Today Only, Age of Empires III Going for Colonial Price

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

Hey I just bought it but I cant find the CD key. Can anyone help me out?

 

[Squaseghost]

This ended up being a perfect way to go from 810 MS points to 800, finally.

 

[mad825]

I have had STEAM for years and own dozens of games on it and this has never happened to me even once.

it happens, I've never experienced it personally however they do state this kind of problem via the News tab quite regularly

 

[GoldenShadow]

I actually already own AOE3 and the first Expansion pack already. But 10 cents for the 2nd expansion and no more need for the CD is very nice.

 

[Starke]

I have had STEAM for years and own dozens of games on it and this has never happened to me even once.

it happens, I've never experienced it personally however they do state this kind of problem via the News tab quite regularly

The difference is, while it does occur with Steam, it is very rare. And, when it does occur, they tend to take the product down, for instance when they ran out of Prey keys a couple years ago they changed the promotional to (I think) Bioshock. Where as here, Microsoft just leaves it up and rakes in money from the gullible and unwary.

 

[wammnebu]

Im very mad at my childhood self who bought this and every expansion full price

edit: although my copy of warchiefs did break, this is a lot cheaper than buying it again for 20

 

[mad825]

I have had STEAM for years and own dozens of games on it and this has never happened to me even once.

it happens, I've never experienced it personally however they do state this kind of problem via the News tab quite regularly

The difference is, while it does occur with Steam, it is very rare. And, when it does occur, they tend to take the product down, for instance when they ran out of Prey keys a couple years ago they changed the promotional to (I think) Bioshock. Where as here, Microsoft just leaves it up and rakes in money from the gullible and unwary.

by the time they get more keys, the offer would be over.

The fact that people will be paying for the heavily discounted price, a small delay wouldn't hurt.

So...MS raking in more money? nah, they could suspend it now as well end the promotion here and now if they wanted to and the rest would have to pay full price.

 

[viranimus]

Hrm.. me thinks this is a marketing campaign by microsoft because people had forgotten how aggravating dealing with GFWL is, so they figured they would give a game away for 10 cents then neglect to activate CD keys in order to ream and remind everyone right and proper.

So yeah, no luck on finding the CD keys, and spending 30 min right now on hold with GFWL support to try and get the keys.

 

[Zaydin]

The purchase is not made with Microsoft Live points, to anyone hoping it is. It's still dirt cheap, though.

 

[Zaydin]

Hrm.. me thinks this is a marketing campaign by microsoft because people had forgotten how aggravating dealing with GFWL is, so they figured they would give a game away for 10 cents then neglect to activate CD keys in order to ream and remind everyone right and proper.

So yeah, no luck on finding the CD keys, and spending 30 min right now on hold with GFWL support to try and get the keys.

Even if I can't play for a few days, 10 cents for a game I've wanted for a while is a price I couldn't pass up.

 

[Starke]

I have had STEAM for years and own dozens of games on it and this has never happened to me even once.

it happens, I've never experienced it personally however they do state this kind of problem via the News tab quite regularly

The difference is, while it does occur with Steam, it is very rare. And, when it does occur, they tend to take the product down, for instance when they ran out of Prey keys a couple years ago they changed the promotional to (I think) Bioshock. Where as here, Microsoft just leaves it up and rakes in money from the gullible and unwary.

by the time they get more keys, the offer would be over.

The fact that people will be paying for the heavily discounted price, a small delay wouldn't hurt.

So...MS raking in more money? nah, they could suspend it now as well end the promotion here and now if they wanted to and the rest would have to pay full price.

At least with steam you will see that a fix is in the works. Here, fuck if I can tell, I dug around online and the only evidence I found that anyone on the GFWL team was even aware of the problem was on a single post on a support thread.

 

[Starke]

EDIT: Saying, hey guys, there's no problem? Don't do it. Especially when people are already feeling insulted or screwed.

 

[Gorden Springel]

So I tried installing it and it asked for a authentication code which I never got... anyone else have this problem?

go to your downloads tab on the client, double click on the game, click on the game keys arrow it should be there.

Ah thank you very much, I completely missed that!

 

[Devin Parker]

Getting the same problem here: asking for a key from the CD, which the download client doesn't display. Tried closing then reopening the download client, and I'm getting the same result.

Ten cents is a fantastic deal...if the software works. If it doesn't, it's still a rip-off.

Here's hoping they fix this problem quickly.

 

[lacktheknack]

Getting the same problem here: asking for a key from the CD, which the download client doesn't display. Tried closing then reopening the download client, and I'm getting the same result.

Ten cents is a fantastic deal...if the software works. If it doesn't, it's still a rip-off.

Here's hoping they fix this problem quickly.

I just played the game a bit, and despite finding AoE 2 a lot of fun I find AoE 3 fairly boring. It if weren't for the fact that I almost got it for free I would be unhappy.

