XCOM - region lock?

Major correction in text! Thanks for byone!

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Pre-Purchase NA
PurchaseRestrictedCountries = US CA MX PR
AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

You can buy the game from above countries Steam Store.

If you get the games as Steam Gift you can activate and play the game from any country of the world.

If you buy a retail version you must be activate from above countries.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Pre-Purchase Russia
PurchaseRestrictedCountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA
onlyallowrunincountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA
AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

Retail version.

If you buy a retail version you must be activate and play the game only from above countries.

XCOM Enemy Unknown (RU) PrePurchase
PurchaseRestrictedCountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA
AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

Steam Store version

You can buy the game from above countries Steam Store.

If you get the games as Steam Gift you can activate and play the game from any country of the world.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Pre-Purchase ROW
PurchaseRestrictedCountries = US CA MX PR AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA
AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 0

You can't buy the game from above countries Steam Store.

If you get the games as Steam Gift you can activate and play the game from any country of the world.

If you buy a retail version you must be activate from any country of the world.

If you activate a game on Steam, rules apply which day activate. If the activation / game running rules changes, the Steam apply the new rules from change of day. The all customers who activate before the changes, rules not change. This is the normal process.

did someone say legion rocks?

WRONG!!!

http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16376

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Pre-Purchase Russia

->Billing Type ProofOfPrepurchaseOnly<-

PurchaseRestrictedCountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA

onlyallowrunincountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA

AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

!!! RIGHT

http://cdr.thebronasium.com/sub/16558

XCOM Enemy Unknown (RU) PrePurchase

->Billing Type BillOnceOnly<-

PurchaseRestrictedCountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA

AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

& NO ANY RESTRICTIONS!!!

billing type not the same!

its mean

1st you pay for DVD box copy (retail)

2nd you pay for online purchase (steam)

!!!SO RU VERSION NOW LIKE ROW & NA!!!

It said all that for The Witcher 2 (RU) and i live in the UK and it worked fine for me even though UK was not listed in countries allowed to run it, because the guy above is right, it only refers to the retail RU copies.

And again Poland (and probably few more Middle Europe countries) got screwed by Cenega...

Any updates on this issue?

I have an RU ver. attached to my US account and not only does it not state that i own the game like my other pre purchases, but I have yet to receive my TF2 items like others apparently have.

Im from Venezuela in South America and right now i cant buy the game because of the region block. If someone gift me the game, can i activate and play the single player and multiplayer without problems? D: Because i tried that with Borderlands 2 but the online mode is blocked :(

I bought the game from a russian seller, it was tradeable but had the RU tags on it, it activated just fine and even had the tf2 hats. However should I be worried that valve can stop me from playing it? Also will mp work?

So, if I buy a scanned key from a russian seller
1) will I be able to activate it from Europe without VPN?
2) Will I be able to play it from Europe without VPN?
3) Will the game support the same languages as if I buy it from Europe?

Thanks

Csaba wrote:

"XCOM Enemy Unknown (RU) PrePurchase
PurchaseRestrictedCountries = AM AZ BY GE KZ KG MD RU TJ TM UZ UA
AllowPurchaseFromRestrictedCountries = 1

Steam Store version

You can buy the game from above countries Steam Store.

If you get the games as Steam Gift you can activate and play the game from any country of the world."

Well, it's past the premiere and I can't buy another version... and my RU gift copy (I'm not in Russia) does not work. Neither does CIV V. I got TF2 items the moment I got the gift, though.

"This game was activated with a product code that is valid only in a specific geographic region. Since you are not currently in that region, XCOM: Enemy Unknown is not available to play." and a link to customer support (to be summed up as "try to get a refund [like you're going to get one], ye twerp".

"If you get the games as Steam Gift you can activate and play the game from any country of the world." - this sentence actually tipped the balance and made me buy it cheaper. Guess that's what we get in our poor central-east Europe for trying to cut spendings (50 Euros here is more than 40 days' worth of big take-out dinners at vietnamese bars).

A new update was put through and it appears that XCOM Enemy Unknown is now region locked.

Why can't developers do this before releasing a game?

I am in the unlucky position of owning a copy which I have played for 11 hrs but can no longer access. Didn't have the money for it and Dishonored, bought one and traded for the other (with tf2 items). Now I get screwed over because there was no region locking at the time of trading. Hurray.

greedy bustards from 2K pusblisher want again new wave refunds like for borderland 2 & they got it!!! just write every day to support & ask explanations!!! whats goin on? how they can change something after buying? our backpack its our private terrotory!
steam never before dont do any changes in SUB ID after selling (if do it - thats always be new sub id) this 1st time in history
today they add new line to SUB ID about RUN! I'm sure this is not legally & it is very meanly

they trying fcuk us hard

It seems to be working now - I am in the game as I type.

Public outrage seems to be working :)!

Cheers, everyone!

Hi,

Someone want to trade me this XCOM Enemy Unknown (RU) PrePurchase

I'm in Europe.

Will it be locked or no (because it's a prepurchase ?)

Please need information

So only the pre-purchase isn't region-locked? And what happens if you use a key in the wrong region? Will the key just not work, or will it be added to your account but not start?