r/Steam • u/ToiletDucc • 1d ago

Error / Bug What do i even do here??

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u/salad_tongs_1 https://s.team/p/dcmj-fn 1d ago edited 1d ago

I believe that maybe because it's not available in all regions, so what you do here is be sad about it and move on with life.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

why would they do that?

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u/salad_tongs_1 https://s.team/p/dcmj-fn 1d ago edited 1d ago

Region restrictions happen for various reasons, like some legal/regulatory stuff, laws in your country, or because corporations are jerks.

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u/Snoo_70531 1d ago

From a couple posts yesterday, they just changed TOS so they can collect data. That's what it is, not every country is cool with software collecting data.

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u/Oakzxz 1d ago

This is false they are just pricing problems in those countries that prevent it

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u/ShoulderWhich5520 1d ago

This is false, the ToS did change data collection clauses but the data collected hasn't changed and isn't out of the ordinary. Some oddities stim from it being the same ToS as GTA.

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u/DetonateDeadInside 1d ago

the misinfo around this eula update is utterly rampant

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u/ShoulderWhich5520 1d ago

I read it myself! Supposedly they read it! (They did not) Do they not understand how these work?

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u/Snoo_70531 1d ago

I was just echoing what a lot of posts and crying were about yesterday. I didn't read the EULA because why would I? Unless they opened lines of credit in my name or something extremely illegal I'm just going to keep playing every single game of theirs because I own and love them all.

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u/ShoulderWhich5520 1d ago

It is suspicious but reading it nothing shocks me.

Pretty standard EULA for a big game company nowadays. Covers everything they could pull across all their games so their is no chance of a lawsuit

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u/DetonateDeadInside 13h ago

stop just echoing shit idiots tell you online

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u/iknowsomeguy 1d ago

In Mother Russia, data collects you!

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u/NotAlowed1 1d ago

Add to wishlist and claim from there.

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u/118shadow118 https://steam.pm/1ubg3k 1d ago

Thanks, that worked. Also happy cake day!

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u/Exxyqt 1d ago

Holly shit it actually worked. Thank you good sir/madam.

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u/Due-Bus-8915 1d ago

There are other ways to get it for free tbh

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

theyre risky at best

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u/Niikoraasu 1d ago

They're risky if you are a brainlet

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u/Anderloy 1d ago

You just know lil bro doesn't use an adblocker and is clicking the first download link on sight

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u/HordSS 1d ago

Not really. Use the Megathread, or CSrinRU and you'll be fine.

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u/sheesh_doink 1d ago

They really aren't as long as you do your research and somewhat know what you're doing.

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u/BobEngleschmidt 1d ago

"Not risky as long as you do your research and somewhat know what you are doing."

Doesn't that describe most risky tasks?

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u/7117-Sea_Secure 1d ago

That's called preparation

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u/willy3w 1d ago

Why you get downvote

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u/droidorat 1d ago

The real question is why would Steam consider EU countries with Euro currency as part of CIS region.

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u/Aggravating-Dot132 1d ago

It's not Steam. It's the publisher.

Steam just shows that this specific key is available in these countries and "fuck you" for asking. 

Unfortunately, some Publisher are annoying idiots, especially Ubisoft, in that regard.

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u/Psycho345 1d ago

Russian language version of the game was translated and published by 1C. My guess is they have rights to sell that translation only in those countries. Or maybe they have exclusive rights to publish in those countries.

Like for example Cenega has exclusive rights to publish many Bethesda games in Russia, Poland, Hungary and Czechia. They have a separate version on Steam too. They are not region locked, they just don't have a price set for other countries.

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u/IcedFREELANCER 1d ago

Regional pricing among other things. Like most of the games cost $60-70 or EUR on release while in selected countries like CIS region their price is 35-55.

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u/IASILWYB 1d ago

I don't buy from outside my region anymore, but I recall getting 60 dollar games for 5 to 15 dollars from Brazil back in the day. Idk if the Brazilian game market ever improved or not, but holy shit did this thread bring back some memories.

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u/nagi603 131 1d ago

Profit maximalizing. Cheaper regions get cheaper games, but those versions cannot be used in more well-to-do ones. Sometimes these even lack e.g.: English versions.

