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Welcome to the Steam Deal Thread V2! You can find the V1 thread (2010-July 2011) here. Read post #2 of this thread for Steam FAQs and more.

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Steam Retail Key List

What is a CD key and where can I find it?

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Which retail CD Keys are accepted on Steam?





All retail Valve games and a number of third-party games can be registered to your Steam account. All of the following games can be registered through Steam:
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: ####-#####-####
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Valve CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • AI War CD Keys in various formats
  • Aliens vs. Predator (2010 Release) CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Alpha Prime CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Audiosurf CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • BRINK CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty: Black Ops CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is not accepted on Steam
  • Cities in Motion CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Civilization V CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Commander: Conquest of the Americas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Cricket Revolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah Multiplayer CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dark Messiah CD Keys may also have been printed incorrectly, please see the Dark Messiah article
  • Darksiders CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: The number 2 and letter Z may look very similar.
  • Dawn of War II CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dawn of War II - Retribution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Defense Grid CD Keys in this format (Direct2Drive only): 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Duke Nukem Forever CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Dungeons and Dragons: Daggerdale in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Empire: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-DDEFGH3-IJK4L-MNOPQ-RST56
  • F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • F.E.A.R. 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Fallout: New Vegas CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2010 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2CD3FGH456I7JK8LMNOP9Q
  • Football Manager 2011 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Front Mission Evolved CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Global Agenda CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Keys purchased directly from the Global Agenda website cannot be registered on Steam.
  • GTI Racing CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • GTR Evolution CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Homefront CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • Humble Indie Bundle in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 2 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Humble Indie Bundle 3 in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Just Cause 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: Please input all O's and 0's as Q's for Just Cause 2
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Killing Floor CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lara Croft Guardian of Light CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Last Remnant CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lionheart: Kings' Crusade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Extreme Condition CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Lost Planet: Colonies Edition CD Keys are not accepted on Steam
  • Mafia 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Magicka CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Metro 2033 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • MLB Front Office Manager CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: Warband CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Mount & Blade: With Fire and Sword CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7
  • NBA 2K9 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Napoleon: Total War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Order of War CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Prey CD Keys in this format: AAB1BB2C345CDD6E E7
  • R.U.S.E. CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Note: R.U.S.E. keys from Ubisoft's Digital River service are not accepted on Steam
  • RACE - the WTCC Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • RACE 07 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ragdoll Kung Fu CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Railworks CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Red Orchestra CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Rogue Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • SiN Episodes: Emergence CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Saint's Row 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Serious Sam HD CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Shattered Horizon CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • The Ship CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Ship Simulator Extremes CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Silent Hill Homecoming CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Sniper: Ghost Warrior CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Space Trader CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Speedball 2 - Tournament in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Star Trek: D-A-C CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • STCC - The Game CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Super Meat Boy CD keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Supreme Commander 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Torchlight CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Note: Only keys purchased directly from Runic Games or Perfect World prior to May 19th, 2010 can be registered on Steam.
  • Total War: SHOGUN 2 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Unreal Tournament 3 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2-3FGH-456I-K8LM
  • Velvet Assassin CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings in this format: AB-1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM
  • Worldwide Soccer Manager 2009 CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
  • X3: Terran Conflict CD Keys in this format: 1ABC-D3FG-4567-JK8L
  • Zeno Clash CD Keys in this format: 1AB2C-D3FGH-456I7-JK8LM-NOP9Q
Opposing Force CD-keys cannot be registered through Steam. Opposing Force was included in a retail Half-Life package. The Half-Life CD-key included in the package will unlock all of the games in that package, including Opposing Force.
Note: Only the retail games listed above can be registered through Steam. No other retail games can be registered and downloaded using Steam.

Other Keys that can be redeemed on Steam (CAG tested & verified)
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The Ball (bought @D2D and tested by voken)
 
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[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Alot of these are quite enticing. I still haven't finished Dead Space so I will pass on 2 for now, though Amazon has it for 4.99. Metro 2033 was one I was really interested in, but I think both Amazon and Steam already had them on their daily sale.

