Mortal Kombat 1stress test codes are being sent out today, so make sure to check your emails if yousigned up for this early access period. However, as many of us unfortunate souls are finding out right now, just putting your email address down wasn’t enough to guarantee you a place, so only a lucky few will be able to play Mortal Kombat 1 this weekend. Of course, given all of this demand, scapers are doing what they do best, and absolutely ripping us off.
Over on eBay, sellers are trying to shift their stress test codes for hundreds of dollars. One fan even spotteda listingfor $1,000 that has since disappeared from the site - hopefully not because someone actually bought it.
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Right now, searching “Mortal Kombat 1 stress test” on eBay US will return a few results, with prices now ranging between $200 to $500. As others are pointing out, this will essentially mean you are paying for the privilege of testing the game’s online capabilities, at a much higher price than what the full game will cost.
While you would hope no one would be desperate enough to pay eyewatering amounts of money for an early build of the game, it does seem that the scalpers have had some success. In the description of one eBay listing, the seller tries to direct would-be buyers toDiscordinstead (pro tip: this is a red flag) and says that they are selling codes to the highest bidder, apparently around $100 a pop in most auctions. If this is the case, then these guys will be making a killing by the time the stress test period is over, despite the sellers presumably getting the codes for free by setting up multiple email addresses.
To make matters worse, the stress test will only run for a few days. It starts in a couple of hours and will conclude on June 26, so you’d be paying a ridiculous amount of money to play a lesser version of the game for one weekend. Getting a code won’t grant you access to other playtests either, with the next early access period exclusive to those who have pre-ordered the game. It’s not clear if the buyers these sellers are apparently attracting are aware of all this, because the eBay listings sure as hell don’t have this warning. The sellers also don’t appear to be accepting refunds, since the code would be useless after you redeem it anyway, so your best bet is to avoid the scalpers altogether. If you’ve already placed a pre-order, you’ll get your turn in August anyway.
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