So, why region lock still exist when you can't gift cheap game to foreign friends?

[Max]

I am talking about the default storewide region lock set by Steam, not the one set by publisher by the way.

[tmwfte]

Messaggio originale di Max:

That is set by publisher. Not steam.

Which was the very point that Spawn of Totoro was stating.

[Start_Running]

The region lock is still likely a thing because there are reasons for such that go beyond pricing. But the price comp now more or less mimics the function at a certain level.

[Max]

Messaggio originale di Start_Running:

The region lock is still likely a thing because there are reasons for such that go beyond pricing. But the price comp now more or less mimics the function at a certain level.

The default region lock set by Steam is for definitely pricing reason. SEA regions used to be region free and have cheap games other than russian or the old EU tier 3 (except some that were paying the ROW USD price like Hong Kong, Taiwan and even Vietnam).

Steam bundled the default region locked with local currency for the whole Asia (except Macau, they forgot about them) and Africa at 2015 November just to stop the cheap game reselling abuse (mostly from Mainland China and Malaysia).


The new system is basically region lock for everyone instead of "make it easier for you to share the games you love with friends". You guys at the west are blocked for different pricing. We at the east are blocked for both price difference and the existing default region lock. Completely blocked out foreign gifting even in the same region if the price is different.

[Max]

Why are they saying "gifts sent through the new system will always work on the receiver's account" when my gift will never work on the receiver's account because of region lock? Yes I can still the gift because the I get passed the price difference check gate.


(if you don't believe me you can try it. I'll send a 50 cent game that we both don't have and let you see how it can be "sent through" and "always (does not) work".)

[Start_Running]

Messaggio originale di Max:

Why are they saying "gifts sent through the new system will always work on the receiver's account" when my gift will never work on the receiver's account because of region lock? Yes I can still the gift because the I get passed the price difference check gate.


(if you don't believe me you can try it. I'll send a 50 cent game that we both don't have and let you see how it can be "sent through" and "always (does not) work".)

Simple. What they mean is that there's no chance of issue once the gift is received. Already in library, not available in region, etc, etc.

[Max]

Messaggio originale di Start_Running:

Simple. What they mean is that there's no chance of issue once the gift is received. Already in library, not available in region, etc, etc.

If you still don't believe me. Just try me. Name a 50 cent indie game that you don't have.

eg:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/491390/Alchemist_Penguin/