I'm asking because I'm going to buy the digital download of the game on Amazon and gift my key to a friend who can't do online purchases and does not have the game available retail in his area.
Wouldn't it just work that he could activate the key here on the site, and download the client there, and then could play with me normally?
I would not think it would be region locked. Once he sets up an account with the key, there is an option to download the game client from the "my account" button at the top of the page.
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