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Steam Summer Sale 2013

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  • #1052
    Vojera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Vojera


    I'm heading to the UK for the weekend. I'm still gonna be okay to buy things through the app, right?


  • #1053
    altairscreed
    Registered Users Posts: 645 ✭✭✭altairscreed


    Vojera wrote: »
    I'm heading to the UK for the weekend. I'm still gonna be okay to buy things through the app, right?

    But of course :)


  • #1054
    lisamuiri
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭lisamuiri


    Yes once you have internet access you will be able to buy steam games off of the steam app. :)


  • #1055
    Vojera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,812 ✭✭✭Vojera


    Shweet. I had a small panic for a minute there!


  • #1056
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Vojera wrote: »
    Shweet. I had a small panic for a minute there!

    Lucky ba$tard! :P UK prices (when converted) work out cheaper than euro... :D


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  • #1057
    McSasquatch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭McSasquatch


    He/she will still have to pay Euro prices if paying by CC though? Assuming their card is registered in Ireland.


  • #1058
    Digy123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Digy123


    Falthyron wrote: »
    Lucky ba$tard! :P UK prices (when converted) work out cheaper than euro... :D

    Couldn't we just use a VPN then? :rolleyes:


  • #1059
    Corvo Attano
    Registered Users Posts: 8,446 ✭✭✭Corvo Attano


    Technically.


  • #1060
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    McSasquatch wrote: »
    He/she will still have to pay Euro prices if paying by CC though? Assuming their card is registered in Ireland.

    I was living in the U.K last year, but I was still using my Ulster Bank card which is Irish. However, I did change my address on the Card Details stored with STEAM to my U.K address. It would seem as long as you are going through a U.K IP and have any U.K address attached the card in your Steam account, it will work.


  • #1061
    EoinHef
    Registered Users Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭EoinHef


    lisamuiri wrote: »
    Yes once you have internet access you will be able to buy steam games off of the steam app. :)

    I presume you mean phone app? If you do ye its dead handy especially with things like flash sales. In work today but was able to buy Civilisation V on the phone and can download it later:)


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  • #1062
    EoinHef
    Registered Users Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭EoinHef


    Digy123 wrote: »
    Couldn't we just use a VPN then? :rolleyes:

    Would you not have to use the vpn to access the games after youve bought them though? For games that have online anyway


  • #1063
    Drexel
    Registered Users Posts: 3,500 ✭✭✭Drexel


    Tinie wrote: »
    They are: http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1i5310/steam_list_of_developer_dlc_and_franchise_bundles/

    There is a link in that reddit post to this site.

    http://www.cheapshark.com/

    Its brill. Moved it right to the top of my favorites list. I especially like the deal rating they give


  • #1064
    Mantel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Mantel


    They check the address on the bank card and usually don't like it when you try to get around price differences in other countries.

    I wasn't able to buy in Sterling last time I was away so I submitted a ticket and they told me
    You will need to use the following link through a web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) to complete your transaction.

    http://store.steampowered.com/?cc=ie

    Please bookmark this link for continued purchasing while you are traveling out of your native country.


  • #1065
    McSasquatch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭McSasquatch


    I wonder if, travelling in the UK, you could top up your Steam wallet with UK£ (I think GAME sell the wallet codes over there rather than Gamestop) and buy completely legitimately from the Steam UK store then?


  • #1066
    Digy123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 846 ✭✭✭Digy123


    Worth a try,Im heading over in 3 days. Ill try it out :)


  • #1067
    Xenji
    Registered Users Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    Finally got around to getting Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, must say its strangely addictive


  • #1068
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Mantel wrote: »
    They check the address on the bank card and usually don't like it when you try to get around price differences in other countries.

    I wasn't able to buy in Sterling last time I was away so I submitted a ticket and they told me
    Worth a try,Im heading over in 3 days. Ill try it out

    This is very strange as I did not experience this at all.

