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EA Link Piece of sh*t

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  • 11-02-2007 2:57pm
    #1
    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭


    Guys,

    Everytime i try and start 2142 now this poxy window comes up (attached).

    EA LINK is started and logged in. 2142 is there listed as one of the games i own. But it sill does not verify the ownership. Gives the message "The game could not start. In order to launch this game please login tot he EA LINK to verify your ownership , the try again." What a piece of **** software. ****ing EA.

    Has anyone else encountered this???


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    christophicus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭christophicus


    do you need to use ea link?? can you play the game without it?


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    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    No I can't as i made the huge mistake to downloading it via ea link. Then you must be signed into ea link whenever you want to play from then on in.


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Have you contacted EA about it?

    Have you tried removing the game and downloading it again?


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    christophicus
    Registered Users Posts: 3,969 ✭✭✭christophicus


    hmmm that really sucks, I will be buying hardcoppies of games for as long as they keep making them.


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    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Silverfish wrote:
    Have you contacted EA about it?

    Have you tried removing the game and downloading it again?

    I have removed 2142 and reinstalled it, no joy there. Also diod the same with EA Link and still can't start the game.

    It also beings up some blank windows now and then when i try and start the game.


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Again, have you contacted EA about it?


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    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    Silverfish wrote:
    Again, have you contacted EA about it?

    I would definately like to try it but how would i do that?


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    Silverfish
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 16,696 Mod ✭✭✭✭Silverfish


    Support E-mail: uk-support@ea.com

    Customer Services:0044 870 2432435


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    AnCapaillMor
    Registered Users Posts: 4,920 ✭✭✭AnCapaillMor


    It is a piece of crap, i went to preorder nortern strike today and the firggin thing keep logging out. took 4 attampts.


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    E@gle.
    Registered Users Posts: 1,516 ✭✭✭E@gle.


    christophicus wrote:
    hmmm that really sucks, I will be buying hardcoppies of games for as long as they keep making them.


    yeah i agree. if the hardcopy is the same price better off buying it. at least ya will have some form of back-up


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    LoLth
    Registered Users Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    Is there a hardcopy release date yet?


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    Peace
    Registered Users Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭Peace


    On the plus side i have it working now. Don't ask me how i firgure this out i just did.

    If i run the game as my windows user (who is an administrator) the process just dissapears after 4/5 seconds. This is different behaviour than before where it potpped up those message.

    So i tried Right clicking on the shortcut and starting it as a different user. Tried admin and the game started. Tried the GF's account and the game started. Logged into the GF's windows account and the game started. Logged back into my account and the game doesn't start unless I run it as a different user.

    I checked the windows event logs and there's nothing in there from 2142 - no app crashed and no security warnings etc etc.

    I guess i'll have to delete my windows user and recreate it to get my game running properly.

    Oh yeah, EA never even acknoledged receipt of my support mail. Even a "we got you mail and will get back to you before Q4 2008" weould have been something.


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