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Subject: Official thread for nameplate unlock support
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Demons to some. Angels to others.

Everything worked fine for me. Both H1 PC and Marathon were unlocked in my game settings after I submitted everything. As far as the other nameplates (H3,ODST & Reach Beta), I guess Bungie will unlock them once you play Reach. At least that is what I hope since I did play all of them.

  • 08.27.2010 8:14 AM PDT


Posted by: HELLBENT10
Everything worked fine for me. Both H1 PC and Marathon were unlocked in my game settings after I submitted everything. As far as the other nameplates (H3,ODST & Reach Beta), I guess Bungie will unlock them once you play Reach. At least that is what I hope since I did play all of them.

Yes, return on 9/14 to the nameplate page for all your nameplates.

  • 08.27.2010 8:22 AM PDT

The thing is, I don't remember, there's no reason why I shouldn't be online, but on my Halo 2 stats it says
''We were not able to find any record of Halo 2 activity for this player. This player may not have played Halo 2 while connected to Xbox Live.''

  • 08.27.2010 8:41 AM PDT


Posted by: Scatman N0R
The thing is, I don't remember, there's no reason why I shouldn't be online, but on my Halo 2 stats it says
''We were not able to find any record of Halo 2 activity for this player. This player may not have played Halo 2 while connected to Xbox Live.''

There's your answer. NO FLAIR FOR YOU. :(

  • 08.27.2010 8:44 AM PDT

My life is pointless!!!!!!

  • 08.27.2010 8:47 AM PDT

this is my other gt i know my record is terrible on this profile but i messed up my e-mail address on my xbox360 so the link below shows my WAY better profile.

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Halo3/Default.aspx?player=COBShar pShooter

http://www.bungie.net/stats/Halo3/FileShare.aspx?gamertag=COB SharpShooter

do i need link my xbox live account to bungie.net in order to get my faceplates because i cant link my account to the website because i enterd the wrong email adress on my xbl gamertag ad im unable to change it

  • 08.27.2010 8:59 AM PDT

It's amazing how many people keep crying about Bungie not using Halo CE for Xbox or the Marketplace version to unlock the Halo 1 nameplate. It says clearly in the Fac. 1 that Microsoft owns it and that they have no way to track it. Lame sauce right but what can u do, I mean besides posting how upset u r about it...

  • 08.27.2010 9:01 AM PDT

I played the PC version of Halo 2 on LIVE, but never on an xbox console. Is this why there are no Halo 2 stats for me? I know I played online, I unlocked many online-only achievements, but there is no activity in my service record. Do I have no hope of Halo 2 flair even though I did play the PC version of it a lot?

  • 08.27.2010 9:07 AM PDT


Posted by: xbfrittsox360
I played the PC version of Halo 2 on LIVE, but never on an xbox console. Is this why there are no Halo 2 stats for me? I know I played online, I unlocked many online-only achievements, but there is no activity in my service record. Do I have no hope of Halo 2 flair even though I did play the PC version of it a lot?

Halo 2 Vista is not in anyway related to the Halo 2 flair if you didn't play Live on Xbox your chance has come and gone.

  • 08.27.2010 9:12 AM PDT

I'm only assuming those of us *ahem (like me) that played a bunch prior to the system reset/upgrade a few years back in prep for Halo3 and thus lost their stats, and game history are kinda screwed outta this one.

Disappointing indeed.

  • 08.27.2010 9:19 AM PDT

~Beauty of Simplicity~

Yes - got my code to work!

  • 08.27.2010 9:22 AM PDT

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Posted by: sawnose
Please keep it clean and productive in here. Don't post your cd key (duh), and don't debate our criteria for granting nameplates.

Please do help steer people with questions to the answers we've provided.

News post with specific instructions: http://www.bungie.net/News/Blog.aspx?mode=news#cid28173

Weekly Update with the general overview: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link =BWU_082010


Thanks!

FAQ part 1:

Q: What's the format for entering keys?
A: Caps doesn't matter. Dashes do. Follow the example on the page.

Q: What if I change my gamertag?
A: If you simply *rename* your gamertag on your existing XBL account, that's fine. Bungie.net might not link to your game history until you play online again, (because Xbox doesn't proactively notify us about the name change) but once you play again, it'll correct itself. (It might take until overnight for your Halo 2 record to catch up with the change when we automatically sort out problems like that)

Q: What if I relink my account to a different gamertag?
A: See FAQ 2 below

Q: How long do I have to do this?
A: We haven't set a cutoff date. We might eventually set one, well past Reach launch, but that's undecided. When you consider that this "Bungie Legacy Games" data can potentially be used to similar purpose for all Bungie games into the far future (but no promises!) giving even a few month window for registering the 7-year-old Halo 1 PC game seems awfully short. There will be PC fans who might not catch the news for a long time.

Q: How do I choose a nameplate?
A: The same page where you register them will let you choose from all the options you've earned like Halo 3, once you've played Reach.

Q: I just played Marathon XBLA and it hasn't shown up on my gamercard yet
A: The gamercard comes directly from MS's servers, and they cache that data for a while. Come back in half an hour or so and try again. Also, the demo version doesn't show up on the gamercard, you need to play the full version. Some people have luck paying another game afterwards to force it to change.