Oh! And MS is screwing things up since it appears there is a problem with Games for Windows Live that for some reason causes a considerable portion of the people who bought the game to get a copy of the game without any CD-key assigned to it thus preventing them from being able to install it. My friends is one of those people, so he can't use the game........

Real good job there Microsoft, real good job.

EDIT: It appears others have already pointed this out.

Might as well tell you guys...

A new batch of keys will be available within a week, due to the sale being a ridiculous success.

As in, they DIDN'T FORSEE EVERYONE BUYING A COPY. Guess we should have figured they'd somehow screw up the world's most incredible sale.

 

[lacktheknack]

I have had STEAM for years and own dozens of games on it and this has never happened to me even once.

it happens, I've never experienced it personally however they do state this kind of problem via the News tab quite regularly

The difference is, while it does occur with Steam, it is very rare. And, when it does occur, they tend to take the product down, for instance when they ran out of Prey keys a couple years ago they changed the promotional to (I think) Bioshock. Where as here, Microsoft just leaves it up and rakes in money from the gullible and unwary.

by the time they get more keys, the offer would be over.

The fact that people will be paying for the heavily discounted price, a small delay wouldn't hurt.

So...MS raking in more money? nah, they could suspend it now as well end the promotion here and now if they wanted to and the rest would have to pay full price.

At least with steam you will see that a fix is in the works. Here, fuck if I can tell, I dug around online and the only evidence I found that anyone on the GFWL team was even aware of the problem was on a single post on a support thread.

I looked it up... http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/15693.aspx

They're aware of the problem, they're getting more keys, they're leaving the sale up because it's TEN CENTS.

I'd be willing to wait a week for ten cent RTS.

 

[rekabdarb]

Getting the same problem here: asking for a key from the CD, which the download client doesn't display. Tried closing then reopening the download client, and I'm getting the same result.

Ten cents is a fantastic deal...if the software works. If it doesn't, it's still a rip-off.

Here's hoping they fix this problem quickly.

I just played the game a bit, and despite finding AoE 2 a lot of fun I find AoE 3 fairly boring. It if weren't for the fact that I almost got it for free I would be unhappy.

Oh! And MS is screwing things up since it appears there is a problem with Games for Windows Live that for some reason causes a considerable portion of the people who bought the game to get a copy of the game without any CD-key assigned to it thus preventing them from being able to install it. My friends is one of those people, so he can't use the game........

Real good job there Microsoft, real good job.

EDIT: It appears others have already pointed this out.

Might as well tell you guys...

A new batch of keys will be available within a week, due to the sale being a ridiculous success.

As in, they DIDN'T FORSEE EVERYONE BUYING A COPY. Guess we should have figured they'd somehow screw up the world's most incredible sale.

i wish this post can be moved to the front page so people like myself earlier won't post saying IT WON'T WORK BLAH BLAH

 

[viranimus]

Yes confirmed with GFWL CSR after an hour and a half wait. They ran out of keys. The keys will automatically be uploaded to each GFWL account that purchased the game already. They expect it will take a week at max to generate the keys required.

yes. a 10c rts is well worth a week or less wait. Especially seeings how even if you bought it used from something like a reseller on amazon it still wouldnt be that cheap, no shipping costs, and it will take about the same amount of time.

I hate digital distribution, but this is a deal, So even I have to swallow my pride and give a nod for it, even if it is slightly aggravating.

 

[Devin Parker]

Getting the same problem here: asking for a key from the CD, which the download client doesn't display. Tried closing then reopening the download client, and I'm getting the same result.

Ten cents is a fantastic deal...if the software works. If it doesn't, it's still a rip-off.

Here's hoping they fix this problem quickly.

I just played the game a bit, and despite finding AoE 2 a lot of fun I find AoE 3 fairly boring. It if weren't for the fact that I almost got it for free I would be unhappy.

Oh! And MS is screwing things up since it appears there is a problem with Games for Windows Live that for some reason causes a considerable portion of the people who bought the game to get a copy of the game without any CD-key assigned to it thus preventing them from being able to install it. My friends is one of those people, so he can't use the game........

Real good job there Microsoft, real good job.

EDIT: It appears others have already pointed this out.

Might as well tell you guys...

A new batch of keys will be available within a week, due to the sale being a ridiculous success.

As in, they DIDN'T FORSEE EVERYONE BUYING A COPY. Guess we should have figured they'd somehow screw up the world's most incredible sale.

Thank you! Took a bit of searching around online to find the same answer.

It does seem like rather a foolish mistake to make. "Aw, it's just 'Age of Empires III'. Who would really want it for ten cents? I guess I'll generate a couple of keys, just in case someone happens to notice the sale."

It's kind of annoying to have to wait a week to play a game I just bought. I mean, I'll live, it's not a tragedy or anything, but still...