can you get banned for buying a CD key from another site?

[Auditore]

One person in one of my other games told me that he will be buying Fallout 4 from g2 a and i was wondering if it is against the terms of service?

[River]

If the key was stolen or received through an illegitimate means, yes. Most keys aren't, but there's been a few big issues over the last few years.

[Democracy Officer 0311]

is this question for real or are you just pretending to be stupid?

[Auditore]

Originally posted by kordulus:

is this question for real or are you just pretending to be stupid?

who said anything stupid i'm just making sure if the guy was doing something illegal or not?

[Josh]

No you can't be banned for it, as far as I know. You may have your key revoked if the supplier purchased it fraduently though (using stolen credit cards for example).

Just be careful who you buy from. If it's some unknown cd key site that only operates on the internet, has no feedback and no customer support etc...it's not a good indication.

In addition, any company asking you to change your location to activate a game, or wanting to screen share so they can watch your game activation is a bit sketchy, avoid those places.


All in all, there are a lot of legitimate companies that offer great prices, so shop around and think a bit before you buy.

[WolfEisberg]

Originally posted by Sir Auditore:

One person in one of my other games told me that he will be buying Fallout 4 from ♥♥♥♥ and i was wondering if it is against the terms of service?

keyradar.com is a great site to go to to find out if a key seller is legitimate or not. If they are not legitimate, you run the risk of having your game banned. And even if your key is not banned, there is a still a really good chance that there is some innocent victim involved in a crime, or a region has higher prices than what it used to be because of the key reselling market.

On that keyradar.com site, all you type in is the domain name. for example http://www.gog.com, you would just type in gog or gog.com only.

Basically the most ethical and moral thing to do is to stay away from any site that is not authorized, and that keyradar.com site will help you learn who is authorized and who is not.

[Auditore]

Originally posted by Bethesda Fanboy:

No you can't be banned for it, as far as I know. You may have your key revoked if it was purchased from the supplier fraduently though (using stolenc redit cards for example).

Just be careful who you may from. If it'ss ome unknown cd key site that only operates on the internet, has no feedback and no customer support etc...it's not a good indication.

In addition, any company asking you to change your location to activate a game, or wanting to screen share so they can watch your game activation is a bit sketchy, avoid those places.


All in all, there are a lot of legitimate companies that offer great prices, so shop around and think a bit before you buy.

what about g2@ ?

[Captain Murphy The Villian]

Buy it from www.GreenManGaming.com and use the coupon they are offering and get Fallout 4 for $48. That is what I did

[River]

Originally posted by Sir Auditore:

what about g2@ ?

They're a third-party auction site. Depends on the user doing the reselling. It's about as dependable as ebay for digital stuff would be without buyer protection.

[PJ]

Only if it is a feminist site.

[nico98x]

i bought a game at g2@ + steam random keys and every key worked.You just have to look at the customer reviews.

[Josh]

Originally posted by Sir Auditore:

Originally posted by Bethesda Fanboy:

No you can't be banned for it, as far as I know. You may have your key revoked if it was purchased from the supplier fraduently though (using stolenc redit cards for example).

Just be careful who you may from. If it'ss ome unknown cd key site that only operates on the internet, has no feedback and no customer support etc...it's not a good indication.

In addition, any company asking you to change your location to activate a game, or wanting to screen share so they can watch your game activation is a bit sketchy, avoid those places.


All in all, there are a lot of legitimate companies that offer great prices, so shop around and think a bit before you buy.

what about g2@ ?

g2@ are bad, because they're a marketplace. Any old joe can sell steam keys and that's a major problem. It's different from an actual business that sells their games...

[Josh]

Originally posted by eisberg:

Originally posted by Sir Auditore:

One person in one of my other games told me that he will be buying Fallout 4 from ♥♥♥♥ and i was wondering if it is against the terms of service?

keyradar.com is a great site to go to to find out if a key seller is legitimate or not. If they are not legitimate, you run the risk of having your game banned. And even if your key is not banned, there is a still a really good chance that there is some innocent victim involved in a crime, or a region has higher prices than what it used to be because of the key reselling market.

On that keyradar.com site, all you type in is the domain name. for example http://www.gog.com, you would just type in gog or gog.com only.

Basically the most ethical and moral thing to do is to stay away from any site that is not authorized, and that keyradar.com site will help you learn who is authorized and who is not.

That site is quite poor...all it does is identify "authorised resellers". It does not identify whether the business in question is legitimate and reliable at all.

Plenty of companies are not "authorised resellers" but their keys still work and they are all acquired legally.

Usually companies with a physical storefront (an actual game store) get boxed copies sent to them, they recycle the plastic and paper materials, drill holes in the discs and throw them away by the tonne.

Then they keep the key and sell it to you. That way there is only 1 buyer. There is nothing illegal about that - they purchased their stock legally and have decided to sell the key instead of the physical copy.