With Friends Like These

With Friends Like These
We've made it easier than ever for StarCraft players to connect with their fellow gamers. With a few clicks you can hook up with your friends to organize group matches, discuss mission strategies, brag about achievements, or just keep in touch. 
 
To begin adding friends,  click on the Add Friends button located in the lower right-hand corner of the welcome page. This will bring up a separate Add a Friend window through which you will be able to add both Real ID and character friends. You can also access the Add a Friend window by clicking on the Friends List icon to left of the in-game clock and then on the Add Friend button that appears within the pop-up menu.
 
Real ID Friends
To add a Real ID friend, simply enter your friend's Battle.net email address in the designated field and then click Send Request. This will send a Real ID Friend Request to the specified account. Once the recipient account adds you as a Real ID friend in turn, his or her registered name will appear within your StarCraft II Friends List menu.
 
Character Friends
Anywhere within the Battle.net interface, it is easy to add character friends to your friends list. Simply right-click on that person’s character name wherever you see them (on the score screen, on their character profile, in a chat window, etc.) and select “Add friend” to add them. No confirmation is needed.
 
To manually add a character friend, click on the Add a Character Friend option within the Add a Friend interface, supply both the character name and character code for the player you wish to add, and then click on the Add Friend button. This will automatically add the player as a character friend and his or her in-game name will appear within your Friends List menu. In the event that you have both Real ID and character friends, these friends will be organized by their respective friend type.
 
Add Facebook Friends
In addition to adding friends individually, you can also use the Facebook friend finder to find and add players from your Facebook friends list as Real ID friends. To access this feature, click on the Add Facebook Friends option, enter your Facebook email address and password in the appropriate fields, and then click on the Login button. Once you're connected, you will be able to select which of your eligible Facebook friends you want to send Real ID friend requests to by toggling the checkboxes next to their names. 
 
Please note that in order to use this option, your registered Battle.net email address and Facebook email addresses must match. Similarly, you will only be able to search for Facebook friends who use the same registered email address for both their Battle.net and Facebook accounts.
 
To learn more about these features, be sure to check out the Real ID FAQ and Answers to Common Community Questions About Real ID.
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Deleterious #873
Deleterious
29/07/2010
Please enable friend search/add via webinterface. Thx.
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GARP #875
GARP
28/07/2010
nice....!!!
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Razakel #810
Razakel
28/07/2010
- No cross-region support
- No chat

What was that about connecting with fellow gamers, again?
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DeckoZA #591
DeckoZA
28/07/2010
Very nice yes but I can't add my friend on the US server! That sucks bug time!!
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KjellDenOnde #481
KjellDenOnde
28/07/2010
Alot of people in Sweden use Facebook.
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VKexplosion #855
VKexplosion
28/07/2010
Ah this is so cool! Posting with my SC2 avatar and B.net nick! Great thing you did with the Real ID thing, Blizzard!
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sandeer #735
sandeer
28/07/2010
true true..
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IcoShee #858
IcoShee
27/07/2010
Gotta agree with Soulsword here.
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DutchBasterd #900
DutchBasterd
27/07/2010
@Soulsword, there's lots of people in Holland who use Facebook.
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Soulsword #840
Soulsword
27/07/2010
Too bad nobody here either uses facebook (in the Netherlands everybody uses Hyves), nor does any of my IRL friends play SC II or is even remotlely interested in the game or RTS in general... Guess I'll have to get lucky online ;)
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spypig #510
spypig
02/11/2011
@Soulsword: same here mate
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Rilay #445
Rilay
27/07/2010
GOOOOD DAMN IT! I LOVE YOU BLIZZ!!!
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Sling #280
Sling
27/07/2010
>>To access this feature, click on the Add Facebook Friends option ...
It's located in game client.
I spent a lot of time searching this button in battle.net interface.
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Nero #517
Nero
27/07/2010
@Sling: Where was it?
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Moil #615
Moil
27/07/2010
:D