Would like to do it, even if I miss a great giveaway that way.
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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).
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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