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This thread has been linked to the game 'Unreal Tournament 2004'.
Right - I went out and lawfully PURCHASED a copy of UT2004, but when it came to installation, the damn game refused to accept the cd key that came with it...
Anyway after much cursing and after browsing the unreal website in a vain attempt to find a valid customer services link for the UK, I did the only thing left, KEYGEN style...
I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those of us that still actually buy games. (on my Keygen hunt I came across Many Many cracked copies)
Anyway will I be able to play this on the official servers?
Otherwise Ill take it back to the retailer and demand it be swapped tomorrow...
Anyway after much cursing and after browsing the unreal website in a vain attempt to find a valid customer services link for the UK, I did the only thing left, KEYGEN style...
I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those of us that still actually buy games. (on my Keygen hunt I came across Many Many cracked copies)
Anyway will I be able to play this on the official servers?
Otherwise Ill take it back to the retailer and demand it be swapped tomorrow...
Right - I went out and lawfully PURCHASED a copy of UT2004, but when it came to installation, the damn game refused to accept the cd key that came with it...
Anyway after much cursing and after browsing the unreal website in a vain attempt to find a valid customer services link for the UK, I did the only thing left, KEYGEN style...
I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those of us that still actually buy games. (on my Keygen hunt I came across Many Many cracked copies)
Anyway will I be able to play this on the official servers?
Otherwise Ill take it back to the retailer and demand it be swapped tomorrow...
Anyway after much cursing and after browsing the unreal website in a vain attempt to find a valid customer services link for the UK, I did the only thing left, KEYGEN style...
I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those of us that still actually buy games. (on my Keygen hunt I came across Many Many cracked copies)
Anyway will I be able to play this on the official servers?
Otherwise Ill take it back to the retailer and demand it be swapped tomorrow...
I know someone at college who had the exact same thing happen to him. You should be able to use it on any servers without a problem since it's obviously a valid key that your keygen threw out, but the best way to find out is to try it and see...
It's not like they're gonna trace you and come round to your house.
It's not like they're gonna trace you and come round to your house.
heh heh I've probably got your mates key then :-)
Have you actually tried playing online? As I would have thought it would not work. Keygens usually pick out keys that install a game but playing online is not usually possible.
If your CD key you got with the game didnt work then you should seek in getting a replacement. I had Raven Shield with my graphics card and that didnt come with a CD Key so I couldnt play it online, as you didnt need to CD Key to install. I got in touch with Ubisoft who asked for a reciept of the graphics card and I got my key.
In the mean time it wont hurt to have a illegal key but I wouldnt risk going online as I think you will only be able to play on cracked servers anyway.
If your CD key you got with the game didnt work then you should seek in getting a replacement. I had Raven Shield with my graphics card and that didnt come with a CD Key so I couldnt play it online, as you didnt need to CD Key to install. I got in touch with Ubisoft who asked for a reciept of the graphics card and I got my key.
In the mean time it wont hurt to have a illegal key but I wouldnt risk going online as I think you will only be able to play on cracked servers anyway.
adrian wrote:
> In the mean time it wont hurt to have a illegal key but I wouldnt
> risk going online as I think you will only be able to play on cracked
> servers anyway.
I'm not following. Where's the risk?
> In the mean time it wont hurt to have a illegal key but I wouldnt
> risk going online as I think you will only be able to play on cracked
> servers anyway.
I'm not following. Where's the risk?
Well the Key Generator allowed me to install, but got detected as soon as I attempted to go online...
So I uninstalled the game and scoured the net in earnest... after much Googling worships Google
I stumbled across a forum with users with the same key problems...
it turns out that due to the VERY wierd print font on the cd key
A & R, 8 & B, 7 & Z, M & N, V & U are very hard to distinguish!!
So after trial and error I have got my CD key to work, installing now...final test will be whether or not it lets me play online
So I uninstalled the game and scoured the net in earnest... after much Googling worships Google
I stumbled across a forum with users with the same key problems...
it turns out that due to the VERY wierd print font on the cd key
A & R, 8 & B, 7 & Z, M & N, V & U are very hard to distinguish!!
So after trial and error I have got my CD key to work, installing now...final test will be whether or not it lets me play online
tigamilla wrote:
> I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed
> to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those
> of us that still actually buy games.
I agree, in fact I've suffered this problem before. When my copy of Delta Force Black Hawk Down arrived it didn't come with a cd-key and therefore I couldn't install it. After sending an e-mail to novalogic they basically said "send it back and get a replacement" but I wasn't prepared to wait even longer to play the game, baring in mind I got the game before the weekend so I probably wouldn't have got a replacement for a fair few days. I should rightfully have been playing it there and then, so I did what I've never done before, went on the net and got a cd-key from there.
I don't feel guilty, I'm a loyal customer to the game industry, never use pirate software, but I do expect when I pat upwards of £30 for a game, for it to arrive intact. I shouldn't have to go on the web and search for a cd-key because someone misplaced mine.
> I dont feel guilty about it as I paid money for it, I am very opposed
> to game piracy but they should put more effort into rewarding those
> of us that still actually buy games.
I agree, in fact I've suffered this problem before. When my copy of Delta Force Black Hawk Down arrived it didn't come with a cd-key and therefore I couldn't install it. After sending an e-mail to novalogic they basically said "send it back and get a replacement" but I wasn't prepared to wait even longer to play the game, baring in mind I got the game before the weekend so I probably wouldn't have got a replacement for a fair few days. I should rightfully have been playing it there and then, so I did what I've never done before, went on the net and got a cd-key from there.
I don't feel guilty, I'm a loyal customer to the game industry, never use pirate software, but I do expect when I pat upwards of £30 for a game, for it to arrive intact. I shouldn't have to go on the web and search for a cd-key because someone misplaced mine.