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SeaSmoke
Profile Joined July 2010
United States326 Posts
July 20 2010 17:53 GMT
#1
Do I have to pay $60 to have two sc2 accounts within the same computer? My other half has started playing and I'd like for her to play ladder games but she wouldn't fare well in gold platinum leagues...

Any ways to do this other than paying for another key?
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
July 20 2010 17:55 GMT
#2
Yes you have to buy two copies of the game. Try using search function next time.
Konsume
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada466 Posts
July 20 2010 17:56 GMT
#3
On July 21 2010 02:53 SeaSmoke wrote:
Do I have to pay $60 to have two sc2 accounts within the same computer? My other half has started playing and I'd like for her to play ladder games but she wouldn't fare well in gold platinum leagues...

Any ways to do this other than paying for another key?


humm there was already over 9000 threads talking about it and more blizzards chats than thread covering this subject but...

yah... you'll have to pay an extra 60$ for each extra accounts you want!

I personaly plan on buying 2... one for zerg and one for protoss
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
LimeNade
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2125 Posts
July 20 2010 17:56 GMT
#4
you have to pay $60 dollars to have two accounts on any computer or more then one computer anywhere. The CD key binds to one account through your battle.net account that you must register the CD Key with battle.net before you can even play online. Once your CD key is registered with battle.net it cannot be used again to register under another account
JD, need I say more? :D
njAl
Profile Joined July 2010
Norway156 Posts
July 20 2010 17:58 GMT
#5
Buying 2 1 for us tournaments and one for eu as im norwegian
=^.^=
Noev
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
United States1105 Posts
July 20 2010 18:00 GMT
#6
On July 21 2010 02:56 Limenade wrote:
you have to pay $60 dollars to have two accounts on any computer or more then one computer anywhere. The CD key binds to one account through your battle.net account that you must register the CD Key with battle.net before you can even play online. Once your CD key is registered with battle.net it cannot be used again to register under another account


But just to be clear, once the key is linked to your bnet, you can log into sc2 from any computer that has it installed, and you can also use one install disk to install the game on several computers. but it will require a valid bnet account with a real sc2 cd key attached to it
Piski
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Finland3461 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-07-20 18:02:23
July 20 2010 18:01 GMT
#7
You're going to have to buy another copy I'm afraid.
But I would gladly buy the extra copy of the game if that would mean my gf would start to play and not just complain when I do.
So do it :D
DR
Profile Joined September 2010
52 Posts
September 26 2010 17:51 GMT
#8
Sry for bumpin´this thread ( I know that it is older than 2 month)...
I know that there are several threads about this topic and i used the searchfunction))

I just created my account today on TL so i cant start a new topic, but its also not necessary to start a new 1...however.
I didnt find an answer to my question.

For a second SC2 account I need to buy a second key that is clear..and I also need to create a new B.net account with a new email adress right?!
My question now:

"Is there a problem if I create a second B.net account with an different eMail-adress on excactly the same name and adress?
Is that legal or not and does Blizzard tolerate this kind of smurfing?"

Thanks in advance.......

NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
September 26 2010 17:56 GMT
#9
On September 27 2010 02:51 DR wrote:
Sry for bumpin´this thread ( I know that it is older than 2 month)...
I know that there are several threads about this topic and i used the searchfunction))

I just created my account today on TL so i cant start a new topic, but its also not necessary to start a new 1...however.
I didnt find an answer to my question.

For a second SC2 account I need to buy a second key that is clear..and I also need to create a new B.net account with a new email adress right?!
My question now:

"Is there a problem if I create a second B.net account with an different eMail-adress on excactly the same name and adress?
Is that legal or not and does Blizzard tolerate this kind of smurfing?"

Thanks in advance.......



Why wouldn't it be legal? Blizzard doesn't care. They want $
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
alkampfer
Profile Joined May 2010
116 Posts
September 26 2010 17:57 GMT
#10
YOU can't use 2 starcraft on the SAME machine.

I have 2 copies, 1 registered in NA and another one registered in EU, but when i want to play NA over EU i need to reinstall the NA copy over EU.
NuKedUFirst
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada3139 Posts
September 26 2010 17:58 GMT
#11
On September 27 2010 02:57 alkampfer wrote:
YOU can't use 2 starcraft on the SAME machine.

I have 2 copies, 1 registered in NA and another one registered in EU, but when i want to play NA over EU i need to reinstall the NA copy over EU.


Lol.. no you don't All you need to do is replace some of the files or have different install paths
FrostedMiniWeet wrote: I like winning because it validates all the bloody time I waste playing SC2.
SolC361
Profile Joined July 2010
United States184 Posts
September 26 2010 18:01 GMT
#12
On September 27 2010 02:57 alkampfer wrote:
YOU can't use 2 starcraft on the SAME machine.

I have 2 copies, 1 registered in NA and another one registered in EU, but when i want to play NA over EU i need to reinstall the NA copy over EU.

This is not true at all, I have both an NA copy and EU client installed on my machine and works without a hitch. The only thing you need to make sure is that when installing, folders are separately named and categorized by their region. You're just doing it wrong.
DR
Profile Joined September 2010
52 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-09-26 20:23:31
September 26 2010 20:18 GMT
#13
k thx....
Tseria
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden33 Posts
September 26 2010 23:11 GMT
#14
It seems that this thread has somewhat diverged from the rubric. Please keep the discussion to technical solutions on the original problem. This is not a thread pertaining to the availability of the NA servers to EU customers. Far from it.
This one goes to eleven.
dukethegold
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada5645 Posts
September 26 2010 23:32 GMT
#15
I think I'd buy a second copy after the price lower to an insignificant level, like 20 bucks or something. Yeah, I could be waiting for years, but I am in no hurry lol. Might be fun to become really good with your main and then ladder up from the bottom with a second account and see what sort of overpowering record you can have.
Subversion
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
September 27 2010 01:44 GMT
#16
OP asked and answered ^^

Think this should just be closed tbh. Was a pretty pointless thread to begin with.
DR
Profile Joined September 2010
52 Posts
September 27 2010 15:02 GMT
#17
@ subversion Dont think that it was pretty pointless....

There is still no good answer to my question.
I know how to create a second account, but it would be nice to know if blizzard tolerates and allows two battle.net accounts of the same person.
Would be nice to get a reliable source, where this question is answered....
KnaveOfHearts
Profile Joined September 2010
United States5 Posts
September 27 2010 15:27 GMT
#18
On September 27 2010 08:32 dukethegold wrote:
I think I'd buy a second copy after the price lower to an insignificant level, like 20 bucks or something. Yeah, I could be waiting for years, but I am in no hurry lol. Might be fun to become really good with your main and then ladder up from the bottom with a second account and see what sort of overpowering record you can have.


Guess you'll be waiting for some time them. Look at what both the SCBW and WC3 battle chests still cost.
Blow some shit up!
DR
Profile Joined September 2010
52 Posts
September 27 2010 15:38 GMT
#19
hmm pls stay on topic.....)
Janhaus
Profile Joined August 2010
13 Posts
October 06 2010 18:11 GMT
#20
I think I tried this but had some issues in logging in. I changed email addresses several times as well as physical account addresses since I think battlenet was confused as to which 'region' I belonged to, even though I purchased keys for both, which are already region-locked. I ended up with 2 bnet accounts, using 2 email addresses, and 2 physical addresses (I googled for a valid EU address and just used that to set up my second account).
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