Dont believe the hype, i have tried everything to play atleast the single player and I cannot get past the activation wizard.

It throws back "this product will be available at 22 Mar 2011 1100AM"

and if i disconnect my internet, it will throw back "connection error, please check connection"

I have tried changing my clocks and it still wont work.

It has also downloaded a fairly large update, atleast 50mb; Crysis 2 1.1 Update.

I have read some of the posts here and apparently the single player is working. I call bull s#it unless they are willing to share how they by passed it......

Well we've had some screenies so it can't be ****. Question: does Crysis 2 have an automatic updater, I take it?

Yes auto update, I have seen the screens in mention, could be the beta.

Well I hope they can explain how they got it working cause I have tried what they posted and unless I'm doing something wrong, it def doesn't work.

Would really like to here from these guys....

Can I ask why you have the game allready?

get the hack ! use it offline and just reinstall when the time comes, your saved games should be fine

@aerandir92 its been posted on several places, most retailers already have the delivery, legally they not supposed to sell yet... but in todays world no one gives a ****, if you know someone working there or you pay someone $10-$20 they WILL sell it to you

Hack? Can you elaborate...

Btw, you are not allowed to talk about pirating the game on this forum

Hack? Can you elaborate...

you do know its a ban-able offence to post links, just go to any respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) and use the search, read comments before you download

Hack? Can you elaborate...

you do know its a ban-able offence to post links, just go to any respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) and use the search, read comments before you download
Lol, "respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) "

Ah so basically everything that's been posted here, is from the pirated retail version? I thought that hadn't hit the web yet.

Hack? Can you elaborate...

you do know its a ban-able offence to post links, just go to any respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) and use the search, read comments before you download
Lol, "respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) "

I don't think the pc version has been pirated, I have a retail copy anyhow but quite frustrated cause I can't use it.

Ah so basically everything that's been posted here, is from the pirated retail version? I thought that hadn't hit the web yet.

Like I said I have an actual retail copy, disk and all. No pirating here, just want to by pass the time activation wizard. The game activates fine in the ea download manager but when you launch it the wizard pops up.

pc doesnt work

consoles do

you have to bypass the loader, thats what i meant, there was that leaked pre-version, so the hacked loader from that probably is compatible, after all there are plenty of people playing it already (SP), so it is possible

my guess is Bin32/Crysis2.exe you have to replace temporary (its downloadable by it self i just checked)

but im guessing here, i have not tested this my self

if you save the original file you wont have to reinstall just copy back when its time or if this wont work

I'm going to give +1 to the devs for blocking game play for people who get the game before it's release date.

Hack? Can you elaborate...

you do know its a ban-able offence to post links, just go to any respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) and use the search, read comments before you download

LMFAO, go to a RESPECTABLE pirate site...how the hell exactly are Pirate Sites or for that matter stealing respectable?????????????? People stop moaning about using something that has not been officially released yet, I mean if the game was as horrible as people were making it out to be, why would you be paying $10-20 extra to bribe a person to sell it early plus trying to circumvent the DRM and release check just to play it early. How many people here are on Bobby Koticks payroll (show of hands please)?????????

I have to admit when the so called supporters (I guess you could consider us supporters of the game since we took the time to create an account here) stoop to the level of pirating a game to buypass release checks/DRM etc it is a sad day indeed for PC gaming. People its time to grow a conscience and realize you can't go through life screwing someone else out of their hard earned work just cause you want something early/want to gain an edge/etc. Thats why PC multiplayer svcks cause the same mentality drives people in droves to hack sites to get aimbots and esp and other crap so they can artificially inflate their online performance. People have to eventually become accountable for their actions online because the internet is turning into Somalia fast, pirates, cheats, thieves, hell if you could murder someone and get away with it I bet people would do it, its all here and all anonymous.

Hack? Can you elaborate...

you do know its a ban-able offence to post links, just go to any respectable pirate site (so you wont get a virus) and use the search, read comments before you download

LMFAO, go to a RESPECTABLE pirate site...how the hell exactly are Pirate Sites or for that matter stealing respectable??????????????

Stealing?
How?

I dont see how can it be stealing if you brought the game and get some file hacked so you can play it...
or to remove SECUREROM.

LMFAO, go to a RESPECTABLE pirate site...how the hell exactly are Pirate Sites or for that matter stealing respectable??????????????

Stealing?
How?

I dont see how can it be stealing if you brought the game and get some file hacked so you can play it...
or to remove SECUREROM.

So you can play it....playing it before official release is a guaranteed right and I've yet to have to remove DRM to play a game so what about that makes a game unplayable??

