Editor now requires B.net login

[Gleeful]

After the update today, the editor requires you to login to b.net to use it. Kind of lame imo. :X

 

[shadonavan]

wow thats stupid. things keep slowly getting worse with every update lol!

 

[viiva]

No it doesn't. It requires a one-time authentication and after that you'll be able to use it offline.

 

[redmarine]

No it doesn't. It requires a one-time authentication and after that you'll be able to use it offline.

Blizzard never said that included the editor.

 

[viiva]

I believe they did, but I'll have to look it up. I highly doubt they would exclude the editor though.

 

[redmarine]

I believe they did, but I'll have to look it up. I highly doubt they would exclude the editor though.

I'm pretty sure that it is one time activation only, like you said, but just pointing out that Blizzard hasn't officially stated that the editor would do that.

 

[cookies4you]

i cant log in... dumb bnet is down. i wanna play with the new pimped out UI

 

[Dr Super Good]

Its logical that it includes the editor. The number of threads I deleted of people who are not in the beta but using the editor was insane. People need to learn that if they want to use a game fully they have to buy it.

 

[Statharas]

Its logical that it includes the editor. The number of threads I deleted of people who are not in the beta but using the editor was insane. People need to learn that if they want to use a game fully they have to buy it.

Or preorder it if they want to own the beta editor.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

it's one time activation but if you update, you are screwed until bnet servers are up if you cant live w/o mapping for a few days

 

[Dr Super Good]

I seriously doubt they will be down for long. They are running out of time and so they need to let people test. They will already be hard pushed to make 2 weeks of testing and change anything wrong that was discovered with the tests.

 

[shadonavan]

i hope it opens soon ive been playin crappy games trying to pass the time until its back up!

 

[DeathSamurai187]

I just hope they fixed the previewer. It kept crashing my editor after the last two patches they added in. The editor and game both work perfectly. It was just the previewer.

But I have to agree with the whole authentication of the editor thing. I just hope it won't ask me every single time, and that I can authenticate it soon once the servers are up.

The first time it said I couldn't access it, I almost thought something was off in my password and email. x_x At least it's a problem on their end and not mine.

 

[Colonel Lance]

Well for me I tried to open the editor when the servers were down and it wouldn't let me log in, saying the servers were down, which was expected. Then when the servers came back up I only logged into the game and got into b.net.

I then rebooted my computer and then opened up the editor and it didn't need me to log in, so I think it's fairly safe to say that you just need to log in to b.net once to verify you have a legit copy.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

The editor was available all the time, so maybe it's time for updating it as well. They might be adding new maps and terrains judging by the editor icons of Valhala, Niflheim, Argia and others.

 

[Hiruty]

oh well people ILLEGALY downloading this is a probleme but people who ahve the editor normaly shalnt have a problem lol. I dont see this a problem until the server is back up from maintance so stop yah complainin its not the end of the world. This would also STOP piracy cause they need to use a cracked editor and they cant update it cause they need to use the internet and cause they have a crack bnet launcher they cant use the updater and wouldnt be able to share their maps so yah i think this is a plus to the editor.

 

[shadonavan]

yeah but theres always people out there who will make the pirated patches for the games so people dont need to connect to bnet server

 

[Hiruty]

uhm you didnt read fully what i said.

I said: if you made a pirated version all you could use was the downloaded version and it editor so if there is an update that made older version of the map incompatible ( there will be these trust me ) with the newer version people couldnt update and cant share their maps and can only use solo and melee maps so yah

 

[Tleno]

This is kinda stupid... I already had enough time fix up all the problems with crazy patchers and stucky logins... hoope it will all be okay in full non-beta version...

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

So because some are using the editor w/o being in beta, they screw up all... I was trying to at least launch a map by dragging onto the sc2 icon since editor doesnt work and ..'please log on from editor'.... arrgh. Seriously pissing me off with this 'US 1st gets it..'

Discriminative Blizzard

 

[Tleno]

Discriminative Blizzard

What do you want from a company that made all the black people slaves controling Slave Controlled Vehicles and traitors that joined zerg (I'm watching you, Duran!).

 

[WanderingPeanut]

Just had a close one. If I didn't read this thread I would've updated my Beta and wouldn't be able to edit. Thanks guys! (I'll update it when the servers are up).

 

[Fussiler1]

Discriminative Blizzard

....

Anyways, meh, really.

 

[Cihparg]

I see this good.
Honestly, this disables the Rubbish Map Maker's from making maps. ( Like, 50% of it )
Most of War3 modders hadn't bought Warcraft, and so they just created maps and published.

Now you HAVE to buy the game to publish.
If you don't like it, then it's your problem. B.net 2.0 is good as it is.

 

[bboy-tiger-]

Y but, me for instance. I wont buy the game if it wont pass my expectations.

SC2 isnt updated enough from SC1. And Editor is not good enough yet.
Now I have to wait like 6 months after release to realize if editor is worth buying the game.

