Question about using VPNs

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Hi,
when I search for a versus game, the search function tends to connect me to community servers that reveal my location publicly on the ingame chat. I'm starting to get mad over stuff like this and as I don't want people to know where I live, I want to use a VPN to prevent that kind of issue. Will something happen to my account if I do use one and connect to a lobby with a VPN on?
Thanks.

[Nice-TRY]

No. But you'd get high pings from connecting through free vpn

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High ping isnt really something I'm worried about, anyway thanks for the reply.

[I AM SYNTH]

---- using vpn or cheating on your address can get you, not vac but steam banned so don't do that ----

Vpn will give you over 300ms ping
so a delay of 3 second,
might no be the greatest idea

if i understand correctly, you don't want your location to be revealed, but
it dosen't reveal your address, and normally won't cause any trouble
+ using vpn or cheating on your address can get you steam banned so don't do that

[Gracey Face]

Originally posted by I AM SYNTH:

---- using vpn or cheating on your address can get you, not vac but steam banned so don't do that ----

Vpn will give you over 300ms ping
so a delay of 3 second,
might no be the greatest idea

if i understand correctly, you don't want your location to be revealed, but
it dosen't reveal your address, and normally won't cause any trouble
+ using vpn or cheating on your address can get you steam banned so don't do that

300ms is 0.3s

[I AM SYNTH]

Originally posted by Richard Stroker:

300ms is 0.3s

yea i'm good on math
but i assure you that the delay is high
vpn is basicaly sending a information that will go throught 5-10 server
these delays can be long, especially if the network flow is overloaded

and again
vpn = steam ban

[Gracey Face]

Originally posted by I AM SYNTH:

Originally posted by Richard Stroker:

300ms is 0.3s

yea i'm good on math
but i assure you that the delay is high
vpn is basicaly sending a information that will go throught 5-10 server
these delays can be long, especially if the network flow is overloaded

and again
vpn = steam ban

A few people have contacted steam support and steam support's response has always been using VPNs is not prohibited. VPNs only get your steam account banned if you use them to change your purchasing region for the sake of cheaper games or bypassing national content laws (ie censorship).


And this is in line with what I have seen, every instance I've ever seen of people being banned for VPN has been due to purchases.


To the OP, I would advise you putting in a ticket to steam's general customer support and seeing what they say as to be frank no reply you get on the forums will be anything other than garbage. That way you get an answer from the horses mouth, and if you do eventually get wrongly banned after the support says you were okay to do it, you have a paper trail for when you appeal your ban that confirms you got permission from a representitive of steam.

[bear]

A VPN won't get you banned and wont give you 300ms ping in fact you could even get better ping using a VPN under certain circumstances. The only reason steam cares or would ban over VPN usage is if you were using one to circumvent region locks or get advantageous pricing on another countries store. Use VPNs in your actual country and you should be fine.

[coNstantin]

Stop being paranoic and enjoy the game instead. Life will give you a very hard time if you will act like this.

[meat beat mania]

Originally posted by I AM SYNTH:

---- using vpn or cheating on your address can get you, not vac but steam banned so don't do that ----

Vpn will give you over 300ms ping
so a delay of 3 second,
might no be the greatest idea

if i understand correctly, you don't want your location to be revealed, but
it dosen't reveal your address, and normally won't cause any trouble
+ using vpn or cheating on your address can get you steam banned so don't do that

300 ping is not 3 seconds 500 ping is 0.5 seconds

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Hm, if I'm risking my steam account over it then I won't use vpn. Thanks for the replies.

[tomás]

I'm late, but here, use vpn, isn't a problem, your steam account is ok, JUST DON'T BUY GAMES WITH VPN and thats all, don't listen to that guy, steam was selling a vpn for play called wtfast some months ago https://steamcommunity.com/app/315880/discussions/ that is the proof, just use it and you will be ok!

I used a lot of vpns for play steam games and all is ok, just don't buy games with vpns, some csgo professional players like FalleN uses this one. https://www.exitlag.com/en and all is ok.

steam was selling this one https://www.wtfast.com/

I recommend https://www.ipvanish.com/

I used vpn for 6 years and I never got a ban, steam alert or a disabled account, don't listen to that guy, vpn is ilegal only if you use it for buy games for less price.

[Blaquicat]

ps: Connecting to a vpn on your own country isn't illegal in any way..even for purchasing
Connecting to another country could give you some issues.

[S E X Y]

You cant use vpn on Steam

Lot of ppl talked about It when valve did the french update on csgo

And valve said you cant use vpn