Me and buddy each bought Halo PC today. Downloaded the latest patch from Bungie. We can join games that other have created just fine, but we are unable to Create/Host games online without it saying Your CD KEY is Invalid. I can also create/host LAN games.

How can we host our own games or are we missing something?

Did you buy them used? It's most likely that the key is already being used by someone else considering Microsoft doesn't make any new keys for Halo anymore. I believe that you can host a dedicated server and disable the CD-Key check but i'm not sure how you go about that.

if you guys both have the same cd key you will be unable to join each others games. if you bought a cd key then be warned that sometimes you get ones that have already been used.

imo i think you didn't buy it and this story is a line of BS in order to get someone to help you and then noone will suspect you of using a pirated key
Edited by killzone64 on Aug 23, 2014 at 10:44 PM

That's kinda what I'm thinking, but wanted to make sure there wasn't something special you had to do or maybe they disabled it in the patch before I accuse the guy of selling me bad keys.

Actually got it on ebay. Guy was selling quite a few of them. But if the key is already in use/invalid, why does it work fine when joining other ppl's games and hosting LAN games?\

Thanks

Just to show that I bought it...

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q77/dallas6672/EbayOrder.png
Edited by dallas6672 on Aug 23, 2014 at 10:56 PM
Edited by dallas6672 on Aug 23, 2014 at 10:56 PM

its the odd way cd keys work in halo.... you can play online just fine but you cant host ingame and you cannot join games that contain someone with the same cd key... (also if someone using the same key gets banned from a server you will also be banned from that server, halo bases its player id's off of the cd key hash

Halos method of DRM is strange. As long as you have a CD-Key for Halo: CE it will work fine and you will be able to join servers that disable said CD-Key check which is almost all of them. This however means that if you used a CD-Key from someone else you may be banned on certain servers since the bans are tied to CD-Keys. You can't host your own if it is being used by multiple people however. Dedicated server is the only way you can do it.
Edit: Killzone beat me to it.
Edited by General_101 on Aug 23, 2014 at 10:57 PM

Thanks... both of ya!!!

Sounds a bit like you were ripped off. Blacklisted CD keys will give you an invalid key warning, as will keys that were generated with a keygen.

Ask for your money back / file a dispute.

Edit: Tracked down the seller to take a look at their profile (blacking their name out doesn't help when you can see the listing title). See this.
Edited by Btcc22 on Aug 23, 2014 at 11:49 PM

I've already sent him a message. Waiting on his response first before I open a dispute.
Didn't even think about the listing title. I was just trying to protect his name until I knew for sure that it wasn't something that we were doing wrong.

Thanks again.

I got a legit cd-key like one or two months ago and I don't have any problems. U GOTZ RIPPED OFF
Edited by Maiku3 on Aug 24, 2014 at 05:56 PM

Oh my god.

I know this is going to sound suspect, but you should PM me what your key is, and I'll tell you if it's part of the "common eight."

Actually, just google your key. If it turns up any results you've been screwed.

Better way would be to PM him the common eight, lmao.

The first two on this list are the ones that he gave us... https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111004062154AABSNyc

well then call him out..... you can get your cash back and try again somewhere else (only buy unopened copys if you can find them) the first bit that made me suspect him is when the title said digital download. copy the image of the item and google search it. i bet its from some random site

With games this old, you just head to your local gamestop and ask the clerk, game like this don't go on display, they're held in the back room

I already got the refund from him. He claimed to of had the disc, but was going to charge for shipping. The download was from Dropbox.

Oh well, lesson learned.
Edited by dallas6672 on Aug 27, 2014 at 08:55 PM

Wait is this real? CAN ANYONE CONFIRM PLSE? I NEED TO KNOW!
Edited by Dennis on Jun 13, 2015 at 11:08 PM

What is it with halomaps and people making accounts to advertise fraudulent sites.

Cash money.

or

No cash but funny. (for them)

You must live in a very small world my friend if you think this kind of thing is restricted to this forum.

I had to turn off registration on my websites because I'd get hundreds of fraudulent accounts PER DAY trying to get in. It was annoying as heck!

Sadly, I do. This and OC are like the only forums I ever visit.

F.R.O.S.T.Y

Frequently
Rash
Obsessed
Stupid
Twit
Yuckbuddy.

I don't use skype. Or even have an account. Or by further extension have it installed.
By the way you did you not say a few threads ago you were not frosty? O.o it seems we have arrived at a contradiction.


Edited by SS Flanker on Jun 17, 2015 at 10:44 AM

Honestly I am too shy. Not to chat with you but to just make one in general. Call me old fashioned but my beliefs maintain that if you truly wish to engage in a conversation with someone regardless of the topic then it should be best done face to face.
Edited by SS Flanker on Jun 17, 2015 at 11:00 AM

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READ THE RULES:
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Edited by Dennis on Jun 18, 2015 at 12:35 PM

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Edited by Dennis on Jun 18, 2015 at 12:35 PM

Lmao Flanker just stop, my face hurts from cringing so much.

Your FLANKER is Invalid.

Post like this again and you are gone.

But frosty can stay :P

Poor Dennis, trying to control a bunch of kids and teenagers like us must be dificult

Except its not. He can delete any account he needs to in a few clicks. He has a life you know and can't babysit 24/7

This made me giggle. For 15 I'd say you have carrot top beat even if you don't use props!