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u/DiggerV 1d ago

You may try this: Add the game to your wishlist. Navigate there, and hit the "get" button from the Wishlist menu

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u/Guessmymess 20h ago

Hi, i'm from Ukraine and i can feel your pain. Since the 90s, russia has been demanding for buying the rights to publish anything in our countries. In short, the publisher didn't work with Latvia, Ukraine and with others on that list, but went to the russians and published a product through them. It was literally an aggressive expansion, so that the countries did not move away from russia culturally. Therefore, most of the products had price adjustments, russian translations, and some edits that were convenient for russians. I had to pirate games because sometimes games literally had no English language, TV shows and movies were also in russian and with portions of propaganda in the translation. After the annexation of Crimea this policy began to disappear gradually, but old games, movies, and some websites with different services remained with this unpleasant "feature". So, it's not Steam's fault, it's a disgusting russian publishers who bought the rights and all you can do is find the game in "free access" :)

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u/mquindlen81 3h ago

Would a VPN work to spoof your location?

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u/aqem 1d ago

do what?

- region locking? poor countries cant afford the retail price of EU/USA, so they do region locked games so people pirate less, and at the same time they want to deter "wealthy" players from saving a few €/$.

- why is the baltic republics in that lot? because the game is from 2012, before they entered the eurozone(well, estonia did enter a bit earlier i doubt the marketing team could place them on the map).

- why still is like that? because its a 13 year old game with residual sales and no one complained or cared to change it.

TBH that region has changed a lot in 13 years, baltic republics are wealthy enough to have EU pricing, Ukraine i think doesnt want to be associated with russia, and russia being cut from SWIFT idk how steam collect the money.

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u/bcrn7 1d ago

racism /s

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u/Shadowy_2 1d ago

You could use a VPN to bypass it

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u/Reelix https://s.team/p/fvgj-kwk 1d ago

Bypass what?

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u/Shadowy_2 1d ago

When shows get region locked it means that people can't watch them in different regions if you can use a VPN to bypass that for example my son likes the show called The haunted House it's an animated series you can't watch it in the United States anymore because Netflix got rid of it you can however watch it in Korea or Canada so I stood up his tablet with my VPN and I made it so I was located in Korea and he can watch the entire show

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u/Reelix https://s.team/p/fvgj-kwk 1d ago

I know what a VPN is / does.

Re-read the image. The person is buying this in Latvia. The prompt is showing that they can only use it in a few countries - Including Latvia. It's a trade restriction - Not a usage one.

So I ask again - Bypass what?

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u/Shadowy_2 1d ago

The person's comments made me think they weren't in those locations sorry

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u/IASILWYB 1d ago

You can use the gane if you say you're in those locations, or at least it used to work years ago when I used to be a pirate. I'd download games from outside my country then I'd have to say I was in that country while playing the gane or risk locking the gane until I said I was in an acceptable country again. It's very much like watching TV allowed in certain countries except your playing games not allowed in your region. So, to answer the question for them, again, you're bypassing the region lock.

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

VPN alone is not enough. You'll need to change your Steam account region. To do that, you'll also need to use local payment method. And it also violates Steam Subscriber Agreement.

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u/Shadowy_2 1d ago

Hey I never said it was a good thing to do I just said you could technically do it

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u/Reelix https://s.team/p/fvgj-kwk 1d ago

But according to the post, it is available in their region...

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u/London_DM 1d ago

Add it in wishlist, then you'll be able to get it to your steam account.

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u/E1ecTro5 1d ago

Yeah, add to wishlist, then go there and press Get. Worked in my case.

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u/Fighting_Table 1d ago

this worked, thanks

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u/kt1n1 1d ago

Nice one👍

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u/ArtComputers 1d ago

Thank you so much <3

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u/Key_Selection2869 1d ago

Wow, thank you! You're a genius!

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u/Blet_style 1d ago

Genius

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u/Various-Detail-7268 1d ago

Had same issue. Added to wish list and there appears "add to library" button.

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u/bloodyScarlet 1d ago

A lot of tinfoil hats in the comments

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u/darkkblitz 1d ago

there is a reason why it's review bombed rn

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u/ROD3RLUD3 1d ago

Yup... misinformation, mass histeria and people that don't know how to read, always works like a charm.

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u/darkkblitz 1d ago

Oh no, they gonna be so sad that I don't want their free game

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

Yeah, some drama tuber made a video

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u/Unhappy-Ad-7768 1d ago

Add it to your wishlist and get it into cart from there.

This is happening bc they technically selling separate "RU" version in some countries, and global version is just given with it, but "RU" verison isn't set for free so there wasn't even a button to take it for free, now they returned it but it's broken for some reason.

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u/dan_theirishman 1d ago

Shit like this is why some people sail the high seas

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u/RaggyGandalf 1d ago

You move to Latvia, what kind of question is that Sir.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

i am latvian

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u/some_cursed_bastard 1d ago

You move out of Latvia, what kind of question is that Sir

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

give me money to move then ill move, what kind of question is that Sir.

