universalmind
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TO ORIGIN, MEN!
Last time I checked Valve is the one locking down accounts and stoping gifting, not publishers.
Fucking hell, they have removed paypal as a way to pay >.<, it will most definetly make it a lot harder for me to get steam games that for whatever reason are not available in my region :/
LOL at the amount of people not reading into the fact that it's not gifting they're stopping, it's VPN purchases.
Prices are set by the publishers and they probably do not want a global store for all regions, the only thing valve can do is allow cross regional gifting. If you want games at UK or US prices there are plenty of gaffers willing to help.
Hey guys, let's keep taking the unconfirmed reddit story at face value because it makes Valve look bad. Okay? Okay.
LOL at the amount of people not reading into the fact that it's not gifting they're stopping, it's VPN purchases.
There is something seriously wrong when one person 50 bucks is not worth as much for the same freaking product as another persons 50 bucks
Well if the information posted in here is correct. For using a VPN, buying games from other regions, then gifting them to yourself. But never know, could always be from a random Reddit User too.Last time I checked Valve is the one locking down accounts and stoping gifting, not publishers.
Doesn't change the fact that many people can't 'just wait' as you so glibly suggested.
No need to direct vitriol at Valve, I just checked all the valve published games which they can set prices for are the same in US and AUS dollars (unless steamerprices.com is lying). The only other control over prices valve has is with indie games as they usually suggest the prices to the dev granted I only checked QUBE and Super Meat Boy but they also have the same AUS and US price. So the prices Valve have control over are the same in AUS and US they can't tell the big publishers what to price their games.I wish the shoe was on the other foot and US Gaf got charged $90 USD for games then we will see them care.
Valve is becoming a more terrible company by the day and Gabe Newell being the face of the company doesn't mean they are gods. Valve is disgraceful and it's shit like this why I am always angry about Steam.
Last time I checked Valve is the one locking down accounts and stoping gifting, not publishers.
Hey guys, let's keep taking the unconfirmed reddit story at face value because it makes Valve look bad. Okay? Okay.
TF2 has been a free game for some time now. It's not for sale.Indeed. Can we see a screencap of HL2 or TF2 on the Aussie Steam store?
Fucking hell, they have removed paypal as a way to pay >.<, it will most definetly make it a lot harder for me to get steam games that for whatever reason are not available in my region :/
EDIT: i jumped the gun, seams to be a technical issue, i atleast hope so ...
Well I did also state Russia in the very same post. As cruel as its to say, Russia to Aussie is the entire world. So forgive me for that Point of View.
Indeed. Can we see a screencap of HL2 or TF2 on the Aussie Steam store?
Good job not reading through the entire thread before jumping the gun. Anyways, I've gifted things to aus within the past couple weeks (from the US) and nothing's come of it.Not that I have any friends over seas to send gifts to, but what a shitty move all the same. I just started enjoying Steam as well, but I am not liking some of the signs I am starting to see.
Not that I have any friends over seas to send gifts to, but what a shitty move all the same. I just started enjoying Steam as well, but I am not liking some of the signs I am starting to see.
Not that I have any friends over seas to send gifts to, but what a shitty move all the same. I just started enjoying Steam as well, but I am not liking some of the signs I am starting to see.
Good job not reading through the entire thread before jumping the gun. Anyways, I've gifted things to aus within the past couple weeks (from the US) and nothing's come of it.
Nah, don't think I'll forgive ignorant statements like that, back up with another one like this.
Not that I have any friends over seas to send gifts to, but what a shitty move all the same. I just started enjoying Steam as well, but I am not liking some of the signs I am starting to see.
Let's ignore the possibility and get furious instead.
That was actually an apology. I was agreeing that Aussie gets shit compared to most other regions.
Steam has problems, this isn't one of them as long as you stay away from Sites selling keys and VPNs.
Shit move from Valve.
Better yet, let´s be passive aggressive without contributing to the thread.
I'm not saying there's no problem here, but this week's valve/steam hate thread was right on cue :lol
You read the posts about how this issue is old and has only ever been linked to people buying over VPN?
You read the posts about how this issue is old and has only ever been linked to people buying over VPN?
Funnily enough the games you posted are published by Activision and EA who Valve can't really say anything to, besides I'm sure the Aussie retailers are big enough to tell the publishers that they can't be undercut by digital download stores.Missed this, and I see it has already been posted. Yeah, Valve is fine at pricing games themselves. I do think they do not not actually give a shit about what pubs do though, they are big enough now to have influence with everyone except EA who are doing their own store.
Yes i did, and still it should not prevent people from buying and gifting even though they are using the globalization benefit that Valve uses. But you do the same thing in many threads. You just throw a passive aggressive, without any contribution to said threads whatsoever.
Yes i did, and still it should not prevent people from buying and gifting even though they are using the globalization benefit that Valve uses. But you do the same thing in many threads. You just throw a passive aggressive, without any contribution to said threads whatsoever.
I also like how it's coming from a website that advocates purchases though exploitative Russian CD key resellers.
This is just for VPN purchases right .... ?
According to almost every post in the thread, yes.
My bad, didn't mean the attitude. We just have a huge number of people refusing to read in this thread.
Ya well it seemed like some people were not aware, so sorry.
is Valve trying to self-destruct itself?...
is Valve trying to self-destruct itself?...