Why is there not a single valve server in Russia?

[Mido]

I play on the Frankfurt server as it has the best ping for me from where I live (Poland) and I noticed there are A LOOOOT of Russians on this server (I can tell cuz they have Russian nicknames and speak Russian on the voice chat and the text chat).

I was wondering why so many of them play on a server in Germany so I opened the server's list and noticed that there is not a single server in Russia. Which is quite weird, considering Russia's population size. Why?

[ktulu84]

Because game servers should be located it in areas that everyone can reach.

Stockholm and Frankfurt servers are enough to handle eastern Europe and Russia. So Valve probably never needed to have a server in Russia, most games also doesnt have servers in Russia.

[Cereal Designation Spoon]

Hello,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues finding Valve servers in Russia. We strive to make our games and services available to players worldwide, and we understand the importance of having accessible servers for players in all regions.

There could be several reasons for the lack of Valve servers in Russia, including technical and logistical challenges. However, we assure you that we are continuously working to improve our server infrastructure and expand our reach in different regions.

In the meantime, we suggest trying different regions or servers to find the best connection for your gameplay. You can also try reaching out to our customer support team for further assistance and troubleshooting.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Best regards,
Valve Team

[76561198088409502]

1. its too much money
2. its too much money
3. its too much money
4. russia is at war, valve has no reason to open servers in russia anyway

[Кусь за ушко :3]

How can Valve pay a hosting service in Russia? Russia is under severe sanctions, you can't send (or recieve) international bank transactions to Russia. SWIFT is blocked.
The only way is to pay in bitcoins (or other cryptocurrency), but bitcoin is in gray legal zone in Russia, there is no way Valve will do something like this.

[Mido]

Originally posted by Francis Foog, Notorious P.O.P.E:

Hello,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We are sorry to hear that you are experiencing issues finding Valve servers in Russia. We strive to make our games and services available to players worldwide, and we understand the importance of having accessible servers for players in all regions.

There could be several reasons for the lack of Valve servers in Russia, including technical and logistical challenges. However, we assure you that we are continuously working to improve our server infrastructure and expand our reach in different regions.

In the meantime, we suggest trying different regions or servers to find the best connection for your gameplay. You can also try reaching out to our customer support team for further assistance and troubleshooting.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Best regards,
Valve Team

lmao, chatgpt?

[The deadly Cutsman]

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

4. russia is at war, valve has no reason to open servers in russia anyway

Yes, because the kid trying to play TF2 is the one killing people

[Staffy]

Russian players play on Asia servers aswell

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

1st. There aren't even that many Russian players. Sure, i see some players with cyrillic nicknames from time to time, but i wouldn't say they're that many
2nd. Money
3rd. Russia is just a huge country. And with Huge, i mean Russia is one big chonky boi. Where should Valve put the server? Even Moscow and Saint Petersburg are over 500km away from each other. No matter where you would put the server in Russia, there would still be plenty of players with high pings, due to the size of the country and the distance the data will have to move from your PC to the server and back.

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Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

4. russia is at war, valve has no reason to open servers in russia anyway

What does this war have to do with people just trying to place videogames in peace?

[Staffy]

Originally posted by The Nintendo Guy:

1st. There aren't even that many Russian players. Sure, i see some players with cyrillic nicknames from time to time, but i wouldn't say they're that many

Aside for this one, all of your points are great.

[76561198088409502]

Originally posted by The Nintendo Guy:

1st. There aren't even that many Russian players. Sure, i see some players with cyrillic nicknames from time to time, but i wouldn't say they're that many
2nd. Money
3rd. Russia is just a huge country. And with Huge, i mean Russia is one big chonky boi. Where should Valve put the server? Even Moscow and Saint Petersburg are over 500km away from each other. No matter where you would put the server in Russia, there would still be plenty of players with high pings, due to the size of the country and the distance the data will have to move from your PC to the server and back.

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4.

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

4. russia is at war, valve has no reason to open servers in russia anyway

What does this war have to do with people just trying to place videogames in peace?

you completely miss the point of the thread

[Der tüddelige Fußgänger]

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

Originally posted by The Nintendo Guy:

1st. There aren't even that many Russian players. Sure, i see some players with cyrillic nicknames from time to time, but i wouldn't say they're that many
2nd. Money
3rd. Russia is just a huge country. And with Huge, i mean Russia is one big chonky boi. Where should Valve put the server? Even Moscow and Saint Petersburg are over 500km away from each other. No matter where you would put the server in Russia, there would still be plenty of players with high pings, due to the size of the country and the distance the data will have to move from your PC to the server and back.

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4.

What does this war have to do with people just trying to place videogames in peace?

you completely miss the point of the thread

How did i miss it? I just pointed out the reasons why i personally think Russian servers (while cool for Russian players) are not that likely to happen. Sure, my first point might be questionable, i agree (there are Russian players of course, but i am not sure wether they're that many). But I am 100% serious about point 2-4

Also for them playing on Frankfurt/German servers. It's likely just because Frankfurt one of the closest cities for them. Although wether there fewer Russian players on Stockholm servers is something i can't confirm, as i only play on German servers, as I'm from Germany. Playing on any other server would be stupid.

[Graceful Jabberwocky]

Originally posted by The Nintendo Guy:

2nd. Money
3rd. Russia is just a huge country. And with Huge, i mean Russia is one big chonky boi. Where should Valve put the server? Even Moscow and Saint Petersburg are over 500km away from each other. No matter where you would put the server in Russia, there would still be plenty of players with high pings, due to the size of the country and the distance the data will have to move from your PC to the server and back.

[The deadly Cutsman]

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

are u fkn stupid, VALVe opening servers amidst the war is going to ruin their reputation because 80% of the playerbase is under heavy western propaganda

Reported for being mean

[kenzie apple puppy love flower]

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

are u fkn stupid, VALVe opening servers amidst the war is going to ruin their reputation because 80% of the playerbase is under heavy western propaganda

western propaganda or their own morals?

[76561198088409502]

Originally posted by Thoughtfall:

Originally posted by + EKJMNY 45:

are u fkn stupid, VALVe opening servers amidst the war is going to ruin their reputation because 80% of the playerbase is under heavy western propaganda

western propaganda or their own morals?

good way to derail thread, bad choice of words by me
influecend by western media*
works better