Steam payment HUGE price increase!

[JunseiKei]

Well, this is an interesting topic, but something struck me while reading this post:

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Specifically on point 4b. I remember on Discord a month or so before Stormblood hit, a raid member linked something that directed you to an exact copy of the Mogstation with much lower pricing than SE's store. At the time, I told her not to link stuff like that again, it very much reeks of RMT and ToS violation and had reported the link to SE's customer service. Especially since the place claimed it was completely legit and even supported by SE. Now when you compare it to point 4b, we see the culprit.

I believe it's safe to say that these areas got screwed over for someone else's greed.

I want to sympathize for players stuck in this unfavorable outcome, but my original post kind of holds true here: who actually holds the finance in this situation? I don't think people got it what I was actually alluring to. Steam's Wallet is something under Steam, not Square Enix. If Steam sells something for a loss, then it's Steam that loses money. Not Square. If Square starts to lose money for it, they will adjust. They didn't adjust their subscription prices, so to speak; it's still $12.99 to $14.99 USD. All that changed was Steam's pricing through Steam Wallet. When looking on point 3, it really reads like while these currencies devalued, Steam Wallet failed to update appropriately, leading to this issue. This issue can happen on any currency that fluctuates a lot.

I really hope those requesting a refund do get it, but reading those two points alone, it really doesn't look favorable unless the ToS violation extends to Steam Wallet.