Current Events > You'd have to be a giant corporate shill to be against G2A

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At the end of the day what matters most is my bank account and not the profits of publishers

So G2A obtained keys through shady means big whoop, this literally doesn't affect me in any way. It's not my concern and it shouldn't be any of yours either.
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if you're okay with it being shady, you should also be okay with your product key being suddenly deactivated at any time

There are other ways to get cheap games than to use G2A. Steam offers sales pretty often. Humble Bumble gives you a way to donate to charity for cheap games. You can check out r/GameDeals as well.
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ZombiePelican posted...

At the end of the day what matters most is my bank account and not the profits of publishers

So G2A obtained keys through shady means big whoop, this literally doesn't affect me in any way. It's not my concern and it shouldn't be any of yours either.

Yes, it's the publishers are the ones that suffer when someone has their card stolen and used to buy illegitimate keys.

Kaiganeer posted...

if you're okay with it being shady, you should also be okay with your product key being suddenly deactivated at any time

Or with his card or account being stolen and used to buy some of those keys.

If that's your reasoning then why are you spending money at all instead of going sailing?

i knew someone who had their CC stolen and they bought 30 copies of the same steam game when it was on sale...i told my friend whoever did it probably sold the keys to G2A but he didn't really care b/c he got his money back with Visa fraud protection
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This only happened to a few developers, maybe even one, who instead of selling their game keys through the proper channels (Steam, GoG, etc) sold them privately. G2A also offered to refund the developers any keys that were bought with stolen cards if proof was provided, it never was. Facts always left out by Total Biscuit and other haters.
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Roxborough4Ever posted...

i knew someone who had their CC stolen and they bought 30 copies of the same steam game when it was on sale...i told my friend whoever did it probably sold the keys to G2A but he didn't really care b/c he got his money back with Visa fraud protection

And this concerns me how exactly? I literally don't care your friend got his card stolen or the fact it was used to sell keys to G2A.

That only helps people like me and expecting me to be sympathetic towards some random fucker I'll never see or meet who got his card jacked is pointless
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ZombiePelican posted...

Roxborough4Ever posted...

i knew someone who had their CC stolen and they bought 30 copies of the same steam game when it was on sale...i told my friend whoever did it probably sold the keys to G2A but he didn't really care b/c he got his money back with Visa fraud protection

And this concerns me how exactly? I literally don't care your friend got his card stolen or the fact it was used to sell keys to G2A.

That only helps people like me and expecting me to be sympathetic towards some random fucker I'll never see or meet who got his card jacked is pointless

just telling you were the keys come from, is all....dont get upset over it

we know how much you value buying stolen property

i hope you never buy something from a second hand store to have the police come and repossess it because its stolen property.
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ZombiePelican posted...

Roxborough4Ever posted...

i knew someone who had their CC stolen and they bought 30 copies of the same steam game when it was on sale...i told my friend whoever did it probably sold the keys to G2A but he didn't really care b/c he got his money back with Visa fraud protection

And this concerns me how exactly? I literally don't care your friend got his card stolen or the fact it was used to sell keys to G2A.

That only helps people like me and expecting me to be sympathetic towards some random fucker I'll never see or meet who got his card jacked is pointless

That just makes you a shitty person.

voldothegr8 posted...

This only happened to a few developers, maybe even one, who instead of selling their game keys through the proper channels (Steam, GoG, etc) sold them privately. G2A also offered to refund the developers any keys that were bought with stolen cards if proof was provided, it never was. Facts always left out by Total Biscuit and other haters.

This effects developers who go through Steam, and I'm going to assume those claims are the same as their claims that they have measures in place to stop people from selling illegitimate keys, in that they're bullshit claims but G2A throws their weight around against anyone who disputes them.

OctilIery posted...

This effects developers who go through Steam, and I'm going to assume those claims are the same as their claims that they have measures in place to stop people from selling illegitimate keys, in that they're bullshit claims but G2A throws their weight around against anyone who disputes them.

This was from an AMA G2A did a while back.



https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5rg9mo/we_work_for_g2acom_global_digital_marketplace/dd6yi9s/
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Yup, that's what I was referring to lol, they're absolute Scum.

Using G2A hurts developers more the just pirating the game.

