EA stealing / disabling CD-keys from Steam customers

[retro_Ed]

EA has started disabling, removing (on certain games) CD-keys and games has got broken and unable to launch.

Steam support guide Steam customers to contact EA.
EA:s "helpful" solution is give you a new CD-key to ORIGIN

If Valve allows this, rest of the big publishers will eventually follow.

edit : In my case Valve offered total refund (DS1&2 2013 bundle) which I rejected because key issues was solved somehow !?
Multiple posts to EA and zero reply from BOTS.

[Sazzouu]

PSA: you can rigidly link your Steam-Account with your Origin account

1. Get to the support page: https://help.ea.com/
   
2. Hit "Login"
   
3. Choose to Login with Steam
   
4. Allow what ever EA requests there - (Basically the allowance to activate products on your account)
   
5. After that you will be prompted to login with your Origin Account
   
6. Your Accounts are now linked and all you EA Games that would've had such a Product Key will be activated without any further steps

This fixed my broken Mass Effect 3 yesterday
Beware! Once Linked your Steam Account cannot be linked to any other Origin Account without a long and exhausting help by the Support. So if you happend to have multiple Origin Accounts then make sure you are using the correct one.

[adz]

i already linked my ea account to steam to play all the origin games that came to steam like bf3, me3, mirrors edge catalyst, fifa etc etc. my question is since i already linked it last year will it fix crysis 1-2, me 1-2, dead space 1-2 can i run them on steam again?

i dont even care if they install the origin drm into the older games as long as they can be played on steam.

[Sazzouu]

Origineel geplaatst door adz:

i already linked my ea account to steam to play all the origin games that came to steam like bf3, me3, mirrors edge catalyst, fifa etc etc. my question is since i already linked it last year will it fix crysis 1-2, me 1-2, dead space 1-2 can i run them on steam again?

If your game was linked with your Origin Account you are completely fine.
The issue only exists for games that require such a product key but you never used it on any Origin Account

[Crazy Tiger]

It only seems to affect older cd key titles included in EA Play on Steam. My C&C titles work without issue. Besides C&C Remastered, they're not included in EA Play on Steam, C&C 3 and Red Alert 3 are on Origins EA Play though.

I don't have an Origin account linked.

[adz]

i really cbs installing all my older ea games to see if they work, would be good to get confirm like you said if you linked ur origin account to steam all ur older games will skip the cd key phase and work because of the link account

[Max Verstappen]

Ok

[B✪✪tsy]

Origineel geplaatst door WickedRequiem:

Wait.
If I have a EA game (Dragon Age orign, reckoning, dead space series, etc)... should I be worried?

I have no idea what exploit you guys are talking about (so obviously haven't used it).

I just checked, and I don't see "CD Key" anywhere... how do I check if I still have a CD key?
I don't have any EA game installed at the moment.

I have DA Origin (one of my fav RPG's) for many years and now when I want to install it I have to accept new terms and conditions before I can install it.

I am currently playing a game right now, but when I install it later and I can't play it then I am going to pretty angry about it and I will not just accept it as in my opinion EA is braking Steam rules and consumer laws.

I don't have an Origin account, don't want an Origin account and will not create an Origin account for a game that I have in my Steam library for like 10 years.

[B✪✪tsy]

Origineel geplaatst door B✪✪tsy:

Origineel geplaatst door WickedRequiem:

Wait.
If I have a EA game (Dragon Age orign, reckoning, dead space series, etc)... should I be worried?

I have no idea what exploit you guys are talking about (so obviously haven't used it).

I just checked, and I don't see "CD Key" anywhere... how do I check if I still have a CD key?
I don't have any EA game installed at the moment.

I have DA Origin (one of my fav RPG's) for many years and now when I want to install it I have to accept new terms and conditions before I can install it.

I am currently playing a game right now, but when I install it later and I can't play it then I am going to pretty angry about it and I will not just accept it as in my opinion EA is braking Steam rules and consumer laws.

I don't have an Origin account, don't want an Origin account and will not create an Origin account for a game that I have in my Steam library for like 10 years.

To add: The store page of DA Origin now shows that it needs a 3rd party account in order to play it. So yes, they changed it silently.

[Crazy Tiger]

Origineel geplaatst door B✪✪tsy:

Origineel geplaatst door B✪✪tsy:

I have DA Origin (one of my fav RPG's) for many years and now when I want to install it I have to accept new terms and conditions before I can install it.

I am currently playing a game right now, but when I install it later and I can't play it then I am going to pretty angry about it and I will not just accept it as in my opinion EA is braking Steam rules and consumer laws.

I don't have an Origin account, don't want an Origin account and will not create an Origin account for a game that I have in my Steam library for like 10 years.

To add: The store page of DA Origin now shows that it needs a 3rd party account in order to play it. So yes, they changed it silently.

Where does it say that? The store page only lists the 3rd party EULA as far as I see.

[AbedsBrother]

Origineel geplaatst door B✪✪tsy:

Origineel geplaatst door B✪✪tsy:

I have DA Origin (one of my fav RPG's) for many years and now when I want to install it I have to accept new terms and conditions before I can install it.

I am currently playing a game right now, but when I install it later and I can't play it then I am going to pretty angry about it and I will not just accept it as in my opinion EA is braking Steam rules and consumer laws.

I don't have an Origin account, don't want an Origin account and will not create an Origin account for a game that I have in my Steam library for like 10 years.

To add: The store page of DA Origin now shows that it needs a 3rd party account in order to play it. So yes, they changed it silently.

I don't see that on the store page either.

[Brian9824]

Origineel geplaatst door KiRA (BLZ):

If my ATM gives me 500 instead of the 50 i requested then its their responsibility and problem not mine.

Actually that would be a crime. It would be either fraud or theft.....

[Ogami]

Origineel geplaatst door brian9824:

Origineel geplaatst door KiRA (BLZ):

If my ATM gives me 500 instead of the 50 i requested then its their responsibility and problem not mine.

Actually that would be a crime. It would be either fraud or theft.....

Yup. Same as if you find a wallet on the street and decide to keep it and not deliver it to the police. Plain theft.
Just because you were able to get something you are not supposed to does not make it legal in any form.

[Chika Ogiue]

Origineel geplaatst door Ogami:

If you already have your Steam account linked to your ORIGIN account from before then even those old games work fine. Crysis runs without problems for me, same for Dead Space 1+2.
Because i linked my ORIGIN account years ago with Steam.

This was not the case for me. I had Dead Space 2 gifted to me many years back by a friend (who has sadly since passed away). My Origin account was linked to Steam when the option was first enabled, but Dead Space 2 still asks for a CD key.

Luckily, I also own the game on Origin anyway and that CD key works with the Steam install.

[Ogami]

Origineel geplaatst door Chika Ogiue:

This was not the case for me. I had Dead Space 2 gifted to me many years back by a friend (who has sadly since passed away). My Origin account was linked to Steam when the option was first enabled, but Dead Space 2 still asks for a CD key.

Luckily, I also own the game on Origin anyway and that CD key works with the Steam install.

Strange, worked for me. I installed Dead Space 2 the first time in like 3 years and after pressing play it just showed "Activation Successful" and the game started.

[eram]

Thanks for stealing my games from my steam account ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
My transactions were with valve/steam and it was years ago. 100% legit purchases from the steam store..