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I had a pop up. Nice and big. Steam guard is now available, click the button to set up. Something to that affect. As for what the button actually did I can not tell you as I had no intent of turning it off. I game on one PC.
I think both those statements, especially the former, are true of most steam users
Its still optional, for now. All you have to do is disable it. We'll see if it stays that way or not,
Probably going to stop buying from Steam now, unless it's ridiculous sale prices. I don't want to be locked in when they decide to force it on us.
Based on what information?It certainly does seem like a testbed for security measures designed to possible limit future use
It certainly does seem like a testbed for security measures designed to possible limit future use such as limit to you using your steam account on only X many computers, maybe 1 desktop and 1 laptop at a time.
So it is optional. When you log in it sure doesn't imply it. It forced me to use it. I wouldn't have known otherwise if it weren't for this thread.
I actually think it'd be hard for them to limit it like that, as it would be affecting all the games you previously bought under the premise you could play anywhere.
I'm sure they could release new games with the limitation of installing on 1 PC as part of their license agreement, but to retroactively limit games that included no such clause in their agreements, surely that would have some legal ramifications? (I dunno, I'm not lawyer, it just sounds like something that would violate various trade practices act across multiple countries... though apparently the gaming industry thinks it is immune to the law, so who knows).
At this point, the idea that Steam Guard will eventually turn into a use-crippling feature is entirely speculative.
Did he say you said otherwise?Did I say otherwise?
Did I say otherwise?
can this be turned off cause I play games thru steam on multiple computers
It is optional. It takes all of fifteen seconds to disable it. I understand the logic behind enabling it by default (aka most people are complete morons) but I don't particularly like it. As I said, we'll see if it stays that way.
Are you calling me a moron?! IT does imply it by default. There is nothing moronic or stupid about it. Get the hell off your pedestal.
Looks like steam guard is on my sig without me knowing. So, what happens when lightning fries my computer?
But can I go to settings and deactivate it ?
Seriously though, this thread alone is proof that everyone knowing that it was optional, thought that it would be disabled by default and rightfully so, because that's the meaning of "optional".
It certainly does seem like a testbed for security measures designed to possible limit future use such as limit to you using your steam account on only X many computers, maybe 1 desktop and 1 laptop at a time.
Well, what you said was that "it certainly does seem like a testbed...", and I was just wondering what information would have given you the impression that Steam Guard appears to be a testbed for additional limitations (where "seems like" and "appears to be" are synonymous).Did I say otherwise?
Well, what you said was that "it certainly does seem like a testbed...", and I was just wondering what information would have given you the impression that Steam Guard appears to be a testbed for additional limitations (where "seems like" and "appears to be" are synonymous).
It seems like a test bed disguised as features for the players in the same way that hats were a test bed for a micro transaction business model for TF2, Valve are a business first and no matter the respect they appear to have for PC customers. They always have profit in mind and that means they are always testing and always toying with ideas, valve are pretty smart, they know to approach users with caution and implement possible future features such as this in a way that eases players into the idea rather than bluntly annoucing it.
I'm not saying it's going to happen I'm simply saying there is a possibility it could happen and how we as gamers react to it now will probably help them decide in future how to implement it. Yes it's wild speculation, I never said otherwise.