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Posted by: sawnose
FAQ 2: (added to OP)
Q: What if I link my gamertag to a different Live ID?
A: The unlocks will stick to your gamertag/Live account, not your Passport/LiveID account. (This is good - it means it won't break the "supercombine" you might have earned.
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Q: Help! It says my key has already been redeemed!
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A: I asked a bunch of people to PM me their keys when this happened, and guss what? Almost everyone sent me the same few keys! It looks like either people forgot they got their key on a warez site, or else accidentally bought a counterfeit copy of the game via a distributor who printed the same key with every CD they clone. If you're getting this error and wonder if it's the cause, try this experiment: paste the first two blocks of letters (XXXXX-XXXXX) into Google - does your full key come up on a Halo warez/torrent page? Bad news, it's not a legit copy. That's been the case for all the PM'ed keys I've tried. Overall, from the thousands of valid keys entered in the 16 hours the page has been up, it looks like things are running smoothly for the vast majority of users.
Did you see my post on page 20? As far as I can tell, my copy is legit (albeit used), and I find it unlikely that the person that sold it to me even kept the key to beat me to entering it during the first 8 hours the tool was active.
I already thought of using Google to search for my key, and I looked at the publicly available keys to compare to mine, as well. I didn't see mine anywhere. Can you tell me one way or the other if my key was simply used by another individual or not? I would really appreciate it because if I have a counterfeit copy, I'd like to know.
I already ordered a new copy from Amazon (I would have bought a new copy initially, but for the May 26th cutoff you stipulated). Does a new copy of Halo PC have to be used online for the key to work with this Bungie.net nameplate tool?