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Won a region lock key

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So , I won a "Orcs must die" give away about 1 hour ago and the creator sent me the key, the problem is that the key is region lock (http://puu.sh/2RQ3G.png here's the proof) and the creator does not answer to my mail
What should I do?? Am I "screwed" right??
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BIG EDIT:
the user answered me . He 's a jerk , so I'm gonna report him
http://puu.sh/2RRmA pic related

11 years ago*

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Yes

11 years ago

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Yap

EDIT: Contact a mod :D
EDIT2: Good luck!

11 years ago

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I'll leave some time for the creator to answer , then I'll contact a mod , i'm sure that the creator didn't do that on purpose

11 years ago

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If he doesn't buy you another copy of the game, report him. He should have understtod the rules before making the giveaway.

11 years ago

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I have the exact same problem as you.

11 years ago

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11 years ago

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Hah, I knew it.

Jestem ciekaw na jaką cholerę oni robią giveaway'e skoro dobrze wiedzą, że klucze z cd-action są niedozwolone.

11 years ago

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Cd-action keys are actually allowed but not if they are region restricted. One of the mods said that to me after Blood Bawl incident. Sad but true.

11 years ago

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11 years ago

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Did you win that on group or public giveaway?
I think you joined wrong group which was only for users from Poland.
There was an "Orc's must die!" key in polish gaming-magazine CD-Action so there's region-lock.

11 years ago

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That circumvents the rule breaking? That only reduces probability that winner mark as not received.

11 years ago

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Actually, special rules like a user must be from a country to win can be enforced.

11 years ago

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but it must be approved from support

11 years ago

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Which they usually allow for group giveaways.

11 years ago

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I hope you were ironic there, I tried getting a group wide rule approved, but I got that declined because they don't like to approve group wide rules

11 years ago

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well that's weird. I'm in one group where was a giveaway with special rules approved by support

11 years ago

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It's not weird. He just doesn't know about the FAQs enough.

11 years ago

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I am not ironic. I said group giveaways only. I never said anything about group-wide giveaways which I would have clearly stated if I was.

11 years ago

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ONE giveaway, if the group in question were a polish only group, and they would need a approval for that only polish people can join, that would have to be a group wide rule, I don't see why they would have made that rule approved in just this giveaway, and not the others if so (I doubt they got approval for any, because it's just a god damn hassle to get every rule approved all the time).

11 years ago

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Can be not only for one GA, but an entire series of GAs just for a user. And each person can ask for the rule.

11 years ago

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Possible but unlikely

11 years ago

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Not unlikely. I myself have asked for a rule before and used it across giveaways for different groups I created.

11 years ago

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Highly unlikely for 20+ people to send tickets to get a rule approved, seems extremely weird to do such a thing. They should just make sure everyone is polish in the group if that was the case, remember that we don't even know where this guy won the game from.

11 years ago

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Yeah, that's definitely more unlikely.

11 years ago

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Support doesn't approve group-wide rules.

11 years ago

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But they do allow special rules for group gas you create.

11 years ago

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A group for polish may have polish OUT of Poland. And even a non polish winning a giveaway with a rule for only polish. If he reports the key for being region locked what you think will happen re-roll or delete/ mark of not received?

11 years ago

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the giveaway creator will be suspended

11 years ago

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Just Create a Support Ticket ... :) and a mod will help you

Or try to find sombedy from a eligible country and make a trade with him for a gift wich can be reedemed by you

11 years ago

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1) Trading anything won on this site is a break of the rules.

2) Nobody would trade region locked key for a gift.

11 years ago

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i mean to make a trade with the same game because his game is region locked he can give this to somebody from locked region where he cand activate the game and recive a gift/key non locked... that'not break rules

and if somebody say to you to use VPN , don't do this you can be banned

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11 years ago

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Better yet, you could win one.

11 years ago

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I'll create a giveaway for this lol

11 years ago

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I lol'd ^^

11 years ago

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Also what does it say? :L

11 years ago

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it says that the game is not avalaible for my region
so i can't use the key

11 years ago

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"Not available.

Sorry, the following items are not available for purchase in this country.
The purchase has been canceled."

In case you wondered, it's italian.

11 years ago

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I understood Non and Annulato. I'm Italian language genius indeed.

11 years ago

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Ah, thanks :)

11 years ago

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In order. Report the user that created the giveaway to support here on SG. Then contact Steam Support and ask to have the game removed from your account.

11 years ago

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I won a region locked Tomb Raider key (8500 entries) so I know how you feel. You're screwed.

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Go to support, I think.

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