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6/24/2019 2:33:46 AM
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battlenet to steam question

With the game moving to the Steam client, I was wondering if we would have to reinstall the game. I have a limited download speed (4mbs, yeah I know, country bumpkin net) and really don't want to have to spend a week to redownload the game. Steam has the option to search for already installed games or put them in your library if they're not a Steam game so I want to know if that's possible with D2. tl;dr I just wanna know if I won't have to reinstall the game.

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  • Unfortunately that information is not yet available. However, it could be that the game will just be patched to work with the Steam launcher, instead of a full re-install. Just keep an eye out for updates.

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  • Searching for already-installed games through Steam is so that you can play external games through the Steam interface (having your friends list availabke, screenshot, etc). It's not for showing steam that you already have a Steam game installed elsewhere. In general, you will need to install fresh. That being said, you may be able to 'cheat the system' by starting the installation so you can see where it's going to put the files, canceling the installation, moving the old folder over, starting up the installation again, and then right clicking, going to properties, and telling it to verify the integrity. However, doing all of that may still lead to a failed or messed up installation (such as if specific logs need to be put in place on what files were installed where, etc). So, I would not recommend you attempting it and would suggest simply installing fresh once the move happens. There's a lot that can go wrong when you try and do things a system isn't intended to be prepared for.

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