Authenticating Starcraft 2: WoL

[Manik]

I read the forum I think you were talking about, and somewhere the blue said something about them doing the online only thing to prevent "Piracy"...

EDIT: Im probably just going to stay out of the SC2 Technical support forums, they're much more depressing than WoW's...

EDIT2: Here are a few blue posts...

"You need to log on at least once on your Battle.net account on that computer on a working connection before Offline Mode can be enabled. It only works for 30 days before you need to reauthorize it."

Okay cool, I can do that, sucks for military and people without internet connections.

"The game does require a broadband internet connection. Offline mode is there if you happen to get disconnected or need to go out for a bit and not being connected to anything."

-.-

[GnaReffotsirk]

I'd rather know what's up though. I hope blizzard will turn from this path, even for just the editor and map testing.

[Manik]

Them just dropping the whole "You need to log on at least once on your Battle.net account on that computer on a working connection before Offline Mode can be enabled. It only works for 30 days before you need to reauthorize it." would be pretty nice too.

[Hammy]

We should start a riot. That seems to be the only way blizzard ever goes back on some of their idiotic decisions.

[GnaReffotsirk]

I'm ready to cook some goose.

[Norfindel]

Throw us a link to the discussion. I probably won't be able to login in that forum, because it's from another region, but if i can, i will say something about it.

[Manik]

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/112311280

[Norfindel]

I tested in in my house, and it worked offline.
This is what i did: with the cable disconnected, i tried to log-on.
It failed with "BN down, or no connection available". I accepted that.
Then another box appeared with only mi mail address and a connect button, then it failed again and the error box had the "offline" button, which showed the attached screen and worked. There's also a "play as guest" button in the login screen, maybe that works.
I have the SC2-WingsOfLiberty-enUS-Installer version.

[JosefK]

Is is possible to play off-line single player mode while connected to the internet, or do you have to be disconnected just to have the option?

I was hoping to be able to play off-line by default.

Any info on this is appreciated--thanks!

[GnaReffotsirk]

I tested in in my house, and it worked offline.
This is what i did: with the cable disconnected, i tried to log-on.
It failed with "BN down, or no connection available". I accepted that.
Then another box appeared with only mi mail address and a connect button, then it failed again and the error box had the "offline" button, which showed the attached screen and worked. There's also a "play as guest" button in the login screen, maybe that works.
I have the SC2-WingsOfLiberty-enUS-Installer version.

That's what I did, and tried it again now, but still it tells me to login to battle.net to authenticate my client.

That is up to the point when you click the play offline.