Battle.net

Battle.net is Blizzard Entertainment's online gaming platform . Since the end of 2017 the official name is Blizzard Battle.net .

Games

Blizzard Battle.net serves as the online platform for the following games:

• Since 1996: Diablo
• Since 1998: StarCraft and its expansion Brood War
• Since 1999: Warcraft II
• Since 2000: Diablo II and its expansion Lord of Destruction
• Since 2002: Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion The Frozen Throne
• Since 2004: World of Warcraft and its expansions The Burning Crusade , Wrath of the Lich King , Cataclysm , Mists of Pandaria , Warlords of Draenor , Legion and Battle for Azeroth
• Since 2010: StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and its expansions Heart of the Swarm and Legacy of the Void
• Since 2012: Diablo III and its expansion Reaper of Souls
• Since 2014: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
• Since 2015: Heroes of the Storm
• Since 2016: Overwatch
• 2017 to 2019: Destiny 2
• Since 2018: Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Since 2019: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

costs

In addition to the general internet fees and the costs of the games, there are no further costs for the user. In order to play, the player always needs the latest version of the respective game, which is automatically downloaded when logging into Blizzard Battle.net.

Functions

The offer is slightly different for each game. In general, you can host and join games across the server and enter different rooms and chat with each other regardless of the game you are logged into to Blizzard Battle.net with. In addition, every player has a small profile in which he can provide information about himself.

Cheating

Cheating in Blizzard Battle.net will be punished. There are the so-called (irregular) "Judgment Days", during which many player accounts and CD keys are permanently blocked from the respective game.

If a player is found cheating, the corresponding accounts will be closed. The CD keys used to create them (without which there is no access to Blizzard Battle.net) are usually blocked for one month. Repeat offenders will almost always lock the company out of Blizzard Battle.net forever, which means that the branded player would have to re-purchase the game (and thus a CD key) in order to participate in Blizzard Battle.net again. Blizzard repeatedly publishes numbers of how many players or CD keys have been banned from Blizzard Battle.net. These numbers are usually in the five to six-digit range. The total number of locked CD keys is already in the high six, if not in the seven-digit range.

To track down the cheaters, Blizzard uses a specially developed anti-cheat system known as Warden .

safety

Security token for Battle.net

The Battle.net account can be secured with two-factor authentication . A security token in the form of a key fob has been available for this since 2008 . An app for iOS and Android with the same functionality followed in 2009 .

Web links

• Battle.net website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Blizzard Ban's 350,000 Battle.Net Users , news.softpedia.com, November 13, 2008.
2. ^ Mike Fahey: Secure Your WoW Account With The Blizzard Authenticator . In: Kotaku . June 26, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
3. ↑ Eliah Heich: iPhone authenticator now in app store, for free . In: Engadget . March 27, 2009. Retrieved June 20, 2016.