I'm sorry but...

[Rewingot97]

The PSN was always listed as a requirement on steam there is proof of that...now there are just enforcing it, end of the story.i fell I bit sry for the people in non PSN country (i don't know why they can have a PSN account)but I think they can try whit a VPN, apparently a PSN acc is lock in the region where you create it,so maybe that sufficient.

[Mentir]

keep in mind without the PSN account the game just works. Most other services dont because they need to account to log in to a certain server.

Why wait 3 months and not like a week, just right after the server fixes that they also need PSN, no they waited so long people cant refund anymore.

[Duranu Lithdel]

Originally posted by Mentir:

keep in mind without the PSN account the game just works. Most other services dont because they need to account to log in to a certain server.

Why wait 3 months and not like a week, just right after the server fixes that they also need PSN, no they waited so long people cant refund anymore.

I'm sure steam will eventually make a special case for users in countries that just got shafted since they are normally cool like that, and Sony will eventually back track and let those same countries refund the game just like they accepted refunds for Cyberpunk instead of their normal no refunds for anything policy

[Padds]

and if it was stated in game that it was a grace period , but simply not enforcing it makes me think the page was wrong and it wasnt necessary figured it was for PS version.
i would of been ok i cant make that account np refund play something else.

but to let it go without a word then later want to harvest some data so drop in a totally pointless mandatory hoop your ability to play what you bought is dependant on, sucks balls and of course it being sony its done incompetently so its a case of their failure stopping me.

[Punished Rusty Shackleford]

lol if your PSN account gets banned, you won't be able to play your Helldivers on PC. clown world.

[Haywood Jashootmee]

i live in the USA, but i'm gonna apply for a refund under principle.

[Slaieth]

It was never a requirement.

[Coel]

A VPN breaches Sony's TOS, which will result in a ban.

Putting another place where you live in breaches Sony's TOS, which will result in a ban.

People that live in places where PSN isn't supported will just have to quit the game, or get banned eventually. It is a lose / lose scenario for such people.

[Simping Automaton Mommys]

VPN is against Sony's TOS, which means your PSN account will be terminated along with all the games you own.

[_Mud$]

how many people actually read this during the training mission?
https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/helldivers_gamepedia/images/4/44/Helldivers_2_Contract_of_Employment.jpg

[SuaveMonke]

It was always a warning that PSN account connection was required for the game.

HOWEVER, PSN account was not a requirement for the game for months.

So you have an issue with PSN connection for any of the numerous reasons to have an issue with PSN accounts, and you look up helldivers 2, discover the game doesn't actually require it to play, you buy the game, load into a game, discover you can ignore the PSN connection, continue on to play the game because despite being said to be required, it was not in fact required. Months later it changed the enforcement to now require it, now that you no longer are within the allotted parameters for steam refunds.

Make a refund request anyway, explain the situation for what it is, you were told of a requirement, the requirement was not present, you purchased the game and played it under the understanding the false representation of the requirement was not accurate, and months later it was then being enforced when had it been enforced to begin with, you would not have purchased and continued ownership of the game.

Banks have pretty lenient time frames for charge backs, so even if steam is unwilling to hear you out, I'm sure you bank, which will likely have no idea about anything regarding game culture, terminology, or anything, will understand your position of not wanting to post hoc, allow a company to force you to allow them to sell your data so they can poorly secure your data and have it leak in a security breach for the 10th time.

[Great Dane]

I find it very funny that people are saying that "VPN is against Sony's TOS" and just straight up ignore all of the neon signs saying this game requires a PSN account. Y'all are some clowns that cant read.

[Coel]

Originally posted by Great Dane:

I find it very funny that people are saying that "VPN is against Sony's TOS" and just straight up ignore all of the neon signs saying this game requires a PSN account. Y'all are some clowns that cant read.

Then why sell a product that has a requirement that limits regions and allow this such event to happen to begin with?

The real clowns are the people who allowed this to begin with. Steam has a very clear service that when your game isn't allowed to be owned in your account then it doesn't even show for you to purchase.

You might google it, you might see it online, but when you connect to the website it shows that it's not possible to purchase on your country.

The issue arises from there, allowing people to make a purchase to rugpull them later.

[Mentir]

Originally posted by Great Dane:

I find it very funny that people are saying that "VPN is against Sony's TOS" and just straight up ignore all of the neon signs saying this game requires a PSN account. Y'all are some clowns that cant read.

as dutch person the steamshop dont even show lootbox games, so how can people who cant have PSN still buy the game. so by your own logic they shoudnt be able to sell it to those people.

[{NLR} C´est Moi ;D]

Originally posted by Slaieth:

It was never a requirement.

It was in the beginning.
In the "known issues" thread, there's this point from February

Originally posted by ForeverAPeon:

Account Linking
Some players are having trouble linking their PSN accounts to their game in the initial setup screen. They may see an error code indicating a server request problem. For now, you can skip that screen and play normally. Later—after we resolve those server request errors—the game will ask people who skipped that screen to try linking their accounts again.

So yea, they did specifically say it was only temporary that you'd be able to skip it and it was meant to be that way the entire time, they just disabled it because it wasn't working correctly.
Link to thread here if you want to check for yourself https://steamcommunity.com/app/553850/discussions/1/4206994023681197128/

[Great Dane]

Originally posted by Coel:

Originally posted by Great Dane:

I find it very funny that people are saying that "VPN is against Sony's TOS" and just straight up ignore all of the neon signs saying this game requires a PSN account. Y'all are some clowns that cant read.

Then why sell a product that has a requirement that limits regions and allow this such event to happen to begin with?

The real clowns are the people who allowed this to begin with. Steam has a very clear service that when your game isn't allowed to be owned in your account then it doesn't even show for you to purchase.

You might google it, you might see it online, but when you connect to the website it shows that it's not possible to purchase on your country.

The issue arises from there, allowing people to make a purchase to rugpull them later.

Sure, I can get somewhat behind that. My problem is that no one is willing to hold themselves accountable for their actions. If you know that you cant have a PSN account in your country that is kind of on you. From a user experience perspective it would make sense to not list in those countries, but there is some personal responsibility that needs to take place.

The real clowns here are the users who were given the information and chose to ignore it.