Has anyone tried to activate The Amazing Spider-Man Retail (EU) in the USA?
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An uncommon question but pretty interesting anyway: what happens if i have a RUS key activated in my account and i try to actívate the same game key but from my own region. For example this AMS2. It get overwrited, duplicated, invalid or what?
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50%/50%
1) if the depots match -Steam will say that the game is already,the key will remain unactivated
for an example:
Hitman GO: Definitive Edition
https://steamdb.info/sub/94820/depots/ - RU
https://steamdb.info/sub/88336/depots/ - ROW
2) if the second key includes new DLC, new language or other -The second key is activated on the account
for an example:
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Retail (RU)
https://steamdb.info/sub/28026/depots/
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Retail
https://steamdb.info/sub/27101/depots/
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Does it match the depots or apps in the package (DLCs are apps - technically speaking)? I think it match the apps rather than the depots.
My guess is that the second case will say that you already own the product and you have to remove your existing license to redeem it
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Well, back in time...
The amazing spider man 1 using vpn from Sweden
The amazing spider man 2 activated directly (im from argentina)
Both activated as "RU"... will wait, 3 or 6 months to play them
Pray 2006 just fin is WW.. (https://www.steamgifts.com/discussion/hFeti/prey-2006-removed-game-on-kinguing2agamivo-180-euro-on-kinguin-again)
all keys buyed in kinguin.
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all good, the game is in my library.
but that was the only Time I do that, and just use vpn for like 2 minutes, activate the key turn off vpn, that was all.
the other day I was reading that now steam changes something, and to activate a key from another country, you need to change your country, from your profile, and to do so, i dont know if vpn Will help,
becouse when you do that, your currenxy change, and you cant go back to your original country inmidiatly, you have to wait a few weeks.
of corse, i just read about it, so someone else have to confirm that things are different now.
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So I bought this version of the amazing Spider-Man 2, and I activated it in Romania without any VPN. Will I get banned if I play it here WITHOUT a VPN?
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Nah it doesn't work like that. The only point you COULD get banned is when you use a VPN to activate a key.
As an additional note when I previously used a VPN to activate a key I couldn't even play it as somehow Steam would detect I'm not in that area when launching the game but I could activate the key XD (both cases I had the VPN on), either way, a region locked key will lose its region restriction after being in your library for 3 or 6 months.
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You could ask to the FBI agent sitting outside your home.
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It may be cheaper somewhere, but I don't know that many russian sites. The lowest price for this game which I know was about 2,5$ from the zaka-zaka.com, but it was 2 years ago. It's hard to tell where you can get it cheaper, because from time when it became unavailable in Steam store the keys became rare. :/
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The amazing spider man 2 is still available for sale/giftable in Australia and New Zealand for 40 dollar's. If you find a trader from there they can gift it to you! Thats how i got mine around 6 months ago :) That way its not even the RU version but the normal ROW version.
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Buying games from a different region that's region locked and uses regional pricing is a GREAT WAY to get your Steam account perma-banned for illegal trading.
Be careful.
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I didnt bump this topic to begin with, but this has been 2 years ago, and then this was a general way to get some games, and after x weeks/months they just reverted to normal copies or something.
The rules could have been changed (recently?) in the meantime, i don't know.
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I recently tried this trick - bought a UK key and tried to activate it through the browser (Steam client is off, and I am signed into my account through a browser).
As the key was region locked I could not activate in my country, even after using VPN (I did not change my account country though, figured that would probably be a bad idea :) ).
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Coupon payu10 gives you 10% discount, but for me disabled purchasing with PayPal and such.
TQPPL8ZQR 3% discount will work with PayPal (let me know if you found a better one).
Official text:"This is a restricted product and it can be activated and played ONLY in Europe with the exception of Germany, Switzerland, Norway. " And Turkey.
Activated for me as The Amazing Spider-Man (RU).
I just tested it and it redeems and plays fine in the Netherlands, it's a bit weird but so buy/gift (you will be taking a risk setting it as EU) at your own risk.
https://www.kinguin.net/category/32750/the-amazing-spider-man-eu-without-de-ch-no-steam-cd-key/ Has English language tested.
https://www.kinguin.net/category/43999/the-amazing-spider-man-2-ru-cis-steam-cd-key/ (For redeeming the same regions assumingly apply as the first). Russian language but you can change it to english.
Alternative places to buy:
https://www.g2a.com/nl-nl/search?query=spider-man
https://www.steamgifts.com/go/comment/z1Dq2SP (playo.ru).
[EDIT] Note this topic is 1 year old, some things like coupon discount might not apply anymore, google "kinguin coupon" for recent coupons, also back then it was around 2 euro, now it's 3,75 and about double on G2a.
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