Uh you were given a right to use the game as it is packaged in the purchase you made, not to promote and partake in pirating because you think your rights are being offended by SECUREROM, and furthermore a config change or mod is alot different than downloading warez, if you need to make it run smoother and use a mod great, thats changing the product you already installed off your disk, but taking a version someone cracked from a torrent site is BS. I guess if you buy a product in a brick and mortar store and its defective/or your not pleased with it you are entitled to go and steal another one since you paid for one already, same idea only you are not/most likely cannot getting caught doing it with the digital good as someone can not see you in the act of theft.

Read your EULAS (EA has them available in PDF form which can be read with Adobe Reader) if you have an issue with SECUREROM or the fact that it is on the install media to begin with. EA has the right to protect their intellectual property and you claiming they are invading your privacy/whatever lame brained idea you can concoct to validate pirating and go around their DRM, does not give you a right to download warez.

you have to bypass the loader, thats what i meant, there was that leaked pre-version, so the hacked loader from that probably is compatible, after all there are plenty of people playing it already (SP), so it is possible
nobody is playing retail pc version, game wasnt cracked on pc, those that play crysis2 on pc have leaked beta

you have to bypass the loader, thats what i meant, there was that leaked pre-version, so the hacked loader from that probably is compatible, after all there are plenty of people playing it already (SP), so it is possible
nobody is playing retail pc version, game wasnt cracked on pc, those that play crysis2 on pc have leaked beta

Exactly! This reiterates my first post; I call bulls#it to the guys that said they had single player working, I have tried everything. Bottom line, the game unlocks 11am on the 22nd!

@velozzity

Did I say something about downloading warez ?
Your kind are so narrow minded and think of only piracy ?

You can modify any files as long as you keep it yourself, how it break any EULA?


I ask you, If you brought a house, you paid the money, you signed the contract, but the salesman forgot to give you the key. You decided to break into "your" house by force rather than waiting for salesman to return and give you the key. Is it consider illegal?
And if that door give you so much problem (you love to forget the key) is it illegal just to remove that door?
Oh! and if you dunno how or have no tools to break or remove the door, is it illegal to ask someone to break or remove "your" door for you?

Um, the EULA really does forbid you from doing anything with your game, even in singleplayer. Hell, some EULAs even have cheating in singleplayer campaigns listed as illegal.

@velozzity

Did I say something about downloading warez ?
Your kind are so narrow minded and think of only piracy ?

You can modify any files as long as you keep it yourself, how it break any EULA?


I ask you, If you brought a house, you paid the money, you signed the contract, but the salesman forgot to give you the key. You decided to break into "your" house by force rather than waiting for salesman to return and give you the key. Is it consider illegal?

I'm not narrow minded, I rebutted a statement you made about me saying that Pirating sites were not respectable and downloading stuff from their is essentially theft. And a game is not a physical good like a house so your comparison does not hold water, you have the right to use of it as allowed per the EULA, not a right to modify and redistribute it or circumvent the DRM. But back to the anology of the house since you like that one and think im so narrow minded. Lets say you paid for the house but your money was still in ESCROE and you signed a waiver giving the previous owners/realty company a said amount of time before you could move into it. Does that give you a right to bust down the door the day after you close, nope. There are terms and conditions to everything and if you don't believe me read the EULA's sometimes.

Oh and about the modding part...it's here i think straight from the Crysis EULA

5. Software Use Restrictions
Any use by Licensee of CRYSIS not expressly permitted in Section 2 above is expressly prohibited
and any such unauthorized use shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement by Licensee.
This prohibition includes (but is not limited to):
- to copy, reproduce, manufacture or distribute (free of charge or otherwise) CRYSIS, in whole or in
part, in any media;
- to transfer, sell, sublicense or lease any rights in and to CRYSIS to third parties;
- to use CRYSIS contrary to morality or applicable law;
- to modify CRYSIS or create any derived work (except as pursuant to the SANDBOX 2 EDITOR for
CRYSIS or MOD SDK for Crysis Agreements)
- decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble CRYSIS.

note the part that says no modding except as pursuant to SANDBOX 2 EDITOR...that means modding is ok as long as you use the EDITOR, so saying you can't mod a game is bull.

For the part "you brought a house, you paid the money, you signed the contract", I want to convey the meaning that you already own the house.

For the EULA part, I'll read it when I get my copy pre-loaded (or loaded).

For the part "narrow minded" I want to convey the meaning that you go straight to piracy. Which I dont.

It throws back "this product will be available at 22 Mar 2011 1100AM".

There's your answer right there. Please read that carefully before making a thread about it. I think you can wait a day.