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Posted March 10, 2015
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montcer9012: How can you know a key isn't gifteable? I has been afraid to make Steam GA since the region block thing, I don't know how to check if a key can be redeemed by X person due his country account or something like that.

Anyway, many thanks for the prize, happy birthday again and good luck! See you next time! :D
I was curious about that too - there was someone who joined the Insomnia thread near the end of the sale who was looking to trade for a game which wasn't available to him regionally. In short, he was gambling that someone could transfer the key to him to get around the blackout - while I couldn't say it wouldn't work, it seemed a bit of a risk.
Posted March 10, 2015
Not in, but thank you and happy birthday! :D
Posted March 10, 2015
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montcer9012: How can you know a key isn't gifteable? I has been afraid to make Steam GA since the region block thing, I don't know how to check if a key can be redeemed by X person due his country account or something like that.
In this case, it's quite easy - the keys are from a Humble Bundle. There, you usually can choose between redeeming them to your own Steam library or creating a gift link. For the Bundle in which "The Showdown Effect" was included, the gifting option was turned off. So I could not give it away.

As far as region blocking is concerned: The most games on the german index can be redeemed here - i have some in my Steam-Account from different bundles, although I'm usually not interested in this kind of games. The reason is that it's legal to own and sell them to adults in Germany - with very few exceptions. It's only forbidden to advertise them - this includes showing them in stores or on websites like Steam and GOG. So I cannot see the store-page of some games I own and have downloaded on Steam. Weird, but true.
Posted March 10, 2015
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bler144: I was curious about that too - there was someone who joined the Insomnia thread near the end of the sale who was looking to trade for a game which wasn't available to him regionally. In short, he was gambling that someone could transfer the key to him to get around the blackout - while I couldn't say it wouldn't work, it seemed a bit of a risk.
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PalioDeMonte: In this case, it's quite easy - the keys are from a Humble Bundle. There, you usually can choose between redeeming them to your own Steam library or creating a gift link. For the Bundle in which "The Showdown Effect" was included, the gifting option was turned off. So I could not give it away.

As far as region blocking is concerned: The most games on the german index can be redeemed here - i have some in my Steam-Account from different bundles, although I'm usually not interested in this kind of games. The reason is that it's legal to own and sell them to adults in Germany - with very few exceptions. It's only forbidden to advertise them - this includes showing them in stores or on websites like Steam and GOG. So I cannot see the store-page of some games I own and have downloaded on Steam. Weird, but true.
I see... Some times companies make things that just doesn't look well, right? Anyway, thanks for the hints!
Posted March 10, 2015
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PalioDeMonte: As far as region blocking is concerned: The most games on the german index can be redeemed here - i have some in my Steam-Account from different bundles, although I'm usually not interested in this kind of games. The reason is that it's legal to own and sell them to adults in Germany - with very few exceptions. It's only forbidden to advertise them - this includes showing them in stores or on websites like Steam and GOG. So I cannot see the store-page of some games I own and have downloaded on Steam. Weird, but true.
In the category of "strange laws," eh?

It would seem (perhaps naively) a coalition of online vendors would get together and push for a tweak. An item is clearly "advertising" on a front page, but should be allowed to be called up and purchased specifically then, no?
Posted March 11, 2015
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Theta_Sigma: Happy Birthday!!! Please have a +1 as a way for saying thanks for the giveaway.

I would like to be in for The Showdown Effect, if entries are still being accepted. If not no worries, and again have a wonderful birthday. :)
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PalioDeMonte: Sorry, too late. I had already started picking winners.
No worries, still happy birthday. :)
Posted March 15, 2015
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PalioDeMonte: Unfortunately I just noticed that the key for "The Showdown Effect" is not giftable. I hope, the participants are not too angry about that.
Oh, please! You're doing something nice, and you think we'd be mad that it didn't work out the way you'd hoped! I think not! I'm happy for all of the winners, I hope that they enjoy their games, and THANK YOU for the giveaway~! :D

In other words, no compensation needed ;D

By the way, folks... Why isn't that post high-rated, hmm? *points at quoted post*
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