I want game and my friend want GPU so i think its good way to both be happy but i have question.
Do i get Steam key now(after entering coupon code in nvidia webpage) or later(before launch?)?

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If it's a Nvidia promo code, I don't actually think it's a steam key.

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Why not? For MGS V, it was a steam code. For TW3, it was a GOG code. And so on.

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Ah, I wasn't sure about that. With nvidia, I always assumed they had their own DRM for the promotional games, seems I was wrong.

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yeah, nvidia codes redeem directly to your steam/uplay account.. so i think it would just register as a pre-order in steam.

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+1

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Dammit, I just bought myself a new gtx 960 OC 4gig card a day before Christmas as a present to myself.

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I swear that is how it goes every time here as well.

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+1 I HATE MYSELF

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You haven't miss anything, because they're adding them to GTX 970, GTX 980 etc. It's not bundled with GTX 960.

link

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Now I feel better, Thanks for the info

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You will get a UPlay key. I bought a GTX 970 and got a Far Cry 4 key. You activate the coupon code to Nvidia and then you get a Uplay key :P

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I think it's because FC 4 is Ubisoft game :D TR is Steam Works game, so it should activate on Steam and not on Uplay. I don't even see RotTR in Ubishop.

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Aww damn, yeah that makes sense. Lucky guy, I'd kill for TR :O

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You can look for people and shops selling these codes on ebay or some other site :D Tho I don't know how much you'd have to pay for them.

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Nah a lot of these third party sites are a little too shady for me! I'm just waiting for the Summer sale!

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i bought a coupon here on steamgifts.com/trade. did so many times before. always worked flawlessly.

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Aww that's a good idea, but I don't have much rep so I'd have to go first. I went first one time and lost Mad Max... So I'm done with trading! I have plenty games though, I can wait for a sale :3

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question is, how much rep did the other guy have? ^^ my opinion is, if you always stick to high-rep traders (like 200+), you are pretty safe. since i stick to a few basic trading rules, i had no problems anymore. scam-free for a few years now. ;)

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Yeah... Let's just say... It was a stupid mistake on my end! I didn't have steam enhance at the time either! :/ I'd definitely be more cautious now but... shrugs as much as I want it, it's just too much money even with buying it with keys, so I'll wait! Thanks for the advice though :D

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oh, an impersonator, i guess? yeah, those are bad. :)

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Yep, I was fairly new to SG and trading so I was careless. But whatever, it's done now! I've done a few trades here and there but I do it with people I trust :)

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i got scammed a few times, too. lost 35$ paypal to a guy. those are the kinds of mistakes you only do once. ;)

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Ouch! Sorry to hear that! Yeah you'd think that, but I'd rather just avoid it completely. I use trade dispensers which is nice! Since it's a key, I'll just stay well away and stab people as they come ;)

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sure, i'm not trying to convince you or something. :)

the 35$ didn't really matter, since i made so much more with trading. when cheap russian copies were still a thing, i was quite active and earned the money i needed for my own games with reselling gifts. so yeah, i lost that money one time, but i got so much much out of it overall. good ol' times... ^^

and yes, dispensers are super convenient. i generally prefer buying on dispenser.tf, even is it sometimes costs a little more. it saves so much time compared to standard SG trading (search for the guy with a good price, add him, wait for him to come online, hope he still has the game...).

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Nah I know you are not! I think I'm just trying to convince myself not to xD

Oh well that's great to hear! It sucks the money went to a scammer in the first place, but if you made it back and then some... That makes me happy and plus you got games out of it for yourself! :D

Yeah definitely! Normally I do it when I have spare keys for giveaways! It's a nice way to get good games to give, although I have gotten some good deals and quickly :P

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Nah I know you are not! I think I'm just trying to convince myself not to xD

lol, well said! ^^

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I believe you, you used to stab people for less significant reasons ;)

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Chicken is evolving! She only stabs for a reason now? everyone screams Yeah right! Fuck that! stabs

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Breaking news Chicken on a stabbing rampage… demands video game…

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GIMME GIMME OR I WILL STABBIE STABBIE!

