Unable to buy game in Russia

[Spooky]

Have devs commented on if they're working to fix this?

[bloody.mary]

https://twitter.com/Behaviour/status/1501602171896406018

[Gabriel Knight]

Originally posted by Spooky:

Have devs commented on if they're working to fix this?

Has your government commented on if they're working to fix the mess we are in as a result of them invading a democratic country?

[deathspiralli]

The average Russian gamer isn’t trying to invade Ukraine.

What a load of crap.

[Fogmoz]

Originally posted by deathspiralli:

The average Russian gamer isn’t trying to invade Ukraine.

What a load of crap.

Complacency is complicity.

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This is disgusting behavior from the publisher. I despise such politically-motivated decisions from companies and this will be heavily factored into my decision buying any future games from them.

[Spooky]

Well, not the response I was expecting, lol
Sorry to the devs for being stuck with a monkey publisher. I know this is probably not something they want.

Regardless, I'll keep this on my wishlist for when sales are re-enabled. Look forward to playing in the future when I have something to celebrate. :)

[internisus]

Originally posted by Fogmoz:

Complacency is complicity.

This is nonsense. My government does tons of stuff I hate, and there's nothing I can do about it outside voting besides sitting down on a highway or doing a terrorism, neither of which would actually be effective while putting me in high danger.

Powerlessness =/= complacency.

[Aoife]

Originally posted by Gabriel Knight:

If you don't have the balls to get arrested for protesting like the braver Russians, at least have the decency to shut the **** up.

Only someone who has no idea what was happening to all of the protestors back in 2022 can say ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like this lol

[Fogmoz]

Originally posted by internisus:

This is nonsense. My government does tons of stuff I hate, and there's nothing I can do about it outside voting besides sitting down on a highway or doing a terrorism, neither of which would actually be effective while putting me in high danger.

Powerlessness =/= complacency.

I understand that. My comment was in response to the “what a load of crap.” The OP has my sympathies. They want to play the game, but they also respect the company’s decision to protest the war and exert pressure on Putin, however small.

The guy I replied to came off like an entitled brat, hence the quip. My comment wasn’t a call to activism, it was more a way of saying “don’t expect to be able to just ignore what’s happening.”

[MOLN]

Originally posted by Fogmoz:

Originally posted by internisus:

This is nonsense. My government does tons of stuff I hate, and there's nothing I can do about it outside voting besides sitting down on a highway or doing a terrorism, neither of which would actually be effective while putting me in high danger.

Powerlessness =/= complacency.

I understand that. My comment was in response to the “what a load of crap.” The OP has my sympathies. They want to play the game, but they also respect the company’s decision to protest the war and exert pressure on Putin, however small.

The guy I replied to came off like an entitled brat, hence the quip. My comment wasn’t a call to activism, it was more a way of saying “don’t expect to be able to just ignore what’s happening.”

Absurd. How does that pressure Putin? Delisting videogames does not and can not have any effect on politics.
All it does is discriminate all Russians, most of whom doesn't have anything to do with that war.
It's like after some terrosist act committed by a muslim radical saying that all muslims are bad and should be punished - 100% the same logic here.

[CascadeHush]

Originally posted by Gabriel Knight:

Has your government commented on if they're working to fix the mess we are in as a result of them invading a democratic country?

You mean the country that held an unconstitutional third election so they could get the candidate the USA wanted and then suspended all elections immediately afterwards? That's what you call democratic?

[Coco]

Originally posted by MOLN:

Absurd. How does that pressure Putin? Delisting videogames does not and can not have any effect on politics.
All it does is discriminate all Russians, most of whom doesn't have anything to do with that war.
It's like after some terrosist act committed by a muslim radical saying that all muslims are bad and should be punished - 100% the same logic here.

Not at all. Any Russian currently in Russia and working is supporting Putin. Unlike normal terrorists Putin controls the Russian economy so he gets to benefit from anyone actively taking part in that economy.

It's not easy to do something about it but yes even Russian gamers are supporting Putin, hence the sanctions. It's not just politics either, this is about the murder, torture and rape of literally millions of people.

[Spooky]

Originally posted by Coco:

It's not easy to do something about it but yes even Russian gamers are supporting Putin, hence the sanctions.

lol

[Coco]

Originally posted by Spooky:

Originally posted by Coco:

It's not easy to do something about it but yes even Russian gamers are supporting Putin, hence the sanctions.

lol

That's very childish. It's a simple fact, if you spend or earn a Ruble you're helping prop up the Russian economy which directly benefits Putin and the war. Recognizing that is easy as is understanding it's hard for a Russian to do anything about it. The options are literally leave Russia join a movement trying to over thrown Putin or just live your life. The 3rd option is by far the easiest and exactly what most people would do. It however sucks because it means you're part of the machine which supports Putin.

[Spooky]

Originally posted by Coco:

That's very childish..

You're espousing some unhinged political rant about rape and murder in a discussion about buying a video game. No one in this thread but you cares at all about who gets to plant their flag on some rubble in Eastern Europe.
It affects my day-to-day life almost zero, in the same way your nations politics likely barely affect your life directly.

Getting back on-topic. Like I said earlier, I'll keep this game on my wishlist for when I can buy it again, because the devs don't seem anti-Russian, they just have to abide by the whims of their publisher.