Guild Wars 2

Hey,

I have a question. I wan’t to purchase GW2 as a gift for a friend of mine who lives in the US. i’m in the EU. Can i purchase it for him and just send him the code? and are the codes region locked?

Yes the codes are locked and region specific. If you buy the code in Europe it has to activated while in Europe, your friend would have to play on a Europe server and download the Europe Client. Once the account is activated in Europe it should be able to log in from the USA or anywhere else in the world.

The GW2 codes are regionlocked for the sake of purchase and registration, so you will not be able to buy a code for your US friend while in the EU, sorry.

Maybe you could get another friend in the US to buy the game in your stead, and you pay them back?

Slark.1263:

Yes the codes are locked and region specific. If you buy the code in Europe it has to activated while in Europe, your friend would have to play on a Europe server and download the Europe Client. Once the account is activated in Europe it should be able to log in from the USA or anywhere else in the world.

This isn’t completely accurate. I think you’re right that a European code has to be activated in Europe, but you can play on any server. Same goes for American codes (except I think those work everywhere except Europe.)

I’m in the EU and using a European code and for a while I was on a US server, just to try it out.