Workaround for the trolls bringing down arcade

[Leviathan-1945]

Folks, folks, folks.

I’m not really supposed to be speaking about this publicly, but, I think I can keep it appropriate. The morning after the reports started about the “Custom” tab freezing, I reported it to Bliz directly. Based off the investigations of the community, my report included the likelihood of it being an exploit and it identified alleged culprit(s).

The response I got back was that they were already aware and investigating. A little later that day, Bliz asked me for more info to help the process, which I provided. Unfortunately, that’s where my involvement ends so I don’t know where or how it’s progressing. But it’s clear that Bliz cares enough to be watching and jumping on something important like this. Bliz was even on it before I brought it up 12ish hours after the first reports appeared.

Regarding the back and forth going on here:

1. It’s a common misconception that no communication always means nothing is being done. I’ve seen this in every community/game that I’ve been a part of here. But, that’s not the case. No communication only means the public doesn’t know what’s going on behind the scenes. Nothing more, nothing less.
2. As far as playing SC2 or not, what one chooses to do in response to all this is their prerogative. However, if people choose to talk about it as well, there must be discretion. The convos should always stick to the known facts, and those facts should be included in any opinions, recommendations, etc. Broad blanket statements that don’t include supporting evidence/proof/facts can result wildcat misinformation.

EDIT:
The work around that the OP is provided does seem legit. It allows players to get into the “Custom” tab and host games by bypassing the “Lobbies” UI. But still be careful whose maps/games you play. Stick to your familiar authors/maps.

EDIT 2:
Unfortunately, after a custom game, the UI returns to the “Lobbies” tab automatically. So unless people completely close out of the game on the Victory/Defeat screen, they are going to get frozen.

See here for the comprensive work around:

Full Work-Around to the Custom Mode Client Freezes

Hey all, First off, no credit goes to me for this. This is a compilation of other community members’ ideas over the last several days all rolled into one. [image] The goal here is to 1) completely avoid the “Lobbies” tab under the “Custom” game mode where exploited map names have a high chance of appearing, and 2) to avoid freezes at the end of games and/or force-closing the client on the Victory/Defeat/Quit screen. So, to do both: When SC2 opens, click on the “Campaign” mode in the upp…