Hi,i just won bioshock and the guy send me the key by email but i cant activate it because it said its not availible in my country.I know i can get in trouble if i dont activate a game i won so anyone know what i should do?

thank

1 decade ago*

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contact the greator of the giveaway

1 decade ago
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VPN/Proxy :P Ask him wich conutry :P

1 decade ago
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Don't do this.

1 decade ago
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Never trust someone who spells "which country" as "wich conutry"

1 decade ago
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1 decade ago
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Yeah and risk a ban off Steam some random time in the future. GREAT idea.
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OP - Don't do this.

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Contact the giveaway maker and try to work it out with them so you get a key that works for you. And in the future, check to see if a game you are entering a giveaway for might have a regional restriction on it. I can't see where you live on your profile, but if, say, RU, you might not be able to activate all your ROW or NA wins.
1 decade ago
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I wonder why people ask the forum 1st instead the support.

1 decade ago
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faster I guess

1 decade ago
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faster and cause support have a lot to do, we don't ;)

1 decade ago
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give it to me :3

1 decade ago
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Do not beg omfg.
P.S. Before you reply to me it was a joke, begging ain't even allowed as a joke.

1 decade ago
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+1.

1 decade ago
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Use vpn, sometimes it works.

1 decade ago
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I have lost my other account by buying most of the games via rusian vpn two years ago.

1 decade ago
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what is vpn

1 decade ago
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Something you want to stay away of.

1 decade ago
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Yea, he's right. Better don't use it if you don't want to get ban.

1 decade ago
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Virtual private network

VPN Wiki

1 decade ago
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he is from russia?

1 decade ago
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VPN using it's illegal and you can be banned for using that. Ask that guy if he has another key, if he doesn't, I GUESS you can mark it as not received, because region-locked keys are restricted.

1 decade ago
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he just told me he is from Romania

1 decade ago
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I am from romania and I can guarantee we don't have any regional restrictions

1 decade ago
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I think he was wrong by giving away a region locked key.

1 decade ago
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ask gift

1 decade ago
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romania doesn't have region restricted keys.Maybe it's a russian key or US

1 decade ago
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This happened to me with Magicka. I reported it through the Support link above, and all SG could do was delete the giveaway and tell me "Sorry for your non-win."

If you're getting that error, the key is region-locked. And thus the giver is breaking SG rules.

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Closed 1 decade ago by yukimasu.