I have high expectations.
But hey loads of people bought(pre order) Aliens vs Predator, not me, and game was dead after few months. I was hoping for that game.
I dont pre order games. IMO only games that are worth buying are Diablo II, Warcraft 3, Starcraft 1, Half Life 1 and 2, and other games that are true classics.

This is just my opinions here.

And I dont like how they dont give people to TRY BEFORE BUY !!!
No demo...

 

[Gallin]

Even if you log in once you still got to log in every time so if you dont have internet you cant even use it. That is pretty dumb.

 

[Dr Super Good]

You can not even log in currently. They still have yet to turn their servers on. Until then we are only left guessing weather it is once off or not.

 

[Gallin]

No I can log in but when I turned my internet off and restarted the editor it asked for it again.

You have to do it everything it seems but you can click the remeber me box and it doesnt pop up as long as you have internet connection.

This might only be for the beta so we dont know

It would be cool if we had the option of signing in the editor so we could chat with people but I dont think we can do that even.

 

[moyackx]

We should start a 1500+ posts thread in Blizzard forums for request removing that login with the editor. It seems that Blizzzzzzzzard only pay us attention in this way

 

[mrzwach]

No I can log in but when I turned my internet off and restarted the editor it asked for it again.

You have to do it everything it seems but you can click the remeber me box and it doesnt pop up as long as you have internet connection.

This might only be for the beta so we dont know

It would be cool if we had the option of signing in the editor so we could chat with people but I dont think we can do that even.

It works offline for me fine.

:\

 

[Gallin]

Did you restart the editor? I can be online when it starts but than I restart it it and it doesnt work. ill try it again

attached is what happens for me when I restart when I have my internet off

 

[PurplePoot]

SC2 isnt updated enough from SC1.

IAMA copper player who knows about the differences between SC and SC2. AMA.

Really though. The core gameplay is obviously the same, but the units, strategies, etc are almost completely different.

 

[Statharas]

http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/...n-Real-Names-For-Forums?art_pos=17&art_pos=17 :3

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

We should start a 1500+ posts thread in Blizzard forums for request removing that login with the editor. It seems that Blizzzzzzzzard only pay us attention in this way

You currently cant log on EU beta forums due to account error. Tactics.

 

[Dr Super Good]

It seems that once you have logged in to the game, the editor will not ask to be activated.

 

[mrzwach]

Did you restart the editor? I can be online when it starts but than I restart it it and it doesnt work. ill try it again

attached is what happens for me when I restart when I have my internet off

I've never had to login via that screen, I logged in on the actual game first and then never saw that. Also, yeah, I restarted it while my internet was down. :\

 

[bboy-tiger-]

IAMA copper player who knows about the differences between SC and SC2. AMA.

Really though. The core gameplay is obviously the same, but the units, strategies, etc are almost completely different.

Well yes, for deep gaming, its BETTER. A lot.

Tho I dislike 1v1 matches in SC2. But I love 4v4 matches for example, when massive armies are fighting. There should be some anti rush mode.

I will make maps like these. Starting with turrets.

 

[mrzwach]

2v2 is where it's at; lets you pull off more diverse strategies while still requiring a good deal of self sufficiency that 4v4 lacks.

 

[Gallin]

Than why does mine make me sign in!!!!!! Are you sure you have turned off your internet? This is annoying me.

 

[mrzwach]

Yeah, probably some kind of glitch. Have you logged on via the normal game client yet? D:

 

[PurplePoot]

I only really like 1v1 because the other matchups are a combination of cheese being retarded as well as the utter lack of strategy that comes from having so many players playing so many races.

2v2/3v3/4v4 are fun to screw around in but they are honestly not all that skill-based, which can be annoying.

 

[Gallin]

Ya I logged into the game

 

[bboy-tiger-]

I only really like 1v1 because the other matchups are a combination of cheese being retarded as well as the utter lack of strategy that comes from having so many players playing so many races.

2v2/3v3/4v4 are fun to screw around in but they are honestly not all that skill-based, which can be annoying.

I cant agree more. But I am aiming for fun = mess. Specially if you are playing with amateurs .

So, is there any way to enable editor usage without having beta key ?

 

[Gallin]

No and you shouldnt even have the editor if you dont a beta key.

 

[PurplePoot]

No and you shouldnt even have the editor if you dont a beta key.

And finally someone gets it.

 

[WanderingPeanut]

I hope its only a one off registration, and anyway, are the Europe servers up? I'm postponing updating until I can edit straight away again even if the editor changes a lot and I have to do a lot of work.

 

[mrzwach]

Yeah, EU servers are up.
Though apparently it screws up some parts of the map, but I don't think theres any way around that so meh.

 

[Gallin]

So now I cant use it when I am not connected to the internet is this for everyone?

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

It means that it's a one-time verification. Once you are detected as having bnet account, you can unplug your cable and open/work on your maps offline. I tested that by unplugging my cable.

 

[Gallin]

But if you try to open up the editor when you are not connected to the internet it doesnt let you do anything at least for me