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JTBell
2006-02-12, 06:34 PM
Okay, so here's the deal.

NONE of the gaming shops near me have Planetside in stock, and I don't want to go through the hassle of having it shipped to me. So, I downloaded it from here (http://planetside.station.sony.com/download.vm). It's patching like mad right now, and supposedly it has both PlanetSide and Core combat on it. The question is, do I need a CD key? I got a 10-day free trial key from the Buddy Key Exchange (by the way, thank you Gryphon), other than that I have nothing. Is it possible, once you have PlanetSide all patched and ready, to simply bill from credit card without ever seeing a CD?
Hamma
2006-02-12, 06:48 PM
I think you need to buy the full version - which you can do online. That will give you a key? I'm not posive though would have to defer to someone who has done it.
JTBell
2006-02-12, 06:56 PM
Well, I did technically download the full version. It's patching in the rest right now. The thing is, I never bought a CD, so I don't have the original CD-key that it says you need for activation. However, I got a key from the Buddy Exchange and entered it in the "activate account" window on the station site. I successfully logged into PlanetSide and began to patch.
Hamma
2006-02-12, 08:14 PM
That is the full game - I am not sure what happens at the end of the trial. You do not really need the CD's anymore.
JTBell
2006-02-12, 08:59 PM
'Nother question: It says I don't have Core Combat, even though I downloaded Aftershock. In the event that I don't have Core Combat, would I be able to play alongside all the people who do?
WildEagle
2006-02-12, 09:18 PM
yea, you just can't go in the caves or use BFRs. nor can you use ancient techor watever the hell itz called
JTBell
2006-02-12, 09:25 PM
Thank'ee. Also, when I click on "Edit subscription" on the auto patch screen, I get this:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/JTBell/activatenewaccount.jpg

It doesn't include ANY billing info. When I click 'activate new account', I get this:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/JTBell/plzenteraccountkey.jpg
BUGGER
2006-02-12, 11:51 PM
I assume after you go through the trial you would have to "buy" it off the main site. After that they just email you the key and you enter that and then you get the billing information.

That is what I'm told.