This post is about changing your store region in Steam. In my case, I switched from United States to China, so this is relevant for expats living in China with Steam accounts that were most likely registered overseas.
In the “Settings” window, switch to the “Downloads” tab, and then select the closest download server from the “Download Region” dropdown menu. While you’re on this tab, make sure that Steam’s download bandwidth doesn’t have a limit applied. How can the answer be improved? May 9, 2016 - i uh changed it to play this game it is region locked but when i wanted to join a gmod server it just says server not responding when i want to. A way to change Steam download directory? 7 posts Matrices. Ars Legatus Legionis Tribus: NYC. Registered: Aug 9, 2003. Move over old files (or change folder name) login boom, migrated.
About Countries in Steam
Valve manages a number of different regional storefronts, offering a few dozen different currencies for customers around the world. However, unlike something like Apple’s App Store, the prices are not automatically adjusted between regions to be roughly equivalent: in some cases, they are vastly different. This is especially the case in India, China and Russia where games are routinely available for 50% of what they cost in the United States. The reasons for this are numerous:
Piracy is commonplace in these countries, so Steam is competing with free. In order to compete with free, you need to have both a good service and a very low price. This localized pricing effort is the latter.
Steam is largely an outsider to the Chinese market: it has neither widespread popularity or even acknowledgement here. If you go inside the places where most gamers congregate in China (internet bars), you probably won’t find anyone who even know what Steam is.
Restrictions on Gifts
Starting about a year ago, Steam begun region locking gifts on their platform. This closed a loophole which enabled customers of developed economies like the U.S. from receiving cheap gifts from accounts in Russia or China that could then re-sell games as gifts, essentially creating an unlicensed black market for Steam games, in the form of cross-regional gifts. Here are the important points:
You can receive gifts from everyone
If you receive gifts from users in China, the game will likely be restricted to China. What this means is that the game can be accepted and will be added to your account if you are in China, with a caveat: its use will be restricted to that country.
An red icon will appear in your Steam library over games which are restricted in this way. Those particular titles will not work outside of China
When you gift or receive a game that’s region restricted, a dialog box will inform you of the restriction
These restrictions are on gifts, and not on purchases that you make yourself
Why to Change Your Steam Country
This part is simple: the games are much cheaper. Some examples:
Just Cause 3: $60 USD in America, 160 RMB in China (about $25)
80 Days: $10 USD in America, 36 RMB in China (about $5.50)
Cities: Skyline: $30 USD in America, 88 RMB in China (about $13.75)
Some games cost the same amount in both regions, like the pre-order for Street Fighter V (which is $60 USD in America and the same amount, 381 RMB, in China). But most games in China are cheaper.
How to Change Your Steam Country
When logged into your Steam account, to go Account Details and you can change your country there. In order to complete the change you will need to confirm that you reside in the country you are switching to, and use a payment method native to the country. In my case, this is how it went:
Change my store region in Steam
Add something to my cart
Complete the purchase with a new payment method native to China (UnionPay)
If you live in China and haven’t used UnionPay on Steam before, it’s simple if you have a Chinese bank card which has online payments enabled. In order to change Steam store region to another country, Steam requires that you move back before doing that, so only do this if you are actually a long-term resident of the country that you are switching to. Another thing to note is that not all games are available in all regions: an example is Civilization V which is not available in China. When I made my first Steam payment with UnionPay and my Chinese bank, the first purchase was pending and then was cancelled – something went wrong. This payment method seems to be more problematic than using a credit card because it relies on a third-party bank’s website, so I tried making another payment directly to my wallet for a larger amount, and that worked. Making one purchase to fund your wallet is a lot simpler than individual purchases for games, so I recommend taking that route if you can. Reference: Steam Store Country support documentation
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If you are having troubled downloading ESO on Steam, you can try the following troubleshooting steps:
Check Steam's server status
Verify the Steam Server Status page here to ensure they are not undergoing maintenance or experiencing an outage.
If the servers are currently down, you will not be able to connect and download the game client until it is resolved.
Change Steam's download region
In some cases, you can resolve download issues by changing Steam's download region. To change your Steam client's download region:
Open your Steam client.
Select the Steam option on the top-left.
Select Settings and navigate to the Downloads tab.
Select a new region underneath the Download region option.
For best results, try selecting a new region close to you.
Restart the Steam client and try the download again.
Power cycle and then test your network
Turn off your network's modem or router for 10 minutes before rebooting and launching Steam.
Add Steam as an exception to your antivirus software
Each antivirus program is different, and we recommend you view your antivirus developer's website for full instructions on how to add exceptions.
The Steam application files that may require exceptions are:
steaminstall.exe
steam.exe
steamTmp.exe
Once you have added these exceptions, you should restart your computer and launch Steam. If issues persist, you can try disabling unique firewalls one-by-one to see if one of them is blocking the download.
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Clear Steam's download cache
In some cases, you can resolve download issues by clearing Steam's download cache. To clear the download cache:
Open your Steam client.
Select the Steam option on the top-left.
Select Settings and navigate to the Downloads tab.
Click the CLEAR DOWNLOAD CACHE button at the bottom.
Click OK, log back into Steam (you will be logged out), and try the download again.
Open Steam's Network Ports
To best access Steam, you should configure you routers and firewalls to open the following outbound ports:
TCP / UDP Ports 27000 through 27015
TCP / UDP Ports 27015 through 27030
TCP / UDP Ports 27014 through 27050
TCP / UDP Ports 27031 through 27036
TCP / UDP Ports 27036 through 27037
TCP / UDP Ports 4380
If you continue to experience issues downloading ESO on Steam, you can find further troubleshooting for Steam download issues on the Steam Support page here. You can contact Steam Support here.