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Forum Archive 2023 => World of Warcraft - Dead Men Raiding => dMw Gaming => Gaming Archive => DMR Members Only => Topic started by: TeaLeaf on May 11, 2006, 03:03:38 PM

Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: TeaLeaf on May 11, 2006, 03:03:38 PM
Ok, I'm going to the US later in the year and want to know if I can connect to an EU Aszune server from a US install of WoW.  I'm kind of assuming that a US bought package only connects to US servers and that therefore I would need to bring my WoW CDs and install my Euro-friendly WoW on a US machine, or get it up and running on a aptop and take the laptop with me.  I know there are a few techies amongst us, so does anyone know for sure?

TL.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: StrontiumDog on May 11, 2006, 03:07:32 PM
As only europe servers appear in the WOW Eu software, it would almost be 100% you can only connect to US servers using US WOW. Plus I beleive the cliants are sligthly differnt and probably not compatable for that very reason.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Padding on May 11, 2006, 03:18:22 PM
I played WoW from my laptop with the standard Euro install last year in the US so thats not a problem. Using other media would probably not work imo
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: TeaLeaf on May 11, 2006, 03:32:18 PM
Ok, look l'll have to install it on a laptop to ensure I can get some raiding done whilst I'm in Atlanta :thumbsup:

TL.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Knabbel on May 11, 2006, 03:38:27 PM
Install a euro edition....rest is the same...... the internet in the us is the same as europe.  Try to search on the forums of WoW  maybe there have some additional information.

D.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Carr0t on May 11, 2006, 03:53:40 PM
I know that when I first got WoW I didn't read the instruction manual, and tried to validate my CD-Key on the US website. I got very upset about it rejecting my key as invalid, until Laura pointed out that I should be using the eu site. Given that you can't validate a UK key on the US validation servers I would imagine you can't play on each other's servers either.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sinap on May 11, 2006, 04:02:43 PM
It may be possible. When I played on a private server I made at my house, i just changed the location to connect to in a file from eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com to localhost. Could try changing it to us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com, I don't know for sure though.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Nebuoh on May 11, 2006, 04:07:00 PM
A buddy of mine played here in The Netherlands with a US copy of the game on the US realms, so it should be possible.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Neff on May 11, 2006, 08:07:50 PM
Well, THeodwyn played on US servers from here, and i think you need to install an EU package. If not you can just copy the serverlist from the original package(EU) and into the other realmlist.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Oshun on May 11, 2006, 10:01:09 PM
i took our eu wow discs home to america last summer and it worked just fine. didn't even have to do anything snazzy to get it to work.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Menedil on May 11, 2006, 10:01:19 PM
running a EU version from the US (or anywhere in teh world) will still connect you to EU servers.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sebas on May 11, 2006, 10:22:43 PM
The changing of a US-version to a EU is quite easy, just change the realmlist.wth(?) to eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com. Well let's say this worked back in beta when I first was in the US-beta stress test and than got into EU beta test. Worked for me. (could be changed)
But you got an EU version so it should be no problem. Only the lag could even be worse  :rolleyes:
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sinap on May 11, 2006, 11:26:03 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sebas@May 11 2006, 09:22 PM
The changing of a US-version to a EU is quite easy, just change the realmlist.wth(?) to eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com. Well let's say this worked back in beta when I first was in the US-beta stress test and than got into EU beta test. Worked for me. (could be changed)
But you got an EU version so it should be no problem. Only the lag could even be worse :rolleyes:
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Thats the file I was talking about, its in your wow directory.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sinap on May 12, 2006, 12:18:21 AM
Right, I managed to persuade an american friend of mine to let me borrow his account details. I changed the realmlist.wth file to "us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com" from "eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com". I saved the file, and started the game logging into his account, and it worked :) So in theory, it would work fine the other way around to.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: TeaLeaf on May 12, 2006, 06:47:25 AM
Excellent, thanks all :thumbsup:

TL.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sebas on May 12, 2006, 05:17:05 PM
And think about it, you change 1 thing and you switched versions.
Than why was the EU-version released 4 months later?  :eyebrow:
Not that I would complain, 4 months free 'testing' for the same version
as those Americans  8)
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Snowstormer on May 12, 2006, 06:22:57 PM
Its possible to connect..however, there's one slight problem - You do not have an account for US-wowservers. you cant log in worldofwarcraft.com with yourr EU-acc, nor can you make an acc there with your EU-key. so you need the US-wow to get an US-acc and able to connect to US-servers. But yes, you will connect to europe servers normally, no matter where you are.
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sinap on May 12, 2006, 09:40:47 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Snowstormer@May 12 2006, 05:22 PM
Its possible to connect..however, there's one slight problem - You do not have an account for US-wowservers. you cant log in worldofwarcraft.com with yourr EU-acc, nor can you make an acc there with your EU-key. so you need the US-wow to get an US-acc and able to connect to US-servers. But yes, you will connect to europe servers normally, no matter where you are.
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I think you kinda misunderstood what TL was asking. I believe he is moving to the US later on in the year, and will buy a US version of the game over there, and use the EU account he has already with Teaelle the watergirl on, on the US version of the game. If this isn't how it is, sorry, ignore me, im a tard :P
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sebas on May 12, 2006, 10:53:47 PM
Sounds stupid, I only bought the game for the serial key. The game itself is all over the net. Though most are beta versions, it's easily patched up to the current patch ;)
TL probably meant that there aren't any problems with localisation or something like
that...i think  :P
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Gorion on May 14, 2006, 12:22:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by Sinap@May 12 2006, 09:40 PM
I think you kinda misunderstood what TL was asking. I believe he is moving to the US later on in the year, and will buy a US version of the game over there, and use the EU account he has already with Teaelle the watergirl on, on the US version of the game. If this isn't how it is, sorry, ignore me, im a tard :P
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hese not moving :P hese going for a vacation, and he wanted to know if he must carry the cds with him, or just buy a us version from there to play with us..
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Sinap on May 14, 2006, 09:20:59 PM
Moving / Vacation, all the same! Dont get picky with me you fat little dorf! :P
Title: Connect to EU WoW Server from US?
Post by: Bastet on May 15, 2006, 08:13:07 AM
You might be addicted if WOW CD's are on your packing list for the holidays :P