Is Showtime worth it at all?

"Karritz;c-16248798" wrote:

"SimplyJen;c-16248776" wrote:

"Karritz;c-16248611" wrote:

"SimplyJen;c-16248480" wrote:

"Karritz;c-16248442" wrote:
@SimplyJen buying Expansions from eBay or any unauthorised reseller can very likely mean the purchaser will have the game blocked by EA. A huge number of people have recently lost their expansions purchased from places like eBay because EA never got paid for the codes in the first place so EA has been checking the codes and preventing people from using them. If a code is blocked like this it seems you can't just go out and buy a valid code because you already have the slot for that expansion used in your account but it is blocked. This means a lengthy chat with customer support who will hopefully release the slot.

That's digital copies and yes I know. It's good to let others know but here is what I said:

or you can grab a cheap physical copy through eBay or Amazon.

Physical copy meaning not digital.

Are you certain it ONLY applies to digital copies?

It should be obvious to the buyer if the product received was not legit. Unless the seller can reseal the copy perfectly and make a perfect fake book that has the printed serial code... A new sealed copy would be the same thing sold in stores. As for used, you run the risk of the code already being used/registered, no code, or an unreadable disk. Again, if it was a non-legit copy then the seller would have to print out a perfect fake book that has the printed serial code to fool the buyer.

When buying physical game copies through Amazon or eBay I look for good seller feedback/reputation and clear photos of the product. I don't normally buy used unless I can confirm 100% the booklet with serial code is included. It's not impossible that someone could craft such a perfect fake physical copy but that's a lot of effort and most people would catch on if they've ever purchased a physical game copy before. Resealing would be easy but the book would be hard to look legit.

I was under the impression that the items being blocked were simply not paid for when bulk orders were purchased. I have no idea how that might have happened.

I did buy a sealed copy of a disk from Amazon before all of this issue occurred and people were finding their games were no longer available to them on Origin. Fortunately is was just a disk to replace my digital copy I had already bought from Origin. And I am also fortunate in that I have an old base game so I don't need to have Origin on my computer to play the game. But people who do have to use Origin to get into their game will be caught if there is any issue with the code regardless of how it was purchased or if it is digital or disk.

The codes being pulled were digital codes from unathurized sellers. Sellers were buying codes in bulk... some may have known they were stolen and others may not of. The idea is someone with a fraudulent credit card buys a bunch of digital codes and sells them. Eventually, this is revealed to the company and the codes are voided. Accounts with these now used codes are affected.

If someone has a problem with a physical copy, they can contact EA and they will ask for picture proof of the game & serial code booklet. It gets sorted from there. EA will issue that person a digital copy since Origin no longer ships out physical copies.