And I managed to find Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds Saga (the original game and Clone Wars) for $2.50. Needless to say, I picked it up- I'd played the Clone Wars expansion at my ex's house, and loved it.
Only... I opened it just now and find it only has the first disk. Now I know I'm an idiot, and I should have checked in the store, but... anyone know any place I can legally get the second disk? JUST the second disk?
Posted by TL (Member # 8124) on :
No. But there's always illegally. The universe owes you this one.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
For $2.50? The universe doesn't owe bupkes.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
Yeah, it was cheap. I was hoping I'd find just the second disc on Ebay(I've seen that a lot with video games that have four or five discs), but no dice.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
You might try contacting LucasArts. If you can prove that you're the original owner (have the original serial number, proof of purchase, and whatnot), they might be willing to send you the second disk for a nominal fee. Some companies offer media replacement when part of a product is damaged, lost, or destroyed.
Failing that, I don't think you're likely to find an entirely white-market way to get a single disk. But it is available for $15 through Froogle, or about $18 through Amazon.
Posted by Traceria (Member # 11820) on :
That could work. Did that with an audiobook once and an anime series another time, and the company sent just the disc with the error both times. Worth a shot!
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Except that he's not the original owner.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
That doesn't preclude him proving ownership. It depends on their rules.
Posted by Tinros (Member # 8328) on :
She, guys. I'm a she.
I did legally buy it- it's not stolen or downloaded, so maybe. Then again, it's LucasArts.
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Actually, depending on the EULA, the original purchaser may not have purchased a copy of the software at all, but just a license to use the software. A license that is non-transferable.
Posted by Sterling (Member # 8096) on :
Apologies for the gender confusion, Tinros.
In most cases, these days, the purchaser of game software is purchasing a license. But in many cases, the EULA also allows for a transfer of that license assuming all software is transferred and the original is un-installed. And following through on that portion of the EULA would generally fall on the shoulders of the first purchaser, not whoever the license should transfer to.
It's most likely to come down to whether the missing disk is an "install" disk (necessary only for the initial installation) or a "play" disk (necessary to be in the drive to begin playing.) If it's the former, many companies are likely to give the benefit of the doubt; it's the latter that makes companies concerned about multiple people playing off of the same copy.
Of course, it depends on the EULA, the company's policies, and possibly who you get at the help line on a particular day. Still, it's a perfectly reasonable thing to try.
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