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Interesting, I buy keys from G2A regularly and haven't lost access to any titles yet. If this was a significant problem I'd expect to at least have a few lost t

Interesting, I buy keys from G2A regularly and haven't lost access to any titles yet. If this was a significant problem I'd expect to at least have a few lost titles out of dozens I've bought personally and for friends.

Ajedi32 7y ago
Per the article, G2A claims only ~1% of transactions on their site have problems like that. So assuming they're not lying, it's no surprise that you haven't lost any titles yet.
- knd775 7y ago
  G2A lies about quite a lot, though. Also, they have no way to check the status of the keys. So, if a user doesn't report an issue, they'll never know about it. Given that the article says that most users don't notice keys being revoked, it wouldn't be surprising at all if the majority of issues never get reported.
  - cloakandswagger 7y ago
    I think the devs claiming that users simply never notice that the license was revoked are the ones who are lying. Every time that's happened to me (for example, a time-limited version of a game or a beta), Steam presents a notification that the game has been removed from my library.
    - knd775 7y ago
      That is for legitimately owned games. They don't notify you when a key is revoked for fraud.
      - cloakandswagger 7y ago
        Do you have a source for that? Here's an example of the notification Steam gives you when a key is revoked due to fraud: https://content.invisioncic.com/r273030/monthly_2017_05/Untitled.png.7495f7003c3bd0445a3f2b483de5a210.png https://content.invisioncic.com/r273030/monthly_2017_05/Unti...
        knd775 7y ago
        Huh, interesting. That must be a relatively recent addition. I've had keys revoked (that I got through a trader), and did not get any notification.
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    - EpicEng 7y ago
      Point being that if they player has already moved on to other games they may not care, i.e., G2A never find out, and they're numbers are wrong (assuming they're being honest in the first place, which is a big assumption.)
  - shawnz 7y ago
    > G2A lies about quite a lot, though Are you basing this off the recent stunt they tried to pull getting people to publish favorable articles for them? That was unacceptable of course but also I see why they are desperate to improve their reputation given the recent smear campaign against them. Do you have examples of other instances where they were shown to be dishonest?
    - knd775 7y ago
      They've always been this way. My opinion on them is not new. A bunch of esports teams dropped them as sponsors years ago after realizing they not an honest business. Their buyer protection service (G2A shield) is a scam. There's also this fun AMA they did https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5rg9mo/we_work_for_g2acom_global_digital_marketplace/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5rg9mo/we_work_for_g2... There's more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/keyresellers https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/keyresellers
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Ajedi32 7y ago

Per the article, G2A claims only ~1% of transactions on their site have problems like that. So assuming they're not lying, it's no surprise that you haven't lost any titles yet.

knd775 7y ago
G2A lies about quite a lot, though. Also, they have no way to check the status of the keys. So, if a user doesn't report an issue, they'll never know about it. Given that the article says that most users don't notice keys being revoked, it wouldn't be surprising at all if the majority of issues never get reported.
- cloakandswagger 7y ago
  I think the devs claiming that users simply never notice that the license was revoked are the ones who are lying. Every time that's happened to me (for example, a time-limited version of a game or a beta), Steam presents a notification that the game has been removed from my library.
  - knd775 7y ago
    That is for legitimately owned games. They don't notify you when a key is revoked for fraud.
    - cloakandswagger 7y ago
      Do you have a source for that? Here's an example of the notification Steam gives you when a key is revoked due to fraud: https://content.invisioncic.com/r273030/monthly_2017_05/Untitled.png.7495f7003c3bd0445a3f2b483de5a210.png https://content.invisioncic.com/r273030/monthly_2017_05/Unti...
      - knd775 7y ago
        Huh, interesting. That must be a relatively recent addition. I've had keys revoked (that I got through a trader), and did not get any notification.
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  - EpicEng 7y ago
    Point being that if they player has already moved on to other games they may not care, i.e., G2A never find out, and they're numbers are wrong (assuming they're being honest in the first place, which is a big assumption.)
- shawnz 7y ago
  > G2A lies about quite a lot, though Are you basing this off the recent stunt they tried to pull getting people to publish favorable articles for them? That was unacceptable of course but also I see why they are desperate to improve their reputation given the recent smear campaign against them. Do you have examples of other instances where they were shown to be dishonest?
  - knd775 7y ago
    They've always been this way. My opinion on them is not new. A bunch of esports teams dropped them as sponsors years ago after realizing they not an honest business. Their buyer protection service (G2A shield) is a scam. There's also this fun AMA they did https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5rg9mo/we_work_for_g2acom_global_digital_marketplace/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5rg9mo/we_work_for_g2... There's more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/keyresellers https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/wiki/keyresellers
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