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Anonymous

10 years ago

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code already redeemed

I purchased a brand new in the box Dragon Age Inquisition from Walmart today. I was told it was a single player Offline game. Low and behold I insert first disc and origin comes up. I signed up for account then got a message that servers were either to busy or maintenance was being performed. I then tried redeeming code from back of manual and got a message the code had already been redeemed. I have know clue what is going on. Please help if you can.

I am 50 years old. What ever happen to the day when you purchased a video game downloaded it on your pc and played it. Why all the origin *. I paid for a game that I should have been playing hours ago but can't because of all the red tape of to many people trying to make money off the same product.

Thank you in advance for any help.

Mark

dragon age inquisition

Leora85
10 years ago
If the code has already been redeemed, it should be taken back to the store where you purchased it, it's possible they accepted the game as a return after the original purchaser already redeemed it, or someone just stole the code from the box and returned the items to the box on the shelf.

If it's not already the version you have, I'd suggest getting the Game of the Year edition when you exchange/return the faulty copy you have, as it contains all the extra content (DLC) at a much cheaper price than buying it separately. It's also possible to purchase the game online as a digital download, no box or packaging, you can download the game and be on your way.

Dragon Age Inquisition is a single player game, but it does have (completely ignorable) multiplayer, which means extra security. You can play offline, after you initially authorise and DLC with the servers.
Having the game linked to your Origin account means that, should you ever lose the code or physical copy, it won't matter, as it will still be in your Origin library (as long as you don't forget your Origin account details, of course). Just make sure to change your Origin settings to suit you (for instance, it will default to starting when you start your computer, you can turn that off), and Origin shouldn't be too much of an intrusion. I think pretty much all EA games require it these days (unless you get them through Steam... which requires Steam instead).

Hope that was of some help. I miss the days of 'insert disk/CD/DVD, install and play', too. Although I don't miss having a million game boxes everywhere. 😛

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Leora85
Hero+
10 years ago
If the code has already been redeemed, it should be taken back to the store where you purchased it, it's possible they accepted the game as a return after the original purchaser already redeemed it, or someone just stole the code from the box and returned the items to the box on the shelf.

If it's not already the version you have, I'd suggest getting the Game of the Year edition when you exchange/return the faulty copy you have, as it contains all the extra content (DLC) at a much cheaper price than buying it separately. It's also possible to purchase the game online as a digital download, no box or packaging, you can download the game and be on your way.

Dragon Age Inquisition is a single player game, but it does have (completely ignorable) multiplayer, which means extra security. You can play offline, after you initially authorise and DLC with the servers.
Having the game linked to your Origin account means that, should you ever lose the code or physical copy, it won't matter, as it will still be in your Origin library (as long as you don't forget your Origin account details, of course). Just make sure to change your Origin settings to suit you (for instance, it will default to starting when you start your computer, you can turn that off), and Origin shouldn't be too much of an intrusion. I think pretty much all EA games require it these days (unless you get them through Steam... which requires Steam instead).

Hope that was of some help. I miss the days of 'insert disk/CD/DVD, install and play', too. Although I don't miss having a million game boxes everywhere. 😛
Fred_vdp
Hero+
10 years ago
@Leora85 wrote:

Hope that was of some help. I miss the days of 'insert disk/CD/DVD, install and play', too. Although I don't miss having a million game boxes everywhere. 😛

I dislike DVDs. I prefer the GOG method. You buy a digital copy and get to download a DRM-free executable file. The GOG client is optional.

I remember when it was announced that Mass Effect 3 would require Origin. This was the first mainly single player game that would require Origin, so there was some outrage. At the time, the Origin license agreement meant you had to agree to Origin scanning your entire hard drive, so some people suggested using sandbox software, which would severely limit Origin's scanning range. Any mention of the sandbox software on the BioWare forum would result in a permanent ban from not only the forum, but also your entire Origin library.
Leora85
Hero+
10 years ago
Living in regional Australia, it hasn't been that many years since download speeds and monthly download limits made buying digital versions of games unappealing, so DVDs were the way to go (yay for moving to an even more regional area and somehow having much better internet choices!). And before that, there was no such thing as digital downloads, or DVDs, or CDs, which is where I was going with that comment. 😛 Although I guess when I had games on disks, we didn't install them, we just ran them... and couldn't save. Not sure if that was just our computer or if they were all like that back then.

I like GoG too, but they don't tend to have many of the games I want (I guess they might in 10 years or so 😛 ). Don't even remember there being a client. 😛