Do I need to buy multiple games to be able to play Diablo 3 with my wife?

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I know that the account is connected to your Battle.net account(I already have one through SC2 and she doesn't have any yet). I am buying the game tomorrow and I wish to know if one CD is enough. I doubt that Blizzard would allow this as this will obviously make them lose some sales(if a group of friends pool their money and pass the cd around and then play with just one cd alone).

Which brings me to my question:

• does it need a CD to play?(SC2 doesn't so hopefully it doesn't also)
• do i need to buy 2 games? I find it a waste of DVDs especially since you probably don't need the disc to play the game.
• is there like just a license purchase of some sort? Kind of like just buy an D3 account or something? Or do I have to buy a digital copy?

Asked by corroded

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Yes. Diablo 3 does not allow offline play. If you want to play with someone else, they must each make it past the log-in screen... which means you will both require a separate copy and associated Diablo 3 licence.

Also of note is that you may only have one Diablo 3 per Battle.net account, so your wife will need to set up an additional Battle.net account to be able to play with you.

If you purchase a physical copy, however, you will be able to share the installation disk, but Diablo 3 does not require a CD to run.

Answered by Raven Dreamer

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Are your Guild Wars account keys tied to your E-Mail?

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I owned Guild Wars and Guild Wars Factions back in the day, but I cannot for the life of me find either of the disks or CD-Keys. Are the keys tied to my E-mail account? So if I download the free trial and login with my E-mail will my keys be attached? Or am I totally screwed if I cannot find my keys?

Asked by Emerica.

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You do not need your CD Keys memorized. These keys are indeed attached to your email. The email doesn't even need to be active anymore. I have on several occasions had to uninstall Guild Wars in the past to "focus" on school work. Each time I reinstalled, I just enter my email and password(now you also need to enter the name of one of your characters) and logged in successfully without entering my CD Keys.

I have also on several occasions stayed over at a friends house who also played Guildwars. I was able to just log on using my email/password without having to deal with the CD Keys at all.

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Where to buy Call Of Duty version 1 from?

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I searched for the CD of the first ever version of Call of Duty (version 1) in many malls and CD stores in Bangalore, India but didn't find. It seems to be out of stock and will never come back.

• So any genuine online stores from where I can purchase? Do they ship to India? I have never ever purchased any tangible item online.
• Do they sell only the key? In that case they don't need to ship the CD to my house because I already have ahem.. a pirated copy.

As you guys know for playing multiplayer on most servers (not cracked ones) you need to have a valid CD key. Only players with a valid key can join a game. Otherwise you can host a game but most others trying to join are also without valid keys so they are kicked out automatically and so there ultimately are just 1 or 2 players. Of course there are cracked servers but there too it sucks because of so few players. This game is really worth the expense.

Unfortunately, my system configurations are very low and I am sure that this version runs fine. Does Cod UO also have the same system requirements? If so, I could purchase that. However I am very happy with that version still because I never really played much multiplayer.

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I believe there are many brand new Call of Duty Deluxe Edition (original + United Offensive expansion) offers on eBay, these usually do not cost more than 15 USD, plus ~5 USD for shipping. In this case you get full physical media, including CDs, instruction booklets with valid CD keys, DVD box and so on.

Alternatively you can purchase original Call of Duty on Steam. This will cost you around 20 EUR. United Offensive costs another 20 EUR, but you can buy both in a bundle for 30 EUR. In this case you get a legit download from Steam, with CD keys and possibility to redownload the game any time you want.

Generally, if there is a possibility to buy only an original CD key, the game's publisher will allow buyers to download full game for free from their website upon registration. This policy is supported i.e. by Blizzard games (Starcraft, World of Warcraft etc.). Of course, there is no shipping costs involved with digital distribution (Steam, Battle.net, etc.).

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Installing Command & Conquer 3 on a new computer

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I've passed on my Command & Conquer 3 game to a friend but they can't play the multi-player game online as it says the CD key is still in use. Anyone know how I can reset this?

The game was originally installed on a laptop that has been wiped and is long gone.

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Your only option really is to contact EA. Some companies are pretty good about CD key transfers. Relic, for instance, is pretty forgiving about Company of Heroes.

I can't find a reference to anyone who has done this successfully, however. It's an old game, so you may be out of luck.

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How can I find the CD Key used in a Diablo 2 installation?

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I have Diablo 2 installed on my old gaming PC, and was looking to install it on my new gaming rig. The problem I have is that while I have the install discs and things, I cannot for the life of me find the CD Key.

Is there a way to figure out what the key on the old PC is so I can copy it and use it on the new PC?

I assume it is stored in a file or registry setting somewhere on the old box...

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If it's already installed and registered on the other computer, most Blizzard games (Diablo 2 included) seem to respond well to just being flat-out copied from one computer to another. Assuming the CD key is stored in a file (can't find anything in the registry on a quick look-through), it would solve that problem and save you some time installing (and even patching).

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Is it possible to convert a Diablo 2 CD-Key to an Battle.net Game Key?

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I like to sign in for beta games in my battle.net account. It says I have to register at least one game. If I want to add a game it needs the game key, but I just own CD-Keys of my Diablo 2 game, and the expansion Lord of Destruction. Is there a way to convert my CD-Keys to Game Keys?

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The CD key is the key you need. Simply type in the key you already have, and the game should be added to your account. You can also download the game from the website after you've done this.

For Diablo II, I seem to recall it generates a new, longer key, and I think you'll need this longer key for the downloadable version - but as long as you use your CDs, you can just keep using the key you already have.

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