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07-23-10, 11:56 AM   #661
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Originally Posted by Geneticus View Post
I seriously doubt the key issue is coding related, it's more likely DB related.
Why I say this is:

Back in the day it was possible, given enough product keys, to reverse engineer the(or a portion of) base key and create a key generator that would allow you to unlock software from Windows, to games, to apps.
Eventually companies started logging the keys they generated and released for distribution, to prevent key generators from working on non released keys.
It's almost certainly an issue with the new site not accepting 25 digit keys. The reason is that inputting the key as it is makes the site tell you that it isn't a game key at all, while inputting a 26th digit (anything, anywhere) gets you told it's an invalid game key.
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07-23-10, 12:04 PM   #662
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Reminder to be nice and not start flaming each other. Yes it sucks that the keys don't work, Blizzard knows about it and is working on a fix. Hopefully it's sooner rather than later, but being rude to each other won't change that.
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07-23-10, 12:09 PM   #663
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The problem look like it is with Battle.net talking to the database. Go check your account and look at the payment settings.
Mine came up as this:
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Payment Options
There are currently no forms of payment associated with your account
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But my Game Management page states:
Current Game Time Source
6 Month Recurring,
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If they don't get this fixed there are going to be a lot of people saying
"WTH, why did my account just stop working?"
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07-23-10, 12:12 PM   #664
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If you're going to the regular battle.net site and not something special for beta, the payment option on mine looks normal. I didn't get a beta key yet though. It would be odd though if getting a beta key messed up your payment option.

I'm sure they'll get it fixed soon. If you have a beta key, just be happy. For those at the end, we're still hoping Blizzard doesn't change their minds on it.
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07-23-10, 12:13 PM   #665
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Originally Posted by ricks322 View Post
The problem look like it is with Battle.net talking to the database. Go check your account and look at the payment settings.
Mine came up as this:
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Payment Options
There are currently no forms of payment associated with your account
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But my Game Management page states:
Current Game Time Source
6 Month Recurring,
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If they don't get this fixed there are going to be a lot of people saying
"WTH, why did my account just stop working?"
It's fine for me.
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07-23-10, 12:25 PM   #666
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Originally Posted by ricks322 View Post
The problem look like it is with Battle.net talking to the database. Go check your account and look at the payment settings.
Mine came up as this:
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Payment Options
There are currently no forms of payment associated with your account
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But my Game Management page states:
Current Game Time Source
6 Month Recurring,
--------
If they don't get this fixed there are going to be a lot of people saying
"WTH, why did my account just stop working?"
if your payment for wow was setup before the fully merged wow and bnet accounts you will only see your payment option as valid when you are looking directly at your wow account. Because that used (until yesterday) the old WoW account pages to do the payment options.

Once u pay for something via bnet, i.e authenticator or another game, your payment options will show on the main page as well.
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07-23-10, 12:27 PM   #667
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Originally Posted by ricks322 View Post
The problem look like it is with Battle.net talking to the database. Go check your account and look at the payment settings.
Mine came up as this:
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Payment Options
There are currently no forms of payment associated with your account
----
But my Game Management page states:
Current Game Time Source
6 Month Recurring,
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If they don't get this fixed there are going to be a lot of people saying
"WTH, why did my account just stop working?"
Fine here, does your CC expire before your next billing date is due?
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07-23-10, 12:29 PM   #668
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Originally Posted by tutti View Post
It's almost certainly an issue with the new site not accepting 25 digit keys. The reason is that inputting the key as it is makes the site tell you that it isn't a game key at all, while inputting a 26th digit (anything, anywhere) gets you told it's an invalid game key.
Seriously, No one got the Semprini reference? - That's classic Python.....
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07-23-10, 01:27 PM   #669
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Slow work day + broken beta key + waiting + impatience = discomfort.

Time for a banana dance party!!!!
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07-23-10, 01:31 PM   #670
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Originally Posted by Krevlorn View Post
Slow work day + broken beta key + waiting + impatience = discomfort.

