Avowed, a TOW-like game from Obsidian

[wndrbr]

'Russians don't buy software' is an outdated stereotype, they are paypigs as hell. Like, you can visit some russian gaming site, and ppl there would brag about buying and 100%ing Veilguard.

[maidenhaver]

'Russians don't buy software' is an outdated stereotypes, they are paypigs as hell. Like you can visit some russian gaming site, and ppl there would brag about buying and 100%ing Veilguard.

Kinda sad how they inverted, and now they brag about throwing money away.

[A Chinese opium den]

This is the saddest news I've heard in a while. We need to save russia.

[Tweed]

The Ukrainian-Russian war has not been kind.

[Brother Michael]

The war has drained the population of its best men, now all that’s left are ******* like Warlockracy

[WhiteShark]

If only you knew how wrong you are. Here in russia we have several generations of people who can't pirate games and software! They don't know how and believe that it is hard to install cracks or "there could be a virus"! I promise you, in russian part of youtube you can find video guides how to use torrent and they are new!

'Russians don't buy software' is an outdated stereotype, they are paypigs as hell. Like, you can visit some russian gaming site, and ppl there would brag about buying and 100%ing Veilguard.

I feel this sort of tech illiteracy may be universal. Young people in the US don't seem to get it, either. I've tried showing my cousin how to torrent anime several times and he still pays for streaming services.

[Statesman]

Joke aside: The pricing for Eastern European countries is completely irrelevant as the average Eastern European does not pay for his software.

If only you knew how wrong you are. Here in russia we have several generations of people who can't pirate games and software! They don't know how and believe that it is hard to install cracks or "there could be a virus"! I promise you, in russian part of youtube you can find video guides how to use torrent and they are new!

What a dissapointment. Guess Gen Alpha/Late Zoomers are ******** everywhere.

[Marcus]

If only you knew how wrong you are. Here in russia we have several generations of people who can't pirate games and software! They don't know how and believe that it is hard to install cracks or "there could be a virus"! I promise you, in russian part of youtube you can find video guides how to use torrent and they are new!

'Russians don't buy software' is an outdated stereotype, they are paypigs as hell. Like, you can visit some russian gaming site, and ppl there would brag about buying and 100%ing Veilguard.

[Faceless_Sentinel]

If only you knew how wrong you are. Here in russia we have several generations of people who can't pirate games and software! They don't know how and believe that it is hard to install cracks or "there could be a virus"! I promise you, in russian part of youtube you can find video guides how to use torrent and they are new!

'Russians don't buy software' is an outdated stereotype, they are paypigs as hell. Like, you can visit some russian gaming site, and ppl there would brag about buying and 100%ing Veilguard.

I'm lazy to edit this, just replace words "sun" and "sleep" to fit situation.

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[wndrbr]

недолго музыка играла

[Faceless_Sentinel]

недолго музыка играла

Не долго фраер танцевал. Ну, зато у нас скрины есть, хоть поржали.

[Rand]

MS just dropped the price, it's $70.

Even more insane is the regional pricing https://steamdb.info/app/2457220/

Like what the ****, do they want Europe in its entirety to pirate it?

I don't understand this pricing scheme.



Why are they especially gouging Poland, of all of Europe?

[Faceless_Sentinel]

MS just dropped the price, it's $70.

Even more insane is the regional pricing https://steamdb.info/app/2457220/

Like what the ****, do they want Europe in its entirety to pirate it?

I don't understand this pricing scheme.



Why are they especially gouging Poland, of all of Europe?

Looks like EU "fines Valve and five publishers of PC video games € 7.8 million for “geo-blocking” practices". Is it for regional prices or?

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/pressco ... /ip_21_170

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles ... eoblocking

[gerey]

and 100%ing Veilguard

Slava Ukraini.

[Yankee Zulu]

Would you look at this:
Both regional price and translation, everything is in place!

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But how about:
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issu ... -conflict/

Like the rest of the world, we are horrified, angered and saddened by the images and news coming from the war in Ukraine and condemn this unjustified, unprovoked and unlawful invasion by Russia.

I want to use this blog to provide an update on Microsoft’s actions, building on the blog we shared earlier this week.

