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Should I be worried about a Choplifter HD key?

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Jozzz

Yesterday I traded Dota for a Choplifter HD key on SteamTrades. I used the key and it installed fine. This morning I told my friend about it and he said "people used stolen credit cards to get them from IGN, Valve might ban your account." Now I'm really paranoid. Has anyone had they're account disabled or know of anyone that has from these keys. The guy I traded with has good feedback and everything but is from one of the countries accused of having a lot of users exploit keys. He did seem to offer a lot of keys for different games. Should I contact Steam support and explain to them the situation?

12 years ago*

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ACorpse

Valve's policy is that you should only trade with friends and people you know. That's obviously a load of garbage but it does mean that if you get a dodgy key from someone then they quite happily blame you. :/

edit: Can't find the relevant thread or post now. I might be talking horseshit. :/

12 years ago
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Monukai

really? heh, why do they have trading forums, that seems hypocritical

12 years ago
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Kapol

That actually is their policy on trading from what I remember. It's pretty stupid of them to have it, but it's there. I think it's just a way for them to reduce liability for things like that.

12 years ago
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ZPavelZ

As far as I have heard on steamgifts and other gaming forums IGN people either do not care or can not do anything about their system being exploited. So far there is no evidence of any "exploited" keys being removed and/or accounts being banned.

12 years ago
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GMK

If it is an exploited key, the account won't be banned, the game will be removed from your library. Same happened with Dirt 3 and Dead Island exploited keys.

12 years ago
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Jozzz

That makes me feel a little better. I actually want the game so I might just buy it since it's the daily deal and keep it in my inventory. If nothing happens to my current copy in a couple months I'll just give it away on here.

12 years ago
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CHTonRage

Explain only if you have to, I wouldn't want to draw unnecessary attention to myself.

12 years ago
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ComradeStallion

Like the police never talk to valve.

12 years ago
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Jozzz

I'll take that advice. Thanks.

12 years ago
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AvidWriter

Wait, wait. You traded DOTA for choplifter? I've got a rock I'd like to trade you for $50.

12 years ago
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HillaryClinton

You realize Dota2 is worth like 2 dollars now right? O_o

12 years ago
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ET3D

DOTA (I assume Dota 2 beta) for Choplifter sounds like a good deal to me. It's been said on another thread that Dota 2 goes for about $2.50 these days.

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ZEROCOOLZC

if i had dota 2 id trade it for anything or do a giveaway

12 years ago
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Jozzz

Yeah Dota 2 isn't worth much at all these days since Valve just sent out a huge batch of gifts to peoples inventory. A friend of mine got 9 and said if I could get him AC:R for them I could keep the rest. I got AC:R for 6 of them and gave it to him. I got Blur for 2 of them and Choplifter for the other. I'll never play Dota and I will play Choplifter so I think I did pretty well out of that deal considering every second thread on steamtrades is someone trying to trade Dota. Gl with that rock. If you think that Dota is worth that much I've got a bridge in NY I can sell you :P

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HillaryClinton

I traded oddly, traded 1 Dota2 for Gothic 4, then traded that for Blur lol.

12 years ago
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Kapol

You should be fine. I won a copy of QUBE here and found out the person was giving out like 10+ QUBE keys and 10+ Choplifter keys until he got his account banned on the Steam Gifts for revealing how to glitch the system. Was worried about something happening, but it's still there and I haven't had any problems. They're more likely to just remove the game from you account rather then just shut it down entirely.

12 years ago
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Jozzz

I think I remember the threads a while ago but I don't like exploiting things like that so didn't take much notice. I'm so anal about my Steam account so that's why I was so paranoid.

12 years ago
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Kapol

I don't blame you. I'm actually the exact same way. Spent good money on these games and the idea of being locked out from them is one that keeps me on edge. I was really freaking out during the DiRT3 ordeal since I'd gotten a key from a trade.

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znokiss

Don't worry so much. I'm quite sure your account won't be banned. To Valve, you're still a customer, and it's IGN who got glitched, not Valve.. I activated many keys on my account I got on steam trading (QUBE, Choplifter...) and I never got any troubles.

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Veidali

I also get suspicious key. On my request, Valve support replies that if keys will be marked as exploited, they just remove it from my account. But my Choplifter still there (over 1 month)

12 years ago
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Killerlotus

The Curse of Gabe on you!!!

12 years ago
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Closed 12 years ago by Jozzz.