reviews blocked for purchased games (russia)

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

reviews blocked for purchased games
I can't write a review and open the product page that I bought before the sanctions.
two support did not understand the problem and suggested writing to the publisher or here.
I should be able to write a review for the product I spent money on
for example, block the buy button, but make the product pages open
how it works now is just nonsense

[American Dove Mitten]

This is the first time I hear about it. What game are you writing the review for?

Try posting a review in parts, and then editing it to full length.

What exactly does it say when you try to post the review, does it even have a choice to leave a review for a product, maybe the game is no longer available but still has the page.

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

при публикации вашего обзора произошла ошибка, this is for any games that have become unavailable for my region, but I already own them.

steam supp:
"Looks like it's happen because this game is not available in Steam right now for your region.

This information is all we have right now, and we can't tell when the game might be made available in your country. You may consider getting in touch with the game's publisher to ask more details about the release."

games for example Doom 2016, Rocksmith 2014, Saints Row 4 every publisher has disabled reviews (any games Unisoft, Ea games, Bethesda and more....)

[nullable]

Sounds like the publishers have decided not to sell to your region, and there's a saying that your rights end where the rights of others begin. Unfortunately for Russian customers, your right to review a game doesn't negate the publishers right to control their product and restrict access to belligerent nations.

Framing yourself solely as a customer and ignoring all the other issues might sound good to you, but it doesn't align with reality I'm afraid. And citizens often bear the burden and consequences of decisions made by their state. That's not a new thing either.

In your opinions purchases before sanctions should be a loophole you can exploit, but it's not, and that doesn't seem to be a mistake according to the decision makers.

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

I'm just a gamer and I'm afraid limiting me to games will not help this situation in any way

[Zarineth]

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[nullable]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I'm just a gamer and I'm afraid limiting me to games will not help this situation in any way

Lots of things that happen won't help the situation in anyway, but they will happen nonetheless. And that's also nothing new. And individuals can't just ignore their nationality and the burdens it may carry whenever it's inconvenient.

Like I know you're just a guy and what your government doing is way out of your control. I don't have an ax to grind against you. I'm just stating the cold hard truth that states make decisions and civilians pay the consequences. That's been the name of the game for as long as there's been civilization.

Your situation won't last forever. But how long really depends on your leaders and their decisions.

[Crazy Tiger]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I'm just a gamer and I'm afraid limiting me to games will not help this situation in any way

None of that changes that developers/publishers have the right to pull the games from your region.

You'll have to wait til the war is over and sanctions at one point get lifted, which likely means that developers/publishers slowly will start selling in your region again.

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

I already bought these games, I own them for a long time, I can’t write a review and open the product page, if I understand correctly, they decided to ♥♥♥♥ in the face of their customers and take the product. the laws are so funny. im interested what Turkey thinks, but this is not the place for politics, but I’m waiting for the citizens of any country to be punished for their government .
sorry my eng is broken im tolk like i can

[Mad Scientist]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I already bought these games, I own them for a long time, I can’t write a review and open the product page, if I understand correctly, they decided to ♥♥♥♥ in the face of their customers and take the product. the laws are so funny. im interested what Turkey thinks, but this is not the place for politics, but I’m waiting for the citizens of any country to be punished for their government .
sorry my eng is broken im tolk like i can

They are obeying sanctions, simple as that. Sanctions may include removing certain privileges.
Wait for the conflict to end to see if sanctions will end.

You can still play the games, be thankful that is allowed unless sanctions tighten further.

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

I will not be thankefull for the opportunity to play what I own, it’s just that these companies will not receive a single ruble after the conflict, it’s not me who will later apologize to everyone when it all ends, it’s them
it's just wild these are the same Europeans who value human rights?, turn off rights , funny
my opinion is better to remove such games from our libraries if you can not write reviews and open the product page

[nullable]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I already bought these games, I own them for a long time, I can’t write a review and open the product page, if I understand correctly, they decided to ♥♥♥♥ in the face of their customers and take the product. the laws are so funny. im interested what Turkey thinks, but this is not the place for politics, but I’m waiting for the citizens of any country to be punished for their government .
sorry my eng is broken im tolk like i can

Crack open any history book.

