SG FAQ: "Do not submit CD-keys that have regional restrictions"

Is this a solid and unbreakable rule?


I have an extra copy of "XCOM: Enemy Unknown". This is a restricted gift which can only be redeemed in these countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Republic of, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine.

I want to give it to xUSSR gamers.

Can i do it via private giveaway and set an extra rule for participants location? How can i get SG stuff approve for such extra rule? Or i can't?

11 years ago*

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Support

11 years ago
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I think this is the best possibility you have^^^

11 years ago
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Pretty sure that it's still not allowed

11 years ago
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One possibility is a group giveaway for a non-public group that you are 100% has people from only these countries (doing it with public national groups is the most stupid thing you can do), it's technically a problem only if the winner can't activate it; still, I'm not exactly sure what the exact stance of the support is.

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Go to gameminer.net

And you can make a region restricted giveaway there. Here the rules are very very strict. You can't make it here.

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the problem in here is doing give away grants you contributor value. I would not be fair if people buying restriction gift at much lower price in RUS/CIS and earning similar amount to the said CV (contributor value).

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Well, we in Europe normally pay more than people in the US and I don't see a problem with that.

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euros =/= dollars

sherlock

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AFAIK, support doesn't really have problem with region restricted giveaways. But they do have problem with people receiving their gifts only to learn they can't use it in their country OR rerolling giveaway because of said reason (in that kind of cases they prefer to say "buy him ROW copy and make second giveaway").

So, if you really want to give it away, I guess your best bet would be finding or creating your own xUSSR giveaway group and inviting people who would prove they are from said region (for example, few lines of steam-chat).

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Closed 11 years ago by elikso.