Benefits of registering

[hurleyskate284]

After you install games, they often ask you to register. I just skip it, is there any benefits to registering?

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[Stinkfinger]

All i know is they say by registering you're supposed to get get priority tech support and product emails(if selected) and whatnot. Depending on which game and which game maker, i register. But i uncheck all the email things that they want to send. I guess its personnal preference. Other than that, i wouldnt know.

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[Coyote]

I haven't noticed any benefits to it and have basically stopped. I just go to the website and look for patches if there's a prob. If no probs, I hardly even do that. Why fix it till it's broke?

Anyway, I usually wait a while after the games out and let others find the headaches. By the time I buy, there's usually at least one or two patches out. Never had to bother with tech support.

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[phsstpok]

Registering gets you SPAM.

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[Stinkfinger]

Spam IS a better word for product emails.

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[phsstpok]

Of course, technically it's not SPAM. When we check those little boxes in the registration forms we are giving permission to be emailed.

I don't mind getting genuine manufacturer news or product update notifications but I just get more SPAM. At least it seems that way.

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[sweatlaserxp]

Well, in Far Cry, for example, you can't play multiplayer online until you register and install PunkBuster.

 

[Stinkfinger]

like i said (if selected) in my first post and since i DID register Far Cry, when i emailed tech suport, i got a reply right away.


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