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Anyone here switched region to Argentina? Or all you all still on India?
Any disadvantages, or advantages, from switching to one or the other? I'm still in EUR country but want to switch soon.
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konkol84
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 12:33 Post subject: |
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For me the main and only disadvantage with Leo Messi, at least comparing to Panjabi, is lack of Skrill to add wallet funds.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 13:10 Post subject: |
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| Areius wrote: | Anyone here switched region to Argentina? Or all you all still on India?
Any disadvantages, or advantages, from switching to one or the other? I'm still in EUR country but want to switch soon. |
Everyone here has moved to Buenos Aires.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 13:11 Post subject: |
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| konkol84 wrote: | | For me the main and only disadvantage with Leo Messi, at least comparing to Panjabi, is lack of Skrill to add wallet funds. |
Yeah, but you can buy Steam wallet cards so not really an issue (or so I've read), they are available in almost every store here.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 14:04 Post subject: |
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| Areius wrote: | Anyone here switched region to Argentina? Or all you all still on India?
Any disadvantages, or advantages, from switching to one or the other? I'm still in EUR country but want to switch soon. |
I decided to go visit Uncle Maradona. Was able to get Fractured but Whole (gold edition) for $5.16 when it's normal price is still $90. 94% savings.
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 19:02 Post subject: |
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BonerUK
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 19:08 Post subject: |
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i take it you need to create a 2nd steam account for this?
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| Posted: Sun, 23rd Dec 2018 19:17 Post subject: |
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No, but you do need to appear to be in the country you are moving to in order to change to the new region. I just used a free trial of expressVPN on the Play Store and loaded the Android Steam app and changed my region in there and it was done instantly. After you move, you no longer need to appear to be in the new region, just use steam as normal and all prices will be of the region you moved to (assuming you are logged in).
| BonerUK wrote: | | i take it you need to create a 2nd steam account for this? |
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2018 13:29 Post subject: |
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Well, almost all games I've checked are cheaper in Argentina, so there's at least that. Some are a lot cheaper, like 35% cheaper, but most are just a bit cheaper though. I'm a bit worried about the unstable peso (although it's been rather stable for 4 months now), so I think it would make sense not to keep too many wallet funds. The rupee is much more stable, it's still around the same level as this time last year.
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2018 14:01 Post subject: |
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Some pretty nice prices at Uncle Maradona.
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Danyutz
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2018 14:22 Post subject: |
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| JxD wrote: | No, but you do need to appear to be in the country you are moving to in order to change to the new region. I just used a free trial of expressVPN on the Play Store and loaded the Android Steam app and changed my region in there and it was done instantly. After you move, you no longer need to appear to be in the new region, just use steam as normal and all prices will be of the region you moved to (assuming you are logged in).
| BonerUK wrote: | | i take it you need to create a 2nd steam account for this? |
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It also works adding your normal card to add funds, been doing this for years and I still got my account.
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ixigia
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2018 15:41 Post subject: |
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| lolozaur wrote: | 4 years already in India damn  , for me its not worth it to change, not much difference for Argentina |
Haha yeah likewise, still living with cousin Aarav and aunt Shanaya. Sometimes the chicken tikka masala is more expensive than the asado but the difference for the most discounted games is relatively little. So far I'm ok with the compromise. |
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juniR
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| Posted: Mon, 24th Dec 2018 23:25 Post subject: |
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| Danyutz wrote: | | JxD wrote: | No, but you do need to appear to be in the country you are moving to in order to change to the new region. I just used a free trial of expressVPN on the Play Store and loaded the Android Steam app and changed my region in there and it was done instantly. After you move, you no longer need to appear to be in the new region, just use steam as normal and all prices will be of the region you moved to (assuming you are logged in).
| BonerUK wrote: | | i take it you need to create a 2nd steam account for this? |
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It also works adding your normal card to add funds, been doing this for years and I still got my account. |
So if I have this straight you can use a VPN to set your location to India/Argentina etc. Log into Steam and select the new region as your home.... then turn off the VPN and log in as normal, adding funds to your account using paypal or card and start buying the games at the lower prices? ... I used to use a Russian account ages ago and had to have the VPN on to buy games I was gifting to my UK account. This sounds so much easier 
| BloodAngel wrote: | | hi... may i have a dirt showdown key please? thank you |
| Newty182 wrote: | | K155-MII-A55 Let me know if it works. |
| Drowning_witch wrote: | | invalid for steam. didn't try origin. |
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 05:53 Post subject: |
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| juniR wrote: | | ... then turn off the VPN and log in as normal, adding funds to your account using paypal or card and start buying the games at the lower prices? ... |
Me personally, I already have the funds in my steam wallet prior to going through everything. The wallet automatically gets converted.
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harry_theone
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 10:13 Post subject: |
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Global Steam Wallet cards are the best thing to use for me.
