EA de-authorization tool(s)
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VGAdeadcafe




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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Mar 2009 22:49    Post subject: EA de-authorization tool(s)
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Posted 03/26/09 21:59 (GMT) by Techgee

Looks like EA now has a downloadable tool to manage SecuROM authorizations for some games, including Mass Effect. Finally! Now I can manage MY PC - deauthorize ME on my PC with the tool, then do a reformat and OS reinstall, and NOT lose one of my 5 activations. With deauthorization, I can even move one of my activations to another PC.

Game-specific De-Auth Tools (including Mass Effect) : EA Game-Specific De-Authorization Tools

Link to info about EA's "Multiple Game" Authorization Management Tool : EA Game Authorization Management. Note the Management Tool allows deauthorization of many EA games (including ME) from the same tool.

EA's extensive Q&A on De-Authorization : Click Here

From EA's site:

    The EA PC games below were released after May 2008 and allow users to "authorize" up to five computers to play the games at the same time. Users can then play the game on any authorized computer they choose. If your computer is authorized to play any of the EA games listed below, you can manage your computer authorizations using EA game-specific de-authorization tools.

    Once de-authorized, a machine "slot" will be freed up and can be re-used on another computer. De-authorization does not uninstall the game, however, so if you decide you want to re-authorize your computer later, all you have to do is re-launch the game.

Just saw that informative post on the Mass Effect forums and I used that tool for all games, it showed me my Mass Effect info + remaining authorizations. Very Happy Smile

And I can de-authorize when I want Wink
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NuclearShadow
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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Mar 2009 22:54    Post subject:
Its about fucking time. There is no reasonable excuse to justify why this took so long.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Mar 2009 23:17    Post subject:
NuclearShadow wrote:
Its about fucking time. There is no reasonable excuse to justify why this took so long.


QFT!

Thanks for the info, VGA! Smile
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b0se
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PostPosted: Sun, 29th Mar 2009 23:44    Post subject:
the fucking crysis warhead had this piece of shit


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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 00:21    Post subject:
GeForce8 wrote:
the fucking crysis warhead had this piece of shit

It's also supported by the tools. Smile
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 01:05    Post subject:
I guess it's time to finally play my Mass Effect copy without resorting to a crack. Laughing


boundle (thoughts on cracking AITD) wrote:
i guess thouth if without a legit key the installation was rolling back we are all fucking then
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 01:06    Post subject:
tonizito wrote:
I guess it's time to finally play my Mass Effect copy without resorting to a crack. Laughing

You were playing with a crack ? Then you aren't playing with the DLC ! Razz (it's free on PC)

I'm still waiting for the patch + second DLC to continue my second playthrough. Evil or Very Mad
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djaoni




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 01:28    Post subject:
The dlc was cracked so why wouldn't he be playing with the DLC?
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VGAdeadcafe




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 01:32    Post subject:
What ? The Mass Effect DLC wasn't cracked ! You need the first patch to play it and it wasn't cracked.

(don't tell me I failed again)

EDIT: Oh I see some weird russian 1.01 exe and instructions. OK, as long as it works. I was searching for proper scene releases.
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 02:12    Post subject:
VGAdeadcafe wrote:
What ? The Mass Effect DLC wasn't cracked ! You need the first patch to play it and it wasn't cracked.

(don't tell me I failed again)

EDIT: Oh I see some weird russian 1.01 exe and instructions. OK, as long as it works. I was searching for proper scene releases.

Isn't Trivium a release group? I'm using their crack and I've already played through the DLC.
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VGAdeadcafe




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 04:13    Post subject:
Their crack is for the russian starforce release of the game, you're using it with the US (securom) version, so it's not exactly proper, but anyway, it may work perfectly so ...
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 08:21    Post subject:
Meh, proper schmoper. As long as it works, eh?

(Mine, on the other hand, is 100% legit. Bioware rule and I always buy their games)
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 20:25    Post subject:
The patch 1.01a is cracked, not the DLC, since it requires the updated cd-key to be installed.
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 20:29    Post subject:
Ricky78 wrote:
The patch 1.01a is cracked, not the DLC, since it requires the updated cd-key to be installed.

Just use a leaked key ...
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 22:38    Post subject:
Ricky78 wrote:
The patch 1.01a is cracked, not the DLC, since it requires the updated cd-key to be installed.


The DLC is cracked too. Trivium did it Wink

Quote:

Mass Effect V1.01 and Bring Down the Sky DLC Eng for PC

This installs Mass Effect's 1.01a patch and Bring Down the Sky DLC.

1 - Install Mass Effect

2 - Extract Archive

3 - Run the file me_101a_bdts_czhuen.exe In UpdateDLC Folder

4 - Overwrite masseffect.exe to game folder with masseffect.exe in Crack folder

5 - Play Away

Details:

* Introduces a new race: The vile batarians
* New achievement to unlock
* Explore a new uncharted world
* Approximately 90 minutes game time

Story:

A batarian extremist group has hijacked a mobile asteroid station in the Asgard system, setting it on a collision course with the nearby colony world of Terra Nova. Only you, and the hand-picked crew of the Normandy, can save the millions of innocent civilians before the asteroid completes its deadly descent.
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Ricky78




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 23:49    Post subject:
@sabin1981: The DLC packages for the Multi5 version are different, that procedure doesn't work, you can't install it without a legit (leaked or not) CD-key.


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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 23:50    Post subject:
Well I don't know what version you've got, but that cracked update and patch is working for THOUSANDS of other people ... so.. *shrug*

As I said before; I don't have to worry about it. I love Bioware. I buy their games.
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Ricky78




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PostPosted: Mon, 30th Mar 2009 23:55    Post subject:
Me too, I have the original X360 Limited Collector's Edition plus the DLC.

The PC version I refer is the west european, and it doesn't work.
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 31st Mar 2009 00:04    Post subject:
According to BCG, mate, it's working fine for EVERYONE who has tried it.
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Ricky78




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PostPosted: Tue, 31st Mar 2009 02:35    Post subject:
I did some other tests, please check this page: http://www.patches-scrolls.de/mass_effect.php

The me_101a_bdts_czhuen is different from the worldwide DLC packages, it includes the patch and the DLC.
Instead the west european (AKA worldwide) versions are splitted in two packages, the patch and the DLCs (that ask for and validate the cd-key).

So TRiViUM doesn't crack the DLC but "only" the 1.01a exe, it's the cz-hu-en DLC that isn't protected like the other versions because it doesn't ask for the cd-key: thanks CD Projekt!
The only negative point is that only this DLC package is usable...

BTW, what's BCG?
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sabin1981
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PostPosted: Tue, 31st Mar 2009 08:20    Post subject:
Ahhh! NOW I understand what you meant, thanks Smile

As for BCG, it's a private tracker.
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PostPosted: Wed, 1st Apr 2009 04:13    Post subject:
Oh, awesome. Now I can actually play my legit copies. I was rather annoyed that Warhead and Mass Effect would become useless if I actually PLAYED the legit copies.
Only one question in my mind though. How does this deal with an activation lost to a format? Will I still have to call EA to fix that?

Now if only I could get something like this for STALKER Clear Sky...


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