It would either be removed or....nothing.
Unless YOU illegally acquired it.
Then you would probably be banned, if the admins found out.
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I meant if i activated it on steam...what would happen there?
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Id have to say if it was illegally acquired directly from steam they would know something and ban the person who used it.
Also if it was taken from a developer of some sort they would notify steam about it.
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My main concern would have been being banned off of steam or what not, but losing a game isn't as bad. Thank you for your firsthand experience.
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Haha. Just go to a keygen. (Then may the mighty wrath of Gabe strike you down.)
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Overall, Steam support are pretty reasonable. They'd just remove the game. They can't prove in any way that the person who put it in stole/pirated/whatever the key themself (you could have gotten it as a gift or in a trade, for example), so with that in mind they err on the side of caution rather than instantly banning people for something that might not have been their fault in any way, which I think is good.
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Yeah, that's what I was assuming, but you never know :P
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Ninjas would attack and make the game disappear from your library. However, there would be no evidence of ninjas. If it got to that point and you are positive that the game was legit, ask Valve about your dilemma and be sure to mention that ninjas stole your game.
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If i were to activate a cd key that was illegally acquired, what would happen to me?
Not saying I have, Im just wondering the consequences. Would it just disappear randomly one day or would I be banned/suspended on steam?
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