Time for a banana dance party!!!!
that made me think of this....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=752_S...eature=related flick to time 1:01 or so

from family guy
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07-23-10, 01:47 PM   #671
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I still haven't gotten the key to work on the Battle.net page without giving an error, but I just checked my account page to show my brother the new Battle.net site and OMG THE BETA WAS LISTED FOR ME.

I'm not sure how or why, but it may be worth other people checking it out! (Perhaps the keys are being processed now even though its still reporting an error?)
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07-23-10, 01:48 PM   #672
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07-23-10, 01:49 PM   #673
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Originally Posted by chippydip View Post
I still haven't gotten the key to work on the Battle.net page without giving an error, but I just checked my account page to show my brother the new Battle.net site and OMG THE BETA WAS LISTED FOR ME.

I'm not sure how or why, but it may be worth other people checking it out! (Perhaps the keys are being processed now even though its still reporting an error?)
Likely you were added through the opt in.
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07-23-10, 02:13 PM   #674
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Originally Posted by Kaidian View Post
Likely you were added through the opt in.
Would be nice to get in both ways. My other account wants to dual box Beta :P

I got SC2 Beta from pre-order, then my opt in key last week. Not much point to dual boxing that.
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07-23-10, 02:13 PM   #675
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Originally Posted by Kaidian View Post
Likely you were added through the opt in.
That thought occurred to me as well. It just seems so ridiculously unlikely that I would just happen to be selected out of the millions of people who have opted-in at exactly the same time as I was waiting and trying my key to see if they had gotten it working yet. It could be that I just won the lottery, though, in which case I guess somebody else can have my key.

Either way, this just made my day!

Edit: It also seems like if I had gotten in via the opt-in that I should have gotten an email from Blizzard letting me know that I was selected and telling me to login to Battle.net to download the installer.

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07-23-10, 02:36 PM   #676
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Originally Posted by chippydip View Post
Edit: It also seems like if I had gotten in via the opt-in that I should have gotten an email from Blizzard letting me know that I was selected and telling me to login to Battle.net to download the installer.
Dearest chippydip

We at Blizzard wanted to amek you aware that you were added to the beta by mistake. This was caused while while trying to fix the site. The offending webtech has been flogged with a wet fish and your access has been suspended until we get the bugs worked out. Thank you for understanding,

Blizzard.

PS: Please visit BattleNet WoW Board systems, magic site(TM) to confirm you account. k thanks.
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07-23-10, 02:47 PM   #677
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Originally Posted by chippydip View Post
I still haven't gotten the key to work on the Battle.net page without giving an error, but I just checked my account page to show my brother the new Battle.net site and OMG THE BETA WAS LISTED FOR ME.

I'm not sure how or why, but it may be worth other people checking it out! (Perhaps the keys are being processed now even though its still reporting an error?)
Were you one of the guys who sent Cairenn a message with their beta keys and email? If so, Blizzard might have enabled your beta account while doing the fix
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07-23-10, 02:50 PM   #678
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Originally Posted by omergurlek View Post
Were you one of the guys who sent Cairenn a message with their beta keys and email? If so, Blizzard might have enabled your beta account while doing the fix
If *that* is the case, then it would be hopeful news for the rest of us, because it would mean that Blizzard is definitely doing something.
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07-23-10, 02:52 PM   #679
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Originally Posted by omergurlek View Post
Were you one of the guys who sent Cairenn a message with their beta keys and email? If so, Blizzard might have enabled your beta account while doing the fix
I was not.

The email I registered with on here is also my battle.net email address, but I can't imagine how that would matter unless Cairenn or somebody sent a list of people who had been assigned keys to blizzard to help sort the problem out (which seems silly since those emails don't have to match in the first place).
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07-23-10, 03:12 PM   #680
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So...
Are the keys working then ?
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