Activating RU game from RU but playing in normal servers

[Niros]

my friend is travelling russia soon and he will pay me few games as a gift but the region will be RU and he will activate it from there but can i download it and play it from my country ???

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When your friend tries to purchase the gifts, there will be a message telling him where the games can be redeemed, and where the games can be played. He should read the message carefully before purchasing.

For the record, that is assuming your friend is buying the games as a gift, and not logging into your account to purchase them directly. Sharing your login information with other users is not allowed, and neither is purchasing at regional pricing that is not the region you live in.

[Makro28]

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[Niros]

it will be as a steam gift i think (and friends means my brother) :)

[Niros]

Originally posted by habitualaction:

When your friend tries to purchase the gifts, there will be a message telling him where the games can be redeemed, and where the games can be played. He should read the message carefully before purchasing.

For the record, that is assuming your friend is buying the games as a gift, and not logging into your account to purchase them directly. Sharing your login information with other users is not allowed, and neither is purchasing at regional pricing that is not the region you live in.

so i cant play it if i am not from the countries mentioned

[S_J_1999]

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[Ogami]

Originally posted by Niros:

so i cant play it if i am not from the countries mentioned

Correct. You cant even activate the gift. And if he activates them while in Russia, you wont be able to download or start the games when back.

[Niros]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by Niros:

so i cant play it if i am not from the countries mentioned

Correct. You cant even activate the gift. And if he activates them while in Russia, you wont be able to download or start the games when back.

so my brother won't be able to play the games he will buy from there when he come back ???

[Ogami]

Exactly. At least if he buys the cheaper russian versions of games that are region locked.
Those will only start/download with an russian IP which he will no longer have when he comes back.
Just buy the normal priced version from your country even if its more expensive. Its not worth the headache buying games in russia even if they are cheaper.

[Niros]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Exactly. At least if he buys the cheaper russian versions of games that are region locked.
Those will only start/download with an russian IP which he will no longer have when he comes back.
Just buy the normal priced version from your country even if its more expensive. Its not worth the headache buying games in russia even if they are cheaper.

Thanks for the advise i will make him refund the games he got yesterday