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> And you sound exactly like the kind of person who would just take advantage of this and ruin it for the rest of us- since you are already complaining about so
by grujicd 4y ago
> And you sound exactly like the kind of person who would just take advantage of this and ruin it for the rest of us- since you are already complaining about something free.
This is a bit harsh if not straight offensive. I reckon you don’t have kids, you’re building your Steam library for yourself?
In my opinion, I had a perfectly valid expectation that if I paid full licenses for 2 different games, I’d be able to play both of them at the same time on two PCs. You know, like in old CD/DVD days. Steam was supposed to be superior to that, not inferior?
Sure, some games can work in offline mode, but not all of them.
> they implement something that ONLY HELPS and you never want to buy from them again.
Once you make a mistake to purchase some games for kids using your existing account, you can’t go back. Family sharing doesn’t help you any more, it creates problems. I can’t buy Flight Simulator on Steam just for myself, even if it won’t be ever shared with kids. They’ll kick me out if they want unrelated game from a library.
Few days ago we had a family meeting to decide how to purchase Hogwarts Legacy, talking into consideration which kid plays which games on which accounts, should it be Steam, Epic, on kids account or mine… It felt bizare. I bought it on Epic at the end. Not that Epic is better in this regard, it’s just that kids have separate accounts there from the start. Notice that we want to play on single computer, no sharing whatsover, fully priced $59 license, but there’s still a risk it won’t work if other kid plays let’s say Among Us on another PC. Should we create a new account for new game? Will we be banned? I even wanted to buy it on DVD for these reasons but it was not an option. How is this user friendly?
This is a cautinary story for future parents, or for those whose kids will be gamers in a year or two.