EA Store/Downloader Can you resell a CD Key?

[ImDonly1]

I bought BFBC2 from the ea store/ea downloader. If I install it and play online etc. can I still sell the key later on? Or is it tied to my account like a steam kind of thing? Can you deactivate the key from one username to another or ?

 

[KaOTiK]

The key is tied to the account.

 

[SunnyD]

The key is tied to the account.

This. I found out the hard way. I figured it sent you a key you attach to the account later, but it does not. It automatically attaches it to the account you create/log in with when you purchase it.

Which means I have to contact EA and see if they can fix it or refund me. No point in having two BC2 keys on one account.

 

[TheJTrain]

You should pretty much assume at this point that anything purchased 100% digitally is 100% tied to your unique account, except for things with Impulse's GOO attached.

 

[heat901]

Yea I didnt jump on that deal cause its ea....its sad beacause 20 dollars is a nice deal I just want it simply attached to steam or impulse or d2d or an actually dvd.

 

[ClipSet]

Yea I didnt jump on that deal cause its ea....its sad beacause 20 dollars is a nice deal I just want it simply attached to steam or impulse or d2d or an actually dvd.

You can add games you didn't buy on steam to the steam client.

 

[heat901]

You can add games you didn't buy on steam to the steam client.

Well I just like the other options because you can download them anytime.

 

[LumbergTech]

You can add games you didn't buy on steam to the steam client.

sort of

you can launch any game from the steam client ( AFAIK)

some games can be added to your account with a key, others cannot

it really depends on the game

 

[gigahertz20]

sort of

you can launch any game from the steam client ( AFAIK)

some games can be added to your account with a key, others cannot

it really depends on the game

Yeah, it has to be a supported game in order to download it on Steam using a CD key and have Steam automatically update it. You can already download bad company 2 on Steam, but I guess Steam won't automatically update it or something. I wonder how match making works on bad company 2 on steam since it's not a supported game, I wish they would just make it a steam works supported game.

Here is the list of supported games:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601#which

 

[FuryofFive]

can someone link me to EA's downloader...installed bf2 and the patches was a pain

 

[SunnyD]

can someone link me to EA's downloader...installed bf2 and the patches was a pain

You still have to patch even with the EADM version. All EADM does is "download" the installer - exact same that would be on the DVD.

 

[FuryofFive]

Yeah. But I can finally lose my discs heh

 

[SunnyD]

Yeah. But I can finally lose my discs heh

Ah. Okay, here you go then...

 

[SunnyD]

FYI: On chat support with EA right now. These guys are downright rude. Will update when we get this figured out.

Edit: Okay, so according to EA support, there is only one option if you end up with more than one key on your account. They'll refund you and that's it.