How to gift someone in Malaysia without breaking ToC ?

[kampfer91]

My friend want Valheim but this game cost is like 10x more compare to other countries so i want to gift him but that darn regional blocking policy get in the way .

Heard about using VPN to change your steam store country into Malaysia but it may get you ban for that .
What about using Steam gift money , if i pay using my own country currency , will my friend receive the same currency or can't at all ?

[Garou]

Give them a digital gift card

[Abs]

Steam gift cards can be sent to other countries and it will be converted into their currency for roughly the same value

[Mythical Ostrich]

You could try buying a key from another store (Greenmangaming, Fanatical, Humblebundle, etc) and just send that to them

[Dylldophlo]

In Malaysia the game costs as much as 10.1 kg of rice.
In Germany it costs as much as about 8.4 kg of rice.
https://steamdb.info/app/892970/
If your friend has so little money, it might be better if you could transfer the money to a PayPal account to buy rice or water.
You could also buy the game as a gift for your friend.

[Halo]

Originally posted by Dylldophlo:

In Malaysia the game costs as much as 10.1 kg of rice.
In Germany it costs as much as about 8.4 kg of rice.
https://steamdb.info/app/892970/
If your friend has so little money, it might be better if you could transfer the money to a PayPal account to buy rice or water.
You could also buy the game as a gift for your friend.

Protip - you can't eat video games.

And you just showed your total ignorance on anything when you compare entertainment to life sustaining food.

Next time you enjoy your store bought coffee bare in mind that there are billions of people on the planet that it would take them a week's salary to pay for it.

The sort of people that assembled your mobile phone in a factory in China say, especially Iphones.

Have you by any chance ever given a Steam key to someone homeless on the street and been completely mystified by their reaction?

[Pocahawtness]

I am afraid you just have to get them a gift card that covers their price. No other way :-(
I agree with you though as long as a game is being gifted to a region that is less expensive then it should be allowed.

[Mythical Ostrich]

Originally posted by ｢C❤️A｣ Pocahawtness:

I am afraid you just have to get them a gift card that covers their price. No other way :-(
I agree with you though as long as a game is being gifted to a region that is less expensive then it should be allowed.

Yeah, or if it's cheaper to buy in your own country then let us pay the difference. But many games are sold on official stores too, so you can still buy the key and give it to a friend

[null]

Oh wow..... This is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. This Christmass I bought a game as a gift to a person in russia (prices are much lower there) that ♥♥♥♥ wasn't blocked at all.

So it's okay when they make the ~50% difference in price, but not okay when they lose it....

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Jitsuryoku:

Oh wow..... This is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. This Christmass I bought a game as a gift to a person in russia (prices are much lower there) that ♥♥♥♥ wasn't blocked at all.

So it's okay when they make the ~50% difference in price, but not okay when they lose it....

What game and what country?

[Dylldophlo]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1122-RTSC-0478&l=english