Comments on: Alpha Protocol, PC – £2.25

By: Kelduum

Kelduum — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:26:57 +0000

Seems to be back to ‘normal’ price now, at €24.99…

By: JamesG

JamesG — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:17:48 +0000

They appear to have corrected the price. Less than five minutes after I caved and decided to risk it. Will hold of using the code for a while in case they decide to be awkward about it.

By: Luckz

Luckz — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 15:04:06 +0000

Warning: this adds as “Alpha Protocol – GMG” (GMG = Green Man Gaming) to Steam. Whatever that means.

By: PurePareidolia

PurePareidolia — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:21:33 +0000

Got it, thanks a lot.

I see no reason why, even if this is a mistake, it should be held as our fault – they’re responsible for their pricing, not us. Even then, registering it on steam is a separate matter entirely. Valve has no incentive to ban our accounts because they made a mistake with pricing.

By: user@example.com

user@example.com — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 14:08:04 +0000

In reply to user@example.com. Welp, bought via Spain.

By: mamac

mamac — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:58:33 +0000

really dont want to get my steam account banned!!!

By: mszb

mszb — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:44:04 +0000

In reply to JamesG. You can always create a separate account for it...

By: Goatmonkey

Goatmonkey — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:39:42 +0000

In reply to ceber. Now I feel bad even more so as I used a cryostasis trade in I got with their free start up promotion

By: ceber

ceber — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:37:52 +0000

Adam, are you joking? Obviously this is not a deal, but gmg’s mistake in european price (i’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be not 2,49€ but 24,90€). Eploiting this by delivering proxy-based guide is simply evil. Tomorrow on ebay and other auction sites you will find bunch of offers with “$10 Cheap Steam Alpha Protocol” keys or even accounts, and gmg will pay for that mistake maybe even by going bankrupt.

By: JamesG

JamesG — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:37:38 +0000

In reply to JamesG. Uggh, actually chickened out last minute. A bit worried that something will end up going wrong, and I'll end up with my Steam account locked. Pretty sure that European trading law means there shouldn't be any restrictions on me bagging the cheap price, but frankly the argument is one I'd rather not have if my Steam account were being held to ransom at the time.

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:34:48 +0000

In reply to mszb. If it is a glitch, I'm fairly sure Valve wouldn't let them revoke them.

By: JamesG

JamesG — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:33:01 +0000

You don’t even need to create a new account, you can log in to an existing one via the proxy, and it seems to work just fine. When I went back to the site outside of the proxy, it was offering me prices in Euro.

By: mszb

mszb — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:32:43 +0000

Is this a glitch, or a proper price? They wouldn’t revoke the serial if it’s the former, right? Right?

Anyway, thanks Lewie, amazing deal.

By: mentor07825

mentor07825 — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:26:06 +0000

I fucking love you. <3

By: Ricc

Ricc — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:22:38 +0000

In reply to mamac.

You just have to open your Steam client and enter the key into the “Activate Product on Steam” box. Works without a problem.

I also traded in a previously free game (Necrovision) and still have 3,51€ left. :3

By: Adam Hepton

Adam Hepton — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:20:00 +0000

This is one of the finest deals ever to grace SavyGamer, its deliciousness added to with its deviousness. I salute you, good ship SavyGamer.

By: Lewie Procter

Lewie Procter — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:16:23 +0000

I’ve updated a post with a guide to how do a workaround. Should work for everyone.

By: JohnS

JohnS — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:05:27 +0000

Huh, I’m in Sweden and it gives me the price in dollars (29.95 of them). What am I doing wrong?

By: mamac

mamac — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:05:26 +0000

In reply to Miles. then what do you do with the key ?

By: Miles

Miles — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:01:45 +0000

It works! Bought it over a proxy, probably not too wise…

By: mamac

mamac — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:57:54 +0000

so i used a german proxy, logged in and it changes back to UK

By: Fnerk

Fnerk — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:55:05 +0000

Damn, even if I could be bothered to find a way around the UK-block, I’ve no money and I can’t trade in the couple of games I have against it.

By: mamac

mamac — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:52:40 +0000

that link just comes up with it as £19.95

By: Andreas Varotsis

Andreas Varotsis — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:47:40 +0000

I can really recommend this – flawed, but great. Massively, massively flawed, but worth many playthroughs.

By: Cable

Cable — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 12:47:07 +0000

How does this register on steam? It isn’t on the retail cd key list :/