- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
I had a pirated copy for a few days, since it was going to be a whole blamming week before my dad could go to Best Buy. I had the same problem. Basically, since you have an invalid cd key, it locks you out of the game when you download the update. Then, you have to install the no-cd patch. Once you have the no-cd patch, the game thinks you are running a different build of the game than everybody else without a no cd patch. Or something like that. So you can only play with people who have the no cd patch installed.
Just buy the -blam!- game, it's only $25 at Best Buy nowadays.