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Spreadie
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I bought Crysis 2 recently, but haven't managed to play it yet. It installs and updates ok, but falls on it's ar$e when I enter the serial code, claiming it's invalid. This was a brand new, sealed, game. I'm thinking this is one of those horrible EA Origin fcuk-ups, and I've raised a case. Christ knows how long it'll take for them to respond.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Now you know me Dave, I somtimes take the pi$$ but I'm not here:
Did it come with bonus content, are you entering that code or the one on the back of the manual? (presuming it's a hard copy)
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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You? Naw, I'm not having that!  Yup, hard copy, brand new and still shrink wrapped. I entered the code from the back of the manual, there are no other codes present. The code registered OK with Origin (eventually), but still fell on it's ar$e when it asked me to enter it prior to playing. I've raised a case with EA, and I'll let them sort it out; which likely means I won't be playing it this side of October.
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adidan
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I think a few people have had this issue. I presume your Origin client is uptodate. Hey ho, no help from me then. No change there then. 
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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EA sent out a new CD key! Spent a few hours yesterday killing Cell troopers and Ceph aliens at 2560x1600 in DX11 ultra textures
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adidan
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Cool. To be fair from what I've read they're pretty good with that sort of thing when they get around to it. Sod off. Git. 
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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Spreadie
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I had to scan a copy of the disc, the manual cover (showing the serial key) and a signed and dated scan of the receipt; uploaded it all to the query page and they fired it back the next day! I'm fairly impressed, considering most people don't have anything nice to say about EA. 
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bobbdobbs
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To be fair, I have never had a problem with EA, even with origins (a poor mans steam) it has even recognized the fact I own C&C 4 and begs me to download it and I think I registered it through steam.
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jonbwfc
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Similar. I had bought an EA game on the Mac - Dragon Age 2 I think it was (I know, I'd enjoyed the first one so..) - and when I installed Origin on my Windows box it recognised I had a licence for DA2 and let me download it for free.
Which was nice.
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pcernie
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Spreadie, what were you to do if you didn't have a scanner?
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Spreadie
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They said a digital photo was acceptable too.
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