Do you need a key to play Diablo 2 on multiple accounts?

My brother, a couple of friends, and I all want to play Diablo together.

I know that it isn't possible to use one disc to play Diablo 3 on all accounts due to the key issue. However, is it possible to buy Diablo 2 and use the one disc to gain access to the game on all four accounts? Or does the key issue still remain?

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Best Answer

It may depend upon which version of Diablo 2 you are playing. Older versions, such as 1.10 and 1.11, still required the CD to be present in the drive during gameplay, at least at the start. So if it is one of those versions, you could still do it if the computers are nearby (same room) but it may be a hassle.

But the current version 1.13 doesn't require the CD to be present each time you launch the game. You would need 4 different CD keys to play all four of you online via battle.net, but for local play via a LAN or via TCP/IP play, you can have the same CD key used during install and there is no need to have it in the drive when playing if you have done the "full install."

So what may make sense, even if you have the old version, is install whatever version on the 4 machines (it takes a while) and then update to the current version by connecting to battle.net or via their downloadable installer. Then you are set with CD-less LAN plan on all four machines.

Also note that there is Diablo 2 ("Classic") and Diablo 2 Expansion: Lord of Destruction ("LoD") and this applies to either version.

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Can I have multiple Diablo 2 Accounts?

According to Blizzard Terms you are allowed to have 3 Battle Net accounts on your name. This means that you can buy Second CD KEY for Diablo 2 Resurrected and play with multiple accounts on 1 game.

Can I play Diablo 2 on multiple computers?

Yes, you can put D2R on as many computers as you want. You can log in to ANY computer with D2R on it with your Bnet account and play your online chars from anywhere. The license is tied to your Bnet account, not the PC. Your Bnet account is like a key ring.

Do I have to buy multiple copies of Diablo 2?

You can only have one copy of Diablo 2 per Battlenet account. If you wish to have your children play you can do that though. To buy D2 2000 or LoD 2001 for them you can buy it as a gift.

Do you have to buy Diablo 2 for each system?

Plus, you will have to purchase Diablo 2: Resurrected on each individual system. While there is cross-buy between PS4 and PS5 as well as Xbox Series X and Xbox One, if you wanted to transfer your character from PS5 to Nintendo Switch you'd have to buy two separate copies of the game.

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