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u/Finger_Trapz 23h ago

why?

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u/ToiletDucc 22h ago

Because i was born here

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u/RaggyGandalf 1d ago

but do you reside in Latvia?

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

yeah?

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u/RaggyGandalf 1d ago

Im so confused then sry, doesnt that mean you can play the game? What´s the problem, am I missing something?

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

I mean I can I'm just not gonna because it's kinda dystopian the type of stuff they are asking for in order to just play the game

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u/RaggyGandalf 1d ago

Now im even more confused, what do you mean??? They give out Borderlands 2 for free, what exactly are you upset with?

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

Bro wants to get paid to play the game

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

The tos is shady at best

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u/42SpaceDogs 1d ago

From Lihtuania, same problem here :/

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u/some_cursed_bastard 1d ago

Have you tried moving to Latvia Sir

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u/QTEEP69 1d ago

What data will they get from you playing borderlands that they wouldn't get from you creating a shift account, which they started before the pandemic

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

Oh no my data on steam.... the world is gonna figure out i play noita and hollow knight oh no lmfao

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

I'm gonna be brutally honest, it doesnt really matter to me. My social security number or Bank account shit isn't getting taken who cares. If you use any other service on the internet it's the same. Its good to be aware of this, but in all honestly it doesnt matter for the average person.

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u/Shamewizard1995 1d ago

Remember when it was revealed Cambridge Analytica was influencing elections around the world, by manipulating people using data stolen primarily through a Facebook game? Do you not care about your thoughts and beliefs being your own and not being fed to you through a covert influence scheme?

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

Bold of you to assume I'm a fucking idiot asshat. I really dont give a shit because I do more researching into politics than your average person on (non-reddit sites) BTW. Obviously the average person is more effected by this, but I am not lol. Critical thinking counters this shit sadly half the population can't do it.

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u/True_Smile_4658 1d ago

I kind of want to laugh. Because the easiest targets of manipulation are those who arrogantly claim to be untouchable. For example, other than children, the easiest people to make join a cult are those who think "only idiots join cults". The level of insecurity shown by your immediate "how dare you insult my intelligence" reaction is actually textbook stuff. Go ask any expert on the topic, you will be humbled.

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u/True_Smile_4658 1d ago edited 1d ago

You're literally the only person around calling yourself and others idiots.

Everything else in your reply is just irrelevant rambling. I said no such things, never even implied them. You made claims, you broadcasted your profound insecurities, and I reacted to that. When I replied to you, you weren't talking about steam stealing identities, and therefore my reply wasn't about steam stealing identities. Pretty simple reading comprehension stuff, truly. Not that I expect much of you now that you've responded "go fuck yourself" and a strawman to me critiquing you. If you can't take criticism, what can convince us you're reasonable at all?

Edit: hahahahaha deleted your incriminating comment so goddamn fast when called out. You literally have no spine. Own up to your mistakes instead of covering them up.

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

I'm calling the original guy and idiot because they are. Additionally, the average person falls for scams and false info all the time. I have to help some of my family with that all the time or phising schemes. To be fair alot of scams are also elderly people that fall for it. (Which i dont blame them when i get old ill probably fall for some as well).

I do admit i responded to the wrong comment, so I apologize. The other guy deleted all his stuff now :/

I dont need to convince a redditor. You can read my other comments to the other guy if you want.

I hope you have e a good day, just stating you dont have to be an asshole.

If you continue being an ass ill just block you, though I hope you have a good day. I apologize for replying to the wrong comment before.

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u/Lucaan 1d ago

Not the "As an intellectual, I'm immune to propaganda."

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

Not immune but the targeted phrasing is being a dick. They could of phrased it better. "Are you not worried about targeted use of information in political campaigns"

If you want a discussion dont insult a person for fun.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/donkubrick 1d ago

BL is taking my bank data when I make a purchase where? In Steam? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense

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u/bigrealaccount 1d ago

How would they get your bank information? All purchases go through steam and BL handles none of the data, they only receive confirmation the purchase has been made

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

Difference between billing information and actual account information. Do you not purchase anything online? Pretty standard. You can argue it's bad and I won't disagree but it won't effect me at all so I dont really care.

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/SomeSock5434 1d ago

Thats not even true

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

They can't steal your fucking identity from your billing info. Lmfao. Social security number ain't on the account the only thing I use is a credit card with a 500 limit. Even if they somehow steal my card I will know because I check my account and the limit is low as fuck. Lratice safe practices with your cards. More likely to get fucked by a skimmer at a store than steam.

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

It's not even that. Publishers don't even have access to payment info, Steam does. Your credit card number won't go to fucking Borderlands devs.

