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Lordscales91 Jan 31, 2014 @ 9:48am
Is it legal to purchase russian keys and activate them in steam?
Can anyone tell me if is it legal to activate russian keys from Spain and if it are EU keys? I read something about using a VPN to activate russian keys, but I suppose that isn't legal, right?
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Ogami Jan 31, 2014 @ 10:03am 
Buying and activating keys that are regionlocked like most russian keys can get your account banned. I know they are temptingly cheap, but stay away. There are enough cheap legal alternatives for buying keys. Saving 5 Euro and getting your account banned for that is just not worth it.
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SmauG Jan 31, 2014 @ 10:04am 
nope
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dirrtymartini Jan 31, 2014 @ 10:05am 
Originally posted by ★lordscales★:
Can anyone tell me if is it legal to activate russian keys from Spain and if it are EU keys? I read something about using a VPN to activate russian keys, but I suppose that isn't legal, right?

Stay far, far away from those types of activities if you value your Steam account.
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Lordscales91 Jan 31, 2014 @ 10:29am 
ok, thanks for the fast reply you all. But that's so unfair, why the russians can get Naruto 3 Full burst for 14€ and in Steam is 40€? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.
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Lordscales91 Jan 31, 2014 @ 10:31am 
PD: LOL, Steam has a word censoring system
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Ogami Jan 31, 2014 @ 11:38am 
If you shop around you can get an legal european key for "Naruto 3 Full burst" for around 20 Euro.
Still better than 40. :ghsmile:
Last edited by Ogami; Jan 31, 2014 @ 11:39am
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veelckoo Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:23am 
Originally posted by Ogami:
Buying and activating keys that are regionlocked like most russian keys can get your account banned. I know they are temptingly cheap, but stay away. There are enough cheap legal alternatives for buying keys. Saving 5 Euro and getting your account banned for that is just not worth it.

Saving 5 euro?
Good joke - I just checked 3 games that I am interested in and Russians are paying 70-75% less which on 'normal' games (no early access or indie crap) is MUCH, MUCH more than 5 euro.
http://imgur.com/QlY7No5
http://imgur.com/3xtivR6
http://imgur.com/nOZLp2p
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TirithRR Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:24am 
Originally posted by veelckoo:
Originally posted by Ogami:
Buying and activating keys that are regionlocked like most russian keys can get your account banned. I know they are temptingly cheap, but stay away. There are enough cheap legal alternatives for buying keys. Saving 5 Euro and getting your account banned for that is just not worth it.

Saving 5 euro?
Good joke - I just checked 3 games that I am interested in and Russians are paying 70-75% less which on 'normal' games (no early access or indie crap) is MUCH, MUCH more than 5 euro.
http://imgur.com/QlY7No5
http://imgur.com/3xtivR6
http://imgur.com/nOZLp2p

Yet you can get the same deals from legitimate sources that aren't region restricted.
http://isthereanydeal.com/
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