Steam is region-locking in Russia due to low Russian ruble

h4rm0ny

2014-12-17 17:51

Region locking is a thorny issue. There are two options - you have it, and some people pay more than others. You don't have it and all the prices are smeared out to the average where it's cheap for Americans and Western Europeans and a high-priced luxury out of reach for people in Pakistan, Russia, Iran and other countries. Both are problematic.

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rl66

2014-12-17 18:33

there is always a way to deal with it 🙂 (when i was child i was in a country with lot of censorship from USA 😉 ... restrain make you learn how to get free ) the main fail is for Steam and Apple...

#4978742

lucidus

2014-12-17 18:39

It's not just Russia. i'll paste a post from Steamgifts forum,

RU Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Malasia Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Thai Baht Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Indonesian Rupiah Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Philippine Peso Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. CIS - U.S. Dollar Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. Turkish Lira Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Turkey. Brazilian Real Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Mexican Peso Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela. Singapore Dollar Notice: Gift purchases for Crusader Kings II can only be added to the gift recipient's library if they are in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Japanese Yen No restriction note Norwegian Krone No restriction note Canadian Dollar No restriction note U.S. Dollar No restriction note British Pound No restriction note Euros (Tier 1) No restriction note Euros (Tier 2) No restriction note

http://www.steamgifts.com/forum/iuG5O/all-steam-games-are-now-region-locked-in-rucis-south-america-south-east-asia-and-turkey/page/4 No more gifts from Mr. Bigtime to me 🙁

#4978764

Andre4s

2014-12-17 19:03

end of business

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rl66

2014-12-17 20:31

end of business

for steam... but it will be the start of business for other lol

#4978827

vbetts

Moderator

2014-12-17 20:49

Deleted a few posts guys, let's keep this on topic.

#4978840

Calmmo

2014-12-17 21:02

Nothing to do with rubles, it's about cutting off most gift sellers.

#4978862

Prince Valiant

2014-12-17 21:39

Nothing to do with rubles, it's about cutting off most gift sellers.

That sounds more likely. I see Russian Steam codes all the time when I go looking for physical releases of AAA stuff.

#4979003

vidra

2014-12-18 01:04

It doesn't seem to have disrupted the sale of reasonably-priced codes much. I just bought a code for Civ: Beyond Earth from Kinguin for EUR 19, which, if you ask me, is much more reasonable than EUR 50.

#4979014

Elder III

2014-12-18 01:23

I wonder how many sites will go out of business now? I never tried any of them myself, (too scared of scamming myself) but I know plenty of people here made use of them without issue.

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