Not only white people with fake accents. But also any Islamic terrorists who dont attack US directly and are supported by supposedly pro-US regimes (islamic terrorists in India supported by Pakistan and Musharraf). Also, it supports state sponsored terrorism if the state is in alliance with US (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, formerly Chile etc etc)
I remember when HL2 came out there were people dumb enough to put in warezed serial keys into the same accounts in which software that was legitimately purchased lived. Valve went through and terminated the accounts of everyone who had done this, no questions asked. Harsh justice for filthy pirates, but it could have just as easily been someone's kid brother screwing around - Valve did not care. "Buy the software again" was Valve's mantra. What are we buying again? Because I could swear it's an admission fee to see Valve wave its scepter over our heads with a flourish and bless us with the privilege of playing its latest precious game - but only for so long as it chooses.
The Steam account is your responsibility. If your kid brother screwed around, tough luck but you should not have let him.
I have no intention of defending this company for shutting off users who bought their product from an international dealer, because that is what "international" means. They can sell internationally.
Most probably the dealers were not "international". They were licensed to sell only nationally and not internationally which they did. Thats what Valve probably found out and blocked all the products they sold outside the region.
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India for example. Both Vodafone and Airtel are going to carry it here.
Not only white people with fake accents. But also any Islamic terrorists who dont attack US directly and are supported by supposedly pro-US regimes (islamic terrorists in India supported by Pakistan and Musharraf). Also, it supports state sponsored terrorism if the state is in alliance with US (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, formerly Chile etc etc)
I remember when HL2 came out there were people dumb enough to put in warezed serial keys into the same accounts in which software that was legitimately purchased lived. Valve went through and terminated the accounts of everyone who had done this, no questions asked. Harsh justice for filthy pirates, but it could have just as easily been someone's kid brother screwing around - Valve did not care. "Buy the software again" was Valve's mantra. What are we buying again? Because I could swear it's an admission fee to see Valve wave its scepter over our heads with a flourish and bless us with the privilege of playing its latest precious game - but only for so long as it chooses. The Steam account is your responsibility. If your kid brother screwed around, tough luck but you should not have let him.
I have no intention of defending this company for shutting off users who bought their product from an international dealer, because that is what "international" means. They can sell internationally. Most probably the dealers were not "international". They were licensed to sell only nationally and not internationally which they did. Thats what Valve probably found out and blocked all the products they sold outside the region.