RU Purchase clarification

[Techim]

I have no idea where this topic should really go to,
so I think I'll ask here and there which I think is relevant..

I'm a little bit confused on the marketing aspect of Steam.
I'm currently using a Russian IP, and I occasionally see 2 disclaimers:
1) Purchases made in Russia CAN ONLY BE ADDED TO YOUR LIBRARY IF...
2) Purchases made in Russia CAN ONLY BE PLAYED IN...

From what I understand so far, after buying a certain game with those disclaimers,
2) means once I leave the specified regions, the game is unplayable from my Steam Library
1) means even if I'm outside the specified regions, I can still install the game into my computer from the Steam Library?

Please correct me if I understood wrong..
(The series I'm interested in right now is Resident Evil 4, 5, 6, and Revelations, but there's all those confusing disclaimers)

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

So are you living in russia? Or are you just masking your location? Note that Valve can nuke your account with a permanant ban for fraud.

The warning is pretty clear, if it says you can only play the game in russia, it means you can only play it in russia. If it says only activation is locked to russia, that means only activation is locked to russia. The warning can't possibly be any more crystal clear than that.

[Techim]

Legit living in Russia, as a foreign student from Malaysia for two more years.
Leaving RU after that.

So basically I can buy those RE games now (here in Russia) and not worry about being unable to play once back in Malaysia?

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

Messaggio originale di Techimi:

So basically I can buy those RE games now (here in Russia) and not worry about being unable to play once back in Malaysia?

Read the disclaimer and warnings when you buy Russian version, it is quite clear in telling you which game you can or cannot be played outside of russia.

[Techim]

RE6 has the obvious "only playable in RU/CIS" disclaimer,
while RE5 and Revelations only has the "only added to libary if" disclaimer..
Can't see any disclaimer of any sort about RE4 on store page.

Steamdb on RE4 mentioned purchased restricted countries.
Steamdb on RE6 didn't mention anything about only run in countries though..

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

Messaggio originale di Techimi:

RE6 has the obvious "only playable in RU/CIS" disclaimer,
while RE5 and Revelations only has the "only added to libary if" disclaimer..
Can't see any disclaimer of any sort about RE4 on store page.

Steamdb on RE4 mentioned purchased restricted countries.
Steamdb on RE6 didn't mention anything about only run in countries though..

SteamDB also isn't affiliated with Valve. You're free to second guess the disclaimer, with a third party source of information, but if you get screwed, don't blame the disclaimer for not warning you.

[Techim]

Thanks for taking the time to reply....
Well I've sent a question to Steam Support about this,
hopefully it gets read and not get treated as spam by them..

[HLCinSC]

Messaggio originale di Techimi:

Thanks for taking the time to reply....
Well I've sent a question to Steam Support about this,
hopefully it gets read and not get treated as spam by them..

They will not get back to you before the sale ends. The way you described the disclaimers in your OP is correct.

Some publishers say you can only purchase the region locked games in the applicable region.

Others say they can only be activated in the applicable region

And others say they can only be played in the applicable region.

Any attempt to violate or bypass those restrictions can result in a permanent account lock.