What happens if I redeem a region locked item on my steam account?

[bats]

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like a game or wallet code no it won't be redeemed

[Chika Ogiue]

If you try to redeem a game key (and not a direct Steam purchase) you'll be told your purchase was cancelled. And the key will not be redeemed. Now that IP address has no correlation to region when redeeming keys, the only way to redeem a key is to have the same Steam store region as the key is intended for -- your actual physical location no longer means anything.

[bats]

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

If you try to redeem a game key (and not a direct Steam purchase) you'll be told your purchase was cancelled. And the key will not be redeemed. Now that IP address has no correlation to region when redeeming keys, the only way to redeem a key is to have the same Steam store region as the key is intended for -- your actual physical location no longer means anything.

Its a global key, so does that mean I can still redeem it?

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by bat:

Its a global key, so does that mean I can still redeem it?

If game is blocked in your region, then no. You can not activate tings that are blocked in your region. You also can't play games blocked in your region thru family share.

[bats]

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

Originally posted by bat:

Its a global key, so does that mean I can still redeem it?

If game is blocked in your region, then no. You can not activate tings that are blocked in your region. You also can't play games blocked in your region thru family share.

I moved to a different country in which the key isnt blocked there, can I redeem it there?

[Ogami]

Originally posted by bat:

I moved to a different country in which the key isnt blocked there, can I redeem it there?

Depends. If your store region is still set to the country in which the game is blocked it may still not work.
It depends if the game is just not available in your region, then any global key will work.
Or if the game activation is also blocked, then it will not activate if your account is set to the country in which its blocked.

[Anonymous Helper]

Also to change region you need accepted local payment method attached to valid residence address in the new region and make a purchase using that local payment method just in case you think you can game the system. If can think of an exploit, people at Valve are way ahead of you and blocked it.

[bats]

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

Also to change region you need accepted local payment method attached to valid residence address in the new region and make a purchase using that local payment method just in case you think you can game the system. If can think of an exploit, people at Valve are way ahead of you and blocked it.

I am staying here temporarily, so I dont have a valid payment method of that country.

[Ducks on Fire]

Originally posted by bat:

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

Also to change region you need accepted local payment method attached to valid residence address in the new region and make a purchase using that local payment method just in case you think you can game the system. If can think of an exploit, people at Valve are way ahead of you and blocked it.

I am staying here temporarily, so I dont have a valid payment method of that country.

Then you can't change your region.

[bats]

Originally posted by Ducks on Fire:

Originally posted by bat:

I am staying here temporarily, so I dont have a valid payment method of that country.

Then you can't change your region.

Can I still buy the code and not get banned?

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by bat:

I am staying here temporarily, so I dont have a valid payment method of that country.

As I said, if you think an exploit, Valve has already blocked it ages ago. The requirement I mentioned were put in place exactly to prevent what you're trying to do and have been in place more than a year.

Originally posted by bat:

Can I still buy the code and not get banned?

You won't get banned trying to activate blocked game code, no. It just simply won't work on your Steam account unless you change the region first.

[bats]

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

Originally posted by bat:

I am staying here temporarily, so I dont have a valid payment method of that country.

As I said, if you think an exploit, Valve has already blocked it ages ago. The requirement I mentioned were put in place exactly to prevent what you're trying to do and have been in place more than a year.

What would happen if i redeemed a region locked game? Will I be banned?

[Anonymous Helper]

Originally posted by bat:

What would happen if i redeemed a region locked game? Will I be banned?

As I added above, it simply won't work. It can only be activated in region it's not blocked at and to change the region you need accepted local payment method attached to valid residence address in the new region and make a purchase using that local payment method.

No, there is no way around it. Trying to bypass it may get your account suspended or terminated.

[Ducks on Fire]

Originally posted by bat:

Originally posted by Anonymous Helper:

As I said, if you think an exploit, Valve has already blocked it ages ago. The requirement I mentioned were put in place exactly to prevent what you're trying to do and have been in place more than a year.

What would happen if i redeemed a region locked game? Will I be banned?

You can't redeem it. It just won't work. That's what makes it region locked. Unless you have a legitimate way of changing your region to a place where the key can be redeemed you shouldn't even bother buying it.

[Yzal]

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