Well.. the thing is CDkeys ( and many others) issued EURO keys to U.S customers (early release) we were unable to activate... (only by VPN).
If you buy the Euro version you will be billed a bit higher whatever the conversion rate is? I see it at 24.98 U.S (you will need to be on a euro VPN for the purchase) otherwise it will say remove from cart this isn't for your country..
So VPN when purchasing, and VPN when activating, after that... go back to regular internet, change home back to U.S and everything is 100 % fine and NOT illegal
If this was the ps4/xbox one I would say pay the $50, but cheat engine is back (makes the game unplayable and basically NO ONE online.
I don't have any performance problems with max settings.. BUT many many people here DO and I certainly trust fellows from here when they say it's not optimized .
With the power of a P.C.. we should be crushing xbox/ps4... we are the red headed step child. I will tell people to BUY EURO for $24 until 2k removes the cheat engine
Good luck
Enjoy