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4t2 22 iun. la 2:30
Blue Archive availability?
Hello there, not sure if this is the proper forum for this.

Since Blue Archive is about to release on Steam in a few days but there are some regions it is blocked in because the Devs made a bad decision declaring the game as having frequent sexual content, is there any way to contact the Steam support directly to rectify this mistake?

For my region specifically (Germany) I have contacted the USK already since there seemed to be some uncertainties and people thought giving the game a USK rating will make it available on Steam. The person I talked to assured me that the USK has no impact on the game being blocked in Germany so before anyone wants to direct me to them, that step is done already.

It'd be really weird to have an anime game that to my knowledge has no sex scenes in it (and that might even be the censored global version already) be blocked while something like Stellar Blade or Baldurs Gate 3 (which had actual, pretty realistic genitalia and sex scenes) gets to be released. (This is no hate on those two games, BG3 is an amazing game and I'm sure SB is also fine. Just to put into perspective how asinine the block really is.)
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Kargor 22 iun. la 2:48 
Of course. USK doesn't decide on "blocking"; that's done by the seller. USK gives age-recommendations.

Steam will NOT override the publisher settings. If the publisher says to not sell the game in Germany, Steam will not sell it in Germany. Period. Just deal with it.

Germany *is* a censoring hotspot *because* of Steam (in the old days, you would just buy the game elsewhere, like the UK, and it would work just fine. But that was before online-DRM allowed Steam to selectively block purchased games based location, like refusing to accept a key in DE that was purchased in the UK).
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Chika Ogiue 22 iun. la 3:09 
It's blocked in 6 regions, not just because of it's tame content, but due to licensing reasons, too.
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Wolfpig 22 iun. la 3:14 
Postat inițial de Kargor:
Germany *is* a censoring hotspot *because* of Steam

That is a good jioke.

Most games on steam are blocked in Germany because valve decided to not offer a proper age verification system.
For a pretty long time only a tiny fraction of games need to be altered to get an age rating.
And those without a rating are legal to be sold to persons 18+.
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SLG 22 iun. la 3:15 
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/3557620/discussions/
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4t2 22 iun. la 4:46 
Postat inițial de SLG:
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/app/3557620/discussions/

"This community hub is not available in your region"

:)
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gabrielferrete3 22 iun. la 6:42 
ahn
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lailaamell 23 iun. la 1:18 
Postat inițial de Wolfpig:
Postat inițial de Kargor:
Germany *is* a censoring hotspot *because* of Steam

That is a good jioke.

Most games on steam are blocked in Germany because valve decided to not offer a proper age verification system.
For a pretty long time only a tiny fraction of games need to be altered to get an age rating.
And those without a rating are legal to be sold to persons 18+.
Also isnt also needing a id and passport and also the no gore rule
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jeaniemicheli 23 iun. la 19:38 
isnt that the game valve hate? got delayed because it was not hitler hentai with AI art
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Xhoas 24 iun. la 4:42 
Postat inițial de jeaniemicheli:
isnt that the game valve hate? got delayed because it was not hitler hentai with AI art
The developer said that the game "has been delayed due to delays in the platform review process", right one day before the release (ouch), and there's no new release date yet.
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Chika Ogiue 24 iun. la 4:58 
Postat inițial de Xhoas:
The developer said that the game "has been delayed due to delays in the platform review process", right one day before the release (ouch), and there's no new release date yet.

Because Blue Archive has two things going against it:
1 -- It is very much like a visual novel for a portion of its content.
2 -- It features a Japanese art style.

Someone at Valve has a major hatred of both of these things when combined. This has been known for years; very very well known among most of the publishers and localisers who work with such games. Unless it gets a lot of media attention, don't expect a quick resolution.
Editat ultima dată de Chika Ogiue; 24 iun. la 4:58
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Elucidator 24 iun. la 6:16 
The game doesn't show up in search results on any of the available stores where I live, so it is diffidently region locked / restricted, despite its popularity.

In all likelihood, the reason is lootboxes, but- that said-, nexon- also has Mabinogi and Maplestory, and those contain lootcrates, yet are available.
very odd.

Note: Mabinogi is not available for access on Steam, but they are accessible from Nexon NA (the publisher) directly: https://support-mabinogi.nexon.com/hc/en-us/articles/4412434917140-Notice-for-Dutch-Players

Blue Archive is blocked on Android's and iOS's official stores. There might also be an IP lock upon login, but from what I gather they region restricted it through these stores only. (at least, this is for the phone version of the game.)

There might as such, still be a hope you can play it through Nexon's Desktop client. (their downloader), even if you cannot play it on Steam basically.
Editat ultima dată de Elucidator; 24 iun. la 6:28
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jeaniemicheli 24 iun. la 6:27 
Postat inițial de Chika Ogiue:
Postat inițial de Xhoas:
The developer said that the game "has been delayed due to delays in the platform review process", right one day before the release (ouch), and there's no new release date yet.

Because Blue Archive has two things going against it:
1 -- It is very much like a visual novel for a portion of its content.
2 -- It features a Japanese art style.

Someone at Valve has a major hatred of both of these things when combined. This has been known for years; very very well known among most of the publishers and localisers who work with such games. Unless it gets a lot of media attention, don't expect a quick resolution.
Blue archive game should add these main character as a guest :
https://steamhost.cn/bundle/30595/Fuhrer_SET/

that person on valve will aprove it soon, if it happen
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Bellkatze 24 iun. la 9:16 
Postat inițial de Chika Ogiue:
Postat inițial de Xhoas:
The developer said that the game "has been delayed due to delays in the platform review process", right one day before the release (ouch), and there's no new release date yet.

Because Blue Archive has two things going against it:
1 -- It is very much like a visual novel for a portion of its content.
2 -- It features a Japanese art style.

Someone at Valve has a major hatred of both of these things when combined. This has been known for years; very very well known among most of the publishers and localisers who work with such games. Unless it gets a lot of media attention, don't expect a quick resolution.

So sorry to hear you got banned for...
checks list
...derailing the topic. /s
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Slav Mcgopnik 24 iun. la 9:19 
I like how people try to use Sex with Hitler as some kind of proof that Steam has no standards while ignoring that many of the games that they whine about not having feature underage sexual content.

Sex with Hitler is many things, but it’s perfectly legal.
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Bellkatze 24 iun. la 9:25 
Postat inițial de Slav Mcgopnik:
I like how people try to use Sex with Hitler as some kind of proof that Steam has no standards while ignoring that many of the games that they whine about not having feature underage sexual content.

Neither has Blue Archive.
Your point?
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