Just stop being a cheapskate and buy from legit sources.
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I had a friend always trying to be like "Dude just go to g2a" whenever I told him I was buying a game on Steam. I was like dude...Steam sales are good prices and I'm helping the cause. I really don't give a shit about $7 extra or whatever. I get major steals on here all the time.
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charey posted...

Using G2A hurts developers more the just pirating the game.

I literally don't care. The profits of publishers and developers don't mean shit to me.

charey posted...

Just stop being a cheapskate and buy from legit sources.

G2A IS a legit source, just because TB says something that doesn't make it automatically true.
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ZombieBird doesn't even try anymore
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if your whole argument is 'I matter most to me' then why would that matter to anyone else?
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ehhh, i dunno. i used to use them a lot. i try to steer clear these days unless it's a game for a dev i dont want to make money

prettyprincess posted...

if your whole argument is 'I matter most to me' then why would that matter to anyone else?

TC just wants to push his opinion onto other people. Also he likes picking the side with the least support. As you can see with his many anti-Nintendo topics.
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Just a reminder: tc hates nintendo for no legitimate, non-troll reason

And now he is in support of grey market sites known for selling stolen keys
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Bash Nintendo!
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I guess you feel the same way about people buying your stolen property right? Why should they care?
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Frolex posted...

ZombieBird doesn't even try anymore

Who's trying anything? I'm merely stating my opinion on the matter

prettyprincess posted...

if your whole argument is 'I matter most to me' then why would that matter to anyone else?

Because to feel bad for the suits who run publishers who lose out of a few dollars when I buy a game from G2A is sad and pathetic.

Tmaster148 posted...

TC just wants to push his opinion onto other people.

Hey, you clearly knew what the topic was before you entered. It's your own fault for expecting anything different and ending up disappointed

Tmaster148 posted...

As you can see with his many anti-Nintendo topics.

Nintendo are wholly irrelevant in the industry today, and you have the audacity to say I'm the one picking the side with least support

Rika_Furude posted...

Just a reminder: tc hates nintendo for no legitimate, non-troll reason

Nothing is a legit reason to you though, you're such a devoted emotionally fragile fanboy anything remotely negative about Nintendo is trolling. I've posted many many times my reasons, but the fact you're just going to not even bother reading it and just dismiss it as trolling is pointless

Rika_Furude posted...

And now he is in support of grey market sites known for selling stolen keys

Oh those poor publishers, how will they ever live without my sale? Their execs may have to downgrade from buying from 10,000 dollar suits to 9000 dollar suits. Oh the horror
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ZombiePelican posted...

Hey, you clearly knew what the topic was before you entered. It's your own fault for expecting anything different and ending up disappointed

Who said I expected anything different?
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ZombiePelican posted...

Oh those poor publishers, how will they ever live without my sale? Their execs may have to downgrade from buying from 10,000 dollar suits to 9000 dollar suits. Oh the horror

the problem is you are paying to steal. why not just literally pirate at that point? pirating is free and not theft as opposed to your quite literal theft

not that im supporting theft or piracy, but anyone who pays for stolen goods is an idiot
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I can't believe people are still giving bites to ZP.
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ZombiePelican posted...

So G2A obtained keys through shady means big whoop, this literally doesn't affect me in any way. It's not my concern and it shouldn't be any of yours either.

You do realize that those codes get deactivatied all the time, right? Would you be okay with buying a stolen key that a week later is unusable?
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I live in Australia, so we have the 'Australia Tax' where digital goods are arbitrarily marked up upto 80% above our overseas counterparts. I'd be more hesitant in fucking publishers if they weren't already in the process of trying to fuck me.
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Gamer99z posted...

ZombiePelican posted...

So G2A obtained keys through shady means big whoop, this literally doesn't affect me in any way. It's not my concern and it shouldn't be any of yours either.

You do realize that those codes get deactivatied all the time, right? Would you be okay with buying a stolen key that a week later is unusable?

No they don't. There's only been a handful of instances where keys have been deactivated. I know one was with Ubisoft, and I think the other was with the Sniper Elite dev.

Most keys aren't purchased with stolen credit cards. Most keys are global keys purchased in economies where their currency is incredibly devalued.
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