Rodney Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Both DCS: Black Shark and LOFM2 are on there way from eBay sellers. They are supposed to be new and in sealed boxes. I want to verify that each serial number has 8 activations and 10 deactivation's.
sobek Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Both DCS: Black Shark and LOFM2 are on there way from eBay sellers. They are supposed to be new and in sealed boxes. I want to verify that each serial number has 8 activations and 10 deactivation's. Every time you activate, the dialogue will show you the remaining number of activations. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
Rodney Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) Every time you activate, the dialogue will show you the remaining number of activations. Thanks Sobek but I was just looking for a way to view each serial number without installing. I could be mistaken but I thought someone else from ED had posted a Starforce link so you can see how many Activations and Deactivation's are on the serial number. :) Edited July 19, 2010 by Rodney
Panzertard Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Sorry, i have not seen any such services. The only option that I'm aware of is to activate. However, keep in mind - FC2/DCS is not limitied to a *finite* number of activations. Check the rest of this forum and you'll see people getting new series of activations as soon as they have spent their first series. So normally you shouldn't have to worry about this. Unless there are other problems attached to the serial/copy you bought. The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
Rodney Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 Sorry, i have not seen any such services. The only option that I'm aware of is to activate. However, keep in mind - FC2/DCS is not limitied to a *finite* number of activations. Check the rest of this forum and you'll see people getting new series of activations as soon as they have spent their first series. So normally you shouldn't have to worry about this. Unless there are other problems attached to the serial/copy you bought. Thanks Panzer you're the best but like I said I don't like to abuse the system. Besides both of these games I bought on eBay. :pilotfly: Btw I sent Star-Force an email and asked them the same question. I'll post an update if they reply. :)
Panzertard Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 (edited) You can safely buy a "new seconds hand copy" even if it has 0 activations / deactivations. You'll just have to contact support either here or via email, get a new set of activations - and you'll be good to go. The only danger which you have no control over, is that the former owner has abused the serial or not - thats the only risk you're running. :) Oh, and counterfeith numbers - I forgot about that. But I haven't heard about any such issues with FC2/DCS. Edited July 19, 2010 by Panzertard The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
Rodney Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 You can safely buy a "new seconds hand copy" even if it has 0 activations / deactivations. You'll just have to contact support either here or via email, get a new set of activations - and you'll be good to go. The only danger which you have no control over, is that the former owner has abused the serial or not - thats the only risk you're running. :) Oh, and counterfeith numbers - I forgot about that. But I haven't heard about any such issues with FC2/DCS. Panzer if I PM you both serial number's can you check them out for me? :idea:
Panzertard Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 No sorry, as I said - I dont know about any services where I can check them. So I can't check them for you (not working at ED, see). But you can try using email to support@eagle.ru instead. I'm not sure what kind of response you'll get regarding the check vs activations. But it's worth a shot. The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
Rodney Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 No sorry, as I said - I dont know about any services where I can check them. So I can't check them for you (not working at ED, see). But you can try using email to support@eagle.ru instead. I'm not sure what kind of response you'll get regarding the check vs activations. But it's worth a shot. OK i'll give it a try. Both the eBay sellers are Trusted Sellers so I trust it's no scam because recently I got scammed on ebay and I had to open a fraud claim with eBay.
winz Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 It is possible, 1)go here http://proactive.star-force.com/2.0/activate.php 2)Enter the serial number in the first field and click 'Serial Number parameters'. It will show you all details about the serail number, including how many activations you got left + previous activations. 1 The Valley A-10C Version Revanche for FC 3
Panzertard Posted July 20, 2010 Posted July 20, 2010 Winz, good info - thanks :) The mind is like a parachute. It only works when it's open | The important thing is not to stop questioning
Rodney Posted July 20, 2010 Author Posted July 20, 2010 Wow, Star-Force is as quick as ED getting back to you ! :thumbup: Here's their reply: Hi Rodney, You may enter your serial number here http://proactive.star-force.com/2.0/activate.php and click "Serial number parameters" hyperlink to see serial number details. Thank you! -- Best regards, Alexey Vorobiev Customer Support Group StarForce Technologies
Rodney Posted July 22, 2010 Author Posted July 22, 2010 Well I received both Black Shark (New) and Flaming Cliffs 2 (New)from both ebay sellers. I used the Star-Force website and Flaming Cliffs 2 has 0/8 Activations. OTOH Black Shark has 1/8 Activations and was activated on 4/29/10 and it even includes the time of activation and IP address and HW configuration. I contacted the ebay seller for either an exchange or refund. I feel uneasy that whoever activated Black Shark prior to me receiving it today might have the serial number written down for future use. :(
Recommended Posts