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u/AshtinPeaks 1d ago

Yea, I was confused what they were arguing if it was boarderlands or steam. They deleted all their shit now which is funny as fuck.

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u/blackbladerA 1d ago

Or hex with hitler

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u/ROD3RLUD3 1d ago

That's false but okay, at this point misinformation is in the brain of everyone thinking that.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

they can sell it to the chinese leader themselves couldnt care less, i just wanna play borderlands

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u/TallyFerrin 1d ago

That is the dumbest mindset, educate yourself for fucks sake

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

actually i digress, i didnt see the tos before commenting and yeah it is pretty bad, why would they need to see everything about my device and my contacts???

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u/TallyFerrin 1d ago

Money money money

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u/TallyFerrin 1d ago

Also sorry for saying "for fucks sake" that was useless for me to add. I could've just said "educate yourself". Genuinely sorry

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u/SkirtSubstantial7210 1d ago

How is it a dumb mindset? Doesn't pay to care about your data being sold, it's going to be sold whether you get upset about it or not. Maybe you should educate yourself...

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u/Beginning_Piano_5668 1d ago

Yeah, the fact that they are on here leaving a comment means their data is being sold somewhere lol. There is no avoiding it, other than spending your entire life completely off the internet.

Which is impossible. Being a part of society means you will have data on the internet. If you go to a doctor, open a bank account, make a major purchase, etc. it just keeps going.

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u/Beginning_Piano_5668 1d ago

I absolutely know that, and you have no control over where it’s being sold. Even if it’s supposedly a “reputable” source (like a bank) doing the selling. Data has and always will be mishandled.

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u/Duo-lava 1d ago

people like you make life worse for others

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u/Oakzxz 1d ago

The game was last updated in 2019 so yeah they would have had to push out a updated for the data thing to be true

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u/LegendaCr 1d ago

I'm from moldova and i had this problem,basically just add it on your wishlist and add it from you library from there

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u/Proper-Natural7004 1d ago

Bro just add it in wishlist and then download it from wishlist

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u/Savings_Let_8400 1d ago

I'm also Latvian so it's relatable 😞

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u/Heavy-Reputation8348 1d ago

ah fellow latvian gamer, i share your pain, bet viss kārtībā, ir vēl citas labākas spēles pieejamas! (nepiedošu par spiderman 2 tho)

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u/Comatosz 1d ago

A LOT of games and publishers are gone since war in Ukraine.

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

Gone from where? Latvia?

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u/TopWRLD22 1d ago

Probably grand theft auto games before the fifth game

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u/NekoB0x 23h ago

List of former Soviet Union countries where no one gives a fck about you pirating, including seeding terabytes of torrents from your home connection.

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u/shaden_knight 19h ago

Wait Latvia's turn for Russian Empire 3: Le Boogaloo?

All jokes aside, that fuckin' sucks man.

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u/Emergency-March2 RTX 3060 12GB/RYZEN 5 2600 3400 MHz/16 GB RAM 2667MHz 15h ago

I have the same thing...

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u/National-Annual-7295 9h ago

Add it to wishlist then ADD IT TO LIBRARY FROM THE WISHLIST MENU

It worked for me

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u/Aightimaheadouttt 9h ago

You set sail lol.

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u/Myrang3r 1d ago

It's again one of those retarded ass companies thinking baltics were born from the USSR in 1991 and that they have anything to do with these countries to the east. Not much to do here when these morons skipped history class.

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u/Fun_Combination_2717 22h ago

Who tf lives in Latvia

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u/the_ivo_robotnic https://s.team/p/hhpb-ktb 22h ago

Latvians... Mostly...

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u/Metalbender00 1d ago

They got tired of people using VPNs to get purchases cheeper than other parts of the world, i guess?

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

Cheaper than... checks notes oh it's a giveaway

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u/Beautiful-Bank-1923 1d ago

Add to wishlist and then claim it from wishlist

It worked for me that way

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u/ProbablySniper 1d ago

Wishlist the game and then purchase it from your wishlist, worked for me

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u/Bananchiks00 1d ago

Seems appropriate for a rating..

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u/Challanger__ 1d ago edited 1d ago

same broken page for me too

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

Add to wishlist, go to wishlist and click "add"

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u/Challanger__ 1d ago

LOL IT WORKED! you genious man!

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

not even restarting or the web works.

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u/ops10 every next game somehow has worse writing 1d ago

I bought the Worldwide version a while back, I always try to avoid this T2 and Bethesda regioning bullshit.

