Are you intentionally missing the point? Legitimate or not, it’s a 3rd party seller that can’t offer the same protections an official store where the dev chooses to list the game does. Just to name an example, if you even see a key from Humble Bundle, you lose the right to refund. If not for Valve’s predatory policies, you could just buy the game at a lower price from Epic and enjoy the exact same refund policy that Steam has.
So I was wrong about that one, the point still stands, specially because key resellers are also affected by Valve’s policy. Why are you being so intentionally obtuse?
It’s OK to run a discount for Steam Keys on different stores at different times as long as you plan to give a comparable offer to Steam customers within a reasonable amount of time.
Where in valves policy is it showing they’re affected. That right there is from the link you provided, literally stating its fine to have discounts on different stores. Steam provides the keys for free and still eats the cost of hosting the game if one of these keys are sold on a different store.
Are you intentionally missing the point? Legitimate or not, it’s a 3rd party seller that can’t offer the same protections an official store where the dev chooses to list the game does. Just to name an example, if you even see a key from Humble Bundle, you lose the right to refund. If not for Valve’s predatory policies, you could just buy the game at a lower price from Epic and enjoy the exact same refund policy that Steam has.
https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/1260804812850-Support-Refund-Policies#%3A~%3Atext=Refunds+are+eligible+within+two%2Ccase+basis%2C+at+Humble's+discretion.
What in the absolute fuck are you talking about?
Just stop…
So I was wrong about that one, the point still stands, specially because key resellers are also affected by Valve’s policy. Why are you being so intentionally obtuse?
Where in valves policy is it showing they’re affected. That right there is from the link you provided, literally stating its fine to have discounts on different stores. Steam provides the keys for free and still eats the cost of hosting the game if one of these keys are sold on a different store.
Do you just not read?