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Somehow I think you'd give out a few (hundred) dozen celebratory stabs even if someone gave it to you. :D

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Nah I'm going on a break from winning, and I've been rejecting gifts! I need to play games I own :3

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Long time, no stab.

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Long time n-- stab :3

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I got a steam key as soon as I entered the code on their account for Batman: Arkham Knight, and that was before it launched (for the first time), so I would guess it's the same for TR

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I bought a notebook with gtx970m, how can i get the key ? is it from SE or NV ?

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Did it have the promotion?

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where can i get the promotion? provide by the PC retailer ?

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Well it had to be active when you bought the laptop, if they started offering it after you bought it then you can't get the game.

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also, not every store offers the cards with a coupon. you have to search for a store that explicitly sells card+game.

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After code you login with steam and game is added to your library.
http://www.geforce.com/games-applications/pc-games/rise-of-the-tomb-raider/bundle/code-instructions

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  1. You get the NVIDIA Coupon
  2. You go here and redeem it.
  3. It will ask you to link your steam account and ask you to give NVIDIA access to redeem cd-keys (It's completely okey - just allow).
  4. Follow the instructions, enter you email and the other info they want.
  5. The game will be added automatically in you library, no cd-key will be needed.

P.S.: I have the game from NVIDIA too, so you won't get the pre-order version (No extra TR2013 and random skins), just a normal copy.

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Oh my goodness! Apparently Newegg had a glitch that allowed people to buy just the Rise of the Tomb Raider nvidia promotional code for $0.01!! Some guy bought a couple hundred of them, $2.00 worth, and is selling them for $29.99 each. That's turning $2 into almost $6,000.00! :O

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They deactivated all codes and only allowed people to keep up to 5. So no that is not true.

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I don't know. The guy has almost 100 positive feedback on eBay already. And all just for this game from the promotional glitch. I asked him where all the codes were coming from and he said he bought tons of glitched codes. Seems crazy.

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I know for a fact they deactivated all codes and let each customer keep up to 5.

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamGameSwap/comments/402hle/psa_rise_of_tomb_raider_nvidia_keys_were_price/

Everyone got that email from newegg, there are many organization that buy graphics cards and sell the game codes and sell the gfx cards separately.

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That's what I had figured. He claims they're all glitched and Newegg deactivated half of his keys, but unless he ordered via tons of different accounts that doesn't seem possible. :)

I hope you're having a great weekend, MaxB. :)

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I got my game yay!

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I just sold one for 45 which might be the most I ever got for a key but then I realized I was selling as a steam key but in fact it was not, one must enter the code at NVidia and then it downloads the game.I had to cancel the transaction because at that point the guy could've redeemed on NVidia and said he had a hassle or just flat out say "It was not a steam key" and although it would've provided the same service (obtain TROTR) well I would have no legal leg to stand on because I was selling it as a "steam key" which I assumed it was.
So now I either just keep it or do what I should've done in the first place and that's direct sale ( I stopped trading a while ago and really don't want any part of it anymore, more so the head aches that come along with it)

So just want to confirm it is certainly not a key :)
Enter the code on Nvidia website and then it asks you to sign in to steam and it begins.

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If it asks you to sign into steam I assume it activates on the account you signed in with... which is just the same as activating a key. As far as that goes the nvidia key should be considered a steam key.

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I just downloaded it, was planning on getting around to this game at some point but usually if I don't get a game at release I wait for a sale and for some reason I'm not a huge Tomb Raider guy (used to be but that was a life time ago).
Its the technicality nonsense that people will find in Ebay and use to their advantage, I know they might be the minority when compared to the common ebay shopper well i rather be safe than sorry. I can deal with a lot of feelings, getting burnt i don't cope very well with so sadly i am a bit of a pessimist in certain regards.

thank you.

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