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    #1 michael iz pro

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    Posted 28 July 2010 - 04:43 PM

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    ]"[/size]Yes, that was me in the podcast, and in fact we were discussing details at the office today. We should have the final feature ready for use in about a month.
    We're dealing with the keygen problem as best we can. For starters, I pulled a list of keys that had actually been used as of a month or two ago, and we'll probably validate against that list. So people won't be able to just get the keygen now and claim the... reward. (i.e., people who didn't even bother to pirate the game :-) It also means that buying one of the few remaining copies at retail won't help you anymore.

    So yeah, we're on it. Start spreading the word on other sites that Halo PC users should check here a couple weeks before Reach launches for details on what to do with the key.

    edit - see my addendum at the end of the OP

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    To clarify, OLD keys work. If you ever used your key (technically, to enter the multiplayer game lobby, since that's what validates the key) at any time from 2003 until a couple months ago (May?), you should be ok. We won't be allowing NEW keys, because we'll assume they were keygenned.

    "Halo 1 for Mac" users are included in this.

    "Halo 2 for PC" is NOT included since Bungie wasn't involved in that port.

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    The reward is a small "visual flair", as was described during the last days of Halo 2 for players of that game. Not armor or anything in the Armory. We realize that some people have lost their keys or never played online to validate their key, and unfortunately we can't do anything about that. If that's you, you're not missing out on something like Recon or Flames, it's just a little indication that people have been part of a certain Halo community for a while, and we wanted to give them a nod.

    As others have noted, we have no way of telling if you've played the Xbox version, so that isn't included here.

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    Yes, you can continue to play the game without invalidating your key.

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    "Halo: Custom Edition" - YES

    And the precise cutoff date for CD Keys was May 26th, 2010. If your key was ever used online before then, it counts."


    [Edited on 07.28.2010 11:10 AM PDT]



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    Personally What Can They Do About The Keygens Isn't it First To Download a Halo PC / Halo Mac / Halo PC : Cutstom Edition Key Generator And Generate it Wins And The Next To Enter The Same Key it will just give the friendly message Code has been Redeemed ?

    Unless They Are Downloading The Keygens Them selves and Blacklisting All The Keys inside of it :(

    I Dont Have A Legit Halo PC Key Dam And It Sounds Like They Are Getting Cool Armour Or Something :(

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    Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:28 PM

    are they diff rewards? I played the last day of halo 2 and have a legit halo pc key.

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    Posted 28 July 2010 - 07:47 PM

    If somone has a Extra key that has been actavted then me plz

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    Posted 28 July 2010 - 08:10 PM

    They aren't getting any armor, it isn't something that big, ( it actually says that in the quote if you read it) its actually really small, like a emblem or something.

    Edited by Justrec, 28 July 2010 - 08:11 PM.


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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:25 AM

    Ah well, it shows that you're a devoted Halo fan. I have my Halo PC copy from 2005 so yeah :)

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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 04:42 AM

    I've had mine from 2003 Posted Image

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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 05:21 AM

    Personally What Can They Do About The Keygens Isn't it First To Download a Halo PC / Halo Mac / Halo PC : Cutstom Edition Key Generator And Generate it Wins And The Next To Enter The Same Key it will just give the friendly message Code has been Redeemed ?


    Well, like it said, it only works for keys that were validated before May 26th...

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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 07:29 AM

    I've had mine from 2003 Posted Image

    I always was at my friends house and we played Halo on his xbox since like 2002. lul

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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:08 PM

    Well, like it said, it only works for keys that were validated before May 26th...


    Yes But Keys Generated in Keygens have been used longer that .... and validated.......

    Edited by kidhitman, 29 July 2010 - 03:12 PM.


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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:12 PM

    They aren't getting any armor, it isn't something that big, ( it actually says that in the quote if you read it) its actually really small, like a emblem or something.



    Yes Your Right They Are Getting Something Visual

    Ah well, it shows that you're a devoted Halo fan. I have my Halo PC copy from 2005 so yeah :)



    Yeah it be cool to have an emblem someone else doesn't have XD

    I always was at my friends house and we played Halo on his xbox since like 2002. lul


    Same Here LoL Campaign Was To Fun For Me At Them Ages And Elites Were Scary Back Then




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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 03:17 PM

    are they diff rewards? I played the last day of halo 2 and have a legit halo pc key.



    There Are 2 Different Rewards

    1. For Having A Halo:PC / Halo:CE / Halo: Mac Key

    2. For Playing Halo 2 Before The Server's Shutdown

    Booo Yaaah Remember Back When They Were Giving Out 400 MSP + 3 Months OF XBL And Halo:Reach Beta (No Disc) Key For Playing Halo 2 Before The Servers Shutdown i got one of them so i should definetly receive The Second Reward :p



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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 05:33 PM

    Yes But Keys Generated in Keygens have been used longer that .... and validated.......


    But keygens make them at 'random'. You'll probably get one that's not been used before, or get one that someone else has validated already. And you'll probably only get one shot at redeeming it, so... :p

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    Posted 29 July 2010 - 07:38 PM

    But keygens make them at 'random'. You'll probably get one that's not been used before, or get one that someone else has validated already. And you'll probably only get one shot at redeeming it, so... :p

    you are gulliable the "gens" only had a list of about 25 keys. Bungie will simply use the gen numerous times untill they stop getting unique keys and they will blacklist them.

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    Posted 30 July 2010 - 02:24 AM

    my friend gave me his Halo 1 PC a long time ago (except it had the Halo 1 xbox disc and the image was mirrored) and I still have the case with the product key, lol

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    Posted 30 July 2010 - 06:10 AM

    you are gulliable the "gens" only had a list of about 25 keys. Bungie will simply use the gen numerous times untill they stop getting unique keys and they will blacklist them.


    Oh. I never used them, and assumed that they were infact keygens, not keylists :p

    In which case, yeah, the keygens will be pointless.

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    Posted 30 July 2010 - 09:36 AM

    Oh. I never used them, and assumed that they were infact keygens, not keylists :p

    In which case, yeah, the keygens will be pointless.

    Yea, we were playing halo pc in my enginering class to demonstrate networking (best class ever)
    the "keygen" gave keys that weren't valid on lan, and keys that were identical. Even if it was a gen, if bungie used it enough eventually it would spit out duplicates.