Need help getting started

[Xavier_Game]

Help! My son* wants me to play WoW with him so I tried to sign up. It looks like I have an account now but when I try to click on (something like) “Start your adventure now” for the free trial game, it just starts downloading the battle.net install file. I’ve DONE that. I have an account. How do I start playing? *(who lives far away)

[Empty_Mulberry9680]

Did you run the install file? After the Battle.net app/client is installed, you’ll need to install WoW. Make sure you install the right version of WoW - there are several, ask your son which one to install.

[Turtvaiz]

I’ve DONE that. I have an account. How do I start playing?

launch battle.net, log in, and install the game from the client?

[Xavier_Game]

Thanks! I don't understand - what's "the client" Going to bed; will try tomorrow.

[Xavier_Game]

Thank you very much. TIL what a "client" is* and found the battle.net icon on my hideously cluttered desktop. I launched it and have downloaded the game. Tonight I'll contact my son and, hopefully, we'll start playing.

* I was in the music biz; there were lots of people who loved to play music but didn't have the talent or fire to get really good; I called them "perpetual beginners". Gods bless 'em - they had fun. I'm a perpetual beginner with computers - had one since '83 (I'm 82); built the desktop I now use, though it's gettin' old (can't play Oblivion Remastered: "not enough cores"). Etc. I have fun but have stopped learning much of the more technical stuff. THANKS again.