Steam Limits Users Who Haven't Spent $5 to Prevent Spam, Phishing

[Gutty]

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/steam-limits-users-who-haven-t-spent-5-to-prevent-/1100-6426742/


another news story I missed...

about time steam acted on an issue that's been ongoing for years. but they still won't listen to joe public when it comes to existing service issues

edit: the comments on that article are quite amusing.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

I think it's an awesome idea.
lol at some of the comments.

It surprises me that there are people who would balk at spending $5 on steam.


I spend $5 on steam in my sleep.

tbh, I can't conceive how anyone could be a steam user and have never spent $5 before.

If someone can't afford to spend $5, maybe they should stop spending all their time playing FTP games, go outside, mow someone's lawn for $5, go buy a real game.
 

* Some FTP games are ok

[Lias]

Missing a zero after it.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

It needs to be at least 3 times bigger.

[Xsannz]

$500 dollars would be better

[Scunner]

I don't think it's that hard to imagine a Steam user not having spent $5 actually on the store. There are plenty of games sold through retail that come with Steam and if you have a shitty connection, your primary mode of buying games would still be retail. I still prefer to buy retail for that reason, at least for the large games, and only buy through Steam when there's a big enough gap on the store to be worth waiting on the download.

But I guess Valve know the numbers on how many legit accounts have spent more than $5 and how many haven't and they know they're not affecting a whole lot of legit accounts to try and stop the phishers.

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

I don't think it's that hard to imagine a Steam user not having spent $5 actually on the store. There are plenty of games sold through retail that come with Steam and if you have a shitty connection, your primary mode of buying games would still be retail.

True,

But the restricted features aren't that much of a big deal anyway, friend invites, group chat, voting on greenlight etc.

I think the benefits far outweigh the minor inconvenience caused to some people.

[Gutty]

i would of thought they would make it a f2p couldn't do trading of any kind..

[bluehomzee]

tbh, I can't conceive how anyone could be a steam user and have never spent $5 before.

If someone can't afford to spend $5, maybe they should stop spending all their time playing FTP games, go outside, mow someone's lawn for $5, go buy a real game.

I have not spent any money on steam and look at me

[Lias]

I have not spent any money on steam and look at me

None of the 70 games on your steam account were purchased on steam?

[.osiRiS]

Need at $5 posting limit for these boards I think.

[bluehomzee]

I have not spent any money on steam and look at me

None of the 70 games on your steam account were purchased on steam?

they are on steam but i have all bought in the store retail cd verson or money i made in tf2 as game gifts
i can't use the market aswell

[Apostrophe Spacemonkey]

I have not spent any money on steam and look at me

You bought Farming Simulator 2013 retail?

[bluehomzee]

I have not spent any money on steam and look at me

You bought Farming Simulator 2013 retail?

i payed tf2 keys for it and got it as a gift