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Rakez
03-01-2007, 10:06 AM
hello,

Dear World of warcraft players :grin:

i wanted to play wow since many of my online friends play it

so i went and bought a Copy of the game but unfortunatly it was a EU version..

& my friends play on US.. so is there any way to convert my UK-EU version into a US version?

please answer me ASAP since i wanna start playing with my friends ASAP

BTW: are EU pre-paid cards usable on US??
Gekothan
03-01-2007, 11:23 AM
You need to be a US account to play on US realms, as well as a US pre-paid card. The game itself will probably work fine if you change the realm-list server in the config. To what, I don't know.
Rakez
03-01-2007, 11:33 AM
aww crap.. Do you know any sites that Ship Pre-Paid Cards worldwide?
Coz the local stores sell EU.. and 75$ for a 2 months card.. :(
Gekothan
03-01-2007, 11:35 AM
Unfortunately I don't know :( Couldn't you use a creditcard, or use a parents credit card (with their permission and your funding of course) to buy a US subscription and pay for it? It's a bit cheaper to pay with a CC anyway.
Rakez
03-01-2007, 11:41 AM
nah i cant do the CC deal... well i guess i would just Order from amazon & wait 3 months thinking "did it get lost on the way?" or something... awwww if only they had Paybycash(look it up if u dunno what it is) as an option...

what a shame that such a great game isnt Internationally Available...
Rakez
03-01-2007, 01:09 PM
...

I just tried to create an account.. it seems that i need a US Version CD-Key..

then its the same thing as buying a new Game Box.. bah...
Valas Azuviir
03-01-2007, 11:41 PM
US accounts and EU accounts are completely seperate. Gamecards also do not translate over. However, the gameclient can be juryrigged to get them to work together, though there are certain caveats.

See the links here for more info (http://forums.worldofwar.net/showthread.php?p=3810434&highlight=juryrig#post3810434).

Mind you, you're probably better off creating a US trial account, upgrading it (which can be done digitally by way of your account management page), will require a CC to pay for the upgrade, but eh (you need one to create the account in the first place to show that you're of legal age), and then go the gamecard route.

US gamecards tend to be cheaper (due to currency exchange, different tax rules etc) (especially if you know how to shop around). They won't be shipped to the EU though, Vivendi Games, the owners of Blizzard has managed to have that blocked. Best option is to then have it sent to Yank friends and have them e-mail you the numbers.