Me too, I DONT WANT TO USE THE LAUNCHER.
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Same problem here. It just started today. Worked fine yesterday.
Launcher doesn’t work and thats why I start from wow.exe
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Having to completely close out of the game to switch accounts is not a very good answer. I hope someone is actually working on this issue.
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Same here. If I use the launcher I get logged in right away. However, if I just use the game icon in the “retail” sub-folder of “World Of Warcraft” (which I have used for many years) it asks for:
- my password - I enter that
- “Authentictor Code - Enter the generated digital code.” - I enter the digital code from my key-chain authenticator, then press enter
- then it tells me “You have been disconnected. (WOW51900314)”
Is this because I use a MAC?
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Saying you should really use the launcher is a very poor answer.
The fact is using the wow.exe file to start the game is a legitimate alternative to the launcher, and does not contravene any blizz rules.
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Fortunately,
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I hope the launcher does not become mandatory. Personally I find the launcher useless and always bypass it. I don’t mean to sound harsh, but it is just a waste of time to me - especially when I’m trying to relogin after (being feared into a wall and) being dc’ed while in combat…
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also experiencing this starting today
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Adding my name to the list of those who cannot login. I use wow.exe to run a different addon and settings setup than my wife who uses the launcher. Really need this functionality to work.
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I have two battle.net accounts and this make it very cumbersome to have to keep switching between accounts with the launcher since it doesn’t support two accounts. I’ll have to cancel one of my subscriptions if this isn’t fixed.
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So they removed the box that allows more that one battle.net at one time?
Which box? They still have the box for multiple WoW accounts on one battle.net. I’ve never seen one for multiple battle.net (different email addresses) in their launcher. If there is an option for this, I would love some help.
I have two email address, just checked box and ran both open battle.net’s at the same time. Play drops first account down to taskbar. Second play drops the other one down there.
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For anyone else interested it’s under the Battle.net Menu.
Go to Settings, App, Advanced Features (at the bottom), and select “Allow multiple instances of Battle.net”.
It has a note of “Using this will let you run multiple copies of Battle.net on this computer. It’ll almost certainly cause weird things to happen. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!”
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Thank you for pointing this out. I found out where the setting was on a MMO Champion post.
(deleted) Looks like someone else posted the solution.
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Second question. Do you always have to login to the second bnet launcher? This isn’t a problem at all since I was doing this anyway. Just making sure I’m not missing a second part.
It sounds like that’s where we’re stuck until they fix the problem that was created today. I’ll add another voice to the mix hoping they fix this quickly.
So they removed it?
I’m at work, so…
When I don’t have any instances of bnet launcher running, it logs me into my main account. When I click the bnet a second time, it opens another launcher and asks me for the second account login. The “remember me” checkbox is greyed out and state I have an open bnet launcher already running (main account). I’m not sure if this is normal behavior or not.