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I accidentally bought a game while my VPN was on (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/games
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I bought Mega Man X Dive Offline, really hyped for it, but then when I double checked my VPN, I realized it was set for the Netherlands.... Not good, I thought I had it set for the US as per usual.

Now it still showed the price in USD, but now I'm paranoid, I put in a refund explaining the situation and promising I'd buy it with the VPN turned off this time..

How fucked am I?

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What's your concern? I've never heard any issues with purchasing anything on VPN. In fact, it's recommended to save money by getting around geo-pricing

[–] SymbioteSynapse 16 points 1 year ago

It is against the steam subscriber agreement to use a VPN. Particularly if you're using it to get around a region restricted game. Will they check and catch you? Probably not, but they can. It's definately not recommended though.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

Getting around geo-pricing is a bannable offense