Having Your Halo PC Key Will Unlock You Something In Reach

[michael iz pro]

http://www.bungie.net/Forums/skins/default/avatars/staffonly_sawnose.gif Sawnoose :Bungie.net Superuser

]"[/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]

 

 

Original Post Bungie.net Forums Link

 

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

[gruntmods]

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

[jmdalmighty]

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

[Justrec]

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 July 29, 2010 by Justrec

[Rogue Modder]

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

[Lockon]

I've had mine from 2003 http://www.ibotmodz.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/DarkEmoticons/harhar.gif

[miinaturvat]

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...

[Rogue Modder]

I've had mine from 2003 http://www.ibotmodz.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/DarkEmoticons/harhar.gif

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

[michael iz pro]

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 July 29, 2010 by kidhitman

[michael iz pro]

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

 

 

 

[michael iz pro]

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

 

 

[miinaturvat]

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...

[gruntmods]

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...

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.

[DarkRuler]

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

[miinaturvat]

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

 

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

[gruntmods]

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

 

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.