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Do you need your CD Key after downloading SC2?

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Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
August 21 2010 23:08 GMT
#1
I have to play SC2 at another computer lab and I have to download it form b.net my question is, do you need to type in your cd key after you download it from b.net onto your computer? I need to know whether or not to bring my cd key there. Is it like SC1 where you need the cd key to download, or the beta where everything downloaded without having to type in the key again

blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
August 21 2010 23:09 GMT
#2
nope, you just download it, install it, then log in with your battle.net account
blabberrrrr
micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24745 Posts
August 21 2010 23:14 GMT
#3
Just a word of warning: it's a big download so you need a fast connection to get it in a reasonable amount of time. At the NYC lan we wanted to dl sc2 on to a few computers but it would have taken like 8 hours to dl the file...
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Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
August 21 2010 23:15 GMT
#4
On August 22 2010 08:14 micronesia wrote:
Just a word of warning: it's a big download so you need a fast connection to get it in a reasonable amount of time. At the NYC lan we wanted to dl sc2 on to a few computers but it would have taken like 8 hours to dl the file...

Thx for the warning, but I have downloaded it on here before with a guest pass and only took an hour or 2 at most. The internet there is super fast because its in a university.
Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2575 Posts
August 22 2010 00:04 GMT
#5
it took me 6 hours with a 10 MB connection:s
Wishing you well.
Dgtl
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada889 Posts
August 22 2010 00:12 GMT
#6
For the people who are saying it took so long, you prob had peer to peer enabled which greatly reduces your dl speed for some internet connections.
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Slaughter
Profile Blog Joined November 2003
United States20254 Posts
August 22 2010 00:16 GMT
#7
It took my unreliable internet like 3 days to dl it... T_T and now it just trys to connect to Bnet forever and won't log on. I don't think God wants me to play sc2, he just let me play the beta to tease the fuck out of me.
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hofodomo
Profile Joined March 2010
United States257 Posts
August 22 2010 00:27 GMT
#8
And if for whatever reason you actually need your CD key, it is stored on your battle.net account page, along with any other Blizzard games you may or may not have.
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aev
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
166 Posts
August 22 2010 00:31 GMT
#9
Just out of curiosity, what's the reason that you "have" to play SC2 at a computer lab? Are you doing some research or something? Or is it just because you don't have another PC?
SoManyDeadLings
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Canada255 Posts
August 22 2010 00:36 GMT
#10
On August 22 2010 09:31 aev wrote:
Just out of curiosity, what's the reason that you "have" to play SC2 at a computer lab? Are you doing some research or something? Or is it just because you don't have another PC?


Mostly likely because SC2 has system requirements set in this century.
wsrgry
QuothTheRaven
Profile Joined December 2008
United States5524 Posts
August 22 2010 03:03 GMT
#11
CD Keys are account-tied, not game install-tied, exactly like WoW accounts (and not like BW / WC3 / DII).

So as has been mentioned you only need your account login info, and then you can play from any computer with SC2 installed.
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