simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoBlizzard games are coming to Steamwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square264fedilinkarrow-up1612arrow-down129file-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1583arrow-down1external-linkBlizzard games are coming to Steamwww.theverge.comsimple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square264fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.works
minus-squarestartlefrenzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoBattle.net has been around since at least StarCraft 1. I’m glad Blizzard is showing signs of throwing in the towel when better storefronts/launchers are available
minus-squareAnonTwo@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThis is battle.net 2.0. Most of Battle 1.0’s functionality had to either be ported or just isn’t there. Battle.net 1.0 is so different that warcraft III vomited server instability when it moved to 2.0. They’re the same in name only. And as others have pointed out, it will probably still require 2.0 in order to play the games, just that Steam’s launcher will point you to battle.net
minus-squareRadButNotAChad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSince Diablo. Back when I played on dialup. I’m old.
minus-squareIzzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·1 year agoI can nearly guarantee you that once you download it from Steam servers that it will require the Battle.net launcher.
minus-squareDanseMacabre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoMike Ybarra confirmed this is not the case. They will launch directly from Steam.
minus-squarewarmaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoIs there a source? I want to believe this so much.
minus-squareDanseMacabre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agohttps://twitter.com/Qwik/status/1681720303389667328
minus-squareTheZoltan@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI can see this isn’t your first rodeo!
Battle.net has been around since at least StarCraft 1. I’m glad Blizzard is showing signs of throwing in the towel when better storefronts/launchers are available
This is battle.net 2.0. Most of Battle 1.0’s functionality had to either be ported or just isn’t there.
Battle.net 1.0 is so different that warcraft III vomited server instability when it moved to 2.0. They’re the same in name only.
And as others have pointed out, it will probably still require 2.0 in order to play the games, just that Steam’s launcher will point you to battle.net
Since Diablo. Back when I played on dialup. I’m old.
I can nearly guarantee you that once you download it from Steam servers that it will require the Battle.net launcher.
Mike Ybarra confirmed this is not the case. They will launch directly from Steam.
Is there a source? I want to believe this so much.
https://twitter.com/Qwik/status/1681720303389667328
HOLY SHIT!
Thank you!
I can see this isn’t your first rodeo!