GW Trilogy $14.99 at Gamestop - Too good to be true?

zeth006

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Join Date: Apr 2008

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GW Trilogy is about $27.99 at Amazon. But I'm seeing the downloadable version go for $14.99 at gamestop's digital center.

I bought the trilogy and found during the checkout phase that it has DRM that only lets you install it on 3 machines (or up to 3 times?). Instead of downloading the game from their site, I already had GW client fully downloaded and installed already from GW.com. I just inputted the CD-Key gamestop e-mailed me. I'm thinking it's just Gamestop's version of GW that comes with DRM.


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Dre

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Originally Posted by zeth006 View Post
GW Trilogy is about $27.99 at Amazon. But I'm seeing the downloadable version go for $14.99 at gamestop's digital center.

I bought the trilogy and found during the checkout phase that it has DRM that only lets you install it on 3 machines (or up to 3 times?). Instead of downloading the game from their site, I already had GW client fully downloaded and installed already from GW.com. I just inputted the CD-Key gamestop e-mailed me. I'm thinking it's just Gamestop's version of GW that comes with DRM.


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you can install the GW client on as many machines as you want. the key(s) is/are for making your account

caballo_oscuro

caballo_oscuro

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If you ever have issues installing gw, get the client from the gw website. gamestop shouldn't be installing any drm on your system, just use the key you got and play using the official client.

Darcy

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I don't know where they got the DRM info, but I wouldn't be concerned. They don't have the ability to add anything to the gw.exe file. I think it is more likely to be some sort of standard purchase language that they add to everything as no MMO needs DRM, they are all account based. Only stand alone games use it to prevent you sharing the game.

Masseur

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Verene

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Pretty sure that's the standard thing that a lot of PC games have now to prevent piracy - just a standard warning they slap on everything just in case.

The digital version says $30, though?. I mean, the boxed copy in Gamestop stores is $15, though good luck finding that. I'm trying to find a copy for a coworker (because yay employee discount) and nowhere has it anymore.

That website tends to randomly be broken since they updated it, though.

zeth006

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Join Date: Apr 2008

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Originally Posted by Verene View Post
Pretty sure that's the standard thing that a lot of PC games have now to prevent piracy - just a standard warning they slap on everything just in case.

The digital version says $30, though?. I mean, the boxed copy in Gamestop stores is $15, though good luck finding that. I'm trying to find a copy for a coworker (because yay employee discount) and nowhere has it anymore.

That website tends to randomly be broken since they updated it, though.
Whoa. Looks like they raised the price! Guess I got lucky!

zeth006

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Join Date: Apr 2008

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I'd check there again occasionally. Then again, it was only $12-$13 more on Amazon. I just got a lucky break.