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i was gifted the starter edition by a friend , yet when I start the game ubisoft connect asks for an activation key even tho the game was gifted to me on steam , i seek help if anyone know how to fix or go around the usbisoft connect client activation key pop up that should no longer exist in 2023 it would be much apreciated.
logging with My account on HIS Pc launches the game just fine , yet it requires an activation key when I try to launch it from MY pc (even tho i have tried HIS steam verison on MY pc and it worked i was able to play the game just fine no hardware issue there) is this an ip related issue or something ?
couple of things i have done that may help find a solution quickly :

-I have only one ubisoft account .
-The game was not family shared since for honor is not supported in the family sharing .
-I reinstalled ubisoft connect steam and the game at least 3 times at this point verified the game files 5 times.
-When i run my game in his pc i made sure that the account that was accessing the game was in both clients (steam and ubisoft connect) MINE 'WhiteWo3lf"
-i Did the unlinking and linking with no sucess.

I've sent a ticket to ubisoft support team couple of days ago , i posted this same post on steam and the steam community couldnt find a fix .
I have exhausted every single option and idea i had in mind and after days of troubleshooting i cant think of anything else so i now turn to you guys in hope that we may find a fix for this issue !
have a nice day !.

about 1 year ago - Ubi-Clem - Direct link

Hello @WhiteWo3If, thank you for your message.

I am sorry to hear that you are encountering such an issue when launching For Honor.

Just to make sure, are your accounts correctly linked together? (Steam & Ubisoft).

Also, as this issue has to deal with account activation, I'm afraid there is not much we'd be able to do from the forums.
I can suggest patience while our specialists reach back to you in the submitted ticket.

Thanks!