same cd key after removing and buying same game...

[SpAcEgObLiN]

here is my argument with pending refund.

lost old email a while back and made a new one for steam and forgot the uplay password for old email this cd key was linked to.

after removing the game from account and re buying it. it was the same old cd key.

So basicaly I bought a download that I threw away already expecting to get a new one, but basicaly was ♥♥♥♥ed over again lmfao... just wanted an opinion on this repurchase logic... Is a game key permanantly locked to a steam account even after you remove a game from your account and buy a completely new digital download?

[Paratech2008]

You have to buy a game on a new steam account to get a new key. That's the way it always has been.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by SpAcEgObLiN:

here is my argument with pending refund.
Is a game key permanantly locked to a steam account even after you remove a game from your account and buy a completely new digital download?

Yup. Because "removing" a game from your account does not really remove it.
It just deactivates the license and hides the game in your library. But the key is still locked to your account and if you buy the game again it will just reactivate the old license.

Its the same as restoring the license yourself with the Support page.

[SpAcEgObLiN]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by SpAcEgObLiN:

here is my argument with pending refund.
Is a game key permanantly locked to a steam account even after you remove a game from your account and buy a completely new digital download?

Yup. Because "removing" a game from your account does not really remove it.
It just deactivates the license and hids the game in your library. But the key is still locked to your account and if yo buy the game again it will just reactivate the old license.

Its the same as restoring the license yourself with the Support page.

Damn, that's a little ridiculious.

[Spawn of Totoro]

During the removal process it states:

Note: Removed products will not be automatically uninstalled nor will achievements and playtime be removed from your profile. You should uninstall before removing, or you will need to manually remove local content later. In addition, should you repurchase this game in the future, you will not receive a different CD key.

One reason is so people don't bypass bans by trying to use a different key then they one they were banned on.

[SpAcEgObLiN]

Originally posted by Paratech2008:

You have to buy a game on a new steam account to get a new key. That's the way it always has been.

Never really had a problem like this, thanks for letting me know though.

[SpAcEgObLiN]

Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:

During the removal process it states:

Note: Removed products will not be automatically uninstalled nor will achievements and playtime be removed from your profile. You should uninstall before removing, or you will need to manually remove local content later. In addition, should you repurchase this game in the future, you will not receive a different CD key.

This is so people don't bypass bans by trying to use a different key then they one they were banned on.

Makes total sense actually. never been a cheater so I wouldn't have known haha. it's just for assassins creed 2 lol.

[兜 甲児]

What happens to card drops, I mean if I remove a game from my list then add it again with a new key/activation code, do I get new card drops even if I already got all of them from the previous one?

[Cathulhu]

No. Also, it's cheaper to just buy the cards than the game.

[c313]

Originally posted by SpAcEgObLiN:

here is my argument with pending refund.

lost old email a while back and made a new one for steam and forgot the uplay password for old email this cd key was linked to.

Hate to be rude, but..

If you actually use your brain and stop forgetting stuff you wouldn't be in this situation.

[兜 甲児]

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

No. Also, it's cheaper to just buy the cards than the game.

That, mate, is not entirely true. For games that cost $0,01 to $ $0,40 (or even costlier ones that get in this price range on sale or in bundles) would be better to do the process of cycling the game and farm the cards again and again. So, to avoid the 1:2 BS trading headache or having cards without paying fees that triple their base price.

Anyway, that is not my issue. I got a second copy (activation code) of a game that also activates DLCs and wanted to know how to redeem it and if removed and re-added would have given me new card drops just to get the most value from it.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by 兜 甲児:

...if removed and re-added would have given me new card drops just to get the most value from it.

Not on the same account.

[RabidHamster]

In fact, it's not quite okay, that when you delete the game from account you cannot have the different cd-key. I'll try to explain the situation that happened to me. I had two ubisoft-accounts because when I tried to change email I maybe pressed the wrong button and created two accounts and it turns out that I have different Assassin's Creed games on different accounts. So I decided to delete one of the ubisoft accounts so nobody says that I'm cheater etc. And I decided to buy the remaining Assassin's Creed games for my remaining account. And I got the same key but the package in which these games were is different (I know I'm an idiot). So I had to buy these games from ubisoft directly.
It is correct, that if you remove a game that was purchased on Steam, your Steam account will receive the same CD Key it was initially assigned if you purchase it again in the future. (c) Steam support.
I think it's not fair that when I buy the game again I get the same key. The situations can be different and if the game is not "fresh" it's hard to find a new key for it.