    This is what I was doing:

    1 - Living in the U.K
    2 - Ulster Bank Visa Debit registered to an Irish address.
    3 - Logged in on Steam at my U.K address, seeing £ prices, etc.
    4 - Went to buy something with my card and it said my address does not match my location.
    5 - So I updated my Payment Details on my Steam Account to my U.K address on the Ulster Bank Visa Debit.
    6 - Ulster Bank card STILL registered to an Irish address with Ulster Bank.
    7 - Worked perfectly.

    I was paying in pounds which Ulster Bank was later converting into euro. Never had any hassle or questions or stops. I bought plenty because the pound prices were much more favourable. I was even gifting games back to my brother in Ireland.

    Steam have never questioned it or stopped me. When you are in the U.K, just change the address for your card on Steam to the U.K address you currently staying at. Seriously, it should work just like it worked for me.


  • #1069
    Simi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭Simi


    Only gifted (and have been gifted) Duke Nukem Megaton Edition so far. Nothing else has really piqued my interest.


  • #1070
    Mantel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,342 ✭✭✭Mantel


    McSasquatch wrote: »
    I wonder if, travelling in the UK, you could top up your Steam wallet with UK£ (I think GAME sell the wallet codes over there rather than Gamestop) and buy completely legitimately from the Steam UK store then?

    It'll more than likely be converted in to the currency you use on the account, just like they're doing for the steam market place atm and when you go to buy via the UK store you'll get hit with the region restriction again as you have a euro steam account. Would like to see the results of test though :)

    If you really want to get around the restrictions then you could create a second UK account, top it up with sterling and just buy games as gifts.


  • #1071
    wnolan1992
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,009 ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    I'm terrible for impulse buys. :(

    FM13 for €9... Valve you bastards...


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  • #1072
    Kiith
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 23,197 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kiith


    Antichamber is brilliant, but bloody tough. Not a clue what i'm doing some times.


  • #1073
    Frankie5Angels
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Frankie5Angels


    I see Dishonoured at 17.99 and Tropico 4 at 10-odd. Are they likely to come down in price?


  • #1074
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Frankie5Angels wrote: »
    I see Dishonoured at 17.99 and Tropico 4 at 10-odd. Are they likely to come down in price?

    I would put €10 on Dishonored being discounted further in the coming days. It will be cheaper. :)


  • #1075
    gavmcg92
    Registered Users Posts: 5,317 ✭✭✭gavmcg92


    I think Steam is taunting me...
    I just got a feckin Kerbal Space Program trading card. I thought I had somehow managed to win the game until I saw that it was a trading card :(


  • #1076
    Frankie5Angels
    Registered Users Posts: 2,315 ✭✭✭Frankie5Angels


    Falthyron wrote: »
    I would put €10 on Dishonored being discounted further in the coming days. It will be cheaper. :)

    So what you're saying is....that you'll give me €10 if it doesn't and it'll only cost me €7.99 anyway. Cheers! :D


  • #1077
    Xenji
    Registered Users Posts: 11,505 ✭✭✭✭Xenji


    If anyone is looking for a good rpg, The Last Remnant is only 3.39 Euro


  • #1078
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Frankie5Angels wrote: »
    So what you're saying is....that you'll give me €10 if it doesn't and it'll only cost me €7.99 anyway. Cheers! :D

    Haha! :D I will choose my words more carefully next time! :D


  • #1079
    Pushtrak
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,640 ✭✭✭Pushtrak


    Frankie5Angels wrote: »
    So what you're saying is....that you'll give me €10 if it doesn't and it'll only cost me €7.99 anyway. Cheers! :D
    I guess if the price does go down, you owe him a tenner, then :pac:


  • #1080
    Falthyron
    Registered Users Posts: 2,835 ✭✭✭Falthyron


    Pushtrak wrote: »
    I guess if the price does go down, you owe him a tenner, then :pac:

    I like the sound of that! :D


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  • #1081
    nesf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,645 ✭✭✭✭nesf


    Digy123 wrote: »
    Couldn't we just use a VPN then? :rolleyes:

    It's something to be very cautious about. It's one of the few things listed that can get your account banned. They really don't like it if you're spoofing your IP address to get around geographical pricing (mainly because it's the publishers not Steam who demand it).


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