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Koopa777's avatar
1 year ago

NFS Most Wanter 2012 - Activate Your Game message

I recently tried to play MW2012 again after about a year, and it appears the game is no longer functional. Startup will lead to the legacy activation server, which I presume no longer exists, since nothing I do will get the game activated (accounts, entering a product key, etc). I even installed two separate copies (Steam and EA) and not even the EA copy will activate properly. Is there an ETA on when this will be fixed? It's pretty wild that the game is currently being sold but doesn't even work, but that's a separate topic...

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  • EA_Illium's avatar
    EA_Illium
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    1 year ago
    Hi @jookie093, Apologies what is the exact message you get when launching NFS MW 2012?

  • I have the Same Problem I wanted to play nfs mw 2012 Again and the same window appeared
  • Koopa777's avatar
    Koopa777
    1 year ago

    EA ID: Koopa777

    Messages: No error messages, outside the "Product cannot be activated" messages

    Screenshot: Attached

    DxDiag: Attached

    ErrorReporter ID: cbcfb944-c7f7-4799-89a4-cb36b2fc62cb

    Thanks!

  • EA_Illium's avatar
    EA_Illium
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    1 year ago

    Hey @Koopa777 

     

    Would it be possible to get more information on this?

    • EA ID (PSN ID/Gamertag):
    • Are you getting an error message?
    • If possible, share a Screenshot or Clip...
    • If on PC, please share a DxDiag file and an EA app Error ID Number

    We can use this information, to help make the team aware of the issue and to further investigate. 

     

    Cheers!

  • Koopa777's avatar
    Koopa777
    1 year ago

    Sure, I get the below screen, however entering my account details don't actually work. Entering my old Origin username instead of an email works, but then takes me to a screen saying it can't activate the key. I see posts on Reddit/Steam Discussions indicating that creating a new user account on Windows works, which seems to indicate that there is a registry field somewhere that is pointing to the old activation server. For reference, my (first) install of MW2012 is from November 2022 (off a clean OS install), so presumably this is fixed for people who have never installed the game before, but is broken for those who have. I also see people having the issue with NFS Rivals, however it works for me, but I also installed Rivals for the first time ever on Sunday, giving more credence to this theory.

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