Is it legal to purchase russian keys and activate them in steam?

[Lordscales91]

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?

[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.

[SmauG]

nope

[dirrtymartini]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von ★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.

[Lordscales91]

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€? ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[Lordscales91]

PD: LOL, Steam has a word censoring system

[Ogami]

If you shop around you can get an legal european key for "Naruto 3 Full burst" for around 20 Euro.
Still better than 40.

[veelckoo]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 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

[TirithRR]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von veelckoo:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von 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/