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Sunday, 23 May 2010 19:40
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StarCraft II
Update: The login page for StarCraft II Beta has been updated with the following message which confirms that map publishing is disabled temporarily:
We are currently addressing an issue with the Battle.net service. During this time the Battle.net servers and any online games will be unavailable for play. During this maintenance we will be removing the ability to publish custom maps in order to increase game server stability. We are working diligently to resolve the issues as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Since the release of the StarCraft II Beta Patch 13, there has been some great additions such as a new interface, map publishing, custom map games to play and the introduction of 3v3/4v4 playstyles. Other additions were brought about such as concerns regarding high level latency, consistent disconnects and a plethora of errors people are trying to work around. It's obvious that the new features are being polished and the community has the opportunity to contribute to the solution by doing what they can to play the game as best as they can. Each error can bring them closer to the resolution, one frustration at a time.
In the technical support forums, Blizzard Poster Datth replied to a concern regarding the overabundant amount of errors in the beta. Like World of WarCraft, they are planning to implement a repair utility that will scan all the StarCraft II files and ensure they are up to date. Some of these errors exist as files from previous patches happen to intermingle with current patch files. While stating that the repair utility is being tested, he informed us of the intent to take the beta test down for a few days. This could be a very neccessary step to resolve the issues that has brought the community much concern.
We have a repair utility in testing internally right now and we're also going to shut the beta down for a few days. With luck, it'll be in the next time the Beta is brought up.
In a different thread it's also confirmed that the date that phase 1 of the beta test may be delayed to allow for additional testing. It's imporant to understand it is planned and not neccessarily confirmed.
Currently it's planned to be ended on June 1 to give people time to play during Memorial Day. It may change if we have to take the servers down earlier but if things stay up, that chance is there.
Sources:
Battle.net
(Beta) - Patch Issue
Battle.net (Beta) - Should server fix on weekends be expected
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