EPTPeopel just assume they will only get one account per server if they have multiple licences. There is no announcement of Blizzard yet how they deal with it, but it will come.
Global play and those with multiple SC2 copies? - Page 4
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Comadevil
Germany214 Posts
Peopel just assume they will only get one account per server if they have multiple licences. There is no announcement of Blizzard yet how they deal with it, but it will come. | ||
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On January 27 2013 21:57 Comadevil wrote: Why it becomes void? What if Blizzard gives u that many accounts per server as regional licences u have? Then it is not down the drain void or whatever u call it. Peopel just assume they will only get one account per server if they have multiple licences. There is no announcement of Blizzard yet how they deal with it, but it will come. Because people in this very thread have contacted Blizzard support and have been told that this is not going to happen. Yes, if Blizzard would give people a separate account for every license they have, that would be fine, and I would shut up. But it does not look like that's going to happen. | ||
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Gaela
8 Posts
Or if you prefer - OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING!!! | ||
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MagmaPunch
Bulgaria536 Posts
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On January 27 2013 22:30 Gaela wrote: Have you ever worked customer support? Let's just say that oftentimes the head doesn't talk to the hands. When Global Play is released officially I would bet a lot of money that (even if not straight away - bugs happen) Blizzard will fix this issue, in the same way that if you have two WoW accounts on a BNet ID, when you log in, you have a tick box to decide which account to log onto. Or if you prefer - OMG THE WORLD IS ENDING!!! Not if they listen to all the fine gentlemen here who say that this is exactly what Blizzard should not do. It would be nice, definitely, but I'm not holding my breath. And, honestly, what annoys me more than Blizzard potentially screwing over their customers is the people here saying that's just what Blizzard should do. :/ | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
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Conti
Germany2516 Posts
On January 27 2013 22:55 Targe wrote: You can't use a product for two years then ask for an upgrade because updates have happened... If the "update" completely eliminates the product, then yes, you can. | ||
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JonIrenicus
Italy602 Posts
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Solarsail
United Kingdom538 Posts
On January 27 2013 22:56 Conti wrote: If the "update" completely eliminates the product, then yes, you can. Can I therefore get a refund because patch 1.5 is no longer playable on my laptop? | ||
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Black[CAT]
Malaysia2589 Posts
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Yorbon
Netherlands4272 Posts
On January 27 2013 23:27 Black[CAT] wrote: You mean global play is already available at this very moment? yes, check this thread: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=395154 I have played on korea from holland on an eu account, so that at least is possible. But i remembered reading something about it not being official, so be careful for a bit. | ||
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LazerApe
Sweden206 Posts
No you shouldnt get a refund, you know/should have knew that global play was a possiblity (blizzard said so themself). What you should get are 1 profile/licence/character per WoL game bought.Obviosly if you want all of those characters to play in HOTS, u need 1 HOTS game per character/profile/WoL licence. | ||
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Torpedo.Vegas
United States1890 Posts
On January 27 2013 07:35 BigAsia wrote: Its not a conspiracy theory, it was a business strategy. I mean they had global support for Warcraft 3 (not sure about Starcraft, and Warcraft 2), so its really no excuse not to have it in Starcraft 2 from the beginning. Also how do you know its relatively marginal? You'd have to find the number of extra copies of WoL that were sold to people who bought them for the purpose of playing on other regions. Technological capabilities comes second to financial and legal capabilities. Different regions have developed different laws and social policies since Starcraft and Warcraft 3. Not to mention different economic environments necessitate different marketing Strategies (China's payment plans vs. Korea Bangs vs. typical game sales for example). Further more there was likely a server management component to it since there are many more people playing SC2 then SC or WC3 peaks in their time. Finally there was indeed a business component in the form of this being some form of IP control and roundabout DRM. Overall individuals with multiple copies minus perhaps pro players who may have been contractually obligated to have access to all the major server regions for tournaments and practice, did so of their own free will. It was not a requirement to fully experience WoL,instead people paid $60.00 for a chance to face a Korean. Blizzard could acknowledge these die-hard gamers with some kind of achievement/unique skins/some other cheap give away, but they shouldn't bend over to compensate these people like they maliciously/accidentally took away a part of the advertised package. If they had Global Play from the start and dropped it, that is one thing, but they didn't include or advertise they capability from the start. | ||
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JazzNL
182 Posts
On January 27 2013 06:50 Lonyo wrote: With Global Play, those with 2 or more copies of SC2 on one account, for multiple regions, will have bought multiple copies of SC2 for no eventual reason. The money paid for those additional copies will be meaningless. Should Blizzard be nice and do something like give free HotS to people who now have multiple copies of SC2 that they were made to buy because of the lack of Global Play? Or is it just a case of screw the customers and they shouldn't get anything? https://us.battle.net/support/en/article/starcraft-ii-global-play-faq Basically we paid twice for WoL in order to get something that is now a part of the base WoL package, so IMO we should get back that money in some fashion. Getting a free copy of HotS seems reasonable, since it was Blizzard being bad at making a game that caused the whole issue in the first place. It's Actiblizzard we're talking here, they'll probably find some reason to ban both your accounts and extract more money  User was warned for this post | ||
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Randomaccount#77123
United States5003 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
Life is hard, get a helmet. | ||
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Timmsh
Netherlands201 Posts
On January 28 2013 00:06 Barrin wrote: Bait and switch. Again. I have to agree with this. Although i don't own 2 copies of sc2, it's clear that it's a business tactic. The same with all the new features (eg. watch replays with friends) which are coming out at exactly the time we need to go to the stores and buy HOTS. Still i have to agree with their business tactics, it works great for them. | ||
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Vorenius
Denmark1979 Posts
On January 27 2013 22:41 Conti wrote: Not if they listen to all the fine gentlemen here who say that this is exactly what Blizzard should not do. It would be nice, definitely, but I'm not holding my breath. And, honestly, what annoys me more than Blizzard potentially screwing over their customers is the people here saying that's just what Blizzard should do. :/ Very much agree with this. It seems like a third of the people posting in this thread are actually glad that some people will get screwed over by this. Now, I have two SC2 copies but attached to different accounts so I'm not really too fuzed about this, but that doesn't mean what Blizzard is doing is okay. If you bought two copies of the game you should be entitled to two accounts. Sure, asking for refunds or free copies of HotS is just ignorant, but at least let people keep the accounts they've already bought and payed for. | ||
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MHT
Sweden1026 Posts
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Timmsh
Netherlands201 Posts
On January 28 2013 00:49 Vorenius wrote: Very much agree with this. It seems like a third of the people posting in this thread are actually glad that some people will get screwed over by this. Now, I have two SC2 copies but attached to different accounts so I'm not really too fuzed about this, but that doesn't mean what Blizzard is doing is okay. If you bought two copies of the game you should be entitled to two accounts. Sure, asking for refunds or free copies of HotS is just ignorant, but at least let people keep the accounts they've already bought and payed for. Ah, I did not read the OP well enough to understand that you lose the extra account. That's rubbish and should be changed into a new account. | ||
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