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How to buy EU Copy of SC2? From USA

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Arcanne
Profile Joined August 2010
United States1519 Posts
October 12 2010 17:41 GMT
#1
Does anyone know how people buy the European copies of SC2? I try purchasing it on eu.battle.net but it would not let me. I'm assuming its because I am trying to use my credit card which is US-based.

Any help would be appreciated.
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DueleR
Profile Joined May 2010
United States207 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-12 17:47:42
October 12 2010 17:45 GMT
#2
I actually had the same experience. I bought it on eu.battle.net with my American credit card (the same one i bought American SC2 with), Not sure what happened for you, but for me it went through, and my account actually worked right afterward.

However, when I woke up the next morning, my account was "locked." I contacted blizzard and they said my purchase was declined for "security reasons" and that my credit card wouldn't be charged. I didn't pursue it beyond that.

I did end up with a eu account, but I bought it off a third-party retailer based in the UK, you can find one if you google around. Some larger ones like Amazon UK won't ship to the US though.
Trentelshark
Profile Joined September 2010
Canada385 Posts
October 12 2010 17:48 GMT
#3
If you inform your CC company that you're making a foreign purchase the transaction should be processed. Most CC companies will immediately mark a Euro transaction from NA (or in Europe) as being suspicious unless the card is literally swiped or the chip read.
DueleR
Profile Joined May 2010
United States207 Posts
October 12 2010 17:51 GMT
#4
On October 13 2010 02:48 Trentelshark wrote:
If you inform your CC company that you're making a foreign purchase the transaction should be processed. Most CC companies will immediately mark a Euro transaction from NA (or in Europe) as being suspicious unless the card is literally swiped or the chip read.


Yea, that's what I suspected happened with me. I didn't end up looking into it though.
andytb
Profile Joined September 2010
United Kingdom180 Posts
October 12 2010 17:56 GMT
#5
If you have a chum in Europe ask them to buy a physical copy! It can actually be cheaper than buying direct from Blizzard.
TheWoodLeagueAllstar
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United Kingdom617 Posts
October 12 2010 19:13 GMT
#6
i just bought from the us site in the eu and already had the client downloaded from a guest pass i used a while back :o solid so far, no issues.
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trew
Profile Joined May 2010
Sweden93 Posts
October 12 2010 19:27 GMT
#7
On October 13 2010 02:56 andytb wrote:
If you have a chum in Europe ask them to buy a physical copy! It can actually be cheaper than buying direct from Blizzard.


Buying from blizzard is really expensive. I bought my copy for less than 2/3 of their price at a regular store.
Damaskinos
Profile Joined September 2010
Germany139 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-03 11:55:55
October 12 2010 19:40 GMT
#8
On October 13 2010 02:41 Arcanne wrote:
Does anyone know how people buy the European copies of SC2? I try purchasing it on eu.battle.net but it would not let me. I'm assuming its because I am trying to use my credit card which is US-based.

Any help would be appreciated.


Try this out. Cheaper is
US:
http://www.mmoga.com/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html It's an European key.

Or
UK:
http://www.mmoga.co.uk/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html Also an European key (look at the EU-Flag on the bottom of the first picture).

have fun


Edit:
The sites are trustworthy, I bought my key there
They send the key via E-Mail
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quemon
Profile Joined October 2010
1 Post
October 20 2010 18:44 GMT
#9
On October 13 2010 04:40 Damaskinos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2010 02:41 Arcanne wrote:
Does anyone know how people buy the European copies of SC2? I try purchasing it on eu.battle.net but it would not let me. I'm assuming its because I am trying to use my credit card which is US-based.

Any help would be appreciated.


Try this out. Cheaper is
US:
http://www.mmoga.com/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html It's an European key.

Or
UK:
http://www.mmoga.co.uk/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html Also an European key (look at the EU-Flag on the bottom of the first picture).

have fun


are those sites trust-worthy?
Cade
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1420 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-20 20:41:25
October 20 2010 20:39 GMT
#10
Edit) Actually not sure if we are supposed to link those sites
huyNh
Profile Joined March 2010
Canada366 Posts
November 01 2010 20:36 GMT
#11
bump, I'm also trying to get a hold of a european acc from NA.
huyNh.703
asdfTT123
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States989 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-11-01 20:41:38
November 01 2010 20:39 GMT
#12
I encountered the same issues trying to do this. I spoke to a nice girl via tech support and she helped me to purchase an NA account, which was then migrated to EU a day afterwards. I suggest calling them and they'll get it set up. There's no need to lie about the region you reside in or anything...just explain to them that you'd like to play on EU.

EDIT: It's actually cheaper to do it through this method because it will charge you in USD instead of euros. So you'll end up paying $59.99 instead of 59.99 euros or w/e the amount may be.
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AleXo1
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany5 Posts
November 01 2010 22:07 GMT
#13
On October 21 2010 03:44 quemon wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2010 04:40 Damaskinos wrote:
On October 13 2010 02:41 Arcanne wrote:
Does anyone know how people buy the European copies of SC2? I try purchasing it on eu.battle.net but it would not let me. I'm assuming its because I am trying to use my credit card which is US-based.

Any help would be appreciated.


Try this out. Cheaper is
US:
http://www.mmoga.com/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html It's an European key.

Or
UK:
http://www.mmoga.co.uk/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html Also an European key (look at the EU-Flag on the bottom of the first picture).

have fun


are those sites trust-worthy?



I bought several wow gaming cards from this site, the .de one
always got the code within 10 minutes
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gundream
Profile Joined April 2010
United States229 Posts
November 01 2010 23:36 GMT
#14
http://www.teamliquid.net/store/
EliteGaming
Profile Joined June 2009
Dominican Republic97 Posts
November 02 2010 00:00 GMT
#15
offgamers.com search for starcraft 2 eu paypal accepted.
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Subversion
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
South Africa3627 Posts
November 02 2010 00:12 GMT
#16
i got a euro key off of g2play.net - no problems at all

just make a european battle.net account
ThemAcorns
Profile Joined May 2010
Norway114 Posts
November 03 2010 05:48 GMT
#17
When I got my US account I just changed the region where I wanted to play, which I believe it asks for when you purchase it.
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TekKpriest
Profile Joined March 2010
308 Posts
November 03 2010 05:52 GMT
#18
Ye buy the Retail from amazon.co.uk linked by gundream.

Its cheaper than the digital stuff from blizz.

If you have an EU buddy you can save the delivery costs, but well :D
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Looky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States1608 Posts
November 03 2010 05:53 GMT
#19
On October 13 2010 04:40 Damaskinos wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 13 2010 02:41 Arcanne wrote:
Does anyone know how people buy the European copies of SC2? I try purchasing it on eu.battle.net but it would not let me. I'm assuming its because I am trying to use my credit card which is US-based.

Any help would be appreciated.


Try this out. Cheaper is
US:
http://www.mmoga.com/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html It's an European key.

Or
UK:
http://www.mmoga.co.uk/Gamecards-CD-Keys/Starcraft-2-Key.html Also an European key (look at the EU-Flag on the bottom of the first picture).

have fun



do they send you the cd key by email?
Kurt_Russell
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada147 Posts
November 03 2010 05:54 GMT
#20
On November 02 2010 08:36 gundream wrote:
http://www.teamliquid.net/store/


* European version ships to United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland (Republic of), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Source: http://www.teamliquid.net/store/

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