# Lich King: Disc or Download?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 13, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598 "2008-11-13T21:34:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598/1 "2008-11-13T21:34:55Z")

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My local GameStop was open at midnight, but I was too lazy to go stand in line.

I **bought** the Burning Crusade discs, but wound up downloading the game anyway, so what do y’all think I should do: buy the expansion pack and load it, or download off the net?

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598/2 "2008-11-13T22:18:04Z")

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Never mind. I read the primer. Damn, I’m glad ignorance isn’t painful!😃

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**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598/3 "2008-11-13T22:35:18Z")

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So is it not downloadable? I suspect that it’s just too damn big. A pity, because my 4-yr old desktop on which I usually play is not equipped with a DVD drive, so in addition to buying the game, I think I’m going to have to buy a new drive to install it. ☹

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**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598/4 "2008-11-13T23:09:11Z")

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1. There is a download available–not sure where, but my friend had to do that as her computer doesn’t have a DVD drive.

2. You know you need to buy the pack regardless, right, for the activation code?

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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lich-king-disc-or-download/472598/5 "2008-11-14T02:08:21Z")

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Yeah, that’s what threw me off when I began playing the game.

I thought you just installed it and start playing, but (duh, Quasi), it’s one of those \*\*multi-player on-line \*\* games, so yeah, you have to buy the discs, and to play - you create an account.

I’m new to gaming and still learning too. Folks like **Jayn** have been kind enough to help me out.