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A heads up on purchasing BFBC2

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  • 05-03-2010 2:46pm
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    Sanjuro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭


    Went into Game on Dawson Street about half an hour ago to pick up Bad Company 2 on the PC. Walked in, saw a wall-full of PC boxes. Picked one up, queued up for a few minutes. Then I handed the box to the cashier and he asked me if I had preordered it. No, I hadn't. So he told me he cant sell me the game. Apparently they only got enough copies to cover pre-orders. Despite the wall of boxes. So I went elsewhere. Also, got the game €5 cheaper than Game are selling it. Ridiculous way to run a business.


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    Wonda-Boy
    Registered Users Posts: 10,013 ✭✭✭✭Wonda-Boy


    I bet it was on the PC they said that to you....If it was the consoles they have hundreds of copies. They only prolly got a handful of games in for the PC....AS.S HOLE>S


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    Theta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Theta


    Meh I just bought it on steam!


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    Sanjuro
    Registered Users Posts: 4,236 ✭✭✭Sanjuro


    Theta wrote: »
    Meh I just bought it on steam!

    Thanks for sharing. I was just giving a heads up to people who intend to buy it in a show in Dublin city centre.


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    PauloConn
    Registered Users Posts: 910 ✭✭✭PauloConn


    I hate Game more than life itself.... just the pits


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    steve_
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    I went to smyths and traded in assassins creed2 and COD3 and got it for nothing on the pc.


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    Theta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Theta


    Sanjuro wrote: »
    Thanks for sharing. I was just giving a heads up to people who intend to buy it in a show in Dublin city centre.

    Sorry I didnt mean it to come across that way. I have just given up on game shops. If I ever buy a game on disk its normally in HMV. Gamestop and game do my head in to be honest!


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    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    I get all my keys from http://www.g2play.net/store/

    I never has a problem with delivery and they have always worked


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    i thought i was buying it on steam right up until the moment after i paid for it and it asked me did i have the EA downloader software... hmmm.


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    Theta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Theta


    samhail wrote: »
    i thought i was buying it on steam right up until the moment after i paid for it and it asked me did i have the EA downloader software... hmmm.

    Did you buy it off the EA website then?


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    yeah with the 25% off coupon from bargain alerts.


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    Theta
    Registered Users Posts: 1,760 ✭✭✭Theta


    samhail wrote: »
    yeah with the 25% off coupon from bargain alerts.

    Ah did you preorder and get the unlocks or just buy it today?


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    you got me worried there ! :)
    if you order up to 16th march you get the 6 unlocks link


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    TheAmateur
    Registered Users Posts: 582 ✭✭✭TheAmateur


    Theta wrote: »
    If I ever buy a game on disk its normally in HMV.
    +1. I've gone to HMV myself for the last few releases: MW2, Bioshock 2 and of course BFBC2 this morning. Both bioshock 2 and BFBC2 were €45 on release day, think MW2 was €50 but not sure (this is for PS3 btw). Dunno if it's the best deal in town but I can't remember it ever being the worst.
    Was actually gonna pre-order BFBC2 in Xtravision to get the unlock stuff, but yer man told me it'd be €5 to pre-order it and then he couldn't tell me how much it'd be on release day, so I said feck that. Anyone know what Xtravision ended up selling it at today?


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    #15
    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,632 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    HMV all the way - Game are a sham.


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    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,299 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Wonda-Boy wrote: »
    I bet it was on the PC they said that to you....If it was the consoles they have hundreds of copies. They only prolly got a handful of games in for the PC....AS.S HOLE>S
    Hrm... I forgot to cancel meh order in HMV, Liffey Valley. Ended up buying it on Steam...


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    Lord Nikon
    Registered Users Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Lord Nikon


    Gamestop in Blanch doesn't even stock PC games. FAIL.


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    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,665 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    Xtravision is where I got mine--39.99 traded in 2 ****ty PS3 games and got it for 20.


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    crap... only problem is that i have to wait 3 hours to play it grrr !

    NOONE USE THE INTERNET IN IRELAND !


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    quick word of warning if anyone is getting it from EA games. i got the email confirming that i bought the game but it didnt give me the serial numbers. it did have a load of <br> all over the place.

    i had to look at the HTML code of the email to find it (in gmail, hit the button beside reply then hit show original)

    nightmare !


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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    samhail wrote: »
    quick word of warning if anyone is getting it from EA games. i got the email confirming that i bought the game but it didnt give me the serial numbers. it did have a load of <br> all over the place.

    i had to look at the HTML code of the email to find it (in gmail, hit the button beside reply then hit show original)

    nightmare !


    If you've ordered from EA Games then your key will be available in the EA Customer Support site.


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    samhail
    Registered Users Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭samhail


    that would be nice !
    i hate that EA interface.


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    landsleaving
    Registered Users Posts: 4,345 ✭✭✭landsleaving


    Sanjuro wrote: »
    Went into Game on Dawson Street about half an hour ago to pick up Bad Company 2 on the PC. Walked in, saw a wall-full of PC boxes. Picked one up, queued up for a few minutes. Then I handed the box to the cashier and he asked me if I had preordered it. No, I hadn't. So he told me he cant sell me the game. Apparently they only got enough copies to cover pre-orders. Despite the wall of boxes. So I went elsewhere. Also, got the game €5 cheaper than Game are selling it. Ridiculous way to run a business.

    I did the exact same for it on ps3, and did it last week for heavy rain. At least this time I knew I'd get it elsewhere and did, cheaper.

    You'd think they'd know a fair amount of people don't preorder games because they rarely sell out... they're kind of killing impulse buys with the preorder stock only rubbish, makes no sense at all, they'd definitely sell more. I doubt we're the only 2 people who went there for it!


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    Fnz
    Registered Users Posts: 2,848 ✭✭✭Fnz


    Hellrazer wrote: »
    Xtravision is where I got mine--39.99 traded in 2 ****ty PS3 games and got it for 20.

    Similarly, got it for €16 [PC] when I traded in the newest Ratchet And Clank game. Pretty pleased as R&C only cost me €20-ish thanks to Bargain Alerts. :cool:


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