Originally Posted by Motoki I'm sure it's against the terms somewhere to have a second account like that etc. I would feel more comfortable if another legitimate user did it but... We shouldn't have to. They need to fix it. It's ridiculous to make us jump through these hoops and I don't think any supposedly "simple process" excuses that.

I agree that they should fix the coupon, but it's not against the terms to have a second account with the same billing info. They state that multiple accounts are allowed, I'm sure the same goes for billing info, would make no sense otherwise. I think its just paranoia getting to you guys, but I understand if you want to wait until the coupon is fixed.

The only time you seriously risk getting banned or having your account restricted is if you're abusing the system or exploiting it somehow, like what people did back during the xmas event last year. And even then.. the only accounts that got banned were people that made hundreds of them.

Originally Posted by sunghost They state that multiple accounts are allowed, I'm sure the same goes for billing info, would make no sense otherwise.

They state multiple accounts are allowed on a computer, which is completely different than saying multiple accounts are allowed per user. Not everyone has a personal computer that no one else uses.

I don't think it's against the ToS or anything, but what you said is misleading.

Well obviously someone should ask Steam support for clarification, but the likelihood of getting an answer before world's end is slim. 9 days to get those backlogs cleared!

Originally Posted by Englando IV They state multiple accounts are allowed on a computer, which is completely different than saying multiple accounts are allowed per user. Not everyone has a personal computer that no one else uses. I don't think it's against the ToS or anything, but what you said is misleading.

Do I need a separate account to run a dedicated server?

If you are using a single Steam account for your Stand-Alone Dedicated Server and your game client, you will run into the "Invalid Steam UserID Ticket" error which is presented to multiple users attempting to play simultaneously - if you intend to use a computer as a dedicated server, you must create a separate Steam account to run the dedicated server software.




That is in their official FAQs. So they do endorse multiple accounts for one user in certain circumstances.

As Fox said.. what I said wasn't misleading, you just have to read their FAQs

Thanks Fox!

I'm pretty sure I've also seen a Valve employee post that you're allowed to create as many accounts for yourself as you want. They just don't want you exploiting or committing fraud.

Originally Posted by sunghost I'm pretty sure I've also seen a Valve employee post that you you're allowed to create as many accounts for yourself as you want. They just don't want you exploiting or committing fraud.

I recall seeing a valve employ saying that as well. I wish I could find that post, but unfortunately I didn't bother to bookmark it.

As I recall, the basic gist of the post was that you can have more than one account, but you need to keep track of which account you buy a game for. You can't go crying to them if you accidentally buy a game for the wrong account. The valve employee seemed to be more concerned with getting a flood of people asking them to move such & such a game from one account and moving it to another. Of course, he might have been specifically replying to a question from another poster and thus tailored his response accordingly. I'm sure they also care about people using the account to commit fraud.

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Originally Posted by asheskitty If it's not going negative, then what's going wrong with the 90% & 15% stacking then?

Nothing wrong with that, i was just being a pedant and correcting math. It really makes a difference of only $.15, so I don't know why they bother with not letting it stack. It's probably just left over from them making coupons not stack with sale prices.

Hmm, good news for Hitman fans, Hitman Trilogy HD seems set for release at the end of Jan, PS3/360. It includes the unavailable for some time Hitman Contracts (some licensing issue). Asl well and Blood Money and 2 Silent Assassin. Joystiq

Originally Posted by Jugglenaut Nothing wrong with that, i was just being a pedant and correcting math. It really makes a difference of only $.15, so I don't know why they bother with not letting it stack. It's probably just left over from them making coupons not stack with sale prices.

^_^ I know what you're saying. I don't think we're on the same page however. There's a facebook coupon for 90% off that people who own Alan Wake (who get an automatic 15% off) aren't able to use. It they stacked normally, say, $10 * (1 - 0.90) * (1 - 0.15) = $0.85 and I imagine people would buy it. However people aren't able to, so I assume it's working like $10 * (1 - (0.90 + 0.15)) = - $0.50 (get the game free and $0.50 for your trouble).

wow, this is getting confusing. asheskitty is using serverose's avatar, or is the thread glitching?

http://postimage.org/image/uqpz5o5th/

We're way above 500 pages, so glitching is expected...

Originally Posted by walkonshadows wow, this is getting confusing. asheskitty is using serverose's avatar, or is the thread glitching? http://postimage.org/image/uqpz5o5th/

Nah, I was jesting. See below.

Originally Posted by Eldredpe People need to stop all this avatar changing. I only just made the connection that it was you without the gas mask picture.

Originally Posted by Severose There's a reason for all of the avatar changes. 'Tis the season to be trolling. Trololololol lolol lol lol. Gotta change it up to keep us on our toes.

Originally Posted by asheskitty Totally! ^_~

Severose=asheskitty

I've known that for a long time.

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Death Rally coupon has been fixed.

It looks like the coupon, when added to your cart, changes the price of Death Rally to $9.99 with a strikethru above it for the original Alan Wake discount price of $8.49.

Originally Posted by Motoki I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING IT AND THEY NEED TO FIX THEIR COUPON.

Yes, they do.

But Steam has no problem with you having multiple accounts. Indeed, if you want to have Steam running on multiple systems in your house--say a gaming PC and a HTPC--you will need multiple accounts. That, of course, might mean multiple purchases of the same game, which means more money for Valve.

Just checked my cart, coupon is now working as intended.

Edit: Ninja'd. So, today's deal is Shad'O for 50% off ($4.99)

Originally Posted by gilby Yes, they do. But Steam has no problem with you having multiple accounts. Indeed, if you want to have Steam running on multiple systems in your house--say a gaming PC and a HTPC--you will need multiple accounts. That, of course, might mean multiple purchases of the same game, which means more money for Valve.

I have one steam account with installs on two gaming PCs (new & old) and two laptops (Mac & PC). I tend to keep the secondaries in offline mode.

One thing I would caution if you use the same account over multiple machines, is that your categories will get reset often (total PITA if you use categories). I recommend keeping a backup of Steam/userdata/{userid}/7/remote/sharedconfig.vdf so that you can replace that file and get your categorization back.

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Originally Posted by sunghost I agree that they should fix the coupon, but it's not against the terms to have a second account with the same billing info. They state that multiple accounts are allowed, I'm sure the same goes for billing info, would make no sense otherwise. I think its just paranoia getting to you guys, but I understand if you want to wait until the coupon is fixed. The only time you seriously risk getting banned or having your account restricted is if you're abusing the system or exploiting it somehow, like what people did back during the xmas event last year. And even then.. the only accounts that got banned were people that made hundreds of them.

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