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jasno

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2008

13 Apr 2008 at 17:07 - 1

I just purchased Guild Wars Platinum and do not have a DvD drive to install the game. I am wondering if I download the client can I enter my access key and get the game working properly that way? Will it still give me access to all the content which comes with the Platinum edition?

Thank You

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

N/A

13 Apr 2008 at 17:10 - 2

It will work properly and you will get any extra content from the platnum edition... Since everythin is linked to the Acess key and not the client itself just download the client from the site.

PRNG

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

13 Apr 2008 at 17:11 - 3

Yes, you can download the client, which will download the updated game content (stuff on the CDs/DVDs are outdated). Just input your access key when you register afterwards and you can play.

Amantis

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2007

The Mursaat Guardians

Me/

13 Apr 2008 at 17:55 - 4

What they said^ But im wondering why on earth you have no CD drive...

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

R/

13 Apr 2008 at 18:19 - 5

He does not have a DVD Drive, that doesn't mean no cd drive

As long as you have a DSL or better connection you should have no trouble with the downloaded game client and the updates.

Tamuril elansar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/

14 Apr 2008 at 16:27 - 6

you can download GW on the site

i sugest buying a dvd drive tho, their only 20 euro.

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

W/

14 Apr 2008 at 18:18 - 7

I'm confused! Why the hell would anyone buy a game on DVD if they knew that they didn't have a DVD drive?

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

14 Apr 2008 at 21:53 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by Azagoth

I'm confused! Why the hell would anyone buy a game on DVD if they knew that they didn't have a DVD drive?

Because Prophecies and Factions originally shipped with cds, not dvds. They changed it a while back, but I'm pretty sure the boxes do not mention that change.

Its a moot issue anyway. Just download the client from the official site, run it and get the rest of the gw.dat file. Be warned though that its quite big, mine is currently at 3.75 gigs.

Snograt

rattus rattus

Join Date: Jan 2006

London, UK GMT??0 ??1hr DST

[GURU]GW [wiki]GW2

R/

14 Apr 2008 at 23:31 - 9

I do wonder if a system with only a CD drive is recent enough to play GW. Do they still make CD-only systems?

Tamuril elansar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/

15 Apr 2008 at 06:22 - 10

nope they don't, my local hardware store doesn't even sell CD drives