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juniR
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 13:58 Post subject: |
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| harry_theone wrote: | | Global Steam Wallet cards are the best thing to use for me. |
Cool - just got a couple for Xmas. 
| BloodAngel wrote: | | hi... may i have a dirt showdown key please? thank you |
| Newty182 wrote: | | K155-MII-A55 Let me know if it works. |
| Drowning_witch wrote: | | invalid for steam. didn't try origin. |
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Neon
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 19:50 Post subject: |
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The best wallet cards to get are GBP, because of the best conversion rate.
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juniR
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 20:05 Post subject: |
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When I go thru a VPN and then try to change my region I get the following...
"You'll need to login to the Steam Client in this country to be eligible to change countries.
Your last Steam Client login country was: United Kingdom
You will not be able to change your country until you login into Steam from this new country."
Do I need to turn off Steam Guard or something or is there something else I'm missing? I've tried on an android tablet and also on my PC.
| BloodAngel wrote: | | hi... may i have a dirt showdown key please? thank you |
| Newty182 wrote: | | K155-MII-A55 Let me know if it works. |
| Drowning_witch wrote: | | invalid for steam. didn't try origin. |
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 20:16 Post subject: |
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| juniR wrote: | When I go thru a VPN and then try to change my region I get the following...
"You'll need to login to the Steam Client in this country to be eligible to change countries.
Your last Steam Client login country was: United Kingdom
You will not be able to change your country until you login into Steam from this new country."
Do I need to turn off Steam Guard or something or is there something else I'm missing? I've tried on an android tablet and also on my PC. |
use vpn on your mobile device and computer at the same time. Make sure both devices are in the same country on the vpn.
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harry_theone
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 20:36 Post subject: |
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Just log out of the Steam Guard app, you still get the code.
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 20:42 Post subject: |
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| juniR wrote: | When I go thru a VPN and then try to change my region I get the following...
"You'll need to login to the Steam Client in this country to be eligible to change countries.
Your last Steam Client login country was: United Kingdom
You will not be able to change your country until you login into Steam from this new country."
Do I need to turn off Steam Guard or something or is there something else I'm missing? I've tried on an android tablet and also on my PC. |
Turn off your computer and try logging in with a new country just on mobile.
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juniR
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| Posted: Tue, 25th Dec 2018 22:56 Post subject: |
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| harry_theone wrote: | | Just log out of the Steam Guard app, you still get the code. |
This got me sorted but I've been knocked back for a couple of days due to adding the credit from the steam cards ( 2x£10) I got ... it was mentioned above that 48 hours was needed after the last transaction but I thought it only applied to purchases. Anyway - no biggy... I can wait. Thanks for the replies guys.
I presume some stuff is region locked and I need to check what I buy - or am I wrong about that as well?
| BloodAngel wrote: | | hi... may i have a dirt showdown key please? thank you |
| Newty182 wrote: | | K155-MII-A55 Let me know if it works. |
| Drowning_witch wrote: | | invalid for steam. didn't try origin. |
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Dec 2018 12:15 Post subject: |
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All new titles don't have region locks anymore, only some titles released < 2013/2014 have it, but mostly RU only, so don't switch to RU and you're OK.
Which region did you switch to?
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juniR
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Dec 2018 12:57 Post subject: |
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| Areius wrote: | All new titles don't have region locks anymore, only some titles released < 2013/2014 have it, but mostly RU only, so don't switch to RU and you're OK.
Which region did you switch to? |
Ah cheers mate. Haven't switched yet... won't let me until tomorrow but I've just moved into my new address in Buenos Aires ... looking at some prices there are some very attractive prices in Argentina - as you said earlier, some aren't much less than India but some most definitely are.
| BloodAngel wrote: | | hi... may i have a dirt showdown key please? thank you |
| Newty182 wrote: | | K155-MII-A55 Let me know if it works. |
| Drowning_witch wrote: | | invalid for steam. didn't try origin. |
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Dec 2018 19:12 Post subject: |
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Hmm, I tried switching from India to Argentina, but steam won't let me, always states that the last login to the steam client was from germany. Tried 3 different vpn services, tried it with only the pc logged in, only mobile logged in, both together... always the same error, even though steam seems to recognize my location is in Argentina (says so when I choose the US as my region). Last purchase was mid last week and I switched to India maybe 2 years ago, so there should be no restriction on the account... anyone knows what I can do?
Edit: Ok, turns out I am just stupid... had ArchiSteamFarm running on a raspberry, once I turned it off, the region change worked instantly... 
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Dec 2018 09:15 Post subject: |
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gifting digital cards on steam between 2 users with different currencies work? i keep getting an error with paypal from an account with euros to inr
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Curious to some more insight 
At least the cards here don't say they can only be activated in current country.
