UPDATED G2A has flaw in their system pointed out to them, promptly "bans" user after issue is pointed out.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

I haven't had any problems as yet with them as yet but I mean looking at G2A and looking at kinguin which site looks more legit just at glance

i'm not too sure about that one, kinguin sadly falls under the same "the most ruthless criminal will be the most profitable" buisiness model where they may have the best of intentions, part of their userbase may have the best of intentions, but in the end there'll be too much corruption going on to get it "cleaned out" so to say.

[sof006]

Boycott G2A. Surely there is something we do to get G2A taken down, method of reporting the website?

[SCHISCHKA]

1 minute ago, XenosTech said:

I haven't had any problems as yet with them as yet but I mean looking at G2A and looking at kinguin which site looks more legit just at glance

I'm on there now looking for an easy example of the product that i can prove are dodgy but they are not listing them; I was looking for an enterprise only product passing as retail or a windows server selling for 1/10th the price. I know the windows on there are dodgy but it will take me too much work to pull out all the things wrong with them, and iv already said it on a million other posts. I think the way they operate they intend to be legit but they just get overwhelmed with bad sellers.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, XenosTech said:

What are morals and values ?  /s  lol

morals and values are that if you like GTA V and hope they'll make a GTA VI you do all that is in your hand to make sure the developer doesnt go bankrupt before that time: you buy your goddamn game from a place you know your money goes to the person that made it.

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, sof006 said:

Boycott G2A. Surely there is something we do to get G2A taken down, method of reporting the website?

articles like these are a monthly occurance, truth is they'll survive as long as people are greedy

[Prysin]

4 minutes ago, manikyath said:

articles like these are a monthly occurance, truth is they'll survive as long as people are greedy

or until enough people notify the FBI or whatever police force that enforces the juristiction in which the G2A servers/company is registrered

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Prysin said:

or until enough people notify the FBI or whatever police force that enforces the juristiction in which the G2A servers/company is registrered

truth is G2A -aside from having really bad PR- isnt doing anything wrong, and while in the USA you'd probably be able to make that to a lawsuit, it's not like that in other places of the world. ever noticed how these places are always asia based?

[Nexxus]

1 minute ago, Prysin said:

or until enough people notify the FBI or whatever police force that enforces the juristiction in which the G2A servers/company is registrered

Hong Kong.

Don't hold your breath.

[XenosTech]

1 minute ago, SCHISCHKA said:

I'm on there now looking for an easy example of the product that i can prove are dodgy but they are not listing them; I was looking for an enterprise only product passing as retail or a windows server selling for 1/10th the price. I know the windows on there are dodgy but it will take me too much work to pull out all the things wrong with them, and iv already said it on a million other posts. I think the way they operate they intend to be legit but they just get overwhelmed with bad sellers.

If you find enterprise stuff on a game site for 1/10 the price well you damn sure that's bs and a scam... games on the other hand is another story, but I generally just give any games I got and don't like... probably gave anyway like 30+ games on December 20th after I bought bf1 (those damn random key packs on kinguin lol)

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

i'm not too sure about that one, kinguin sadly falls under the same "the most ruthless criminal will be the most profitable" buisiness model where they may have the best of intentions, part of their userbase may have the best of intentions, but in the end there'll be too much corruption going on to get it "cleaned out" so to say.

Well any business can easily fall into this but it's just a matter of how good their PR is lol

1 minute ago, manikyath said:

morals and values are that if you like GTA V and hope they'll make a GTA VI you do all that is in your hand to make sure the developer doesnt go bankrupt before that time: you buy your goddamn game from a place you know your money goes to the person that made it.

I was being sarcastic lol

2 minutes ago, sof006 said:

Boycott G2A. Surely there is something we do to get G2A taken down, method of reporting the website?

Find out who's the host of the site and report it to them.

[manikyath]

3 minutes ago, Sampsy said:

There's really no reason for anybody to have any faith in g2a and there hasn't been for a long time. Their dodgy practices have been known about for years.

 

• They sell stolen keys
• They sell fake keys
• They let you pay no VAT (which is illegal and I wouldn't be surprised if you do select to pay VAT if it just goes to G2A)
• G2A shield offers no protection whatsoever - it's a scam
• If there is a problem support will provide an automated response, then ignore you. You must initiate a dispute with your credit card / paypal (which G2A will ignore) to receive a refund.

 

"they" dont sell they "allow people to sell"

[79wjd]

53 minutes ago, Comic_Sans_MS said:

You are correct, I only thought about that after you pointed it out.

X person wants Z game, X person has morals so doesn't go and pirate it because he has a sole, and he sees Y website selling Z game for very cheap, so he buys it and it works, he unknowingly buys a stolen licence stolen from the developers and would have purchased the game legitimately if he had of known that it was stolen.

It's more then just that. I forgot why exactly, but in one of total biscuits rants about g2a he pointed out that they can end up getting charged over a stolen key. So not only does that individual's money not support the developer, the developer could also have to pay money.

[Prysin]

4 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

Hong Kong.