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I will not be thankefull for the opportunity to play what I own, it’s just that these companies will not receive a single ruble after the conflict, it’s not me who will later apologize to everyone when it all ends, it’s them
it's just wild these are the same Europeans who value human rights?, turn off rights , funny
my opinion is better to remove such games from our libraries if you can not write reviews and open the product page

Well it's not like Russia has been the biggest cash cow for them. Relatively low population, and relatively low value currency. You may be inflating your importance to international businesses a bit friend.

And the war with Ukraine may not do a lot to help your economy long term, and that's not going to help your apology bargaining.

[Mad Scientist]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

I will not be thankefull for the opportunity to play what I own, it’s just that these companies will not receive a single ruble after the conflict, it’s not me who will later apologize to everyone when it all ends, it’s them
it's just wild these are the same Europeans who value human rights?, turn off rights , funny
my opinion is better to remove such games from our libraries if you can not write reviews and open the product page

They have to obey sanctions, that is Mandated aka Government Required which even multiple countries as one have agreed needs to be done. Valve has zero choice but to obey, else they would be in serious trouble. Many non-eu countries have sanctions against russia, Valve is US-based and is NOT an eu country.

You are misplacing your anger. The source of the conflict is to blame, and is the only one that can end the matter.

[~=РЫЖИК=~]

but valve still works and sells games, we are talking about games that I bought, but they were removed from sale and close rewiew.
for example gearbox, FromSoftware, Larian Studios, Io-Interactive still working and sell wichout problem like valve games also blizzard is comming... rewiews is works

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

but valve still works and sells games, we are talking about games that I bought, but they were removed from sale and close rewiew.
for example gearbox, FromSoftware, Larian Studios, Io-Interactive still working and sell wichout problem like valve games also blizzard is comming... rewiews is works

Notable developers/publishers that pulled their games from sale in Russia and Belarus on Steam and all other services are...

Microsoft (includes Bethesda, Mojang Studios), Activision-Blizzard, Rockstar, CDPR, 4A, GSC Game World (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series and a big RIP to Vladimir "Fresh" Yezhov who passed away in the war), Ubisoft, SEGA, Behaviour Interactive, Supercell, FromSoftware, Sony (Bungie), Bloober Team and 2K (Firaxis Games).

Here are some links for this...

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/03/ukraine-asks-game-industry-to-block-russian-accounts-as-punishment-for-invasion/

https://mashable.com/article/microsoft-suspends-sales-russia

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/ubisoft-stopping-sales-in-russia-following-major-rivals

https://mashable.com/article/video-game-developers-publishers-russia-ukraine-war-sanctions

https://activisionblizzard.com/newsroom/2022/03/supporting-the-ukrainian-people

https://www.wired.com/story/gaming-industry-unites-russia/

https://www.polygon.com/22961678/electronic-arts-stopping-sales-russia-belarus-sanctions-ukraine

https://www.engadget.com/cd-projekt-red-russia-belarus-ukraine-cyberpunk-2077-151853498.html

[Mad Scientist]

引用自 ~=РЫЖИК=~：

but valve still works and sells games, we are talking about games that I bought, but they were removed from sale and close rewiew.
for example gearbox, FromSoftware, Larian Studios, Io-Interactive still working and sell wichout problem like valve games also blizzard is comming... rewiews is works

You can still play what you already have.

Developers are free to remove their products from a region if they wish, and a good amount have. The resolution is to end the conflict favorably, else Developers/Publishers may sell, or not sell, in any region they desire. Those parties ultimately determine where a product is sold through the Steam Store. Valve will never override such decisions unless they are forced to through harsher sanctions etc.

What is it you want to review so badly & is it about the game or due to being removed/sanctioned?