someone of steamtrades, with over 700+ reps, only one -rep (from a troll post) is going to trade me a game for really cheap.

he says i need to trade him the keys first then he will gift me the game

problem is, he's steam profile says he is in russia

would the game not be region locked then?

PS: it's divinity original sin

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If you are from a region where the game is more expensive, I think you wouldn't be able to trade.

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more expensive region: Australia

the trader says he will buy it from the store and knows how to buy it in ROW

9 years ago
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Hmmm. I wouldn't do it. Trading has become too risky and complicated now. But I hate trading anyway. =P

9 years ago
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Where do you live?

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Australia.

the trader says he will buy it from the store and knows how to buy it in ROW

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I think its region locked, but why would he buy it from the store, then sell it to you for less? Something's smelling fishy... btw, I live in Australia too! Virtual high five!

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Wooot!

9 years ago
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Aski him to show gift first, if wil lshow you locked gift or no.

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the trader says he will buy it from the store and knows how to buy it in ROW

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I dont see any information in the stor that gift will be locked, but anyway , he can sell you it only by sent you it like a friend, you can try to do it, but first check again his profile, may be it impersonator.

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how many keys he asked for?

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8

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That's pricey compared to the last sale. It was a bit more than 4keys.

But with the new restriction and the fact that it's only 20% off atm, it might be the reason...

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If he bought the game more than a few days ago (when the region locks came into place) but less than 2 or 3 weeks ago (whenever new purchases became untradeable for 30 days) you could well be alright.

These are similar. Hover over them and you'll see they're untradeable but thee's no mention of locks.

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Saying he is going to buy it, I'd say skip it. I haven't heard of a bypass for the region lock unless you count the four packs, of which this isn't the case.

Edit - Seems this has a double pack under a special edition.

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its not region locked yet

9 years ago
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All Russian purchases are locked now. Same with South America and South East Asia.

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This is exactly why I did not got thru with the trades, people are saying different things. Some say that you can gift games, others say that you can't, the rest say that it's region locked. FFS Steam, you were good, but now, meh.

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Nope, did it yesterday, not locked or something, just sent it to frined in steam.

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I don't know how, the messages on all purchases I've seen for those regions made it clear the games won't activate outside of the purchased region.

Or are you simply using a new exploit?

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nope, bought it and sent to a friend.

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You aren't talking about someone in the same region, are you? Because I just confirmed with SleepyCat that everything is still locked for him, also in Russia.

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I missed this fact for sure, its locked now as you said. Just checked it.

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actually, facepalm back to you, its not regional locked, just found the way to do so, pretty obvious.

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Its still region locked. Valve just forgot to keep the complete purchase lock on spawned gifts, since it is added during purchase rather than being properly locked.

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I traded with that guy earlier, there were no problems.

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problem is I freaked out and unfriended him...

Is it the same guy? with 650 or so +reps, from Russia?

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I believe so, if it is you could check his profile and see the +rep I left him.

9 years ago
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yup, same dude. I might add him tomorrow and apologise then.

thanks for helping out

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Double check and make sure it's not an impersonator. If you don't feel comfortable trading you shouldnt do it anyways.

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+1 my money is on an impersonator, especially considering the new region locks.

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