Fm 2012

Hi there, purchased the new FM for my brother as a surprise and it looks like someone has used the steam code before me, is there any way that I could buy a new steam code for it?

Did you buy it second hand or brand new? I know you've probably brought it brand new but I just thought I'd ask.

I'm trying to find a few threads on this issue.

If the steam code has been used, then the seller shouldnt have sold it so you should demand a refund, especially if it was new. The steam code will now be linked to the steam account against which it was activated, so there is no alternative but to purchase the game again, I'm afraid.

If the steam code has been used, then the seller shouldnt have sold it so you should demand a refund, especially if it was new. The steam code will now be linked to the steam account against which it was activated, so there is no alternative but to purchase the game again, I'm afraid.

So if you buy the game, and someone has used a key generator or something to register a pirated copy code illegally, the person who actually buys the game legally has to buy another copy?

That cant be right surely?

I have no idea how key generators operate, but given that the Steam code is 15 digits, with numbers and letters, I cant imagine what the odds would be on the key generator hitting the exact code of another copy. The OP's first option, if bought legally, is to go back to the seller and get full refund as it should not have been sold with a used code. With his refund he can then buy from a reputable source to ensure that this doesnt happen again. If he has bought it on e bay or similar, there must be ways of getting redress on the seller but buying that way is always a chance.

I have no idea how key generators operate, but given that the Steam code is 15 digits, with numbers and letters, I cant imagine what the odds would be on the key generator hitting the exact code of another copy. The OP's first option, if bought legally, is to go back to the seller and get full refund as it should not have been sold with a used code. With his refund he can then buy from a reputable source to ensure that this doesnt happen again. If he has bought it on e bay or similar, there must be ways of getting redress on the seller but buying that way is always a chance.

I can assure you that a keygen is more than capable of cracking a 15 digit code and it would only be a matter of time until the code was the same as one that has been installed, I am sure that there have been quite a few copies sold. What would be the option if he bought it from a 'reputable' store? I mean how can he prove that he hasn't just installed it and taking it back for a refund as you don't need the disc to play? I would imagine that SI/SEGA don't give different codes to different sources so it wouldn't really matter where he got the copy from if it is a brand new sealed copy?

Probably making a mountain out of a mole hill here but I sure do not like the idea of having to buy another copy of the game if someone has illeagally used your key, it would be interesting to hear SEGA's take?

Yeah- maybe we should relax till the OP tells us exactly how he bought the game as that will throw some considerable light on the issue.