Question about after the CC verification for UK users

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KingDingo3 30 Aug @ 6:45am

So lets assume i do the whole CC verification, jump through all the hoops and loops because law, yada yada yada, i hate it as much as everyone, but ho hum.

Once a CC is registered to your account, would you be able to access the community hub/discussions/forums on the effected games? What i refer to is games that you do NOT own on your account/library.

Because lets assume a game is coming out soon but is flagged for reasons, i get curious and want to ask about it in the forums etc, would i be able to access it, or will it still be blocked until i purchase the game in question?

Because if that is the latter, then that is concerning, since you would be gambling with your money on what could potentially be a problem product, that you couldn't get any information about beforehand.

If people have they CC all sorted and know the answer to this, that would be welcome.
Thanks in advance.

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WolfEisberg 30 Aug @ 7:01am

Purchase isn't necessary to see the forums, you just need a credit card on file.

KingDingo3 30 Aug @ 7:03am

Originally posted by WolfEisberg:
Purchase isn't necessary to see the forums, you just need a credit card on file.

So once your credit card is linked/registered to your account, you can then see the forums again?

WolfEisberg 30 Aug @ 7:05am

yes

KingDingo3 30 Aug @ 7:08am

Thank you very much, been trying to get a answer to this, but people kept getting in a uproar over debit cards and other verification that my question kept getting drowned out. Granted sure, they are right to be upset, heck i'm upset too, but i'm going to not let it drag me down. We make do with what we can, and then vote for change in the future, simple as.

Again thank you for your time~ (7^_^)7

KingDingo3 21 hours ago

Welp, my bubble has just burst.

Firstly, i'm hearing that even if people has registered their card to prove they are a adult, they cannot access the discussions/community hub for flagged games they do not own, bringing up my case that i brought up originally.

And Secondly, only realising that my card is a Debit card, so they would still block me out regardless, despite the many years of using Steam in the first place.

Please @SteamSupport, please fix this mess, as i'm sure many people have cried out, this doesn't work. You clearly value our privacy which i am thankful for, but leaving it to only credit cards is a kick in the nards for roughly 75% of the country. I WANT to spend my money here, but these limitations just leave me held back. The question comes down in the end to this, who do you value more?

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WolfEisberg 21 hours ago

Originally posted by KingDingo3:
Welp, my bubble has just burst.

Firstly, i'm hearing that even if people has registered their card to prove they are a adult, they cannot access the discussions/community hub for flagged games they do not own, bringing up my case that i brought up originally.

And Secondly, only realising that my card is a Debit card, so they would still block me out regardless, despite the many years of using Steam in the first place.

Please @SteamSupport, please fix this mess, as i'm sure many people have cried out, this doesn't work. You clearly value our privacy which i am thankful for, but leaving it to only credit cards is a kick in the nards for roughly 75% of the country. I WANT to spend my money here, but these limitations just leave me held back. The question comes down in the end to this, who do you value more?

Not 75% of the country, its 32% of adults don't have credit cards. But to be fair, 32% is still a significant % to be leaving on the table.

https://www.finder.com/uk/credit-cards/credit-card-statistics

KingDingo3 20 hours ago

I admit the 75% was a bit of a over-exaggeration on my part, at the same time i understand the reasoning for people with debit cards, they don't want to be under the limelight of having to pay off debt for buying items etc, whereas debit cards, you only spend what you have, and not have to worry on debt paybacks etc.

Nonetheless, there has to be a better way for people to buy Steam Products without this invasion of privacy named the OSA. If facial guesstimates, id picture scans, and atm, credit cards do not work, what else will?

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