Its gotten bad. I get them pretty often from these bullshit accounts woith these messages like "My friend was trying to trade with you, CLICK THIS SHADY LINK BRO"
Fuck that noise.
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Accounts that have spent less than $5 on Steam now have limited access
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Its gotten bad. I get them pretty often from these bullshit accounts woith these messages like "My friend was trying to trade with you, CLICK THIS SHADY LINK BRO"
Fuck that noise.
Sgt.Pepper
Banned
Finally. I get like 2-3 bots everyday.
Yup, as sucky as it might be for the odd person who is genuinely a F2P person.. Having fallen for a phish before, I'm glad they are acting upon it.
I get spam requests daily from people it's ridiculous.
FleetingFlowAir
Member
I'm okay with this. Seeing friend requests from these spambots (with private profiles) always annoyed me.
NJDEN
Member
Amen...
AzureSkies
Member
Just spend $5.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Good, wish it was a bit more though. I get level 0 bots spamming me almost every day. Even though it's a pretty minor annoyance, I hope this works.
8.5 million concurrent users all spending $5 is $42 500 000
Thats 42.5 Million dollars
Which is not nothing
Even to a company like Valve
The Faceless Master
Member
wait... so i can't use the mobile app to chat anymore?
Dont forget the money/info lost by people due to these Spambots stealing info..etc.
More like 12.75 million instead, as the 5$ can be spent on non-Valve games so only 30% would actually go to them.
Glass Shark
Banned
Seems reasonable. $5 is not a lot to ask if you want those features.
I still think it's a bit of an overreaction and imo should be limited to new accounts.
I use Steam to play just tf2 with friends and I guess I won't be doing that anymore. I shouldn't have to pay $5 just to play a f2p game. Of course a lot of people will say "There are so many other games to play on Steam!", but I don't want to play those games or I can't. I have a laptop that struggles to play most games.
I know some said earlier that if you put a few hours into the game then Valve deserves that money. No, they don't. Many other f2p have done just fine without $5. A business has to prove to the consumer that they deserve it. I have no use for Steam other than playing tf2.
All the people in the thread saying they use steam all the time and never spent a dime and only play f2p or humble bundle games and are so mad about this paywall. If you haven't spent 5 dollars by now then who cares about you. 1000 hours played in games and 5 dollars is too much to ask?
Glass Shark
Banned
Right or wrong, the only people this will anger are people who don't give Valve any money, also known as people that Valve can afford to piss off.
Nobody is stopping you from playing Team Fortress 2 with your friends.
Purple Cheeto
Member
Amen.
This assumes accounts who haven't already spent $5.
How many people who aren't spam bots gets caught in this change? I would argue 1% is a more than liberal figure. So knock that figure down $425K, which while still not nothing isn't enough to make this profit motivated.
This is clearly a quality consideration for their actual customers.
toddhunter
Member
Come on, that is bullshit. If you still want to play TF2 after all these years, Valve has more than proved they deserve $5 from you.
I won't be able to use mobile and browser chat. That is my primary means of communication with friends.
Don't get me wrong. I think spam bots are a pain in the ass and I think it's great that something is being done. I just wish it was done differently.
joecanada
Member
Cmon why you block "enigga in da jungle" I'm sure it's a well adjusted young man. LOL
I see this sentiment a lot in this thread yet nobody has offered an optional way to deal with the problem that was even in the realm of possibility.
You can buy Steam gift cards at several retail stores
Dictator93
Member
I guess we can add another $5 to the list in addition to bluray drives, tv screens, windows, and anti static bands.
AwesomeMeat
PossumMeat
Nice. Hopefully this will cut down on people constantly spamming me trying to rip me off from my csgo inventory.
BibiMaghoo
Member
Good. I'm sick of level 0 {unassigned} invite spam.
SeventhSon
Member
Buy two keys, then trade them at tf2wh.com for some hatz.
You'll upgrade both your TF2 and Steam account.
Option in your account that auto rejects friend invites below a certain account level.
I don't know what you mean by "all these years". I started playing tf2 since last October.
I still don't think I will give them $5. I'm not in a position where I can spend money like it's nothing.
I feel your pain, even over what is a measly amount according to some people.
GravityMan
Member
I approve of this decision by Valve. I got 1 or 2 spambot friend requests per week, and I don't play Dota 2, TF2 or CS:GO.
Valve already takes anywhere from 20 to 30% cut depending on who you talk to from every game sale on Steam. I bet they made a killing just from the GTAV launch. Even with their massive data usage, they have no need to have a monthly fee.
yongeandcollege
Member
If I was forced to bet, I'd bet that steam will have a subscription charge in the next 10 years.
And that would be a bet that you would lose.
Dude its $5 not $50. People pay that on a monthly basis for psn and Xbox live. Not all of them make it to the Forbes 500, but still manage to pay that fee. Valve just asks once for $5 to give you unlimited access to their online infrastructure. That's really not outrageous.
toddhunter
Member
Ok so 6 months of fun for nothing and you want to keep playing.
Just spend the damn $5.
yongeandcollege
Member
maybe, I don't think so and you don't know.
Why would Valve add a subscription to something that is primarily a shop for them to get profits from? It sounds rather counter-productive.
fluffydelusions
Member
This is in line with every other digital store front though e.g. Google Play Store, App store etc.