WoW - Help Pls

DigitalScars · 29th January 2007, 7:07am

Right i downloaded and enjoyed the trial and trials up and i've went to enter my authentication key that i got when i purchased the retail version (got tbc also retail)

web site says my key is invalid.

Is this because i may have downloaded he us trial and my key is eu ?

also will i lose my chars if install the eu version to get my month etc?

(pls dont tell me ill have to pay again for a us wow and us tbc ??)

**PapaZeb** · 29th January 2007, 7:11am

That's a big question for Blizz support, tbh.

I'll scour their forums for a bit (but I'm grinding turtlescale for Wild Leather atm, so I may be distracted...heh)

Though, you've probably answered your own question - US / EU incompatibilities.
You could try contacting their support on either www.wow-europe.com or www.worldofwarcraft.com to try and suss out, but tbh...10 day trial right? Unless you've been a maniac, 10days probably ain't too hurtful (unless you got into the US demo to play with some friends, in which case...oh dear)

DigitalScars · 29th January 2007, 7:19am

heh thanks man, quite dissapointed really i'm either faced with starting char over again (i'd rather not play) or have to fork out again for both games in us version and be left with useless, waste of money eu versions.

**PapaZeb** · 29th January 2007, 7:23am

Sorry, bad habit - responded to myself, so check my edit

And really, unless you're looking at your char you've built being something like 30+...there's no real fear of starting back over. The beginning is always the most fun, the rest is just grind to the amazing endgame.

DigitalScars · 29th January 2007, 7:27am

Yeah i know, i've mad some friends on US server now and my chars are both 20 just now and i've pretty much spent all my time grinding they're professions up and can't be bothered doing it again.

Guess i'll be forking out the money then.

**PapaZeb** · 29th January 2007, 7:29am

Aye, you will *definitely* not be allowed to play on the US servers with your euro versions of WoW - that should be printed somewhere on the box, and it's outlined in detail here - http://www.blizzard.com/support/wowaa/?id=aaa01663p

I'd recommend asking around in here since you've not used the auth key, and seeing about selling it off. The Burning Crusade at least you can punt for retail to some folks around here that haven't got it yet.

DigitalScars · 29th January 2007, 7:36am

Yeah i'll have no problem selling it to someone (both copies or one) even just below retail so it's not a total loss.

However i've just realised i'm fucked. You can't buy a US key/download US BC from the website so i'm going to have to get a US BC imported to get that now as far as i can tell. How irratating.

Edit: Know any good (cheap) places to get the US version imported?

**PapaZeb** · 29th January 2007, 7:46am

Coincidentally enough I live in the US.

WoW - $19.99
TBC - $39.99
Tax (7%) - 4.20
Shipping - Approx $14 for 3 day, approx $7 for 7 day
Total: $78.18 for 3 day, $71,18 for 7 day. As of current exchange rates, that's - £40 for 3 day, £37 for 7 day.

These totals are approximates, but lemme know if I can help out

DigitalScars · 29th January 2007, 8:17am

That'd be smashing if you'd do that for me man. I won't need WoW as i can upgrade that via the US webpage it's just a retail copy of the US TBC i need.

**PapaZeb** · 29th January 2007, 8:24am

Right now it's midnight my time, and I'm about ten turtle scale away from finishing these damned quests - hit me up in a PM if ya wanna go ahead with it (and confirm you can get the upgrade from the site for the full US version with key and all that)

karbon14 · 29th January 2007, 11:02am

you can get a valid CD key for the US version from the website (but you cant in the UK which anoyed the fuck out of me) so that shouldn't be a problem.

isn't there anyone that does a TBC direct to drive type thing?

Sublimation · 29th January 2007, 11:11am

To be honest mate, you would probably be better off just starting over on the European Servers. If you ever intended to do any raiding, then most guilds tend to do it at night, so that's going to be a bit of a problem on the US servers.

DigitalScars · 2nd February 2007, 1:42am

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Originally Posted by Sublimation

To be honest mate, you would probably be better off just starting over on the European Servers. If you ever intended to do any raiding, then most guilds tend to do it at night, so that's going to be a bit of a problem on the US servers.

I've just continued on with the US server and lvl'd my char a wee bit.

US server raiding at night isn't a problem for me as the hours i'm usually on are between 10pm-8am uk time.

I got a cd key for WoW from the site which was great, still no joy in getting a US BC however PapZeb is looking in to postage costs to hook me up.

Is there a direct to drive service anywhere that you mentioned?

**PapaZeb** · 2nd February 2007, 1:49am

Was waitin for ya to come back online and read this thread before I picked it up. Can have it in the post tomorrow

I don't know anyone that does direct drive on TBC, unfortunately. Regular WoW, aye, but not the expansion yet.

DigitalScars · 2nd February 2007, 5:54am

They now offer a download/key purchase of BC online as of today, sweet, problem solved.

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