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No, it’s to protect your purchases.
They have re-iterated numerous times that this is not to restrict your access to your content. Valve is pretty much the only large developer/publisher that’s taking this stance.
good job for not reading what i posted
Oh I read it, alright. Sounds good, except for the fact that nowadays rights are always cut back in the name of security.
I get the whole idea about adding another locked door to an account against phishing techniques and so (I appreciate the thought) - just saying you can also use it for something else completely (URM - user rights mutilation).
Edit: before anyone quotes this
beware that license agreements can be subject to change.
although i’d think of this in the first place, this isn’t ubisoft or ea we are talking about. valve has no way to profit by limiting steam to run on 1 only machine (they do actually, but read on), they’d lose their profit because there are some people that run steam on their mac and on their pc, thus the idea of steamplay will be shot down. ( “Valve has decided to give one license for both PC and Mac games. This means that if you own a PC version of a game that has a Mac version, you will be able to play it on your Mac without any additional fees!” )
simply, no. if they did it it would be a massive downgrade and months of work they invested in crossplatform games would be ruined. Valve still isn’t a big asshole like ea and others, and i believe this will last for a long time
if you want to make a pessimistic view on Steamguard, at least have some arguments that will support your statements
edit: actually, no, don’t even try it, it’s my job to do that
It might increase users trust in online purchasing. Leading to more profit for them and a better service for teh people. Win win.
It wouldn’t exactly diminish the possibility of steamplay when limiting an account to 2 rigs. The Steam platform is a service provider for game publishers and with that comes an obligation to maximize profit for them. So there really is an interest in binding a product so that a player can play a game on as few machines as possible.
Don’t get me wrong here. I’m not saying Valve is an “insert insult here”. But I’m pointing out the possibility what restrictions can be implemented with such a drm system.
They could be implemented, but they won’t be for the foreseeable future.
Any company that changes its license agreements is legally obligated to inform you that they’re doing so, though. You can always say “I disagree” and stop yourself from using Steam if it comes to that.
I personally don’t see the point in using one Steam account on a shitload of computers, anyway. As far as I’m aware, you can only be logged into your account on one at one time anyway, so it really wouldn’t change anything.
This is a DRM that’s been being used for quite a while, actually. It’s one of the least invasive, as well. I don’t really see your issue with it, to be perfectly honest. It’s on two games that I own the hard copies for, that I remember: BioShock, and Far Cry 2. You install it, and when you try to run it for the first time, you register your CD-key, it checks the server bank to make sure it’s valid, and it takes off an install that can be used for that copy of the game. You can play it however much you want from that point onward. You uninstall the game, you get that install back. There’s really no point in installing one game on ten different machines in the first place.
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I guess no one would complain about that.
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No you you didn’t.
I played the demo for the Steam Guard game and teh graphic sucks and the gameplay is not so good.
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Were quoting youtube tards, are we not?
steamguard, or Don’t be a fucking derpshit and give your steam account and password to anybody/thing but the steam login on your computer. “Ohes Noes, I left my steam account logged in in an internet cafe and now some bad person stole my account”. Ive had a steam account since the beginning of '05 and guess what!!! never been hax0red, phished or anything
And how does limiting a Steam account to a certain number of computers lead to extra profit? A Steam account is already limited to one person and most people only play on one computer anyways. There are those who like to play games on several different computers, but I’m pretty sure they’re not going to buy a game multiple times just for convenience.
You’re a little late then, because the possibility has been there waaayyyy before the SteamGuard feature showed up.
In conclusion: your entire argument is invalid and badly timed. But we thank you, nonetheless.
Same, but sadly not everyone possesses this thing called “Common sense”.
I also like it as an extra security measure. I used to use the same passwords and usernames for some accouts. Then gawker got hacked and supposedly they stole passwords and stuff (I changed all my passwords and such though). So it’ll be nice for if someone gets my password and its not my fault.
I’m just going to throw this out there- Valve is a privately owned company. Thus, they can follow their own moral/technological code, instead of the directions of the major stockholders, whose real goal is to make money for themselves.
Oh, and did I mention that the new Steam Guard is simply Valve utilizing Intel’s new Sandy Bridge processor architecture? That’s the only goddamn reason that Steam Guard currently exists. You don’t like it? Go buy an AMD machine, you’re safe.
Actually the Intel tech is just an extra layer of security. Steam Guard works with AMD too.