hello guys.

when AC4 came out for pre-order, alot of russians sold AC4 copies that was row.

about few months ago it got updated to RU+CIS and not region free, what happen to all who already activated it when it was region free? they won't be able to play?

please tell me what you know, thank you!

EDIT: by any chance ubisoft can remove the region lock sometime ?

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Yes, won't be able to play. At least they shouldn't unless uplay decides to remove its lock.

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so they can't now ever play AC4 on steam because they has locked one?

and i don't think it's connected to uplay, because can't even download it.. im fucked up :(

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Sorry, I meant Ubisoft.

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This ^

Also, never trust any information like this kind: http://puu.sh/5ngFB.png.

Steam support don't discuss about region pricing and locks.

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by any chance steam or uplay can open it again?

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did you activate it before it got RU/CIS? what does your account page (https://store.steampowered.com/account/) say? does it list ac4 as RU/CIS version?

EDIT: oh, do i understand this correctly? you can't even preload, while others can? oh man, in that case i guess you're fucked. :(

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not me, but my friends did.

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Didn't they remove the region lock again?

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actually i dont know, i hope so...

by any chance i hope they will

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by any chance ubisoft can remove the region lock sometime ?

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I'd have thought that's about as likely as Pee-wee Herman becoming the next US president.

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Next time, pre order the local version, or wait until release. Don't get a pre order Russian version as they can change. All they can do with those now is ask to get them removed from their accounts and buy a version they can play.

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it depends. It was not region locked but it had different item ID on Steam Store than US/European copies. In such a case there is always a risk that locks/restrictions may be changed over time. But if you even get a preorder for an item that has the same item ID in RU as in other countries you may feel pretty much safe that it won't get any locks etc, as it's basically indistinguishable from copies bought on west.

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Closed 11 years ago by SexyFruit.