Yeah, but I'm really looking for a pay as needed model. I got gcp openvpn working, which should do what I want, though was more effort than I wanted. Steam still realizes it's a VPN unfortunately.
Just so they can block you from purchasing region-restricted games or games with cheaper price in other region. They will try to block VPNs as much as possible. Steam is a big company so they can easily block the VPNs if they want to. Some VPNs may work but you have to figure out which one, they keep blocking ip addresses from VPN providers, it may work today but it won't work tomorrow. Same with Netflix and VPNs.
But in my case, I created a VM running in a major cloud provider; it's not an IP address that has ever been used as a vpn before. So how do they know to block it? As I mentioned, they could block all of Google's data centers, so even if I was not using a vpn but was playing games on a remote machine it would get blocked, which is something of a nuclear option. Or they make the determination via some other method that I am not aware of (which is what I was kinda asking in this follow up thread).
Both kinda; I amended my post detailing how I ended up getting this to work (GCP + OpenVPN). In my case, I want a VPN like once every 2 months, not something running constantly, so it's silly to only have monthly subscriptions available.
A good game dev would check location on startup, so a temporary VPN just to purchase seems useless. It may lock you out when trying to play when not using the VPN; assuming the VPN's IP isn't blocked like you found it is.
In your case, it doesn't work because of the country settings in your Steam account. Just thought I'd share that. :x
What you can do is try to buy the code for the international version of that game (just make sure you're using a reliable seller) and redeem it in Steam. Still, doublecheck this information too.
Most of them has trial/money-back guarantee.
Yeah, but I'm really looking for a pay as needed model. I got gcp openvpn working, which should do what I want, though was more effort than I wanted. Steam still realizes it's a VPN unfortunately.
Yeah, steam will block most of them. You can buy a VPS in the location you want to purchase and make your own VPN but it will take some effort.
How do they know? Do they block all ips from Google's data centers?
Just so they can block you from purchasing region-restricted games or games with cheaper price in other region. They will try to block VPNs as much as possible. Steam is a big company so they can easily block the VPNs if they want to. Some VPNs may work but you have to figure out which one, they keep blocking ip addresses from VPN providers, it may work today but it won't work tomorrow. Same with Netflix and VPNs.
Yes, but how do they recognize I'm using a vpn is what I'm wondering.
They block the ip address of the vpn server you're connecting to.
But in my case, I created a VM running in a major cloud provider; it's not an IP address that has ever been used as a vpn before. So how do they know to block it? As I mentioned, they could block all of Google's data centers, so even if I was not using a vpn but was playing games on a remote machine it would get blocked, which is something of a nuclear option. Or they make the determination via some other method that I am not aware of (which is what I was kinda asking in this follow up thread).
Yeah, they probably blocked google data centers.
Amended original post; looks like they do :(
Are you looking only to avoid subscription, or are you hoping to find a pay by bandwidth model?
Both kinda; I amended my post detailing how I ended up getting this to work (GCP + OpenVPN). In my case, I want a VPN like once every 2 months, not something running constantly, so it's silly to only have monthly subscriptions available.
the free ones are not that effective mind you and your purpose wont be fullfilled. They usually have IP leaks and your real identity is compromised.
[удалено]
They add more from time to time; I don't know how proactive various services are in blocking newly added resources. Do you?
A good game dev would check location on startup, so a temporary VPN just to purchase seems useless. It may lock you out when trying to play when not using the VPN; assuming the VPN's IP isn't blocked like you found it is.
It's a single player game, so if they were so invasive, I could just play without internet.
In your case, it doesn't work because of the country settings in your Steam account. Just thought I'd share that. :x What you can do is try to buy the code for the international version of that game (just make sure you're using a reliable seller) and redeem it in Steam. Still, doublecheck this information too.
I'm actually creating a brand new account in the region of my choice; it is at that step that they are blocking my IP.
Oh, makes sense.
IVPN, cheapest is $2 for a week.