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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Too bad people got scammed
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To be honest, it's bad people got scammed. But it only happened because they wanted to go cheep on the keys, and could have been avoided...
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Theres nothing wrong with shopping around for a better price. Hows that any different to doing so with physical copies? With any product?
Unless the were dodgy RU, VPN or actually stolen keys of which ubi isnt even saying or providing info on, then I dont see why they can ban them simply because gamers didnt buy direct from Uplay.
Its not like ubi has any moral ground to stand on given the state they release games in. Its like they're saying that them and them alone are the only one who are allowed to be cheap.
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G2play is totally legit, there's nothing wrong getting the best price for a game, in fact I encourage this very much. it is a question of market and its demand, be happy there is competition as that actually drives prices down opposed to forcibly paying 60 EURO per game.
In the past this happened one time before, also with G2Play, they fully credited the game back to the customers. They are pioneering in a market where the software houses try to push the highest prices, as such I have nothing other then respect for that company.
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I recently got Resident Evil Remaster via G2Pla and it hasnt been banned.
Though as others around the web have pointed out, its best to buy from G2play direct rather than some shifty thirdparty that sells via G2A/Play partner program. Same goes for Kinguin.
The best thing G2A/Play do now is to release a statement of some sorts. Anything.