What if i'll travel to Russia to buy games for cheap?

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Will i be able to access the Steam store or in game stores and see cheaper prices in Rubles? Or do i have to make a completely new account while being at Russian soil?
How does this works?

[Donitsi]

Aren't some game restricted to only Russian area?

[Adam]

Some sort of CIS-ish, kinda...

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Messaggio originale di FnFAnonymxD:

Be warned: I know somebody who has bought games from russia and sent the key to an american who added the game. His account was banned.

Its the buyer's job to check for tags in the game before buying it from some1 else via trading.

Messaggio originale di FnFAnonymxD:

His account was banned.

Ther buyer or the seller?

Messaggio originale di Tulipunahapero:

Aren't some game restricted to only Russian area?

Yes, and they have tags along with them. People shouldnt activate games with regional restriction because this tag is too distinctive to be missed.

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Messaggio originale di FnFAnonymxD:

Be warned: I know somebody who has bought games from russia and sent the key to an american who added the game. His account was banned.

True :)

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Messaggio originale di FnFAnonymxD:

Be warned: I know somebody who has bought games from russia and sent the key to an american who added the game. His account was banned.

Wait, r u talking about game activation via keys? Oh thats a different story. I was talking about trading games for currency like TF2 keys.

[oldwrld]

Messaggio originale di BlacKy:

Messaggio originale di FnFAnonymxD:

Be warned: I know somebody who has bought games from russia and sent the key to an american who added the game. His account was banned.

Wait, r u talking about game activation via keys? Oh thats a different story. I was talking about trading games for currency like TF2 keys.

The games are "Region locked" this means simply put you try to install a "Russian bought game" on a USA based regional computer you will be banned for it because you in the west are in no way shape or form suspose to have that copy of CS-GO from Russia as its not part of your reigional distrbution. Its even worse if you bought a stolen or generated CD-key and steam gets you.

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Thats cool but its not what i meant. I'll re-ask my original question in a several questions:

What makes my Steam with its region?

* Is it the place i've purchased my first game?
* The place i've purchased my PC?
* Is it my computer's IP?
* A setting i implement into Steam?
* Can i literally fly over to Russia, buy loads of games (as gifts, not for personal use), and to sell them to people here without a region lock? I'm asking because i know russian people can buy ROW games directly from the store as gifts.
* Can i change my Steam's region to match other countrie's prices (I assume i cant but better to ask anyway)?

[Adam]

Well, you can purchase "region-locked" games...but not thru Store, I hope you understand!
My example: Rhythm Zone! After 2009 it became unavaliable, but can be purchased from net!
Price will be different! Not IP! No, you can change region, but it's difficult to me!

Messaggio originale di BlacKy:

Thats cool but its not what i meant. I'll re-ask my original question in a several questions:

What makes my Steam with its region?

* Is it the place i've purchased my first game?
* The place i've purchased my PC?
* Is it mycomputer's IP?
* A setting i implement into Steam?
* Can i literally fly over to Russia, buy loads of games (as gifts, not for personal use), and to sell them to people here without a region lock? I'm asking because i know russian people can buy ROW games directly from the store as gifts.
* Can i change my Steam's region to match other countrie's prices (I assume i cant but better to ask anyway)?

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Messaggio originale di FF Adam (UK): Admin from GMOD:

Well, you can purchase "region-locked" games...but not thru Store, I hope you understand!
My example: Rhythm Zone! After 2009 it became unavaliable, but can be purchased from net!
Price will be different! Not IP! No, you can change region, but it's difficult to me!

But what makes my region? Its a technical question which should be answered in a technically, for example, if i reinstall my Windows completely after flying over to russia, and then reinstall Steam, will it be 'russian', with russian language and prices?

Also, your example was based on games outside Steam, which is a different case.

[Adam]

As I got it, when you make your 1st purchase, it binds your region!

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

Messaggio originale di FF Adam (UK): Admin from GMOD:

As I got it, when you make your 1st purchase, it binds your region!

That is.. interesting. A bit idiotic if its true, but yet interesting. Idiotic because people could exploit this. I wonder what if its a free game, like TF2, will the prices inside the TF2 store would be cheaper because it was first launched in Russia? Makes u think..

[Megatron]

lack idjut

[Ineffable Anathema]

Messaggio originale di BlacKy:

Will i be able to access the Steam store or in game stores and see cheaper prices in Rubles? Or do i have to make a completely new account while being at Russian soil?
How does this works?

Messaggio originale di FF Adam (UK): Admin from GMOD:

I never ever heard about such non-sense!

Messaggio originale di Forcen:

You will be able to add the games to your account, but they can only be played from a russian IP-adress. So when you get home you can't play them.

Also if you are thinking about using a VPN/proxy, don't. Using that to bypass region restrictions can get your account restricted. It's against the rules you agreed to.

So unless you are ok with only playing those games in russia, don't buy anything.

Messaggio originale di BlacKy:

Yeah its not true, look up my games inventory, all of them from the last sale a week ago, all bought from random RUSSIAN traders who buys for cheap from the store, and sells for keys, not even one copy has Russian federation tag on it, they are all ROW.

Ok, guys, this is straight from the SSA.

"You agree that you will not use IP proxying or other methods to disguise the place of your residence, whether to circumvent geographical restrictions on game content, to purchase at pricing not applicable to your geography, or for any other purpose. If you do this, we may terminate your access to your Account."

[BlacKy #SlavaIsraelini]

^^ Helping, but doesnt fundamentally answers my core question.

Thanks anyways.

[Seven7]

1 game in Russia and the CIS are limited to activate and (some) for play, some can't be purchased (even f2p!!!)
2 Too many games blocked for buying as gift
3 If you buy and massively trade the games in the regions where they are more expensive - you get a lock for exchanging / buying / account
4 if you just take a trip, you can buy the game for yourself without any problems, but most likely, the price will be taken from the region where the account is activated
5 as a mandatory bonus, attached to the games: Vodka, bears, balalaika, ussr flag, membership card of communist party, a cap with ear-flaps, "shapka-ushanka"