DS1 & LoA Gameplay Discussion (spoiler warning)

Prologue

So after a move, I found out that I lost my LoA CD key. Thought for sure that is it was contained in the little CD slip/envelope thing, but turns out that it was actually in the user manual that comes with the box.
And, of course, the manual is what's missing. Typical.

Short of resorting to key-gens/pirating or buying a whole new game, how do I get a new key? Is there somewhere I contact to have them send me a replacement? Fat chance I know.. YEARS LATER after everything goes away, but this game was supported by Microsoft, right?

I know that the Zaurask, Hassat and goblin's are helping the Shadowjumper and/or causing chaos but still why do they try to make you feel sorry for the Utraean's in most of the game. From what I learned in my many year's of game play and lore reading the Utraean's kinda caused everything in LOA. The Utraean's enslaved the Zaurask and Hassat, Did little Dr.Frankenstein experiment's in the hall's of the lost and they Consider themselves the master race in Aranna. I don't know what you guy's think but they sound pretty evil to me.

Alright, Anyone know/have the popular mod 'Legends of Hyperborea' For Dungeon siege? Well, recently I got it and started playing. Problem is- what the hell do I do? I found the Dark elf partner you use to get out of 'the hole' and I'm around the point where you fight the massive group of skeletons surrounded around their lord. I beat them all, but.. What now? I did a quick Suicide-run around the map to clear up a path, and I find myself running in circles chased by HORDES of monsters! Where am I supposed to go? I do hope I'll get some help here.

Archers are op, warriors suck early game then beat the hell out of everything, mages are meh.

To begin with there is a very important mechanic: kiting. Kiting allows you to move out of the way of projectiles (very useful when retreating), run away from slow melee enemies, and is still useful when fighting fast ones, since they tend to have a fast attack speed, and you as a squishy wizard or godly archer can reduce the interval they can attack you in.

I have played DS since it came out in April of '02
Love the game, I dont care if people hate hack-and-slash and click-to-shoot games and the such, this game is still fun (much due to the fact of Siege Editor)
I am wondering...
Is Zonematch still up or is it a desolate field of serverside info and memories
back in '05 before a mod hit my comp w/ a virus and i had to get and new one and my DS CD broke all I saw were names in Red
Do people still even play this game online?

I hope this is the right section to post this in. I decided to try the Allysium demo & play it as far as it went, but have run into a snag, & hope someone can give me a hint. I'm at the gate to leave Marafet, have the key, but am stumped on how to use it. Can't get the gate open. Can anyone help? Or is this the end of the demo?