I need to buy the game again?

[Chaganaga-2391]

I cant launch the game it shows me buy the game.Why?
prev i owned classic,roc,tft wich i buy on shop blizzard and was binded to my acccaunt,why i need to buy it again?

[Leviathan-1945]

You don’t have to purchase WC3 again. If you owned a copy of the original Reign of Chaos, you can play the Classic mode in Reforged. If you haven’t already, you must link your RoC game key to your Battlenet account.

PSA - Linking Classic Game Keys to Your Battlenet Account

I’ve seen several of these so it may be helpful to make a post on it. Some people who have not purchased Warcraft 3: Reforged are finding that with the update, they can’t get into the game at all, not even to play Classic mode. In order to play Classic without buying Reforged, one has to own the original Warcraft 3. Meaning, you must prove to Battlenet that you indeed do own the original WC3. And that is done by linking your Reign of Chaos* game key to your Battlenet account. To do that, go …

[emiTanoroC-2409]

Same problem. I have to reinstall everytime this happens. They do it to make you spend money again. Also what the heck is up with verification email to log into this website? its ridiculous. Fix it!