Good to see Steam taking action against VPN users.
Taken fromVG247… Valve has made things even more difficult for those looking to take advantage of Steam’s regional pricing when they shouldn’t.
蒸汽has implemented more restrict rules on changing a user’s main store country. Although it has been difficult to do in recent years, this new update to the process deters an even wider group of players.
As spotted by Steam Database, Steam now requires users to make a purchase using a payment method issued in the country they want to change their store to. In other words, you can’t buy games in Poland unless you have a Polish credit card, for instance.
Store country is a setting that dictates the content and prices Steam displays. Some in the past used this feature to change their country to one where games are cheaper in order to get a deal one or more purchases. In those case, users would VPN to those places while using their existing payment methods, which were issued in their actual country of residence.
“If you have moved to a new country, or are living abroad for an extended period of time, you can update your Steam country setting when you complete your first purchase using a payment method from that country,” Steam’s updated policy explains.
阀门最近使您的商店国家更加严格，这需要使用来自该国的付款方式完成购买。
这应该阻碍使用VPN购买游戏更便宜的能力。pic.twitter.com/iozwoo6gsi.
— Steam Database (@SteamDB)2020年7月29日
“如果您的位置与当前的Steam账户商店国家/地区设置不同，您可以选择在查看购物车时更改商店区域，或者在您完成购买时。”
A number of Steam users recently took advantage of Horizon Zero Dawn’s cheaper price in some countries, which caused the game’s price to rise in certain places, screwing legitimate customers in the process.
这种类型的政策是在线商店的标准，特别是那些具有广泛区域定价支持的标准。例如，史诗般的游戏商店将商店国家锁定到第一次购买的地方。
资源：VG247
