Can't play: Not Available While Initializing Game Mode

Hello Starcraft 2 community!

I want to get back a bit to playing starcraft 2 which I played last before 9 months or so but when I start the game I cant play anything except the campaign.

When I press on the ranked/unranked mode it says: Not available while initializing game mode. Also, I cant see my profile icon and similliar stuff.

I tried everything I could find on the internet to fix this problem but nothing worked. I reinstalled the game, deleted all the possible folders, restarted my router/connection, tried to run as administrator and so on…

Please help, thank you!

Hey, DesertStorm! Welcome back! Sorry to hear about the issues you’ve been running into in the mean time. This error is usually a connection related error. Would you be able to try an alternative connection or VPN to test?

If this seems to work, could you include a WinMTR test? Run the test until the problem occurs for 10 to 15 minutes. Copy and paste the text file created and paste it between two ~~~ like so:

~~~
WinMTR Here
~~~

If you have issues pasting here, use Pastebin and post the end of the link. (ie. 123456 for pastebin.com/123456)

Is there a free VPN which I can try?

Hey, DesertStorm! Sorry for the delay in response. We can’t recommend VPN applications that could be used since it is a third party application. There are a lot of trial options or free VPNs available online to find one that might suit you best.

Hey. I wasnt able to find even a free VPN but I deleted the whole battle.net app with all the files and reinstalled the game on a different disk and now I can play the game. just wanted you to know!

And thanks fot the help!

Interesting, DesertStorm! Thank you for the update and glad to hear it’s been fixed :slight_smile:

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