I just don't see how the multiple accounts options would benefit Blizzard, I mean in a good way, not like Blizz is hell bend on world domination. Multiple accounts is just more problems for them without clear benefits, player love doesn't count, they are not carebears, they don't feed on love.
Another explanation may be different PTR servers depending on the region for some proper testing without lag. In WoW there are always several ptr servers, all in US tho.

acidfreak

Romania352 Posts

February 05 2011 18:54 GMT

#83

It's like the WoW PTR account, it creates a separate account for the PTR, that's why you are seeing that. As much as i would love 2 characters or accounts for my cd key, this is not likely to hapen.

Maaasta

61 Posts

February 05 2011 18:55 GMT

#84

On February 06 2011 03:46 CruiseR wrote:
if i have two EU cd-keys , but i never used one of them, can i for example 'swap' cd-keys with someone who has unused NA or KR cd-key to play on another region?

msg blizzard they will switch one of your eu keys to a na key

Irrelevant

United States2364 Posts

February 05 2011 18:57 GMT

#85

I like the idea of a single account, however wouldn't be apposed to a ladder for each race rather than one over all, making it easier to practice/race switch without completely killing your rating or being forced to play randoms in customs if you don't have a circle of practice partners already lined up.

Djzapz

Canada10681 Posts

February 05 2011 18:58 GMT

#86

Looks like it's not happening...

CruiseR

Poland4014 Posts

February 05 2011 21:21 GMT

#87

On February 06 2011 03:55 Maaasta wrote:

Show nested quote +

msg blizzard they will switch one of your eu keys to a na key

Does another region need another SCII installed? or i just login on another mail/account on existing SCII ?

Impervious

Canada4222 Posts

February 05 2011 21:23 GMT

#88

I had to use another client. I know there's a way around it, but I couldn't get it working.....

TheAntZ

Israel6248 Posts

February 06 2011 20:50 GMT

#89

On February 06 2011 06:23 Impervious wrote:
I had to use another client. I know there's a way around it, but I couldn't get it working.....

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=139082

This thread helped me out with that issue

tofucake

Hyrule19264 Posts

February 06 2011 21:36 GMT

#90

I've had this for months. NA and EU on same account. Showed up as soon as I registered my EU account. Don't know what the big deal is :|

Sanguinarius

United States3427 Posts

February 06 2011 21:39 GMT

#91

I wouldn't really use a 2nd account - I already play random. I get people that are bad at races can use it for off racing....

SnowSC2

United States678 Posts

February 06 2011 21:45 GMT

#92

There probably just going to implement an option to merge 2 cd keys into the same bnet id like with wow. Your obviously not going to be given 2 accounts when you buy one.

Meteora.GB

Canada2479 Posts

February 06 2011 21:48 GMT

#93

It would make some sense, since those accounts are tied to the game's code that came along with the game and are tied to Battle.net. You can't login on both accounts.

I'm surprised that it took them this long to implement though. I recall in past games you could basically have unlimited accounts but could only login into one.

Kazzabiss

1006 Posts

February 06 2011 21:52 GMT

#94

You can do this on WoW for a long time, but the second account still costs as much as the first one, except you can put them on one Battle.net email account

Tibson

Germany85 Posts

February 06 2011 21:55 GMT

#95

The coolest thing would be if everyone just got 2 accounts. Would be nice for practice, maybe one for ladder and one for offrace/trying funky builds etc, and not too much smurfing ....

kuroshiro

United Kingdom378 Posts

February 06 2011 21:56 GMT

#96

I won't be able to find a quote, since it was back in beta, but the blues definitely said that Blizz had actively been looking for a way for people to ladder with different races without screwing up their ladder position.

I don't see why this couldn't work out. It doesn't harm them in any way as long as you can only log in one at a time, and helps a lot of people in many ways (off-racing, siblings and smurfs for pro's).

The main issue that people raised at the time of this debate back in beta was that this approach would inflate the ladder with many `empty' or unused accounts. Meaning you could potentially be stuck in a division of entirely non-active players. It's possible however that that's happened anyway and so Blizzard decide it makes no real difference. Or they might realise that people don't really care all that much about their division as much as their league.

Wish Blizz would make announcements about this kind of thing y'know?

Torte de Lini

Germany38463 Posts

February 06 2011 21:56 GMT

#97

On February 07 2011 06:52 Kazzabiss wrote:
You can do this on WoW for a long time, but the second account still costs as much as the first one, except you can put them on one Battle.net email account

Why would anyone do this?

Aerakin

185 Posts

February 07 2011 00:04 GMT

#98

On February 07 2011 06:56 kuroshiro wrote:
I don't see why this couldn't work out. It doesn't harm them in any way as long as you can only log in one at a time, and helps a lot of people in many ways (off-racing, siblings and smurfs for pro's).

This.

I mean, how would Blizzard lose out? Since there's no LAN, you need to be online to play.

If you want to play, you need to be logged in. Therefore, if you restrict the number of logins for account to one only, you fix your problem of people playing without owning the game.

It's not like hosting account info is costly, anyway.

Pulimuli

Sweden2766 Posts

February 07 2011 00:07 GMT

#99

omg i really hope for 2 accounts

tok

United States691 Posts

February 07 2011 00:08 GMT

#100

I don't see why it cant be like it was on Wc3 or brood war, unlimited accounts per cd key. Only 1 account logged in at any one time per cd key.