (WoW) / Battle.net
Notes
- For previously single-player games, Battle.net also serves as the authentication web site to play recent Blizzard games.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 0. WoW Battle.net Conversion Coming | 2009-10-12 19:01 by Bornakk
- ^ The New World of Warcraft Community Site by Blizzard Entertainment // 04-Dec-2010 07:48:09 UTC
- ^ The New World of Warcraft Community Site by Blizzard Entertainment // Dec 4, 2010 7:05:40 AM UTC
- ^ Blizzard Entertainment 2013-03-08. Battle.net Balance FAQ (Article ID: 783). Battle.net Support (US).
Blizzard Entertainment 2013-03-09. Battle.net Balance FAQ (Article ID: 783). Battle.net Support (EU).
See also
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 World of Warcraft Community Site (US) Battle.net Account Security Refresher by  Lylirra, Sep 20, 2012 7:00 AM PDT World of Warcraft Community Site (US) “Appear Offline” Option Coming Soon to Battle.net by Blizzard Entertainment, Sep 20, 2012 6:00 AM PDT World of Warcraft Community Site (EU) “Appear Offline” Option Coming Soon to Battle.net by Blizzard Entertainment, 20 Sep 2012 13:58 BST Official Diablo III Community site (EU) PayPal Now Available on European Battle.net by Blizzard Entertainment, 23 Feb 2012 15:02 UTC World of Warcraft Community Site (US) Coming Soon: Battle.net Balance by Blizzard Entertainment, Dec 9, 2011 8:28 AM PST World of Warcraft Community Site (EU) Coming Soon: Battle.net Balance by Blizzard Entertainment, 09 Dec 2011 19:00 UTC TeamLiquid.net StarCraft 2 forum A short history of Activision Blizzard or how B.Net 2.0 came to be by D3xter May 30 2010 05:49 | |
