Apr 29, 2005, 07:58 PM // 19:58
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Denmark
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Scratch gently with a coin :-(
I managed to destroy the first block of alpha-numerics before getting the hang of it. Ah, only 35^5 possible combination to try...
I should play more instant lotto.
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:01 PM // 20:01
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#2
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Ascalonian Squire
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I know what's up with that...I almost took out the last series but I caught myself beforehand. Lets see, a sealed box, with a box inside that's been sealed in shrink wrap, finally get that open and the jewel case is also shrink wrapped. The key on the inside was a scratch off, and the cd holding thing wouldn't let go of my CD. This is a game not Fort Knox :/ Due to streaming though, and since I played the beta, I didn't have to actually install, I just needed the key to slap onto my account.
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:05 PM // 20:05
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#3
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Krytan Explorer
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Did you go at it with a knife or something? Those numbers are on there pretty good, I tried scraping it with a nail file pretty hard and it didn't even fade the print. I think they are actually under that strip of plastic.
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:12 PM // 20:12
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#4
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Denmark
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I used a coin. But I thought I should remove the plastic from the border first, and it stick pretty well out there. The alphanumerics are semireadable even in the first block, so I'll be able to make educated guesses. Hopefully that is enough.
But not right now with dead servers
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:14 PM // 20:14
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#5
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Virginia
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Used my credit card that I purchased the game with.
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:21 PM // 20:21
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#6
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Academy Page
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toronto
Guild: Saved
Profession: W/Mo
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lol took me some minutes to figure out how to scratch it off :S i tried peeling off the plastic lol.. cause the coin wouldnt scratch it off :S till i tried harder and it came off o.O bah.. and i already broke the cd case
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Apr 29, 2005, 08:59 PM // 20:59
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#7
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Frost Gate Guardian
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Oh doctor, she is pretty nuts. That fort knox gag just sent me into riotous laughter.
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Apr 29, 2005, 09:25 PM // 21:25
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#8
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Academy Page
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My problem was the font they used on the serial. I couldn't really tell what was what out of 6/8/9. I'd like for a community manager to suggest this for future expansions if they are sold in a box( bigger letters/numbers)
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Apr 29, 2005, 09:29 PM // 21:29
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#9
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Krytan Explorer
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Iowa
Guild: Guild of Night
Profession: Mo/E
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Arsonide
I know what's up with that...I almost took out the last series but I caught myself beforehand. Lets see, a sealed box, with a box inside that's been sealed in shrink wrap, finally get that open and the jewel case is also shrink wrapped. The key on the inside was a scratch off, and the cd holding thing wouldn't let go of my CD. This is a game not Fort Knox :/ Due to streaming though, and since I played the beta, I didn't have to actually install, I just needed the key to slap onto my account.
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LOL, me and a friend were just saying that installing this game was like being in a mission impossible episode.
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Apr 29, 2005, 09:40 PM // 21:40
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#10
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Frost Gate Guardian
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The IOU
LOL, me and a friend were just saying that installing this game was like being in a mission impossible episode.
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That's to weed out all the N3wBz!
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Apr 29, 2005, 09:54 PM // 21:54
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#11
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2005
Profession: W/Mo
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Haha, let us know if you ever get it!
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Apr 30, 2005, 11:34 AM // 11:34
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#12
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Anderson IN USA
Guild: Ecks Di [xD]
Profession: W/N
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i too thought the scratch off thig was a little excessive
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Apr 30, 2005, 11:43 AM // 11:43
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#13
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Ascalonian Squire
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You guys ever saw a game so well... protected? I like the fact that they are protecting the serial keys, but isn't there an environmental limit to this?
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Apr 30, 2005, 12:03 PM // 12:03
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#14
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Pre-Searing Cadet
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Northern VA
Guild: Rift "Something" - Just joined
Profession: R/Mo
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I had problems with another game and e-mailed them a copy of the page with the code on it, a photo of the box, and a few others. They sent me a new code. Albeit, not the same company but still were willing to make things right.
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Apr 30, 2005, 12:38 PM // 12:38
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Academy Page
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tampa,FL,USA
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I was dumbfounded this morning when I saw that I needed to use a coin. Hell, I tried 3 different pennies. man o man
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Apr 30, 2005, 01:49 PM // 13:49
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#17
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Core Guru
Join Date: Feb 2005
Guild: The Drifters [DRFT]
Profession: E/Me
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My guess for ultra protection is that because the game has no monthly fee, they really need to protect the access to it.
Some stores/employees, but definitely not all, can be pretty lenient about returning/exchanging un-sealed items, if your reasoning is good. I guess by having the scratch-off seal though, no one will try to install the game and then return it with some lame excuse like, "the CD just doesn't load, I'd like my money back" because they obviously had used the key already.
Anyway -- I had no problem scratching it off, but I really hate that scratch-off gunk. I tried peeling off the sticker instead so it would be cleaner, but no luck.
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Apr 30, 2005, 03:17 PM // 15:17
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#18
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2005
Guild: [JM]
Profession: Rt/R
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Most stores won't take back opened software at all, though. I thought the extra packaging and scratch off was a little absurd too. And yes, the tiny font (with its many indistinguishable letters/numbers) was clearly not chosen by anyone with the end-user in mind.
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Apr 30, 2005, 03:35 PM // 15:35
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#19
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Ascalonian Squire
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whats a sure way to removing it off without damaging the case?
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Apr 30, 2005, 05:24 PM // 17:24
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#20
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: md. usa
Guild: Daemon Bane Clan
Profession: R/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guild Warrior
whats a sure way to removing it off without damaging the case?
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use your fingernail
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