Holy crap, you wont get banned for trying to log into a game.
People who're citing the ToU are those who never did anything bad in school for fear of 'repercussions', weren't you.
Read the conversation. I'm not being serious here, I was just quoting the ToU to prove that the ridiculous stuff that NektelMP said was in fact true. Nothing more, lol.
If you actually ready the ToS Blizzard can ban you because of the color of your shoes, or because they don't like your address, or because you laughed at something in the game that wasn't funny, or because you didn't play LoD. At anytime they can decide the sky is blue and band the top half, bottom half, or entire playerbase, at their sole discretion. Comforting though eh?
I'm still not sure how people are accessing this. I see nothing on my battle.net account...
I don't see Blizz banning too much since that effectively loses them money and it's pointless in this case.
That's the thing, people didn't see anything on their b.net account. They were just able to log in through the beta client if they already had it downloaded. Was a nice surprise for them.
To be honest i dont see the urgent need to fix this,. Its only 2 weeks beta left and after that the starter edition will go live anyway..
There is two weeks after the beta goes down where there will be nothing until May 15th so people will be going crazy during those two weeks (or sleeping 2 weeks straight).
they cant ban us because we dont have beta thats all
Sigh... My problem with this 'can't ban' stuff is that its just misinformation. Regardless of wether you have beta or not, your account can be flagged as banned from blizzard servers for any game. You can be banned by your account from a game you've never bought/opened/downloaded.
Once again, for the people that feel the need to spaz about it, I'm not saying anyone WILL be banned, but its not ok to tell people they CAN'T be banned for something.
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Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.
We're currently in the process of preparing the next beta patch for release. As part of this patch, we'll be wiping all characters. Items, auctions, artisans, followers, achievements, and friends lists will also be wiped, and your Beta Buck balance will be reset to 50.
While we do not have a precise ETA for when Beta Patch 17 will go live, we expect downtime to deploy the patch to be minimal. Please stay tuned to this thread for updates.
Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.
might be, didn't realize it was eu
If you look at the blue tracker you will see a flag next to the posts. If its an American flag ... its US. If its blue with stars.. .its EU.
You can download the client of the game by searching it on Google or reading the first page of this post.....
Oh, I didn't realize you people were pirating the game, nvm.
I thought this was an error on Blizzard's part. Now I see why you're all worrying about the TOS...
Its not exactly pirating it when its online only. Take WoW for example. pretty much anyone can download the full version of the game... but its useless (unless you connect a third party server).
I believe the way blizzard has it set up is that anyone can download it if they get the right link (no authentication required). However, they only DIRECTLY give you link if you are authorized.
You can download the client of the game by searching it on Google or reading the first page of this post.....
Oh, I didn't realize you people were pirating the game, nvm.
I thought this was an error on Blizzard's part. Now I see why you're all worrying about the TOS...
we were not pirating and we are not worried about tos
Should be worried. You did without a reason of doubt exploit a bug.
Blizzard has stated countless times that there will not be an open beta. There will not be an open beta. There will NOT be an open beta. There will NOT BE AN OPEN BETA.
Therefore... if you do not have beta... and you logged in and played.. .you used an exploit.
"1. Eligibility. You are only eligible to participate in the Test if:
(i) You are designated by Blizzard as a Tester;"
My point is that it's not the client from Blizzard, i.e., they don't give it to you to download from their website, hence I "don't know" about it.
There's quite a bit stuff out there if you are into downloading non-Blizzard stuff, you know. More accessible than this. So if you're up for dling stuff that's not given to you by Blizzard I don't get why you are not playing the beta already.
Its not exactly pirating it when its online only. Take WoW for example. pretty much anyone can download the full version of the game... but its useless (unless you connect a third party server).
A lot of people weren't sure it was a bug though. Do you really believe everything Blizzard says (lol). A lot of people were hoping that they would surprise everyone with a chance to play. Some people logged in because others said they could, but probably didn't know nothing was said by Blizzard about it.
Really, I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. It was a mistake, and made a lot of people really happy for a short time.
A lot of people weren't sure it was a bug though. Do you really believe everything Blizzard says (lol). A lot of people were hoping that they would surprise everyone with a chance to play. Some people logged in because others said they could, but probably didn't know nothing was said by Blizzard about it.
Considering you have to go out of your way to dl a client of a game you are not supposed to be playing... lol
Should Blizz ban anyone for this? No. But, really, let's not pretend you didn't know you were not doing something that wasn't intended. If they gave a link on battle.net for you to dl the beta I'd agree. But if you went out of your way to dl the beta from I don't know where, no.
Read the conversation. I'm not being serious here, I was just quoting the ToU to prove that the ridiculous stuff that NektelMP said was in fact true. Nothing more, lol.
And a sudden plunge in the sullen swell. Ten fathoms deep on the road to hell...
I don't see Blizz banning too much since that effectively loses them money and it's pointless in this case.
That's the thing, people didn't see anything on their b.net account. They were just able to log in through the beta client if they already had it downloaded. Was a nice surprise for them.
There is two weeks after the beta goes down where there will be nothing until May 15th so people will be going crazy during those two weeks (or sleeping 2 weeks straight).
Sigh... My problem with this 'can't ban' stuff is that its just misinformation. Regardless of wether you have beta or not, your account can be flagged as banned from blizzard servers for any game. You can be banned by your account from a game you've never bought/opened/downloaded.
Once again, for the people that feel the need to spaz about it, I'm not saying anyone WILL be banned, but its not ok to tell people they CAN'T be banned for something.
Means nothing... Europe posts their stuff like 12 hours after the US sometimes. And the US had already posted this.
If you look at the blue tracker you will see a flag next to the posts. If its an American flag ... its US. If its blue with stars.. .its EU.
I thought this was an error on Blizzard's part. Now I see why you're all worrying about the TOS...
They said they will update in 2 hours... not have the beta back in 2 hours.
Its not exactly pirating it when its online only. Take WoW for example. pretty much anyone can download the full version of the game... but its useless (unless you connect a third party server).
I believe the way blizzard has it set up is that anyone can download it if they get the right link (no authentication required). However, they only DIRECTLY give you link if you are authorized.
Should be worried. You did without a reason of doubt exploit a bug.
Blizzard has stated countless times that there will not be an open beta. There will not be an open beta. There will NOT be an open beta. There will NOT BE AN OPEN BETA.
Therefore... if you do not have beta... and you logged in and played.. .you used an exploit.
(i) You are designated by Blizzard as a Tester;"
My point is that it's not the client from Blizzard, i.e., they don't give it to you to download from their website, hence I "don't know" about it.
There's quite a bit stuff out there if you are into downloading non-Blizzard stuff, you know. More accessible than this. So if you're up for dling stuff that's not given to you by Blizzard I don't get why you are not playing the beta already.
The stuff in parenthesis - yes, exactly.
Really, I don't think anyone has anything to worry about. It was a mistake, and made a lot of people really happy for a short time.
DON'T BAN HAPPINESS!
Should Blizz ban anyone for this? No. But, really, let's not pretend you didn't know you were not doing something that wasn't intended. If they gave a link on battle.net for you to dl the beta I'd agree. But if you went out of your way to dl the beta from I don't know where, no.
@Jawis
I think the bug is still there but the servers are down, possibly to fix this very bug.