• EA's Origin service fucks up, offers infinite $20 off coupons, possibly banning users which took adv
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[QUOTE=J!NX;38034012]anyone have an extra crysis / Sim 2 they care to spare[/QUOTE] I believe I do on The Sims 2, I can give you the account it's on so you can have fun with it. I put the files on a disc in case I were to have gotten banned.
[QUOTE=Hellborg 65;38033596]There is no justifiable reason for which they can use to ban us. THEY made a mistake, THEY paid the price, we don't need to be punished for THEIR mistake.[/QUOTE] Yeah there is, we exploited their shitty one time use code. They can ban and they probably will or just remove the games, but who didn't see that one coming? Just install the games first and you should be alright.
[QUOTE=DaDillsta;38034028]Yeah there is, we exploited their shitty one time use code. They can ban and they probably will or just remove the games, but who didn't see that one coming? Just install the games first and you should be alright.[/QUOTE] They would have to go through the burden of banning thousands of people, that would look bad on them.
[QUOTE=Rocko's;38034022]I believe I do on The Sims 2, I can give you the account it's on so you can have fun with it. I put the files on a disc in case I were to have gotten banned.[/QUOTE] aight I wont do anything weird I promise :v: does it need origin to play? if so can it be cracked?
[QUOTE=Rocko's;38034055]They would have to go through the burden of banning thousands of people, that would look bad on them.[/QUOTE] As if EA hasn't made an ass of themselves many many times in the past.
[QUOTE=J!NX;38034065]aight I wont do anything weird I promise :v: does it need origin to play? if so can it be cracked?[/QUOTE] All games via Origin come with a modified exe I believe. So it won't require a disc to play, nor will it need Origin. Similar to Steam and third party games.
[QUOTE=Hellborg 65;38033596]There is no justifiable reason for which they can use to ban us. THEY made a mistake, THEY paid the price, we don't need to be punished for THEIR mistake.[/QUOTE] Nobody reads the Terms of Service anymore.
[QUOTE=DaDillsta;38034073]As if EA hasn't made an ass of themselves many many times in the past.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but this isn't just a game or a few people. This is practically every new person that joined Origin. Most of the people that registered on Origin last night were people using that code only.
Awesome. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/7xgso.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Rocko's;38034099]Yeah, but this isn't just a game or a few people. This is practically every new person that joined Origin. Most of the people that registered on Origin last night were people using that code only.[/QUOTE] Yeah, and they probably don't care if we used it once. But the fact that we were able to exploit it using multiple games is what's going to get it screwed up.
I can see this being EA on Monday after seeing what happened with that coupon, [video=youtube;A9l9wxGFl4k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9l9wxGFl4k[/video] Should start it at 2:49.
Guys, I already said I phoned up EA. They said they are not banning the accounts, just taking the games away if you got like, 8+ games. I still haven't gotten banned and I only got Dark Spore and Spore.
[QUOTE=zanaman3000;38034292]Guys, I already said I phoned up EA. They said they are not banning the accounts, just taking the games away if you got like, 8+ games. I still haven't gotten banned and I only got Dark Spore and Spore.[/QUOTE] I have 7 games FUQ DA POLIS
[QUOTE=zanaman3000;38034292]Guys, I already said I phoned up EA. They said they are not banning the accounts, just taking the games away if you got like, 8+ games. I still haven't gotten banned and I only got Dark Spore and Spore.[/QUOTE] I got 6 so I guess I'm in the clear.
[QUOTE=zanaman3000;38034292]Guys, I already said I phoned up EA. They said they are not banning the accounts, just taking the games away if you got like, 8+ games. I still haven't gotten banned and I only got Dark Spore and Spore.[/QUOTE] Honestly at this point they'd be better off just to leave them. It's free publicity, free advertisement, and even if they shut them out of the Origin account they're still playable anyways. They're only going to deter the people who aren't smart enough to launch them outside of Origin, and considering the fact that the people managed to exploit the code and get multiple games on one account I'm sure they're smart enough to make a shortcut.
[QUOTE=Rocko's;38034079]All games via Origin come with a modified exe I believe. So it won't require a disc to play, nor will it need Origin. Similar to Steam and third party games.[/QUOTE] if you send use IM's of course I'll download, test off origin, then throw it back to you
So, sorry if I'm just repeating the same shit, but can I get a confirmation of whether the code is still working or they killed it? agree works disagree killed
So yesterday they disabled Burnout for me, I contacted their live support and they gave it back to me. I wonder if they knew if I got it with that code and for free. Welp, that's good enough for me.
Would anyone like to share their account with me that has mass effect 1/2 on it? <3
Anyone have an account with the Sims 2 Double Deluxe? I kinda sorta wanna borrow it :V
is it appropriate to ask live support for the keys of our games that can be added to our steam library? you know, incase they do that audit.
gave away one of my sims 2 double deluxes, have it installed don't see why I'll ever need it again. got the CD key too so it's all fine with me. [editline]14th October 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=mstenger404;38034782]is it appropriate to ask live support for the keys of our games that can be added to our steam library? you know, incase they do that audit.[/QUOTE] They would tell you it's been emailed to you.
[QUOTE=mstenger404;38034782]is it appropriate to ask live support for the keys of our games that can be added to our steam library? you know, incase they do that audit.[/QUOTE] I checked, none of the games have keys that can be activated on steam. [url]https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601[/url]
welp they banned me sweeterino I don't give a fuck. at least I think they did cause Sims 2 Seasons can't verify. at least my main is safe.
So they're banning accounts that have used the coupon code multiple times? I guess all of my accounts are safe, then.
I made one account with a ton of games on it, but earlier (since I didn't know any better) I made like 8 alt accounts with one game each. If the main account with tons of games is banned, will they ban each individual alt account?
Man, I think I am going to bring out the glue, crayons, and glitter and make a heartfelt thank you note to EA. Intentional or not, I am pretty happy.
[QUOTE=Rocko's;38035078]welp they banned me sweeterino I don't give a fuck. at least I think they did cause Sims 2 Seasons can't verify. at least my main is safe.[/QUOTE] They haven't banned anyone, and I doubt they bothered disabling Burnout Paradise. I don't see why they would have disabled it of all games, especially when they gave it out for free specifically on purpose before.
[QUOTE=milkandcooki;38035118]So they're banning accounts that have used the coupon code multiple times? I guess all of my accounts are safe, then.[/QUOTE] Mine hasn't gotten banned.
Burnout Paradise is such a flaming piece of shit It's literally unplayable, it crashes instantly to desktop every time it even remotely gets close to gameplay I can't make it past any menus
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