Warcraft 3 - patches?!?!

cwadd · 11-25-2002, 03:44 PM

Hey i got myself a copy of Warcraft 3 (downloaded) try before you buy (i will buy soon) when i try & play an internet game it wont let me has anyone gotta patch - i installed the 1.04 patch but that then knackered up my origional game (asked for cd rom!!)

Does anyone know???

I have warcraft 3 (1.0 if that helps)

Cheers

monkee · 11-25-2002, 04:26 PM

yes.. go buy it

lol

cwadd · 11-25-2002, 06:53 PM

whats the point of buying it if i dislike the online game (if the online game is rubish) basicaly Try before you buy!!!!

monkee · 11-25-2002, 07:22 PM

lol the point is... if u wnat to play it online ur gunna have to buy it.. try before u buy lol pull the other 1

LPDad · 11-26-2002, 05:29 AM

sorry, but you cannot update with the patch without the CD. The Cd has specific files that are used to update the game engine. (this is common with the newer games, so that you don't have to load all sorts of stuff on your harddrive that is not necessary to actually play the games)

I do not play warcraft, so I know nothing about any try before you buy offer. If you do have a such a download, then you cannot patch it with anything other than a demo patch or patch designed specifically for the trial version you have.

FrYGuY · 11-26-2002, 05:35 AM

WarCraft 3 (As do all Blizzard games) are very lax with their CD-Keys. Generators for them are easy to come by.

HOWEVER: Blizzard's Battle.Net servers require authentication of the CD-Key. Translation: 99.9% of all the keys a generator will create won't work to play online.

Don't even try. I have a copy of WarCraft 3. It's a great game, I'd love to play it online, however, since I have approximately no money, I can't afford luxuries like that. Instead, I offer my services to beat down other members of the Dorm in a LAN game.

Cirga · 11-26-2002, 02:19 PM

Yup.. try before you buy but not online

That is the reason I purchased Battlefield 1942 recently. That game is one that is online fun for hours and hours endlessly.. and since I will be able to get all the updates.. it was well worth it.

LPDad · 11-26-2002, 07:16 PM

But battlefield 1942 was a demo and the patches were specific for that demo.

It is a very fun game.

Cirga · 11-27-2002, 03:51 PM

Very true LPDad.. I guess they want to keep the demo going.. which is really cool considering they dont need to since the game is out on shelves. Good marketing perhaps?

11-25-2002, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
cwadd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 31	Warcraft 3 - patches?!?! Hey i got myself a copy of Warcraft 3 (downloaded) try before you buy (i will buy soon) when i try & play an internet game it wont let me has anyone gotta patch - i installed the 1.04 patch but that then knackered up my origional game (asked for cd rom!!) Does anyone know??? I have warcraft 3 (1.0 if that helps) Cheers

11-25-2002, 04:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
monkee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 270	yes.. go buy it lol __________________ visit >>spankdonkey<< home of high quality ED2K & sig2dat hash files

11-25-2002, 07:22 PM	#4 (permalink)
monkee Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 270	lol the point is... if u wnat to play it online ur gunna have to buy it.. try before u buy lol pull the other 1 __________________ visit >>spankdonkey<< home of high quality ED2K & sig2dat hash files

11-26-2002, 05:29 AM	#5 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	sorry, but you cannot update with the patch without the CD. The Cd has specific files that are used to update the game engine. (this is common with the newer games, so that you don't have to load all sorts of stuff on your harddrive that is not necessary to actually play the games) I do not play warcraft, so I know nothing about any try before you buy offer. If you do have a such a download, then you cannot patch it with anything other than a demo patch or patch designed specifically for the trial version you have. __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

11-26-2002, 05:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
FrYGuY Member Type Guy Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 501	WarCraft 3 (As do all Blizzard games) are very lax with their CD-Keys. Generators for them are easy to come by. HOWEVER: Blizzard's Battle.Net servers require authentication of the CD-Key. Translation: 99.9% of all the keys a generator will create won't work to play online. Don't even try. I have a copy of WarCraft 3. It's a great game, I'd love to play it online, however, since I have approximately no money, I can't afford luxuries like that. Instead, I offer my services to beat down other members of the Dorm in a LAN game. __________________ -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GB/G/H/J/MC/S d-(--)@ s+:+ a-- C !U--- P--- L--(-) E- W N-(--) !o K--- w++ O--- M--(--) V-- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP- t-- 5-- X- R(+) tv(++) b-- DI+ D---- G- e+++ h-- r* y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Yeah, my computer sucks. You try and do better.

11-25-2002, 06:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
cwadd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 31	whats the point of buying it if i dislike the online game (if the online game is rubish) basicaly Try before you buy!!!!

11-26-2002, 02:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	Yup.. try before you buy but not online That is the reason I purchased Battlefield 1942 recently. That game is one that is online fun for hours and hours endlessly.. and since I will be able to get all the updates.. it was well worth it. __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

11-26-2002, 07:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
LPDad Admin & "Fixer" Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Costa Mesa, CA Posts: 2,293	But battlefield 1942 was a demo and the patches were specific for that demo. It is a very fun game. __________________ We don't need no stink'n TechSupport We ARE TechSupport. *LPDad* Administrator

11-27-2002, 03:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
Cirga Lurking AdMiN Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world. Buts its ok. They know me here. Posts: 3,245	Very true LPDad.. I guess they want to keep the demo going.. which is really cool considering they dont need to since the game is out on shelves. Good marketing perhaps? __________________ Vote For Us! -- It will get you hot chicks. No really It will! ---- www.myTego.com - Give your devices a face! Dont be a conformist!

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