jayahr Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I know and have read that German users cannot download the demo via Steam. My question is, is there any other legal (!) way to obtain the demo when being in Germany? I hope that SI are happy to allow their community to share for free what they give for free, right? Or doesn't it work for tings downloaded from Steam? Who can help me? Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJDD Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 yeah, really hoping for the demo on a fan-site... from germany too.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthgatesRedWhiteArmy Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I dont think there is. Due to legal reasons, there isnt a demo in certain countries, and Germany is one of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0x0r Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 The game can't legally be distributed in germany. For the actual game, buy it elsewhere and have it posted there. For the demo, cross the border. Or convince steam you are across the border via a proxy or something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayahr Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 I dont think there is. Due to legal reasons, there isnt a demo in certain countries, and Germany is one of them. I was and am hoping that there is a difference between publishing the demo for free in a place as the publisher of a thing or sharing freeware around between private persons which are not affected by the licesing issue in Germany. Or in essence, I'm sure that SI are happy if we share the demo as much as possible as that's its purpose. At the same time I sincerely hope they wouldn't legally go after anyone who hosts it, just because that the site has no area control system in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piethief100 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 For the demo, cross the border. Or convince steam you are across the border via a proxy or something. Careful with this one. It's a fast-track to getting your entire Steam account banned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0x0r Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Careful with this one. It's a fast-track to getting your entire Steam account banned.Surely it'd only be at risk if you used it to get cheaper games, rather than to download a demo?Hell, set up a second, new steam account for the demo. When I'm in Norway for Christmas I always make sure I have logmein running on my machine back home. If the new year sales are better value in euros i buy the game in euros, if not I remotely log in to my home machine and buy them from there. Never had any trouble with it at all. I'm entitled to remotely control my PC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehanson Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Can you not get someone in England to log onto your steam account for you, and then download the demo? Would it then work in Germany, as it would then already be in your game library? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenS66 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Wow, fantastic news! And what am I supposed to do now for the rest of my holidays? What's the reason for this? I know about the EA license, but didn't FM always have those fake names the last couple of years? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangai Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 It is a shame, living in germany but being from abroad it is a pain. Also, i have a lot of German friends, who would be hooked if they would be able to buy it here etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampler Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 It is a shame, living in germany but being from abroad it is a pain.Also, i have a lot of German friends, who would be hooked if they would be able to buy it here etc. its not about the WHOLE GAME that doesnt work. Its just about the DEMO which doesnt work in germany for its FREE and I understand that. if you BUY the game somewhere else you CAN activate it FROM germany. Guys - READ !!! Its been posted soo often here ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangai Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 @ Stampler, I KNOW. But I do have a lot of German friends, who do not see the game in stores etc, because of the legal issues. They also can not down the demo now. So they have to pay immediately the full game somewhere else, to find out if its better than Fifa etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriss Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Sorry but this is going too near the knuckle at times, please discuss this privately:) The situation is as already stated, you can't download the demo in Germany and although you can't buy FM in Germany you can buy it elsewhere then activate it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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