[Main Thread] Log in as administrator / Update loop

Minky-11649 · December 23, 2021, 4:54pm

The problem with the constant patching is still an issue for me too. Hoku posted a workaround here:

How To "Fix" the Constant Update Loop Bug

For those who hate having to deal with the “Update? Ha ha j/k!” bug (where it tries to update the game with a 137MB download every time you log on), the issue is with Bnet, not HotS. To “fix” it, DO NOT LAUNCH BATTLENET!

Go to the folder where you installed HotS, such as C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Heroes of the Storm, find a sub-folder called “Support64”, and directly run “HeroesSwitcher_X64”.

That will launch HotS bypassing the bnet bug, although you will have to log in when it hits the authentication step. You should be able to switch regions when you log in, if you play on more than one server.

Edit: Did some more testing this morning with a friend, and the good news is the battlenet friends’ list still works correctly while in-game (I can see and invite them, they can see and invite me, etc). If you have your account linked to Discord, that is working too. The only thing I am “missing” are the stupid ads on the launcher!

This works fine, but there really should be a fix for this issue as it’s been over a month and is effecting all Blizzard games, not just Hots.

This isn’t an issue for the Hots technical support posting here to fix, but I’m very surprised this issue has persisted for so long without even an update on when it will be resolved.