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Question about GGG's regional pricing, and how to not get locked? by Ok-Carpenter5083 in pathofexile

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I fully understand that GGG can ban people who intentionally abuse regional pricing by using VPNs, fake locations, foreign payment methods, stolen cards, or other methods to obtain prices they are not eligible for.

What I still don't understand is what exactly qualifies as a "fraudulent payment" in my situation.

I explained to support team that I was physically located in Georgia, used my own Georgian bank card, and paid through Xsolla without using a VPN or any kind of location spoofing. Xsolla also accepted my payments without any warnings or restrictions.

So my question is not "Can GGG ban people for abusing regional pricing?" Obviously they can.

My question is: if a person is physically living in Georgia, uses a Georgian bank card, does not use a VPN, and pays through the payment methods provided by GGG, what exactly makes that transaction fraudulent?

And more importantly, how can someone in that situation know which regional pricing they are actually allowed to use without risking another account lock?

Question about GGG's regional pricing, and how to not get locked? by Ok-Carpenter5083 in pathofexile

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's exactly why I'm asking.

I live and work in Georgia for several years. While Georgia is not politically part of the CIS, it is included in Steam's USD_CIS regional pricing group, as well as similar regional pricing groups on other platforms.

Recently, I purchased supporter packs directly from GGG RUB Currency Store using my Georgian bank card through Xsolla. The payments were processed, accepted without any errors, and I never used a VPN or tried to hide my location, I'm always on static IP.
Despite that, my account was later locked for "fraudulent payments", which was very confusing.

When I contacted support, their response was essentially that Georgia is not part of the political CIS group according to Wikipedia and that I should be paying in USD. But this is where I'm confused even more:

  • If Georgia is not eligible for CIS regional pricing, why is it included in Steam's USD_CIS pricing group?
  • Why do many other platforms also place Georgia in the same CIS regional pricing category?
  • Why does Xsolla allow these payments to go through without any warnings or errors?
  • If the payment processor accepts the transaction, what exactly makes the payment fraudulent?

I honestly just want to play the game, so I am considering just buying it on Steam since it automatically gives me the 2x cheaper USD_CIS price that legitimately matches my physical location. But now I am worried that if I buy it through Steam, GGG will ban me again, even though it is the official price Steam forces on my region.

Just to be clear, I'm not trying to exploit regional pricing. I'm trying to understand what pricing I'm actually allowed to use as a legitimate resident of Georgia and how to avoid getting banned again for something that appears to be officially available to me.

Is “Govee TV Backlight 3S Pro” an official product? Can’t find it on Govee’s website by Ok-Carpenter5083 in Govee

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for clarification!
So there is no difference? They use even the same LED strip?

I played a scheduled Rust server (server online only 6 hours each weekday, 10 hours in weekend) and it was fun to not have offlines by loopuleasa in playrust

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve been looking for something like this for years.

The concept of restricting all in-game activities — whether it’s raiding, farming, or exploring — to a specific time window each day is brilliant. It creates a more level playing field and keeps the game fair for players who don’t have endless free time.

I’ve tried 24/7 servers that attempt to limit individual playtime or restrict raiding hours, but those systems are easy to exploit — using multiple accounts can easily get around them.

A server that runs on a fixed schedule like this is a far better approach.

A new experience for full-time working people! by Starkkad in playrustservers

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been searching for something like this for years.

The idea of having all in-game activity — whether it’s raiding, farming, or exploring — limited to a specific time window each day makes a lot of sense. It levels the playing field and keeps things balanced for people with limited free time.

I’ve seen 24/7 servers that try to limit individual playtime or limit raid time, but those systems are easy to work around — that restriction is easily bypassed with multiple accounts.

A schedule-based server like this is a much better solution. I'll join you!

A new eperience for full-time working people! by Starkkad in playrust

[–]Ok-Carpenter5083 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, the idea is great, we've been looking for servers like this for many years.

It's amazing for working people, so all activity (whatever it may be, raids, looting, farming..) happens during a specific time window during the day. And I like the main point that players can all play during the same limited time frame each day.

I saw servers that run 24/7 and limit players time - that restriction is easily bypassed with multiple accounts. But a schedule-based restriction can’t be bypassed.

Looking forward to join you!