So the last giveaway sponsored by Intkeys was a huge success!
The majority of our games are region free, but..
We are wondering though, how you guys feel about games that require vpn, would that matter to you for a giveaway?
Please let us know!

1 decade ago*

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I find games that require VPN somewhat interesting. I'll leave it at that.

1 decade ago
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If it requires any sort of extra crap to work like needing a VPN, it should only be a private giveaway.

1 decade ago
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If you are going to do it, do it privately, and be very explicit about it.

1 decade ago
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Would like to do it, even if I miss a great giveaway that way.

1 decade ago
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I don't mind. And if anyone needs a VPN, http://usaip.eu/en/free_vpn.php is good enough for a free service (7 minutes is enough to activate a game on Steam).

1 decade ago
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I'm okay with it, but should be private.

1 decade ago
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Yeah, definitely private, and include plenty of warnings about it requiring VPN.

1 decade ago
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Mate, such giveaways are not promoted by CG, and are disallowed.
Please contact CG before posting another one.

1 decade ago
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Can someone please give an example of a game that requires VPN? I don't get it.. (and yes, I tried Google)

1 decade ago
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VPN is to get around the region lock of a game...such as the recent weekend deal was Fable 3, it wasn't available everywhere. So a VPN would allow you to get the game or activate it if you won it.

1 decade ago
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Thank you very much.

1 decade ago
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You need to be aware that you are risking a ban for using a vpn to bypass regional restrictions.
I seriously doubt cg will allow for that as it is against the site rules. But if he would, I think the giveaway should be private and there should be a warning in the description.

1 decade ago
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Steam don't ban for activation via VPN's now.

1 decade ago
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i dont get why this is not allowed, its perfectly safe

1 decade ago
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You have a few problems

1) Some games are region locked so might not work even after activated

2) Games from Russia generally do NOT have English or other languages in the menu, spoken, or subtitles

3) It is theoretically possible for your account to be suspended

1 decade ago
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of course russian games do have english. a friend of mine buys a lot of russian keys and all of them were english

1 decade ago
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"A lot" doesn't mean "all". Plus, there's an official RU store now. So more and more games will be region locked and might have some other limitations.

1 decade ago
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http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2107827

Though the scope of this problem is currently limited, it's something that is going to be more of a problem in the future. Note many cd key stores need to explicitly state their keys are 'non-russian' due to the fact that such keys are pervasive and do not include non-russian language options.

1 decade ago
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Games from Russia come with multilanguage support. Some publishers (like 1C) bother dubbing games to Russian, while the others (like Akkela) just add subtitles support.

1 decade ago
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i can use it)

1 decade ago
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no problem at all :D

1 decade ago
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I would say go private and post a link with a warning and a warning in the description. It would also be a good idea to consult with Cult and/or cg, because using a VPN breaks Steam's ToS.

1 decade ago
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Solid NO on VPN. It can result in Steam permanently disabling my account.

1 decade ago
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vodka

1 decade ago
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I wouldn't be interested in a game that requires VPN to bypass restrictions.

1 decade ago
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Closed 1 decade ago by Sledge1.