Call of Duty 2: Keycode in Use. Try again later

Ricochet J · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:43

I want to play CoD 2 but it seems someone is using my keycode. It says "Keycode in Use. Try again later". I mean WTF I pucrahsed the game legitametely! I even have the receipt!
What can I do to get this guy off my keycode?

the_brainaic · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:45

Try a different server. Apart from that I guess someone coded a cd key generator and it happened to come up with your key! Unfortunate really.

Ricochet J · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:51

I tried a different server and it still comes up with the same message :mad:

Err makes me angry. Why don't people just go out and buy thier ****? Freakin' hell!

I just sent an e-mail to activision and am waiting for thier reply. Anyone got this same message before?

tim_enchanter · 26 Feb 2006 at 20:56

Yeah I think the server you connect to checks back to a central server so changing will not help.
Unfortunately a number of people have had this problem yes. You are the first I have heard mention it on here though

Ricochet J · 26 Feb 2006 at 21:11

Its working now. But i'm kind of worried to know that some punk out there who thinks he/she's better than everyone can cheat thier way out of this by using my keycode :mad:

Grrrrr!

fullfat · 26 Feb 2006 at 21:11

email whoever makes the game and ask for it to be looked in to for you. i had this with a ea game and they actually gave me a new cd key, which i thought was very weird for EA to be so helpful, but worth a try.

Ricochet J · 26 Feb 2006 at 21:13

Yeh i've e-mailed Activision, the producers of the game. Hopefully they should sort this out

da_mic_1530 · 26 Feb 2006 at 22:32

out of intrest did you disconnect from a server at the time, sometimes when you disconnect or lag out, the server still registers you as online, and hence the cd key in use, 5 mins later the server auto kicks you for being idle and bingo you are back online

ScarySquirrel · 26 Feb 2006 at 23:46

lets us know what reply you get back, interested to see how they deal with it

TheDome · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:11

fullfat said:
email whoever makes the game and ask for it to be looked in to for you. i had this with a ea game and they actually gave me a new cd key, which i thought was very weird for EA to be so helpful, but worth a try.

I had the same for BF1942 and got a new CD key from them also

Fr0dders · 27 Feb 2006 at 00:14

yeah you should get given a new CD key if you can proove you purchased the game legitimately

Lagmeister · 27 Feb 2006 at 07:42

There was a problem with the first CoD and its expansion pack that did something similar to this, basically preventing you from connecting with a CD key in use error, something to do with having too many things accessing the interweb aparently. I dont think it carried on over into the sequel though, I would be peeved if it did, they have had a long time to sort that bug out.