Thanks SE for worrying for us Brazilians and Russians

[Kosmos992k]

See, now this right here is why the big discussion thread got closed for becoming 'too cyclical.' People would keep spouting the same erroneous arguments over and over, no matter how many times they were addressed or corrected.

It was not a 'mistake' in price.
SE set the Steam regional prices themselves.
SE left the prices at that lower level for years.
Not even SE is claiming it was a mistake, so I really don't understand how this idea got lodged so firmly in your head.

It's a mistake.

Should SE have left those STEAM prices as they were for so long? Nope.
Should they have changed them so drastically and quickly? Nope.
Could they have done differently? Yep.
Is there any indication that they meant to do this? Nope.
Did they gain anything by this? Nope.
Did they lose something by this? Yep.

So, something was done that was incorrect, it wasn't done with intent or malice, and SE sought to correct it, in the process making a second mistake by being too abrupt. They have now corrected the second mistake, and attempted to make amends, and when the Steam price rises to match the other regional pricing in those countries, the first mistake will have been corrected also.

The price change, while certainly inconvenient, I never claimed to be 'outrageous.'
What I did find to be outrageous was the slapdash way they handled the increase. This apology addresses that problem in a fair and reasonable manner, which is why I am now once again a 'satisfied customer.'

Whether you personally claimed it or not, the reaction of the BR/RU community could be characterized as being 'outraged' by the abrupt change. So I don't see why you're quibbling with my use of the word.