Steam store prices for Ukraine (and CIS region) after new 'gifting'

[evil_tox]

Valve change the prices to be the same as in Russia, we have lower sallary then russia, and our prices are in USD AND MUCH HIGHER then in Russia, wich makes no logical sense coz we still have to rely on exchanging currency hrivnyas to dollars, we can do the same thing to exchange hrivnyas to rubbles, you only making us to come back to piracy or shady grey market resellers!

As a long time user of steam client i'm very dissapointed to see this changes, now i can't afford to buy most of the games. I only hope you'll reconsider prices for Ukraine or return gifting from russia to ukraine to the previous state, i prefer to buy a legal product then to pirate games.

[Satoru]

Thre is no 'ukraine' store neither before nor after the change.

[Radene]

Автор сообщения: Satoru

Thre is no 'ukraine' store neither before nor after the change.

I think he means the currency has been changed for Ukraine from ruble to usd which increased the final price.

I think.

[evil_tox]

There was no change prices for CIS (Ukraine, Belarus and other) region was always in USD, nobody weren't saying anything mostly because you could gift it from russia about 50% cheaper, with this change most of the people will return to torrents. Please don't continue the discussion about my wording of the problem.

[Satoru]

Автор сообщения: Radene

Автор сообщения: Satoru

Thre is no 'ukraine' store neither before nor after the change.

I think he means the currency has been changed for Ukraine from ruble to usd which increased the final price.

I think.

The Ukraine never used rubles

The Ukraine was schedule to get its native currency up until Crimea got invaded. As such they have always been on the 'normal' USD currency. There has never been a Ukriane 'store' nor have the Ukraine ever had their own 'tiered' currency like Australia.

[Satoru]

Автор сообщения: eviltox

There was no change prices for CIS (Ukraine, Belarus and other) region was always in USD, nobody weren't saying anything mostly because you could gift it from russia about 50% cheaper, with this change most of the people will return to torrents. Please don't continue the discussion about my wording of the problem.

Again nothing has changed in the Ukraine. They have always used the full USD pricing. The new system changes nothing.

[evil_tox]

Автор сообщения: Satoru

Автор сообщения: eviltox

There was no change prices for CIS (Ukraine, Belarus and other) region was always in USD, nobody weren't saying anything mostly because you could gift it from russia about 50% cheaper, with this change most of the people will return to torrents. Please don't continue the discussion about my wording of the problem.

Again nothing has changed in the Ukraine. They have always used the full USD pricing. The new system changes nothing.

Nobody used USD prices they are way too expensive for country with average salary below 300 usd. We used gifts from ru region. That's why we'll have to come back to piracy and torrents instead of supporting developers.

[Satoru]

Your violations of the SSA by using Russian VPNs to activate Russian gifts is not Steam's problem

And when you invoke piracy as an excuse I'm out. Reported

[Radene]

Автор сообщения: Satoru

And when you invoke piracy as an excuse I'm out. Reported

Not sure how the OP getting a forum ban will change the economy dynamics between Russia and Ukraine tbh.

[Narcoleptic Marshmallow]

Автор сообщения: Radene

Not sure how the OP getting a forum ban will change the economy dynamics between Russia and Ukraine tbh.

It won't, but we don't want to suggest piracy is a valid alternative, do we?

[evil_tox]

Автор сообщения: Satoru

Your violations of the SSA by using Russian VPNs to activate Russian gifts is not Steam's problem

And when you invoke piracy as an excuse I'm out. Reported

RU+ CIS is the same region, nobody were using a vpn, do some research before make some allegations. It was a simple gift's from one person to another via steam. I reprted you for harrassement and wrong allegations. If you don't know nothing about living in a poor country than just don't post on topics you know nothing about, troll!

[Radene]

Автор сообщения: Narcoleptic Marshmallow

Автор сообщения: Radene

Not sure how the OP getting a forum ban will change the economy dynamics between Russia and Ukraine tbh.

It won't, but we don't want to suggest piracy is a valid alternative, do we?

Suggesting that would indeed not be a good idea.

[evil_tox]

Автор сообщения: Narcoleptic Marshmallow

Автор сообщения: Radene

Not sure how the OP getting a forum ban will change the economy dynamics between Russia and Ukraine tbh.

It won't, but we don't want to suggest piracy is a valid alternative, do we?

it was an alternative and still is for every poor country, steam with affordable prices changed that for many people, but now prices is too expesive again.

[evil_tox]

Автор сообщения: Radene

Автор сообщения: Narcoleptic Marshmallow

It won't, but we don't want to suggest piracy is a valid alternative, do we?

Suggesting that would indeed not be a good idea.

it's not the suggestion it's the simple truth. with salary below 300 usd you can't affrod games for 60.

[Satoru]

Your violations of the SSA is not steam's problem.

Enforcement of the SSA is not Steam's problem

You not liking that enforcement is not steam's problem

[Satoru]

You knwo the funny thing is, when I try to steal a Ferrari i dont go to the cops and say "Well I can't afford it so that's why I stole it" and the cops dont go "oh well that makes total sense off you go citizen"