I found myself unable to connect to battle.net (the gaming network as opposed to the battle.net website). In this case the problem was with battle.net service. In the future I would like to check if the issue is on my side or if the battle.net service is down.
I was using the battle.net login client.
Specifically, I was unable to log into the battle.net service. I am not interested in any of the game specific servers.
How can I check the status of battle.net?
Is there an official status of the battle.net service available somewhere?
Best Answer
Newer versions of the Battle.net desktop client display server maintenance alerts. These alerts seem to be for individual services (eg WoW, Starcraft 2) and might not be visible if the battle.net alert infrastructure itself is down.
If you know of a reliable way of checking the status of Battle.net if the Battle.net alerts aren't working, please post an answer or update this one. (Other possibilities include through a 3rd party eg Twitter, Reddit.)