I want to play the Co-Op missions with my friend, but he's on the fence about getting LOTV. I know back when HOTS released Blizzard added a feature that made anyone in your party "own" your expansion for purposes of multiplayer. I'm wondering if that still applies to the Co-Op mode.
Starcraft – Do both players need to own Legacy of the Void to play co-op missions
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It's in the Account/Region dropdown menu on the Starcraft page in the Battle.Net client. Similar to how you would install the PTR for other games.
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If you purchased the game digitally, they will be available through the Starcraft 2: Legacy of the Void Beta Client. You will need to install the Beta and launch it to access the missions.
Click on the 'Campaign' button, and on the Whispers of Oblivion page, click the 'New Campaign' button to begin playing the Prologue.
You can access the Beta from the Battle.Net Client. Change the Region dropdown to 'Beta: Legacy of the Void' and click install.
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Best Answer
According to a post on Reddit it appears it is not needed to play co-op mode.
The key points in the post are:
In a separate thread found here, a user says that if you party up with a friend that owns LotV, you get full access as long as you stay in party, so you'd be able to play the 3 commanders not included normally.