Isn't it easily circumvented by using a vpn/proxy though?
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No. It is not your current IP, but the IP that it was when the update hit, unless you authorise a change through Steam support.
This essentially requires a single account in every geographical location that Steam has a currency for, to get the same data that used to be got from ?cc= links
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If i understand it right you're saying that the IP I was using at the time is now bound to my account, but I could just log out, use another browser & vpn to circumvent that as well?
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You probably could, but that is pretty fucking complicated just to see what price something is.
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True but that's just typical valve stuff if you ask me I've come to expect no less from them.
I've yet to see something that's being implemented for the benefit of the users instead of ways to squeeze every last penny out of their customers, at least these past 3 or so years.
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You should try using a VPN + cleaning cookies. ;-) Cookies store currency in many stores (like GOG or Bundlestars), so you need to clen them before using a VPN..
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I use Steam Enhanced addon, so still can view it :D
edit: Oh wait, it might now work anymore :(
edit2: Steam Enhanced addon still provides me info from other regions.
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It won't for much longer, until they figure out another way of doing it. Enhanced Steam uses IsThereAnyDeal, any new updates to prices in the meantime will be broken, the same way new price updates on Steamgifts are.
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Because sites were using those links to get currency information for deal websites. IsThereAnyDeal used it, SteamDB used it, and our very own Steamgifts used it.
Not necessarily. There's an API call to get the prices. If they haven't changed this, you can still get all the prices you want.
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Gaben works ceaselessly to improve our gaming experience and quality of life in general. God bless him...
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Definitely no WW3 ever if Gaben were world president. He obviously doesn't want any regions to share anything anymore. Everything is getting locked down.
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so instead of paying with your credit card, you will need to go to the store and buy a prepaid credit card, so you now "live and own a valid payment method" so why are you complaining ??
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Valve has more important things to do, like the level 0 bots issue, but NO, they just seem to be breaking everything lately (regional locks, market, trading, etc).
Sometimes I hate Steam -.-
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instead of giving fair prices to everyone, they keep messing things up and obfuscating information. i'm region-locked and still with US prices, yay.
go ea valve go.
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I know that feel :( we should have brazilian prices
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brazilian or mexican prices would work, but based on our wages we should have russian pricing or even lower ones.
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Prices are down to the publishers not Valve - except in the case of Valve published games of course - in which case that's still Valve acting specifically as a Publisher and not a more general software provider.
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Nope, that's a lie. Steam can and has done regions specifically cheaper in the past. As they should now, and finally support Uruguay currency and proper prices for it. It has jackshit to do with the publishers. They would all adjust their prices for that country if Valve actually did something about it.
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how silly ... :/ been using until recently mainly ?cc= simply because its fast and since recently steam enhanced > which is going to be discontinued for FF anyway but would still be for chrome > which has been weird since recently
nice ... now back to > looking up a site just to check ... "just noice"
not even necessary to guess whats next:
- CAN/US/EU games are only redeemable in their respective countries
- whatever rather unnecessary shit surprise they else got in store
. #steam-restrictiongate
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stupid ass update, steamdb and isthereanydeal just need to get a VPN and create new accounts for each region.
Is valve even thinking?
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Yes, cc was just workaround for travelers because steam would force based on IP instead of country.
It matches behavior for every other site there, they don't provide way to override detection :P
Now you can buy anywhere, even when traveling. without "oh I need to add that to the url" (think those non-enlightened users).
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It also means that I can't buy cheap games when I go to vacation in BR/RU/PH since, oh let's say in winter while the winter sale is ongoing. I'm now locked in a more expensive geographical region. But ofc, think about those "non-enlightened users" first
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You couldn't do that before without another account and that way should still work? And cheap regions being runtime locked on everything, you would need VPN to play.
Crossregion trading is dead, expect $15 Talos Principles from China.
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Thank you, dumb fucks for whom this update was provided!
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They changed it so it still works, but only if you're not logged in.
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If that is so then it is easy enough to open a private browsing window for just such a purpose. I don't see that there should be a big fuss over this.
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only works for me on the front page. if I look up a game, I get my region's price and currency again. it ultimately won't let me look up games that are not available in my country anymore ("this product is currently not available in your country").
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This is just tied to your account. If you are logged out cc=us/ uk etc all work perfectly fine for me so I don't see why SteamDB and others can't still get the info they want.
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It got fixed merely few minutes before your message, before that logging out didn't help.
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actually, that update make it easier to buy game when you travel, you only have to pay steam with a prepaid credit card and you now officially ''live'' in that country
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my brother already paid with a pre paid card but in our own country and the payment method was exactly like a credit card so it might work, srry i won't travel to try that now lol
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I live near Brazil, if that works that way now, I could give it a try next time I go there(I go to Brazil like once every 3 years so it won't happen soon).
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I have a question, guys.
Is it possible for glorious RoW-but-expensive-games-region guys to switch their account into russian, for example (since cheaper prices and stuff), buy something for virtual credit card in rubles (or something like this, I dunno), therefore binding your account to russian region and then enjoy having ru prices without any other tricks?
Since "you'll see the store in your country's prices and be able to make purchases as you would normally" = "we're removing initial region lock so you could activate your purchase right away even if you're travelling" and I've also been told that region lock for running from your library isn't applied if you buy games as "for yourself" directly in your library, without buying as gift → activating gift.
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i would not pick russia. they have ip checks for alot of games. if would "move" somewhere else.
if you know what not to get i could work till valves next lockdown "improvement|".
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No, don't "switch" your account, make a new one for that region.
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But you can't activate gifts on your main account then because of region lock.
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Well, one good thing about it is, now I don't have to add ?cc=my every time I wanna buy stuff.
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Good stuff. No longer need to rely on userscript addons to browse Steam store in USA USD, since I live out of my region.
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I'm guessing the 'logged out' currency will still show US prices..
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steam want feudalism and they dont want anyone ever travel:D
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that would be nice to know since Im planning to move to Belgium somewhere in the near futur and i dont feel like having to bug support concerning eventual purchases
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I think it can still be possible for this to get the pricing is to set up servers around the world getting price info and sent it to a centralized server that steamgifts, steamdb, etc.. can use. Steam cannot stop that.
And also is this change that play in other country restriction? If it does not it's totally USELESS for them to do that you are in one country have the same store even if you go to like I say USA purchase the game and want to play it right now but can't because of that stupid Play in one country restriction. I mean is someone selling accounts Valve can lock out a account doing that?
They didn't answer that you can't play that game while in X country part.
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So even the Steam client defaults to your proper region?
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What does that mean? Well, it means that your account, can now only view the currency that you are in the geographical location for...at the time of this update. For example? I am in the UK. That means, this account now has a "Store Region", of United Kingdom, and I can only view prices in GBP. The old links such as ?cc=us and ?cc=gb no longer work. You can't view another country's currency.
Why is this a problem? Because sites were using those links to get currency information for deal websites. IsThereAnyDeal used it, SteamDB used it, and our very own Steamgifts used it. And now, all Steamgifts prices are updating in USD, but displaying as your native currency on the Sales page. For example, I see AI War DLC at £1.24GBP. It is £0.99GBP on the Steam store, but reported at £1.24, because Steamgifts can only see USD, which is $1.24.
Steam needs to just leave some things alone.
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