Offline Mode has no time limit. Just make sure that you have no updates pending when you make the switch as those games will be unplayable if Steam knows that their builds are out of date.
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STEAM | December II 2014 - A thread for people who don't like sale side posters.
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Offline Mode has no time limit. Just make sure that you have no updates pending when you make the switch as those games will be unplayable if Steam knows that their builds are out of date.
PandaPedinte
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It was on local play, I also noticed the fps being low if I played it on full screen.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Yeah, Ive read that steam used to be pretty bad at this but hopefully now they have all the issues out.
In the very worse case scenario, ill just buy a Pay as you go dongle.
thanks.
This fight against metal gear excelciorviator in MGR is pissing me off. First we get a seemingly undodgeable double over hand smash that he does, no matter if I run right, left, or even in between the blades, it hits! And I do .1 % damage per hit SOMETIMES, a lot of the time you do no damage.
Like my ride? WORTH EVERY PENNY! Sick of hearing that :/
Like my ride? WORTH EVERY PENNY! Sick of hearing that :/
AsfaeksBR
Member
Wait, I remember one game that was pulled from Steam that was also pulled from every owners's account. Would it also be the case with XIII? Or would it be like Riddick?
I was gonna say Wheelman, but that would make Jase sad
These days you have to be exceptionally unlucky for Offline Mode not to work properly. That's not to say it's perfect -- it still plays up for people here and there -- but after Valve finally patched it in 2012, I recreated every situation I could remember where it didn't work and despite my best efforts couldn't "break" it.
autoduelist
Member
Good luck, sir. I often consider doing this, though maybe quitting games while I'm at it. I've been 'off games' and internet before, but it's hard given my situation right now. I do miss the feeling of being mostly off the grid.
Just messing with ya
Good luck, I know it's something I'd have great difficulty doing.
Squeenix removing Order of War: Challenge from user accounts was partially reversed by Valve (it was re-added to the Challenge-specific subs). The game is Steamworks but a cursory search suggests that retail keys have dried up.
I was just perusing my games list earlier and came across Realms of Arkania. I clicked 'Store Page' to see what it was and it seems it's been removed from Steam, do you know why? It seems odd.
cicero
Member
wow, I just missed this. Anyone else planning on doing a Rise of Nations 4pack? I have to pay tax on every purchase, it would be best if someone else could host it.
http://plati.ru/asp/pay.asp?id_d=1476645
I don't think it said RU CIS when I bought one of these a year ago or something, but for 70 rub its probably worth a shot if any collector wants it
Don't see any RU specific subs of it in the database either.
cicero
Member
I would be in on this too, someone else will have to host it though.
http://plati.ru/asp/pay.asp?id_d=1476645
I don't think it said RU CIS when I bought one of these a year ago or something, but for 70 rub its probably worth a shot if any collector wants it
Don't see any RU specific subs of it in the database either.
Ah, I did check Plati before posting but didn't try searching in Russian.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
I got $0 so I hope they stay bad so I don't feel bad about missing out on this sale. *waits for cards to sell to get Shadow Warrior*
Tektonic
Member
Re: The whole Russ-Ruble crackdown
Gifts are region-locked. But are Keys locked?
(specifically; http://plati.ru/asp/pay.asp?id_d=1371040)
Gifts are region-locked. But are Keys locked?
(specifically; http://plati.ru/asp/pay.asp?id_d=1371040)
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InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Nah, that's fine I'm already halfway there. Thanks though!
autoduelist
Member
This community is so awesome.
cicero
Member
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=144328555&postcount=4016
Add your name here, I started the ball rolling, hopefully someone hosts it for us.
You'll do it, eventually.
And then you'll manage to S rank it and by that time you've made a senator your bitch.
Atraveller
Banned
Insert "another day, another weak sale" post here.
Kurt Russell
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Depends on the key, but most Russian keys are locked, at least at the activation level.
If they aren't locked at runtime level then you should be allowed to activate them using VPN (nobody ever got banned for that when activating KEYS)
Check on steamdb for the onlyallowrunincountries tag.
The Borderlands 2 RU preorder sub has the onlyallowrunincountries tag applied, while the others don't. Still, you should find out if they don't have languages cut or something like that, it's also a possibility with Russian keys.
The matter of keys being region-locked hasn't changed, with the exception of gift copies earned by the activation of a multi-pack key. In your case, the Borderlands 2 RU retail sub is a stone's throw from being region-free (you'll need to use an RU VPN to activate the key, but that's it).
The post-release sub is also locked at the runtime level. Interestingly enough, though, the GOTY sub is not.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Alright. Hope you enjoy the game when you get it
Will do! Also I'll see you three months after this hits PC!
Borderlands 2 RU key is locked. For Russian keys, you're going to have to investigate yourself. Frankly, for Borderlands 2, you're better off going to here. $10 for Borderlands 2 + all non-skin Borderlands 2 DLC
Kurt Russell
Member
Ah, I missed that one. Looking for stuff in key subs always makes me dizzy.
cicero
Member
Does nuuvem give you any notice about limitations of any kind that lets you determine which games require special VPN activation? I am skittish about going that far.
Only at the activation level, which, in practice, isn't really an issue.
Will do! Also I'll see you three months after this hits PC!
I like you.
I would never advocate the use of a VPN personally, though Valve seems to care far less about using a VPN to activate keys than they do gifts. My personal opinion is that if he's going to buy BL2 base for $4, he might as well pay another $6 and get all the dlc plus the added security of not needing a VPN.
Not really. Some product pages mention that the game is region-locked and some products can't be added to the cart of an international customer, but in many cases they don't actually mean that the keys themselves are region-locked, at any level.
I can understand people being hesitant. I was just clarifying that "[region-]locked", in this case, doesn't mean "requires a VPN to run", which is what people generally assume when the term is used by itself.
bobnowhere
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Same, $1.14 away at the moment.
Fair point.
What's weird is that I'm kinda curious if using a VPN to activate will actually still work. Someone I know claimed that he wasn't able to activate a Russian steam gift with multiple different VPNs very recently, like a day or two ago. I haven't heard any confirmation yet on the topic but if that's true, I wonder if it would also apply to keys as well. Tried all the tricks in the book according to him. Possibly a mechanic to block activation if your IP suddenly goes from one country to Russia in a matter of minutes?
You have to restart Steam after activating a VPN for your region to change. That's what the "Updating Steam information..." window refers to.
Edit: Also, having a second instance of Steam running, either the client itself or the mobile app, will prevent your region from changing (not that I'm advocating the use of a VPN to activate gifts since doing so could very well draw Valve's ire).
I frankly have no clue. Just thought it was interesting, since it's not his first time activating RU locked games according to him, so I imagine he'd know all that it entails.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
Easy makes the countering easier (larger window) which I really appreciated because I'm pretty bad at action games. And the game is still an amazing ride.
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