Originally Posted by DNR

your not alone, i pre-ordered the collectors edition from EB games here in AUS 3 weeks before open beta, did not get a pre-order key, the day of open beta started i rang EB and asked where was my beta key, turns out EB games in Aus were not participating in the Beta (after posting here i was advised to contact cryptic support and they sent me a beta/pre order key)

i walked past EB games the day the head start started and decided to check when they would have my copy in so i could use my pre order items.. turns out they arent providing the game copies or pre order keys untill Feb 8th. 3 days after international launch, 5 after US launch and 8-9 after head start.... i questioned them and was told they dont have the copies in stock....

however i have a mate that works in there warehouse, he took a photo of the copies they have in stock and sent it to my phone as proof.... retail game shops are dodgy as plain and simple.

Originally Posted by Amaroo

I've just come back from one of the EBGames shops here in Canberra. Paid upfront for the game, and when I asked about a pre-order code, they had NO IDEA what I was talking about.

Is there anything I can do to get into the game now as I'm downloading it at the moment, will patch it shortly thereafter, and really want to get into it asap!!!

Originally Posted by Amaroo

Cheers DNR, will try that.

Wonder if I have missed out on gtting the lifetime offer...

Originally Posted by DNR

yeh apparently EB games Aus and canada do not participate in STO pre-order key program.


i contacted Cryptics billing and support, logged a ticket with them and they arranged a pre-order key for me... im not saying its a guarantee but its worth a shot.