hey guys i downloaded all that stuff and put the patch in my d2 folder. then ran the gateway thing and connected to it. well i came to a halt. well... i dont know what to do after that. i have a cracked-cd-key and so i cant join battle.net i was wondering a few things. do you have to have a real CD-Key that works and am i missing something on how to log in... here is what i did. 1. downloaded all the things "NEEDED" thats not counting map hack. 2. copy / paste (aka. drag and dropped) the patch into my D2 folder. 3. opened up the realm thingy .exe and went to diablo 2. under west (im west duh..) then clicked connect. it said it was connected. i then opened up diablo 2 like i was going to play it. and what do ya know. i click on battle.net and it says i cant play due to modem or what ever (aka. saying my account does not work) (because its a cracked CD-Key) does anyone got some input on what im doing wrong? much appreciated thanks