G2A's shady key-selling grey market exposed

[Jamie McKane]

G2A's shady key-selling grey market exposed

Indie game developer tinyBuild has attacked G2A over its shady key-selling policy.

[Jan]

It's exploitation like this that leads to consumers losing out in the long run.

Since the honour system isn't working, bundle systems will either get stricter or companies may stop supporting bundles entirely if their losses start outweighing their gains from bundle sales.

Likewise with Overwatch's "avoid player" feature - exploited and discontinued, so folks who needed the anti-harassment feature now no longer have it.

[VirtualForce]

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[Hagan]

I was tempted to purchase from them months ago... But heavily skeptical. NTS, I haven't purchased any keys from them.

I'd rather pay a sale price than lose money, albeit R50 - it's money you don't get back if the key isn't legit.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Graal]

Here's what you do: Put a disclaimer in all your games that they're not allowed to be sold on G2A. If they then get sold there, take legal action. Your keys don't get sold, G2A loses.

Because fuck G2A.

[czc]

I saw Totalbiscuit tweet that tinyBuild post. I must say before then I'd never heard of them.