I don't think they would do this, unless you were paying to disable ads.  Though these days I don't put anything past them ever since Activision put their dirty hands on Blizzard.

 

WOW way to be ignorant! Blizzard has said they are not going to charge ANYONE for using Bnet 2 period. The only things that might cost money are things like resetting your win/lose stats, name changes, or the marketplace mods.

 

Haha it's hilarious how many times people have tried to start this rumor in the rumor mill for SC2.  What's suprising is how many people fall for it every time.  Karune actually addressed this rumor directly on the official StarCraft 2 forums just today.  Check out the link here:

http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=19595171471&sid=3000

Edit: I did just notice that the quote was from a Diablo 3 developer.  Not sure if the Battle.Net 2.0 services will cost anything for Diablo 3 or not but it's been stated on multiple occassions that Blizzard will not charge for Battle.Net 2.0 access for SC2.

 

Now officially de-bunked:

http://starcraft2.pro/really-bad-news-about-battle-net

Blizzard; Is this true?

Is B.net 2.0 free of charge? And the only charges is for extra features that is not really necassary... or is that site telling the truth?

As mentioned before, players will be able to use Battle.net for free
when they purchase the full version of StarCraft II. There have been no
changes to this. - Karune

More of that careful wording. Can you please clarify? If Blizz doesn't
think you "purchased the full version of StarCraft II" (however you
determine that - how you determine it is another question you can
consider asked), what happens? Can you still play single player?
Obviously you can't play b.net for free, but can you play it with a
monthly or one-time fee? Or are you entirely locked out until Blizz
thinks you really did purchase SC2?
Also, "full version" just means
"what you buy after release, either as a retail DVD or any authorized
online download locations" (i.e. "not alpha, beta, or demo"), right? Or
is there some more complex thing I'm missing?

lol- here is one simple scenario:

When you buy StarCraft II from
the store, you will be able to play on Battle.net for free. This is not
a temporary trial of Battle.net.

Not purchasing the full version
would include any illegal method of attaining software. In that case,
you would not be able to get on Battle.net. - Karune

http://www.sc2pod.com/trackers/blue/starcraft-2/?id=2481#6206

 

But he didn't say Battle.net 2.0!!  I demand answers!

 

I trust blizzard, i really do and i dont think they will charge for B.Net 2. Its sort of ridiculous to do so, when the game is even planned to have expansions/Episodes. If the game is 50+ bucks and they're guaranteed the sale of millions, and they ARE, then all is well honestly... i mean ****, this isnt Gpotato or EA we're talking about.



But if the wowtards somehow mess this up, i'm forming a lynch mob.

 

They already stated what "monetizing" means. For SCII, it means having to buy the custom maps of only the most renowned quality for like $2. They've told us

again

and again

and again

That playing Bnet 2.0 will be free.

 

Things can change. There is no law saying that they can't decide otherwise. People and companies do this all the time. Free model becomes pay model. Just because you don't want to believe it doesn't mean it won't happen.

It can go something like this:
Press Release (a few months after SC2 is release):
Due to the unprecidented economic downturn, we had to reevaluate our business plans. The fact is the free gaming model is not viable. So, we have been forced to make some hard decisions. We have thought long and hard and felt that the best way to deliver the best quality gamer experience in the long run is to charge a nominal maintenance fee for a bnet 2.0 account. By doing so, we can continue to provide ongoing new and exciting content. Our company prides ourselves in putting out the highest quality gaming experience without compromise. The only way to deliver quality experience without compromise over time is to have gamers contribute a small fee, much like other quality popular growing online services like X-box Live. On an exciting note, we feel that gamers will be very surprised and enjoy the new exciting gaming and social networking aspects in bnet 2.0. Blah ... blah ... blah ... typical corporate propaganda bullpoopoo.

Then some of you chumps will say:
Well, it's true. X-box Live does cost money, why shouldn't Blizzard, the best game company in the world, charge money. I paid $500+ on Guitar Hero games and I didn't nearly have as much fun as playing Blizzard games. I mean lunch costs $8-10/day ... I sure feel that playing a Blizzard game is worth more than my lunch. In fact, I think it's a super duper bargain even if Blizzard charges us $30/month to play on Bnet 2.0. The only people who complain are the losers and the pirates. Let's all support Blizzard and pay them $30/month. Blah ... blah ... blah ... dumb idiot who likes to be ripped off yapping without a head let alone a brain.

My Call Out:
Don't believe me on this (Blizzard baiting us to be financial fools and Buyers falling for it AGAIN). Wait and see. I know predicatable human nature because I've seen enough of it and I am honest about it. Blizzard will see if you fall for their act (kinda of when Blizzard said: do you want 1 gaming content or 3 times gaming content? and the fools yelled 3 times more! When in fact it was 1 content diluted into 3 pieces). And you will and you will ask for more pain like a new age fool. And you will turn the once respected Starcraft game community into an idiotic WOW dumb idiot lounge.

Note: My press release above is not to be used by Blizzard without my expressed written consent.

 

Lipton, you're a respected member of the Starcraft community.  You should know better than to stir up conjecture, paranoia, and hysteria based on wild rumors, speculation, and heresay.  Come on man.

 

My goal was to quickly bash the rumor started by starcraft2.pro... I had seen links to their article already spreading.

 

That other site started up the stupid rumor, can you not read?

 

I don't like sc2 anymore if this is TRUE.. very disappointed..

 

well if you nerds havent noticed the company we all liked for the cool games and fun have grew to be a money devouring monster that give a **** about the playiers(dont fill it been so when they started and in the several first years) doesthey care most playirs arent suce full of money? no they dont ....they give a damn and tbh thats the way i fill about bllizard this days.

 

How so? No body plays LAN, and I welcome 2 expansions instead of 1. I've bought over 7 CDs of Starcraft/Broodwar since it came out. If the special collectors edition was $250 I would buy it.

Blizzard does care about their fans, they wouldn't have a fansite community program otherwise, or fly in Tasteless to commentated Starcraft games, or hold up their games to the highest quality standard possible.

 

Nobody plays LAN???!!! What do you fricken think S Korean Programers play on? Bnet? Give me a fricken break!

Just because you want to worship a corporation more than your own parents doesn't mean it makes sense to other real gamers who play games instead of collect useless collector's edition. We play games to be the best we can, not to make a corporation rich.

Think before you drink the poison foo!

Blizzard cares about money. I'd rather have a real expansion rather than have SC2 forced into 3 pieces. Broodwar was a real expansion that came later and added real depth and changes. SC2 Terran, Zerg, Protoss is really 1 game spread out with dumb single player lava joke campaigns.  Real expansions are created later NOT like what they are doing with SC2 which is a fan ripoff joke that only big foos love.