Q: Will I get the Halo 2 flair?
A: Do we have Halo 2 data for you? (If I did that link right, then if you're signed in, it should try and bring you to your Halo 2 stats page. The link is gone from the top of the website, but the page is still there via a tab on your Halo 3 service record. If you see data for yourself, then you'll get the emblem. There was no date window for eligibility. Any games there count.

Q: What about Halo 1 Xbox via Games on Demand?
A: Bungie is no longer part of Microsoft and we simply do not have access to the purchase data for this game, nor does it register online. It shows up in the console's recent games list, but not your gamercard for us to see. It's out of our hands.

FAQ 2:

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 guess 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.
We've had a problem with your request, please try again. I get this screen

  • 08.27.2010 9:39 AM PDT

"I will show you how a true Prussian officer fights!"

"And i will show you where the iron crosses grow..."

- "Cross of Iron"

I keep putting in my halo cd key but it wont work. Ive double checked the cd key millions of times and its right. But the error message this key is not in the right format keeps popping up.
Help.

  • 08.27.2010 11:57 AM PDT
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I iz elephant?!? QUACK QUACK

I keep getting the same thing. Its a valid CD key that I got from Microsoft themself.

  • 08.27.2010 12:04 PM PDT
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Starcraft II Username: Tomb

"Some people look at things the way they are and ask, Why? I look at things that never were and ask, Why not?"

"The skill is in the wielder of the weapon, not the weapon itself."

im having trouble. it always says its in the wrong format when its right. can someone maybe dish out a used code so i can see an example of how it should be done?

  • 08.27.2010 12:05 PM PDT

I am getting the same problem as the 3 past users, I am entering the code as seen directly from the orange label in the same format and I am getting the error:

The key you entered is not in a valid format, check your key and try again.

The only thing is the game I am using is from PAL region, and I am in NTSC. That's the only thing I can think of, but I can't think of as to why that would be a problem.

  • 08.27.2010 12:14 PM PDT
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Yeah,
"The key you entered is not in a valid format, check your key and try again."

I am staring at the key on my game, I have entered it again and again and it still gives me this message. I am using dashes.

Am I doing something wrong?

  • 08.27.2010 12:29 PM PDT

http://xboxfamily.com/

Im getting the same issue the people above me are having. I have the game and bought it years ago. I have the sleeve with the yellow product key stick in front of me and I keep typing it in right over and over again, and I get a error saying its in the wrong format even though Im doing it right

  • 08.27.2010 12:30 PM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/Stats/Reach/FileDetails.aspx?fid=926143 8&player=XIII%20Dante


Need to be fixed

I keep putting in my halo cd key but it wont work. Ive double checked the cd key millions of times and its right. But the error message this key is not in the right format keeps popping up.
Help.


Same here. I am holding the little case in my hand and I am staring at the yellow sticker yet I get the error that it is not the right format.

Tried many many times. I bought this brand new in stores 5 years ago...

  • 08.27.2010 12:32 PM PDT

I'm unable to use either the PC key that i paid for or the Mac key my neighbor gave me due to an error reading: "The key you entered is not in a valid format, check your key and try again."
The keys are in the exact same format as the examples. Is this a common problem or have i missed something?

  • 08.27.2010 12:35 PM PDT

Sitting here holding my Halo CD case, staring at my product key. I've entered it 4 or 5 times, have gone letter by letter, dash by dash and I still get an error saying it is not in the right format. Suggestions?

  • 08.27.2010 12:35 PM PDT

“Oh, it’s a little bit of everything, it’s the mountains, it’s the fog, it’s the news at six o’clock, it’s the death of my first dog, it’s the angels up above me, it’s the song that they don’t sing, It’s a little bit of everything.”
- Dawes, A little bit of everything

Use dashes, try using caps or lowercase.Posted by: tubatripper08
Sitting here holding my Halo CD case, staring at my product key. I've entered it 4 or 5 times, have gone letter by letter, dash by dash and I still get an error saying it is not in the right format. Suggestions?

  • 08.27.2010 12:36 PM PDT
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Starcraft II Username: Tomb

"Some people look at things the way they are and ask, Why? I look at things that never were and ask, Why not?"

"The skill is in the wielder of the weapon, not the weapon itself."

again, anyone who did it right have an example?

  • 08.27.2010 12:38 PM PDT

I'm getting the same message: "The key you entered is not in a valid format, check your key and try again."

Yes its a legit key. Googled the first two blocks and found nothing, its on the normal yellow product key label that MS use for everything and I bought the game retail back when it came out and spent many glorious days playing MP. I can even provide pretty pictures of the key label, disc and box if anyone (from Bungie!) wants to see it.

It's a UK version of the game. I've tried upper lower with and without dashes. I've even tried humming the halo theme while hitting submit. Perhaps I should have tried siege of madrigal?...

[Edited on 08.27.2010 12:40 PM PDT]

  • 08.27.2010 12:38 PM PDT

........Spartans never die

i keep getting a "your key is not in the right format message" so whats the right format for a pc key?

  • 08.27.2010 12:39 PM PDT