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Ubisoft might block Far Cry 4 copies bought through third-party key sellers
We have no real source or validity to this rumor, but news is surfacing the web that Far Cry 4 copies that were bought through third-party resellers like G2Play and G2A will be killed. G2Play for example is huge and is a legit key reseller.
The rumor right now is that the keys have been stolen and maybe that's the reason why they're being blocked. G2Play and G2Aare popular digital retailers based in Hong Kong that scan and/or photograph the keys from retail boxes.
Website eTeknix reported this story; The games are a lot cheaper there and the internet allows them to sell those keys digitally worldwide where the games cost more.
“This is an outrageous and ridiculous way of doing business. And don’t you think as I do, that maybe those people who actually PAY for the game (even though Ubisoft will make a few bucks less in Poland because I bought the game from…I don’t know, a…hungarian original retailer), will, in time, in frustration, after that sort of strategy and behaviour, after the way you made people buy not-finished games, will stop buying them at all or keep using less scrupulous retailers to get what they want? And nobody wants that.”
– Voiced a user on the Ubisoft support forums The above statement doesn’t stand on its own, as the forum thread has 19 pages with over 180 posts at the time of writing, mostly with support for the OP.
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#5003047 Posted on: 01/29/2015 09:39 AM
I thought EA had been selling Ubisoft games on Origin for a while now, i've even bought a few Steamworks games during a Origin sale.
Yeah, I found out a bit later that they had pulled them off their site.
I thought EA had been selling Ubisoft games on Origin for a while now, i've even bought a few Steamworks games during a Origin sale.
Yeah, I found out a bit later that they had pulled them off their site.
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#5003049 Posted on: 01/29/2015 09:48 AM
So a mysterious russian guy is the cause of this all.
3400 merchants affected, that really is disturbing tbh
So a mysterious russian guy is the cause of this all.
3400 merchants affected, that really is disturbing tbh
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#5003053 Posted on: 01/29/2015 09:52 AM
I went ahead and rebought my FC4 Season Pass key straight from Ubisoft store, I will also avoid cjs-cdkeys from now on, simply because they proved to be **** at customer support. I couldn't go trough all their screenshoting/proofing bull**** on an issue that is by now widely known all over the web just to get another banable key in the end at best.
I went ahead and rebought my FC4 Season Pass key straight from Ubisoft store, I will also avoid cjs-cdkeys from now on, simply because they proved to be **** at customer support. I couldn't go trough all their screenshoting/proofing bull**** on an issue that is by now widely known all over the web just to get another banable key in the end at best.
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#5003072 Posted on: 01/29/2015 10:16 AM
I have some suggestions:
1. Don't buy bad games. There are some good games around, so if you have some free time, it's better to spend it with some quality games.
2. Avoid preorders. They drive the prices up, and you may get a lousy game (eg Alien: Colonial Marines). You're just shoving the money at the publisher, supporting the pricing and lack of quality assurance. There are some exceptions, when you're really appreciating the price and you're sure about the quality and you want to support the developer/publisher.
3. Stop buying expensive games. You may think that voting with wallet doesn't work with today's economy, but it does. There are some examples, like Poland. People over weren't buying expensive games and the piracy level was absurd. But now the piracy levels are low and games sell well. How did it happen? One of the publishers came up with an idea to try selling games for around 10€ and it was a huge success. Now, the PC games cost around 30€ on the release day (sometimes even around 20€), compared to the 60€ typical price tag commonly found in the rest of Europe. Console games cost more, but still, I can see a price drop.
4. If a game is really good and you're going to spend a lot of time with it, it may be worth paying some extra price, but only in such case. a good example that I can provide is Starcraft 1. Despite being really expensive for people in Poland at that time, and an easy way to get around protection + access to pirate servers, I know some players for whom it was the first legit game they bought.
5. If you can get the game at a better price, get it at better price as long as it's legit. What's the point of paying extra? For some reason, boxed copies over here are cheaper than on Steam/Origin/UPlay, despite extra manufacturing, distribution, and reseller fees. So why would I want to buy that game directly from the publisher if they want extra $$$?
I have some suggestions:
1. Don't buy bad games. There are some good games around, so if you have some free time, it's better to spend it with some quality games.
2. Avoid preorders. They drive the prices up, and you may get a lousy game (eg Alien: Colonial Marines). You're just shoving the money at the publisher, supporting the pricing and lack of quality assurance. There are some exceptions, when you're really appreciating the price and you're sure about the quality and you want to support the developer/publisher.
3. Stop buying expensive games. You may think that voting with wallet doesn't work with today's economy, but it does. There are some examples, like Poland. People over weren't buying expensive games and the piracy level was absurd. But now the piracy levels are low and games sell well. How did it happen? One of the publishers came up with an idea to try selling games for around 10€ and it was a huge success. Now, the PC games cost around 30€ on the release day (sometimes even around 20€), compared to the 60€ typical price tag commonly found in the rest of Europe. Console games cost more, but still, I can see a price drop.
4. If a game is really good and you're going to spend a lot of time with it, it may be worth paying some extra price, but only in such case. a good example that I can provide is Starcraft 1. Despite being really expensive for people in Poland at that time, and an easy way to get around protection + access to pirate servers, I know some players for whom it was the first legit game they bought.
5. If you can get the game at a better price, get it at better price as long as it's legit. What's the point of paying extra? For some reason, boxed copies over here are cheaper than on Steam/Origin/UPlay, despite extra manufacturing, distribution, and reseller fees. So why would I want to buy that game directly from the publisher if they want extra $$$?
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That's an amazing comment, respect to Kinguin there.
Wonder if UBISoft themselves didn't send the "afflicted" keys out in secret for Far cry and AC, seems like ridiculous amounts that need to be refunded like an attempt to saturate and slowly infect the key market and if didn't go well they just disable those keys...