No.

If someone bought a game on Steam, they should be allowed to use it. Steam should not get into the habit of taking the money and then just blocking people whenever they find an excuse for it.

Also, you're not going to hit Putin with this in any way. If anything, he'll be happy about it since it proves his "evil west" propaganda, and/or because of less western influence for him to be concerned about.

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引用自 Stakanov：

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You just described about 29 other countries

What do you mean by hit Putin? Affect? Care?
That's not the point.
It's about sending a message.
And I just think it's about time that we gamers (and Steam) started doing that too.

So if I wanted to play Civ 6 as Russia, that's like what? Hard Mode enabled?

So, you want US and EU to act like China and make some kind of another big firewall? Much freedom, such wow.

Great idea, we should screw over the everyday man; let's force the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of politics onto the common people so that they can suffer (as it is conveniently not 'us' being affected by the geo-block).

Your country already banned trade with Russia; I think that's "sending a message" enough, apparatchik. Keep the gamers out of this ♥♥♥♥ and your politics in the toilet.

引用自 Faberge：

So, you want US and EU to act like China and make some kind of another big firewall? Much freedom, such wow.

If someone told me in 2020, that in 5 years the US and the EU will attempt to copy the Chinese govt firewall, i would've told them they're very crazy. But given what has happened in the last few months, i find the whole situation ironic yet concerning

引用自 Uncle Sam：

引用自 Faberge：

So, you want US and EU to act like China and make some kind of another big firewall? Much freedom, such wow.

If someone told me in 2020, that in 5 years the US and the EU will attempt to copy the Chinese govt firewall, i would've told them they're very crazy. But given what has happen in the last few months, i find the whole situation ironic:steamlaughcry: yet concerning :lunar2019deadpanpig:

Very concerning and in the Europe it doesn't stop with just the internet.

Secondary sanctions on Valve ??

引用自 flanders：

It's about time Steam and developers finally took a stand.

I, and i think many other players too, simply don't want to ‘have to’ play with people who have a medieval world view. And who behave exactly like that in various games every single time!

Likewise, that they cannot be prosecuted for absolutely anything in their own country.

Speak for yourtself, I have also seen many people from the west too with a medieval world view on Steam , and I have nothing against rusiians or Russia.

Spoiler: isolating people you think are 'bad' is just going to force them to be in an echochamber online. I don't think you want that, that would make said 'bad' 1000x worse.

Also they'd just make their own games and Russians would exclusively be playing them, giving Putin lots of big stonks.

Oh really? And they have also started a real war and are killing people while you sit here? Bombing hospitals? Etc.

引用自 AdahnGorion：

引用自 Bunille：

Spoiler: isolating people you think are 'bad' is just going to force them to be in an echochamber online. I don't think you want that, that would make said 'bad' 1000x worse.

But we already do that in some cases with sanctions. There are publishers that do not sell games in said region because of that.
I have nothing against the avarage Russian (most are friendly)

This isn't about region blocking some games. There isn't too much of a backlash to that. Someone as big as CSGO would have issues. But banning them from Valve entirely? That'll just create a goldmine for Putin. It was already stupid of people to remove McDonalds and stuff from Russia, now Russia doesn't have to pay international companies any fees and all of their income with the companies is local, going directly to Russia's pocket.