(Info-topic) Redeemed your codes on a game account that doesnt own SoT? Then you will not see your items? *Fixed*

  • Ahoy fellow pirates!

    I just found something out which might be interesting to some of us.
    Or at least when you activate codes on accounts that didn't buy the game, but can play the game.

    I bought Sea of Thieves on my Windows account (that is not my play account).
    I then activated my (insider and Black dog pack) codes on my play account (that's a different account than the one I use for windows)

    In game, I don't see my items while on my play account or on my Windows account.
    So I opened a support ticket and got a new code for the Black dog Pack because they didn't read my support ticket... :S (I did post back twice to their reactions, explaining it again).

    However, since I had been given a second code, I decided to test my theory and add the code to my windows account, and guess what! Yes I saw those items in game now. So I thought, maybe its an install thing, I quit the game, logged out, and logged back in with my game account (which already had the codes activated on them). After getting back into the game, again, no items.

    The learnings:
    DON'T activate your codes on game accounts that haven't bought SoT, even though you can play with those accounts....
    Il go back to crying in a corner of my ship until they can fix it :P
    My support ticket is still going strong, but I thought I'd let you all know to not be as stupid as I have been :)

    -Keep yer grog inside-

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  • @der-schaduw I had this issue, but through dumb luck I decided to login to the MS store using the account I redeemed the code on. After I did that my stuff showed up in game. I think I launched the game from the MS store too, but don't know if that matters.

  • @rockdoctor11b You sir saved my day :D
    I tried your solution and for some weird reason I also now have all my items in my game account! I only logged in on the site plenty of times, but not the app in Windows. WHOOO

    Te recap, log into the windows store app in your Windows menu (not the store page online) with your account that has the codes. Then start SoT and voila!

    I could kiss ya! But that would not be that much piratey... ;)

    -Keep yer grog inside-

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