Current Events > Whats the deal with G2A?

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Its ok to buy from there right? I feel as if I have done it in the past but just saw a game that is normally like $20 is just a couple of $ there

I always go through G2A whenever I buy a game on steam, unless it's duringthe spring/summer sale. They're a great website.

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Find cheapest deals here from authorized resellers
https://gg.deals/us/

For grey market I rather use
https://www.cdkeys.com/

G2A is a marketplace like ebay with several sellers that may give you stolen keys/codes or whatever. G2A is also known to have bad customer service if something does go wrong and the extra protection that you can pay extra for is usually useless.

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G2A sells stolen keys. That's why they're cheap.

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GMG is better than G2A
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Crazyman93 posted...

G2A sells stolen keys.

What do you mean by stolen keys? how?

And does steam ban your account if i use it

toyota posted...

Crazyman93 posted...

G2A sells stolen keys.

What do you mean by stolen keys? how?

And does steam ban your account if i use it

Stolen credit cards.

Don't think Steam will ban your account, but they will ban the key you used to redeem the game, locking you out from that accessing that game.
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toyota posted...

What do you mean by stolen keys? how?

And does steam ban your account if i use it

Sometimes the sellers use stolen credit card info to buy keys than sell them on G2A. I don't think anyone gets banned from Steam but people have had their keys/game removed from their library before. Other grey market sellers basically buy keys in bulk in a cheaper region (ex. India or Brazil) than sell them to other regions. These keys are generally safe but seen as bad for the developers and publishers as they get way less money.

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toyota posted...

What do you mean by stolen keys? how?

Apparently they steal credit cards and buy keys, then sell the keys off for profit on G2A. And then there's issues where Indie devs have encouraged people to illegally download their game rather than get it off G2A because they don't get paid for G2A sales.

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Don't buy or support G2A. You might think "well I'll just make super sure I'm buying a legit key" except even when you do, G2A fucks over the seller.

Fanatical (Bundle Stars) is the best 3rd party key seller. All their keys come from the publishers.
https://www.fanatical.com/en/

Also get keys from Amazon, Humble Bundle, and a few other places for more niche shit.

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meh ended up getting it off g2a

wargroove was $2 as opposed to $20

St0rmFury posted...

Stolen credit cards.

Don't think Steam will ban your account, but they will ban the key you used to redeem the game, locking you out from that accessing that game.

Has that even happened at all?

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Just G2A nothing will happen lol

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Looked gf posted...

Has that even happened at all?

happened to me with a saints row key my friend gave me. i activated it and a week later it was gone from my library

g2a is worse than piracy because it encourages literal theft

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https://www.pcgamer.com/developers-tell-people-to-pirate-their-games-instead-of-using-g2a/

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Remember when ce cried about not being able to buy used games for the xboner? When developers and publishers would cry over people buying used games?

Brand loyalty to anti-consumer valve sure is funny.

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SevenTenths posted...

Remember when ce cried about not being able to buy used games for the xboner? When developers and publishers would cry over people buying used games?

Brand loyalty to anti-consumer valve sure is funny.

a used game isnt a stolen game
there are no used product keys
should you be allowed to de-activate a game on your account, reclaim the key and then sell the key on ebay or something? yes.
should that be enforced by law, so developers cannot prevent you from de-activating and reselling a key? yes.
but thats completely different from stealing someones credit card and using their money to buy yourself a game

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Rika_Furude posted...

a used game isnt a stolen game

Yeah, gamestop has never sold a stolen game or a game bought with credit card fraud.

Keep being a hypocrite like always.

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SevenTenths posted...

Yeah, gamestop has never sold a stolen game or a game bought with credit card fraud.

Keep being a hypocrite like always.

i dont buy games from gamestop

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Rika_Furude posted...

i dont buy games from gamestop

Where did I say you did? Nice attempt to move the goal post hypocrite.

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SevenTenths posted...

Where did I say you did?

SevenTenths posted...

