valve looks to take advantage

[Homerboy]

Oh, and WRONG FORUM

 

[shortylickens]

Umm, why do you need Steam if you arent going to play ANY games on it, ever?


Fucking spam, thats what.



THIS GETS RID OF SPAMMERS!

Moron.

 

[TheVrolok]

An anti spammer change with essentially zero impact on the normal members? Yea, I can understand the rage.

 

[shortylickens]

Valve kills the spammer and protects the gamer:

 

[crownjules]

to be honest these restrictions are not very relevant to the games functionality or anything, and most people will spend more than $5... but it just shows how relying on just Valve can be a very bad thing, having options like GoG and Origin is a very good thing.

I don't remember having a problem with spam on steam, but I haven't played online games on steam for the past few years,

I usually get a spam invite a day. Always level 0 accounts. This is a non-issue to 99% of legitimate Steam users.

 

[Ichinisan]

Buy a game from Steam, automatically become part of the Steam community. Problem?

 

[Murloc]

you're def. overblowing it.

I haven't seen the spammers but limiting chat use by new accounts isn't that bad.

 

[norseamd]

backfire post of the year?

No.

You are on a tech forum where most here are probably hardcore nerds and have already spent cash for some shit.

That is not in any way prove that most of those who use Steam are the same as you.

And even then there are at least a few who agree with me on these new Steam policies and any other bullshit.

 

[TheVrolok]

No.

You are on a tech forum where most here are probably hardcore nerds and have already spent cash for some shit.

That is not in any way prove that most of those who use Steam are the same as you.

And even then there are at least a few who agree with me on these new Steam policies and any other bullshit.

Wait. You're honestly arguing that ATOT is NOT representative of "most" of the steam membership?... Really?

You can gripe all you want, but you're not even in the ballpark. Despite getting one or two similar users to agree.

 

[norseamd]

What a load of shit.

There are tens of millions of users on Steam and most of them are not from America. Many of whom are not going to have any way to spend money on the internet especially those like Brazilians who have a very different economic and societal environment. This forum is basically overall usually American males with more than a few European males also.

Let me guess you actually think Steam has good customer service?

 

[waggy]

meh. I have purchased game's on steam though i haven't done all the things it allows you to do.


edit: though i am no sure its a good idea for steam to start

 

[norseamd]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...ncurrent-users-at-the-end-of-its-summer-sale/

http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/steam-user-base-is-still-growing-fast/

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1623588

 

[CZroe]

So why not just start limiting accounts under 4 weeks old or under 100 hours of gametime?

Because neither of those things would do a damned thing to stop fraud.

you're def. overblowing it.

I haven't seen the spammers but limiting chat use by new accounts isn't that bad.

Many are being used for other kinds of fraud, like Greenlight game voting. Want to unfairly get your game made at the expense of the others in the running on Greenlight? Your options are A) Sleep with a game journalist and start GamerGate or B) enlist a botnet with hundreds of fraudulent accounts to vote for your project. Account theft is still a huge problem where scammers contact you and ultimate phish your details through a link to an impostor site or something.

 

[BeeBoop]

backfire post of the year?

Correct, backfire post of the year.

 

[norseamd]

Then what would work?

Why not just give users to right to block any friend requests under the Steam Level or 2 or whatever the fuck you want?

 

[BeeBoop]

Then what would work?

Why not just give users to right to block any friend requests under the Steam Level or 2 or whatever the fuck you want?

Spend 5$ and be done with it poor man.

 

[TheVrolok]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertc...ncurrent-users-at-the-end-of-its-summer-sale/

http://www.kitguru.net/gaming/jon-martindale/steam-user-base-is-still-growing-fast/

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1623588

What does that have to do with your rage?

 

[Captante]

Doesn't effect me in any way.

 

[norseamd]

What does that have to do with your rage?

That has to do with the fact that most users on Steam are not necessarily purchasing games and especially the new users are probably playing all the free to play games like Dota 2 and Warframe and shit.

 

[TheVrolok]

That has to do with the fact that most users on Steam are not necessarily purchasing games and especially the new users are probably playing all the free to play games like Dota 2 and Warframe and shit.

You think Dota 2 players aren't spending money ... ... ... ? And "most" .. really "most" Steam users are not purchasing games?

 

[norseamd]

You think Dota 2 players aren't spending money ... ... ... ? And "most" .. really "most" Steam users are not purchasing games?

And you have any proof of what you are supporting?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Let me guess you actually think Steam has good customer service?

I've never understood why customer service for a game or game company is even considered. Why would you need it?

 

[norseamd]

Spend 5$ and be done with it poor man.

You know I must need to learn some reading skill sometime.

Because obviously I have never spent any money because I am complaining about this shit.

No way it is about morality because who ever cares about something not low but high like morality?

 

[norseamd]

I've never understood why customer service for a game or game company is even considered. Why would you need it?

LMFAO

caps

 

[TheVrolok]

And you have any proof of what you are supporting?

What proof do you have of anything you're saying? The links you posted certainly don't support your position.