Don't hold your breath.

ironically, if Trump hadnt stopped the TPP, FBI coulda chased them down and sued them in Hong Kong... It is a little known fact, but deep down in the TPP, part of the horror of that bill (as an avid Anime fan, i applaud Trump for shutting down that trade deal), is that through the TPP the countries in question would be allowed to chase down IP copyright-infridgement within the media and entertainment industry (japan and Korea is actually even more aggressive then the US when it comes to plagiarism in music and shit.... ).

 

Plus side is that a US DEV could chase down G2A in Hong Kong for retailing illegal keys... Downside with TPP is that it would fuck over the internet (of which most servers we enjoy is placed in the USA or through USA services )....

[comicsansms]

1 minute ago, djdwosk97 said:

It's more then just that. I forgot why exactly, but in one of total biscuits rants about g2a he pointed out that they can end up getting charged over a stolen key. So not only does that individuals money not support the developer, the developer could also have to pay money.

I think I have seen that video. 

[Prysin]

3 minutes ago, manikyath said:

"they" dont sell they "allow people to sell"

basically its a global digital-only "craigslist" with no moderation

[manikyath]

1 minute ago, Prysin said:

basically its a global digital-only "craigslist" with no moderation

exactly.

[Nexxus]

On 02/02/2017 at 0:04 PM, Prysin said:

ironically, if Trump hadnt stopped the TPP, FBI coulda chased them down and sued them in Hong Kong... It is a little known fact, but deep down in the TPP, part of the horror of that bill (as an avid Anime fan, i applaud Trump for shutting down that trade deal), is that through the TPP the countries in question would be allowed to chase down IP copyright-infridgement within the media and entertainment industry (japan and Korea is actually even more aggressive then the US when it comes to plagiarism in music and shit.... ).

 

Plus side is that a US DEV could chase down G2A in Hong Kong for retailing illegal keys... Downside with TPP is that it would fuck over the internet (of which most servers we enjoy is placed in the USA or through USA services )....

 

No one in here came to discuss Trump. You wanna do so great, do it here. https://linustechtips.com/main/forum/50-off-topic/

[SCHISCHKA]

3 minutes ago, Prysin said:

ironically, if Trump hadnt stopped the TPP, FBI coulda chased them down and sued them in Hong Kong... It is a little known fact, but deep down in the TPP, part of the horror of that bill (as an avid Anime fan, i applaud Trump for shutting down that trade deal), is that through the TPP the countries in question would be allowed to chase down IP copyright-infridgement within the media and entertainment industry (japan and Korea is actually even more aggressive then the US when it comes to plagiarism in music and shit.... ).

 

its worse than how you described. TPP allows a corporation to not just chase down IP infringement but also sue a government. Right now if my gov doesn't like a USA corp they can give them the middle finger like they did to the nuclear power industry. USA has a dodgy patent system, they don't have generic drugs that are so old the patent time has expired. So if your gov has a social welfare program that supplies a cheap generic drug that is still under a dodgy USA patents, your gov gets sued.

[SCHISCHKA]

8 minutes ago, Nexxus said:

No one in here came to discuss Trump

sorry to add to it but its kind of hard to avoid

[suicidalfranco]

and that's exactly why i love g2a, more effective than piracy to hurt ubishit and ea where it matters. God bless G2A for existing

[TidaLWaveZ]

I bought from them one time and got a VAC banned version of CSGO, never again.

[Prysin]

1 hour ago, SCHISCHKA said:

sorry to add to it but its kind of hard to avoid

Why are you apologizing for staying within the topic? When laws and politics are able to affect something that is being discussed, then healthy discussion of the policies and laws are also on the table. 

 

If someone thinks otherwise, and vocally expresses such opinions, they are simply trying to censor you through silencing you 

[Bouzoo]

1 hour ago, Prysin said:

Maybe we should ask Trump to shut it down? I mean, it is a crime to steal peoples money.

Well in that case, you could shut down the government... actually every government ever created. 

[SCHISCHKA]

1 minute ago, Prysin said:

Why are you apologizing for staying within the topic? When laws and politics are able to affect something that is being discussed, then healthy discussion of the policies and laws are also on the table. 

 

If someone thinks otherwise, and vocally expresses such opinions, they are simply trying to censor you through silencing you 

trump is fast replacing Hitler in Godwin's law

[Guest Kloaked]

1 hour ago, djdwosk97 said:

It's more then just that. I forgot why exactly, but in one of total biscuits rants about g2a he pointed out that they can end up getting charged over a stolen key. So not only does that individual's money not support the developer, the developer could also have to pay money.

But G2A is ok what dose it mater were u get ur keys from :^)

[Misanthrope]

Ok so how many of you denounce G2A and Kinguin and all others for their "stolen" keys? 

 

And now how many of you have actually paid honest, full retail money for a Windows key in the last couple of years? 

 

*sees all hands drop*

 

I thought as much. Grey area stores exists because hardware prices are far more accessible than the ability from people to afford the prices Microsoft asks for and don't even start with specialized software it gets much worst fast.