Yeah, gamestop blah blah blah

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toyota posted...

meh ended up getting it off g2a

wargroove was $2 as opposed to $20

Good work ripping off a developer. I'm sure not getting paid for that game will really encourage them to make more like it.

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SevenTenths posted...

Where did I say you did? Nice attempt to move the goal post hypocrite.

You say after bringing up GameStop for no real reason. But good work on arguing with the guy who I've seen bitch more about Steam than anyone, and then have him side against you in an argument about Steam.

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toyota posted...

meh ended up getting it off g2a

wargroove was $2 as opposed to $20

You should have just pirated it instead. That's the lesser of two evils and G2A doesn't get any money.

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No wonder a complete racist would also buy stolen games to save a buck. Bigotry and theft go hand in hand, afterall.

Crazyman93 posted...

You say after bringing up GameStop for no real reason.

quote where i said rika buys games at gamestop and i will send you a $50 steam card. if you can't figure out the connection between one used game retailer and another used game retailer. That's on you.

Publishers cry about used game sales no matter the medium. Theft is a risk on used sales, no matter the medium.

If you cry about publishers not getting money from G2A, you better not think it's okay when Amazon, Gamestop, Gamefly, Glyde, Local retailers, and 200 other chains and websites do it as well. You better not have been one of the people crying about when microsoft was trying to combat used sales when the x1 launched. And has now become very successful in getting people to commit to renting games outright with gamepass.

But hypocrites have never been good at facing their hypocrisy. Now keep parroting what someone else told you to think because you never actually stopped to think about yourself.

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whyd you switch accounts to post? you brought up gamestop first. what do you want us to say? /shrug

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bringing up gamestop =/= saying you bought it. But hey look you still can't address you hypocrisy of saying used games aren't stolen games, unless they're on g2a, because magic. Keep trying to move the goalpost mr pc only has 1 single game.

stick to watching your lolis

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lmao hes gone off the deep end

he says "hypocrite" in his original post and then pretends he didnt imply i bought games from gamestop using that terminology

now hes on yet another loli meltdown. sad

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I Like Toast posted...

if you can't figure out the connection between one used game retailer and another used game retailer.

Except G2A doesn't sell used games, they sell keys of dubious legality.

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Crazyman93 posted...

Good work ripping off a developer. I'm sure not getting paid for that game will really encourage them to make more like it.

I'm sure they're just weeping into their cash

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Isn't G2A the site that started charging inactive accounts a monthly subscription fee?

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I wouldn't use a site if it sells stuff for a suspiciously low price, but I understand that they exist, and not just for the low price. If game companies would just keep selling all the games they ever made or declare it abandonware, sites like G2A would have much less reason to exist. Like, how else are people supposed to get a game they really loved as a kid, but is no longer for sale in legitimate stores?

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SoIidLegacy posted...

I wouldn't use a site if it sells stuff for a suspiciously low price, but I understand that they exist, and not just for the low price. If game companies would just keep selling all the games they ever made or declare it abandonware, sites like G2A would have much less reason to exist. Like, how else are people supposed to get a game they really loved as a kid, but is no longer for sale in legitimate stores?

I don't think you understand what G2A is.

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Crazyman93 posted...

I don't think you understand what G2A is.

I believe I do. Although I can believe it's mostly about making profit in a seemingly legally grey area, I was expressing one of the motivations people seek out such places. Hell, I've been tempted to buy some stuff there I couldn't get anywhere else, and the low price would just be a bonus.

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I was expecting some kind of seinfield joke after, disappointing topic.

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SoIidLegacy posted...

I believe I do. Although I can believe it's mostly about making profit in a seemingly legally grey area, I was expressing one of the motivations people seek out such places. Hell, I've been tempted to buy some stuff there I couldn't get anywhere else, and the low price would just be a bonus.

No you clearly don't. The existence of G2A has nothing to do with games "disappearing".
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Developers are hit with credit cards chargebacks a lot with G2A keys apparently.

That's why some indie developers actually prefer you pirate instead of buy from G2A.

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