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Originally Posted by Fell Open Ian For me it's just looking at it from the outside knowing that first-come-first-served is the fairest way to handle things but yet people who ordered a month+ ago don't have keys while people who ordered a few days ago do and then if you order right now it'll spit-out a key immediately...etc. It appears completely random despite whatever is actually going on. Surely there's a method to the madness but it appears slapdash from the outside looking in.

If I had to hazard a guess (based on anecdotal information of seeing what people post every time their is a pre-order and personal experience), I would say it appears they are doing last-in first-out on the keys so earliest pre-orders will be the last to receive them. There is also a discrepancy on time for keys between the NA and RoW version from them.

I have tried to puzzle out how this happens for awhile as it is the same way on every pre-order pretty much. As long as everyone gets their key in time to pre-load it is mostly irrelevant, but interesting nonetheless.

Originally Posted by rybrad As long as everyone gets their key in time to pre-load it is mostly irrelevant, but interesting nonetheless.

That's exactly how I feel as well.

Perhaps the best way to put it would be had I awoken to a Steam key in my inbox rather than the same ole $36 email receipt then I would've already purchased the season pass from GMG if not some other games as well.

I'm not upset but rather simply discouraged from making additional (pre)purchases from GMG as the key distribution model appears to be so random.

No pre-load of BL2 as of yet, right?

Originally Posted by Nogib No pre-load of BL2 as of yet, right?

Everyone is saying that it'll start today.

Any ideas of Guild wars 2 will ever be back in stock? I'd like to use the 25% off code before it expires...

pre-ordered on august 27, still no key. as long as i have it by monday idc.

Didn't like Borderlands, but then again the PC version was broken and the gameplay featured WAY too much hoofing it in boring, open landscapes.

It looks like they gave supreme love to the PC version, but did they change the latter?

Looks like pre-loading is ready...sure could use that key about now (people are saying it's a 4.5GB download btw)

Ordered on the 10th of september and no key as of yet. I don't really care when I get it as long as its sometime this weekend.

pre-purchased on august 7th, hope i get my key soon

Got my key just now. But I only prepurchaed a few days ago though.

I pre-ordered back in early August and woke up to my key in my inbox this morning. Pre-loading now.

Originally Posted by Drabelincoln Got my key just now. But I only prepurchaed a few days ago though.

:( this saddens me! haha I preordered like 3 weeks ago, weirdo system

If they do indeed work backwards then I would hope that they'd have made it to the 10th by now. (not to mention the number of people saying that they pre-ordered in July/August and have their keys already)

Totally wonky random system.

Is GreenManGaming ing up? Trying to buy dishonored through paypal and it's not working. I get to the paypal checkout and then it doesn't do anything. I bought sleeping dogs fine.

Bought mine Aug. 3rd, no key so far.

One of my friends pre-ordered the exact same day as me and still doesnt have his key. Definitely a weird system for distributing them.

Ordered Borderlands 2 on Sept 10, got the key this morning.

That being said, I was having trouble checking out games yesterday, and never had issues previously, I think their site is going through the motions as of late.

Preordered Borderlands 2 just now and received a key immediately after. Steam says the key is invalid I figure it takes a second for it to register.

Worked 2nd time I tried, can't wait for the game