Just used $15 on a game I already have

blabber

United States4448 Posts

July 03 2008 03:56 GMT

So I buy the Battle Chest for $20 at a store... great... this is like six years ago in eighth grade. Then recently (you can refer to a previous blog of mine) my CD Key got compromised somehow. No idea how, I hadn't given it to anyone (at least not in recent memory to anyone I know and definitely never online).

Anyways whoever got my cd key will go on USWest for most of the day (occasionally I'll be able to log on. I considered leaving my SC on but I'd rather not use the electricity)

But that kinda sucks, since most of the BW activity on Bnet is on USWest. So I realized that I may never be able to try to get a game on TL Attack! That would suck. So I just went ahead onto the blizzard store and got a new cd key for $15. $15 on a game I already have. GOD DAMNIT

I actually still have the original case with my cd key, so I could send it to Blizzard to get it replaced, but it's actually at my college so I'd probably have to wait several months before I get any replacement back. I plan to eventually get it replaced so I'll have two cd keys. I'll try to sell the replacement key somewhere. So yeah. end rant

micronesia

United States24756 Posts

July 03 2008 03:58 GMT

On July 03 2008 12:56 blabber wrote:
Anyways whoever got my cd key will go on USWest for most of the day (occasionally I'll be able to log on. I considered leaving my SC on but I'd rather not use the electricity)

I leave my computer on all the time so this wouldn't be a problem for me :p

blabber

United States4448 Posts

July 03 2008 04:01 GMT

yeah I really just can't do that. I'm kinda paranoid about having electricity cost go up and CPU life span going down and all that...

FragKrag

United States11556 Posts

July 03 2008 04:06 GMT

Computers don't really use too much electricity.

fusionsdf

Canada15390 Posts

July 03 2008 05:01 GMT

you think thats bad

I lost the password to my steam account with HL, cs1.6, HL2,CS:S and a whole bunch of other games

fuck

QuietIdiot

7004 Posts

July 03 2008 05:06 GMT

On July 03 2008 14:01 fusionsdf wrote:
you think thats bad

I lost the password to my steam account with HL, cs1.6, HL2,CS:S and a whole bunch of other games

fuck

File a complaint/report?

Basically scan your cd-key from the box and send it to steam asking for a pswd reset as well as banning whatever IP the fucker is using. My friend did that and was able to claim his ID back.

MasterOfChaos

Germany2896 Posts

July 03 2008 07:32 GMT

Have you tried registering your CD-Key on the blizzard site and tried the new 26 digit key with a downloaded copy? Idk if that fixes such problems.

SpiritoftheTunA

United States20903 Posts

July 03 2008 07:40 GMT

On July 03 2008 14:06 QuietIdiot wrote:

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This.

This happened to me and I've done it myself. You're kind of fucked if you got everything through steam, though. I got just my copy of HL2 hard, everything else steam, and was still able to get all of my stema account back.

kpcrew

Korea (South)1071 Posts

July 03 2008 08:35 GMT

why didnt you just ask a friend for a cd key?

blabber

United States4448 Posts

July 03 2008 17:02 GMT

#10

On July 03 2008 16:32 MasterOfChaos wrote:
Have you tried registering your CD-Key on the blizzard site and tried the new 26 digit key with a downloaded copy? Idk if that fixes such problems.

I actually did try that but it didn't work. I guess bnet recognizes the 26 digit and the 13 digit as the same.

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