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GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

rex rolan

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by rex rolan » Fri, 10 Feb 2006 07:54:18

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Post #44 has the email address of where to ask for your key. And people
wonder why PC game sales are declining? This is getting ridiculous.

Bob Lobla

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Bob Lobla » Fri, 10 Feb 2006 13:37:17


I bought the North American version and it didn't have the online key. I
sent an email and got my key number a couple of hours later on a saturday
night. I was realy impressed how fast they answered me. I know how ***ing
publicly in this newsgroup is becoming a national sport but i for  one,
would like to thank Tim Trotman from Viva Media for his work to correct
this. That's what i call good consumer support.

rex rolan

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by rex rolan » Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:16:21




>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>> Post #44 has the email address of where to ask for your key. And people
>> wonder why PC game sales are declining? This is getting ridiculous.

> I bought the North American version and it didn't have the online key. I
> sent an email and got my key number a couple of hours later on a saturday
> night. I was realy impressed how fast they answered me. I know how ***ing
> publicly in this newsgroup is becoming a national sport but i for  one,
> would like to thank Tim Trotman from Viva Media for his work to correct
> this. That's what i call good consumer support.

That's true he was very helpful. But whatever let this happen in the
first place is the real problem.
Asgeir Nesoe

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Asgeir Nesoe » Fri, 10 Feb 2006 21:15:27

I suspect the business to continue on their anti-copy war of which few
of us are really a part, and sales figures will decline and decline and
decline, and "no-one" will understand why.

In order to operate in the internet segment you need to know the first
thing about internet!

The harder the game houses try to fight off the illegal copying, the
bigger impact it will have on sale figures, and ultimately they will win
the war, but loose the market.

You'll have to be in the music biz or game biz to think that there is no
   trade-off involved when securing copyrights (in absurdum, mind you).

---A---





>>> http://www.racesimcentral.net/

>>> Post #44 has the email address of where to ask for your key. And
>>> people wonder why PC game sales are declining? This is getting
>>> ridiculous.

>> I bought the North American version and it didn't have the online key.
>> I sent an email and got my key number a couple of hours later on a
>> saturday night. I was realy impressed how fast they answered me. I
>> know how ***ing publicly in this newsgroup is becoming a national
>> sport but i for  one, would like to thank Tim Trotman from Viva Media
>> for his work to correct this. That's what i call good consumer support.

> That's true he was very helpful. But whatever let this happen in the
> first place is the real problem.

Larr

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Larr » Fri, 10 Feb 2006 22:39:08

Jeez, what a mess :)

-Larry


Jeff Haa

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Jeff Haa » Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:26:12


>Jeez, what a mess :)

>-Larry



>> http://forum.rscnet.org/showthread.php?t=242213

>> Post #44 has the email address of where to ask for your key. And people
>> wonder why PC game sales are declining? This is getting ridiculous.

Tell me is the key in additon to star force or is this part of star
force?
Mika Takal

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Mika Takal » Sat, 11 Feb 2006 02:53:07

It is a part of the starforce protection; the starforce driver asks for the
cd key on the first game startup.

--
Mika Takala

evente..

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by evente.. » Sat, 11 Feb 2006 03:35:36

IIRC GTL has both a CD/DVD key (which was actually printed on my
euro-english DVD), and an online key.
I have yet to enter my online key and am quite happily playing the
offline mode for now.

Kendt

Ped Xin

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Ped Xin » Sat, 11 Feb 2006 06:59:39



There are 2 codes.  The StarForce code (on the jewel case) and the online
code which is missing in the NA release.  

For the European release, the StarForce code is printed on the DVD and the
online key is on the back of the manual.

--
Ped Xing

Bob Lobla

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Bob Lobla » Sat, 11 Feb 2006 07:23:53

I can forgive an unintentional mistake. The manual is usually sent to a
printer and someone probably changed the last page to include the GTR ad and
forgot to put the online key there. It's a very stupid mistake but at least
they didn't do it on purpose.

What pisses me off is when a publisher releases a very buggy and incomplete
game to make a deadline and then says:"we'll patch it later". That is
intentional and unacceptable. Also it hurts PC games because we let them get
away with it. This is what is killing PC ***, not a missing online key.

i_..

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by i_.. » Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:50:43

Hi Bob, GTL is neither very buggy or due for a patch (assuming that's
what you're saying).
i_..

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by i_.. » Sun, 12 Feb 2006 04:50:45

Hi Bob, GTL is neither very buggy or due for a patch (assuming that's
what you're saying).
Bob Lobla

GTL - they forgot to put the online key in the boxes of the US version!!!!!

by Bob Lobla » Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:17:55


That's not what i was saying. I was attacking the release now, patch later
mentality that plagues game publishers. It was a broad statement that wasn't
targeted at GT Legends.


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