i have just recieved an email from the guy i bought it from and he has confirmed it was a "back-up" version....which to me is a pirate copy plain and simple

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He has given me the option of a refund, or to prevent me from reporting him he has offered me a further 10 "back-ups" of the top 10 selling pc games, can you believe this guy
I have requested a full refund and past his details and emails on to ebay. I must now look in the shops for a trusted, legit, mint, real macoy version of SH3.
Agreed, i do need some practise and experience with the game to learn how to run a U-Boat as shallow as a worms grave, but it helps when the game can be patched etc to iron out those little bugs
Thanks to everyone who help me out on this thread