Playing Warband on desktop and laptop

[Maenardil]

I'm currently testing Warband, and installed it on my desktop and laptop. Can I play Warband simultaneously on two computers using my serial?

I'm not asking for technical possibility (this I can check myself) but more of a "legal" side. I don't want get ban or something.

 

[Darian]

Mount&Blade is allowed to be activated on up to two systems within any 60-day period. It is common for software to allow you to install it on two or three home systems from the same license in this sort of manner; however, Warband probably requires each connecting user to have a unique serial.

 

[Archonsod]

Though I think the beta is limited to a single machine.

 

[Darkness]

Why would you want to play warband at the same time? I think it would be rather hard controlling 2 players at once. Unless of course you wouldn't be controlling one which I think is a break in legality.

 

[Regendur]

What about just installing it on two computers? For instance, I currently have it installed on the one I use more at home, but not on my new, better computer. I don't use the new computer as much, but I'd like to have it installed there so I can test how high I can push the graphics in multiplayer. Would that be legal, or would I have to uninstall Warband from my old computer?

 

[ferryman]

I think someone had this problem and he said that his brother/uncle/friend (cant remmember correctly) wanted to play with him and he got it working on both PCs with the same serial. But im not 100% sure i will try to find that topic.
here's the link : http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,74654.0.html

 

[Darkness]

Indeed, but I would be careful, you never know when they may install the ban hammer for multiple serial log ins and such.

 

[zaldron]

Would this not be the same as trying to play any other game online at the same time with only one key? Take Diablo 2 for instance, I could only get on one machine at a time with my key, says some message along the lines of "your key is currently in use" haha

 

[Darkness]

Would this not be the same as trying to play any other game online at the same time with only one key? Take Diablo 2 for instance, I could only get on one machine at a time with my key, says some message along the lines of "your key is currently in use" haha

Indeed. But I don't think it checks for that yet. So it technically can be done. But you never know if there is a penalty for it or when a penalty does come, would it be retro-active. So I would just recommend using 1 CD key per comp at a time. Dont use it at the same time.

 

[Regendur]

Okay, so does that mean as long as I don't use Warband on both computers at the same time, I'm okay?

 

[Archonsod]

Yes serial check is done by the main server. And only 1 player can play with the same serial at the same time. So there's no need to worry.

In response to the link being posted in the Turkish forum.