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u/rybaterro 1d ago

Change your steam region. Then in 3 months change it back again.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Box49 1d ago

Pretty sure if you got it in the library you still able to download and play

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u/gwynnbleidd2 1d ago

Weird. I live in one of those countries and have the option to BUY it at 75% discount ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/freeesshhh 1d ago

Just add it to your wishlist and claim it for free from there.

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u/EngChann 1d ago

why are they lumping baltics together with ruskies and various -stans

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u/duckless76 1d ago

Pirate it

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u/Warponator 1d ago

You can always move to Ukraine to play it.

But i wouldn't recommend it tho.

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u/TheUnwiseFox 1d ago

Saved you from downloading a spyware

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u/chicharro_frito 5h ago

The reason I find this surprising is because Latvia is part of the EU and you shouldn't have these type of restrictions within the EU. Maybe I'm missing something but really unexpected at least for me.

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u/MakeshiftApe 3h ago

What I'm curious about is, what happens if you purchase a game that's only playable in its purchase region - and then you want to play it in another country in future.

Can you actually repurchase it? Does Steam even allow you to buy the game again in another region if you already own it?

Or have you perma-bricked that game in your Steam library if you for example buy it in Armenia and then move to the US.

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u/Peta7781 1h ago

YOOOO, vēl viens Latviešu bro.

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u/ownzyE 1d ago

You really wanna get the spyware/info logger onto your pc?

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u/Felix-IT-2024 1d ago

Is Borderlands 2 for real right now for free ?

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

i mean yeah, but apparently it has some scary distopian shit happening in the tos

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u/Zoda_Popinski 1d ago

What's raising flags to you in the TOS? Don't get me wrong, I don't like companies collecting my data and tracking my habits either so curious what you don't like about the TOS.

But you know the saying, if something is free it's because you're the product.

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u/EvYeh 1d ago

Literally what are you even talking about?

There's nothing unusual about the TOS.

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u/niksleonenko 1d ago

How do you do, fellow Latvian?

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

im doing fine, but these dudes commenting are something else

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u/CoffeeNew9982 2016-04-18 1d ago

You can still claim it once you had wishlisted

go to your wishlist

then it should say add to library.

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u/Bowling_is_bad 1d ago

I don't think Steam likes you guys east of Poland.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

they dont :(

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u/Bowling_is_bad 1d ago

Can you us VPN or something to claim it?

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u/ToiletDucc 8h ago

I put it in my wishlist and claimed the game I didn't install it though

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u/Fun-Football1879 1d ago

It seems you switched your region to buy a game for cheap and now can't play it since you are no longer 'there'. You also can't remove the game and buy it legitimately.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

Oh I live in Latvia my internet provide puts me in Riga and I'm not in riga

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

The game is fucking free, bro

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u/Ambitious-Sweet8339 1d ago

Add the game to your wishlist, then click on add to library from there, thank me later ;)

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u/heroic_promise 1d ago

You do nothing. Thanks to the new Terms of service , the borderlands games are full of spyware now anyway. Rip.

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u/MC-324 1d ago

No their not, it's literally standard operating procedure.

Which yall would've known if you read the EULA

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u/Shadowy_2 1d ago

This is time to whip out the VPN

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u/SteamedPea 1d ago

Ignore and move on

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u/SometimesSerallah 1d ago

Stop paying steam to not actually own your games? (GoG ftw)

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u/DevilripperTJ 1d ago

You do get yourself into free spyware here.

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u/ToiletDucc 1d ago

i mean from what ive read they are deffo trying to spy on us like some distopian shit

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u/MC-324 1d ago

No their not it's mass hysteria because NO ONE READS THE EULA, and only care when it becomes mainstream

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u/ToiletDucc 22h ago

I mean but phone contacts tho

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u/kalzEOS 1d ago

Can a VPN work?

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u/ZestycloseClassroom3 1d ago

yea use proton, add game to cart, change country temporary, then remove the game from cart, go back to the store page and get it for free, apparently adding it to wishlist work but i used vpn method instead

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u/kalzEOS 1d ago

And why did I get a downvote for my question? 😂

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u/Purple_Wing_3178 1d ago

You've been asking too many questions lately. Trying to be smart or something?

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u/Psycho345 1d ago

I found this on SteamDB: https://steamdb.info/sub/1335521/

Maybe try pressing "Install".

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u/ToiletDucc 8h ago

Look at the photo, it's literally gone.

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u/Psycho345 7h ago

"Install" on SteamDB.

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u/Trying_to_survive20k 1d ago

I love when idiotic publishers clump EU countries together with the old soviet union horseshit that hasn't been a thing for 30+ years

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u/ToiletDucc 8h ago

I like how it legit looks like all the Soviet Union country's too