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I RIKE BANANAS

OP clearly states that halo 2 vista is NOT compatible. If you didnt play it online for xbox, then im sorry you wont be getting the flair, please stop asking. If Bungie changes this then the flair would be meaningless because anyone could go out and buy HCE and H2, and get all the flair, so there would be no exclusivity, which is what makes it awesome.

  • 08.28.2010 8:40 PM PDT
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sorry just ignore that last post i didn't see the other posts

also i agree with maj nougat because if every on had one whats the point in making flairs anyway


[Edited on 08.28.2010 8:51 PM PDT]

  • 08.28.2010 8:40 PM PDT

He'd have instantly stopped and knelt down, one fist on the ground, hoping to be impervious to the officer's attacks. When this would have failed and he's in the back of the police car, he'd blame his predicament on his friends for not being team players.
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Yeah, I'm about to purchase a new copy of CE since my cousins (Who was gonna give me his key) computer crashed. After seeing all of these posts saying theirs don't work, I'm kinda hesitant...

Should I be? Could I be guaranteed that it will work with a new copy?

  • 08.28.2010 9:43 PM PDT

He'd have instantly stopped and knelt down, one fist on the ground, hoping to be impervious to the officer's attacks. When this would have failed and he's in the back of the police car, he'd blame his predicament on his friends for not being team players.
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Posted by: skullkid3128

Posted by: Boss of OWNAGE
Yeah, I'm about to purchase a new copy of CE since my cousins (Who was gonna give me his key) computer crashed. After seeing all of these posts saying theirs don't work, I'm kinda hesitant...

Should I be? Could I be guaranteed that it will work with a new copy?


Yep.


So if I buy this, play online, and then come here and enter it, I'm sure to get the flair, and not the "Already been used?"

  • 08.28.2010 10:00 PM PDT

I RIKE BANANAS

I'm in the same boat as you, I just ordered a copy from Bestbuy, due in around a week. Really there are 3 things that could happen:
1. The code has been keygenned and it will say already been used
2. By the time you and me get our copy, Bungie might have stopped letting people redeem it, because of some new widely used keygen
3. It works and you get your flair

HOPEFULLY we will both fall victim to option #3. There are a lot of people whose codes have "already been redeemed" to be sure, but i think the vast majority of people who have real Halo PC keys straight off the box have had success, they just aren't posting in the forums about it so it seems like more people have problems.

I would order it, you don't have much to lose, $20 isnt a massive amount of money, plus even if the code doesn't work you can consider yourself the lucky owner of a real copy of Halo PC which in todays world is a (relative to those who have it pirated) a small group.

or you could always turn around and sell it on ebay/craigslist.

  • 08.28.2010 10:29 PM PDT

Hmm.
That's sad, I would have liked to see one for Oni.
Why did they decide not to?
or is that what the star is for?

  • 08.28.2010 11:52 PM PDT
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Thanks!

  • 08.29.2010 3:17 AM PDT

Yeah because it's a brand new copy. the key has never been exposed. Me on the other hand, My key was somehow used for someone else. Which isn't fair at all. I spent the 40+ dollars years ago being an avid gamer for the Halo series and now I have to stoop down to the hackers and exploiters to get a new copy of Halo and a new key. That doesn't seem fair at all.

[Edited on 08.29.2010 4:42 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2010 4:35 AM PDT

dont know if some of u will know this, since some are just now getting halo: CE for PC/Mac, but I already bought it years ago and havent played it for quite a few years, and was wondering where u find the product code. Just wondering before I go rummaging through my house to find the box/booklet just to find out it was on my computer or something.

  • 08.29.2010 5:18 AM PDT

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Posted by: ProfoundSplash
does halo 2 for windows vista count to getting the Halo 2 flair and if it doesn't could u please make it count









P.S not being demanding just in case


No - this has been gone over a million times :)

  • 08.29.2010 6:30 AM PDT

To everyone who is asking whether they can buy a copy now and get the flair.

Bungie already stated that due to the fact that there is a keygen out there, and that everyone would simply keygen a 'valid' key to get the flair, they have made it so that only keys activated (in Halo PC/mac) prior to when they announced the flair will be accepted.

  • 08.29.2010 7:41 AM PDT

I RIKE BANANAS

read the WU form like 2 weeks ago, they specifically said AND I QUOTE:

"You might still be able to snap up a copy of Halo 1 for PC at retail, though, (and since my earlier concerns about a working keygen were unfounded, I retract my earlier comment about a May 26th cutoff for first use of keys.)"


thank you, AND HAVE A NICE DAY.

  • 08.29.2010 8:11 AM PDT

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I still can believe there isn't a way to show proof that you own halo CE for the original xbox. can't you (bungie) use proof of purchase codes or part numbers or something?

  • 08.29.2010 8:34 AM PDT

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Posted by: Heartlessheretic
I still can believe there isn't a way to show proof that you own halo CE for the original xbox. can't you (bungie) use proof of purchase codes or part numbers or something?


If you really want it that bad, just spend 10 bucks and buy a copy.

  • 08.29.2010 9:28 AM PDT

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forgot a button.

[Edited on 08.29.2010 9:50 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2010 9:46 AM PDT

EDIT: Nevermind


[Edited on 08.29.2010 10:04 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2010 9:48 AM PDT

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Posted by: Camoflouged Jew

Posted by: Heartlessheretic
I still can believe there isn't a way to show proof that you own halo CE for the original xbox. can't you (bungie) use proof of purchase codes or part numbers or something?


If you really want it that bad, just spend 10 bucks and buy a copy.


I'm not saying that, I'm saying there should be a way to find a secure way to verify ownership.

  • 08.29.2010 9:49 AM PDT
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r : w )

Just reiterating for the people who got "Already used" messages - from everything I can tell, there is no keygen that's picking off your keys at random. A bunch of people geographically close to each other who bought the game from the same chain of stores seem to have the same key. Sounds like someone in the supply chain is duplicating boxes, discs and keys to avoid paying Microsoft for originals, though that's just speculation, not proven. Another possibility for some people is that someone returned their copy and the store used their shrink wrap machine to make it look new again, while the original person kept their key.

Regardless, this seems really rare compared to the number of redeemed keys, and most people are having no problem with keys bought at retail.

Just goes to show, though, that when MS talks about software counterfeiting, there really is a problem out there.

  • 08.29.2010 10:50 AM PDT
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I think I understand this, but want to verify.

You said nothing about Halo for Xbox (hard copy) owners. Im guessing it will work?

Supercombine meaning if we own and have played all 3 games on the xbox/360 we get all this stuff? Or is this not true?

And by "it" I mean we get all this unique veteran stuff for Reach.

EDIT: NVM I CANT BECAUSE I BOUGHT THE FIRST VERSION OF HALO THIS IS BS BUNGIE!!! I have played all of these games on the xbox and 360, including ODST and Wars! WTF is with this?!?! No love for the halo 1 owners? As was said earlier, there are codes on the individual discs you could've used! Why would Microsoft care?

[Edited on 08.29.2010 11:18 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2010 10:53 AM PDT
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>>:O >:(

[Edited on 08.29.2010 11:19 AM PDT]

  • 08.29.2010 10:56 AM PDT
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IM getting the same thing

  • 08.29.2010 11:21 AM PDT