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{{ii}} [[DRM]]: [[:Category:Digital Distribution|Digital distribution]] platform with accompanying client required for downloading and often playing or updating games as well.  
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{{++}} Games are playable mid-download.
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{{ii}} [[DRM]]: [[:Category:Digital Distribution|Digital distribution]] platform with accompanying client required for downloading and updating games.
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{{--}} Most Battle.net games (World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Hearthstone) require a constant network connection. StarCraft II has an offline mode, but it only functions for a maximum of 30 days before requiring a re-connect.
 
{{ii}} Two-factor authentication: [https://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/3300033 SMS Protect] and [https://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/100588 Battle.net Authenticator] for iOS, Android, and [http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/authenticators.html physical].
 
{{ii}} Two-factor authentication: [https://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/3300033 SMS Protect] and [https://eu.battle.net/support/en/article/100588 Battle.net Authenticator] for iOS, Android, and [http://gear.blizzard.com/index.php/authenticators.html physical].
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{{ii}} For [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]] games only. Older games do not require client and use [http://us.battle.net/en/games/classic classic battle.net account] to play online, which differs from current battle.net accounts.
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{{++}} Battle.net's Authenticator app allows for one-tap login verification, minimizing if not eliminating the need for potentially bothersome login codes.
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{{++}} Blizzard gives free in-game items to everyone who uses any form of two-factor authentication as an incentive for increasing account security.
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{{ii}} [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]] games only. Some older Blizzard games do not require the client for DRM, and use [http://us.battle.net/en/games/classic classic Battle.net accounts] for online play. Classic Battle.net accounts differ from typical accounts.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
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{{mm}} [https://battle.net/account/ Account details]
 
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'''Battle.net''' is a gaming service provided by [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]. Battle.net was launched on November 30, 1996 with the release of Blizzard's action-role-playing video game [[Diablo]]. [http://www.battle.net/ Battle.net] was the first online gaming service incorporated directly into the games that make use of it, in contrast to the external interfaces used by the other online services at the time. This feature, along with ease of account creations and the absence of member fees, caused Battle.net to become popular among gamers and became a major selling point for [[Diablo]] and subsequent Blizzard Entertainment games.
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'''Battle.net''' is a gaming service provided by [[Company:Blizzard Entertainment|Blizzard Entertainment]]. It serves as the digital distribution platform and DRM mechanism for all currently supported Blizzard games.  
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It continues to be used for modern Blizzard titles such as [[World of Warcraft]] and [[Diablo III]]
 
  
 
[[Category:Digital Distribution]]
 
[[Category:Digital Distribution]]

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November 30, 1996
Battle.net
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Release dates

Digital Distribution

Key points

Games are playable mid-download.
DRM: Digital distribution platform with accompanying client required for downloading and updating games.
Most Battle.net games (World of Warcraft, Diablo III, Hearthstone) require a constant network connection. StarCraft II has an offline mode, but it only functions for a maximum of 30 days before requiring a re-connect.
Two-factor authentication: SMS Protect and Battle.net Authenticator for iOS, Android, and physical.
Battle.net's Authenticator app allows for one-tap login verification, minimizing if not eliminating the need for potentially bothersome login codes.
Blizzard gives free in-game items to everyone who uses any form of two-factor authentication as an incentive for increasing account security.
Blizzard Entertainment games only. Some older Blizzard games do not require the client for DRM, and use classic Battle.net accounts for online play. Classic Battle.net accounts differ from typical accounts.

General information

Official site
Official store
Official Support
Account details

Battle.net is a gaming service provided by Blizzard Entertainment. It serves as the digital distribution platform and DRM mechanism for all currently supported Blizzard games.