We are announcing today that we will suspend all new sales of Microsoft products and services in Russia.

In addition, we are coordinating closely and working in lockstep with the governments of the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom, and we are stopping many aspects of our business in Russia in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions.

We believe we are most effective in aiding Ukraine when we take concrete steps in coordination with the decisions being made by these governments and we will take additional steps as this situation continues to evolve.

Our single most impactful area of work almost certainly is the protection of Ukraine’s cybersecurity. We continue to work proactively to help cybersecurity officials in Ukraine defend against Russian attacks, including most recently a cyberattack against a major Ukrainian broadcaster.

Since the war began, we have acted against Russian positioning, destructive or disruptive measures against more than 20 Ukrainian government, IT and financial sector organizations. We have also acted against cyberattacks targeting several additional civilian sites. We have publicly raised our concerns that these attacks against civilians violate the Geneva Convention.

We are also continuing to mobilize our resources to help the people in Ukraine. Our Microsoft Philanthropies and UN Affairs teams are working closely with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and multiple UN agencies to help refugees by providing technology and financial support for key NGOs and, where needed, we are defending these groups from ongoing cyberattacks.

As a company, we are committed to the safety of our employees in Ukraine and we are in constant contact with them to offer support in many forms, including those who have needed to flee for their lives or safety.

Like so many others, we stand with Ukraine in calling for the restoration of peace, respect for Ukraine’s sovereignty and the protection of its people.

What is happened with "microsoft stand with ukraine"?

Sooner or later they will all crawl back to Russia. But there will be no loud and proud announcements made.

[Marcus]

Even more insane is the regional pricing https://steamdb.info/app/2457220/

Why are they especially gouging Poland, of all of Europe?

Because everyone hates Polacks, that's why.

[Roguey]

Well, that Russian correction was fast. I'm guessing Russians who pre-ordered got an automatic refund?

[Faceless_Sentinel]

Well, that Russian correction was fast. I'm guessing Russians who pre-ordered got an automatic refund?

In steam usually no, you can't access game store page content or buy DLC, but purchased game added to your library and you can download and play it. At least this how it was in 2022 and 2023.

[wndrbr]

It depends on a publisher. Some are petty enough to demand Valve to do a mass refund, some just let it slide. There were cases when people were able to keep games bought for obviously wrong price (like Dark Souls for 7 rub), and cases when the publisher forcibly took the purchased games away from you and refunded the paid price into your steam wallet.

[rusty_shackleford]

An american store charging americans more for the same exact product should be illegal btw

[Faceless_Sentinel]

An american store charging americans more for the same exact product should be illegal btw

https://mailchimp.com/resources/geographical-pricing/

[rusty_shackleford]

An american store charging americans more for the same exact product should be illegal btw

https://mailchimp.com/resources/geographical-pricing/

Yeah, I don't care. If your business is in USA, you shouldn't be allowed to charge US citizens more for the same product.

[1998]

This is pretty soft regional pricing, used to get way deeper discounts

[rusty_shackleford]

This is pretty soft regional pricing, used to get way deeper discounts

I used to buy games at deep russian discounts until Putler decided to start world war 4.

[Rand]

An american store charging americans more for the same exact product should be illegal btw

https://mailchimp.com/resources/geographical-pricing/

Yeah, I don't care. If your business is in USA, you shouldn't be allowed to charge US citizens more for the same product.

They're not they're charging the "standard" price to Americans, and either discounting or marking it up for others.

[Faceless_Sentinel]

This is pretty soft regional pricing, used to get way deeper discounts

I used to buy games at deep russian discounts until Putler decided to start world war 4.

Most games you can still buy with same deep russian discount, you just can't buy AAA LGTV slop that you wouldn't buy anyway. Steam prevented bank cards not from the same region from funding accounts long before war.

[maidenhaver]

Is deep russian discount a euphemism for free?

[Faceless_Sentinel]

Is deep russian discount a euphemism for free?

No, it is regional pricing. Games that cost 60$ in us can cost 20-40$ in russian steam.

[Unhelpful Contrarian]

[gerey]

Isn't that the cockslurping ****** that praised Veilguard?