

To switch to the beta version, go to the app's settings and click on the beta tab. Here's how it works, according to Blizzard: This means you can launch the app and game away without distraction. Is it the same as the Offline mode youve heard about Can I play without even logging into If you select the Play as Guest option you will. The main event, though, is the ability to set your status to show you as offline to your Blizzard friends while remaining connected to. IF YOU GET DCed YOU HAVE TO DISABLE RULE BEFORE LOGGING IN.

NOTE: YOU CANNOT LOG INTO BATTLE.NET IF THIS RULE IS ENABLED. Then go to make a new rule on the OUTBOUND RULES, set the port to 1119. You can see what games friends play, too. Appear offline on (WoW, D3, SC2) All you need is Windows Firewall, so make sure that is enabled.
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You can share a status update a bit like how you do on Facebook, add your social media links and select an avatar. Here's an image of the Social tab, which fans have already said looks a bit like Discord. There, they can keep in touch, share strategies, and catch up on conversations they might have missed while offline." "Players can create and join Groups based on their common interests. Blizzard Groups let you connect with friends and, according to the note to press, "plan your next mission". Steam shortcut codes for Activision's non-Blizzard game titles, Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, as well as all of Blizzard's Battlenet. The Social tab lets you chat with friends and get stuck into the new Blizzard Groups. The Steam overlay has been tested and confirmed that ALL games tied to the Battlenet Launcher run flawlessly even in Big Picture mode, In-Home Streaming and Steam Link hardware. Blizzard's updated the beta version of its desktop app so you can appear offline, among other cool things.Īlso new is the Social tab, Blizzard Groups, profiles and avatars.