I actually have STALKER, but it came out like 4 years ago so I thought it would be outdated by now?

The Crysis Max Edition is 7.49 on Amazon, great deal but not Steam right?[/QUOTE]

Sorry Stalker CoP
 
[quote name='PenguinJim']You're offered three different control configurations in the tutorial, did you try all three?[/QUOTE]

I have configured my gamepad, but I can't bind buttons. I can only move, jump and attack. No idea what to press to target and no button is bound to blocking.

[quote name='AdvOfJet']Granted I've played the game in the past, but the achievement can be done in less than 15 minutes depending on how many people are gathering boxes as well. Whenever I have gone in, there hasnt been anyone else going after them yet so they are all just sitting there.

Choose the Unleashed Archtype.

Skip the tutorial. You are given this option when playing your character for the first time.

When you get to the game choose Flight as your travel power. Exit to the city and head west to the slums area.

Just fly around and pick up boxes that are away from enemy groups. Once you get enough presents just go back to the center of the city and use them on whoever happens to be there or walking by.

Also if anyone is really having a hard time I have quite a few boxes just sitting in my inventory if someone wants 10 of them to use to get the cheevo quick.[/QUOTE]

I can't skip the tutorial, it says I have to play it at least once to skip it.

I assume since I haven't finished the tutorial and entered the city, if you give those boxes to me it won't unlock the achievement.
 
Impressed by Solar 2. Glad I sucked down my pride and paid for an indie game for once.

Serious Sam 3 tried to advertise as indie at a non indie price. Just makes me smile at how many people waited, wisely, to jump on it. Only played the first level of it but I already like it loads more than the watery, uninspiring Hard Reset.
 
[quote name='facls']I have configured my gamepad, but I can't bind buttons. I can only move, jump and attack. No idea what to press to target and no button is bound to blocking.



I can't skip the tutorial, it says I have to play it at least once to skip it.

I assume since I haven't finished the tutorial and entered the city, if you give those boxes to me it won't unlock the achievement.[/QUOTE]

You can't get to a terminal to pick them up without finishing the tutorial first.
 
[quote name='CheapLikeAFox']Alot of these are quite enticing. I still haven't finished Dead Space so I will pass on 2 for now, though Amazon has it for 4.99. Metro 2033 was one I was really interested in, but I think both Amazon and Steam already had them on their daily sale.

I actually have STALKER, but it came out like 4 years ago so I thought it would be outdated by now?

The Crysis Max Edition is 7.49 on Amazon, great deal but not Steam right?[/QUOTE]

Correct about Crysis. The Amazon copy will not activate on Steam.
 
[quote name='facls']I have configured my gamepad, but I can't bind buttons. I can only move, jump and attack. No idea what to press to target and no button is bound to blocking.[/QUOTE]

If you are using the 360 controller then block is both triggers at the same time. and target is RB .. not sure about other pads though.
 
[quote name='AdvOfJet']If you are using the 360 controller then block is both triggers at the same time. and target is RB .. not sure about other pads though.[/QUOTE]

I'll use the 360 emulator then... thanks!
 
Just a couple hours before the crossover, but I'm still debating Dead Space 2. I would have bought it by now, but the DRM and ongoing EA feud still troubles me.

Any thoughts?
 
[quote name='EliotAndrews']Just a couple hours before the crossover, but I'm still debating Dead Space 2. I would have bought it by now, but the DRM and ongoing EA feud still troubles me.

Any thoughts?[/QUOTE]

It's so worth it for 5 bucks
 
[quote name='momouchi']I won a DOTA 2 Hardware Survey...what is that?[/QUOTE]

Beta key for Dota 2. Worth a lot to the right people but steadily dropping in value.
 
Apparently Valve is bringing down the banhammer on individuals who used one cent Humble Indie Bundle purchases to make tons of accounts and siphon off the rewards:
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I guess that's a bit of karma for dicking around with charity.
 
[quote name='Rsmobile']Beta key for Dota 2. Worth a lot to the right people but steadily dropping in value.[/QUOTE]

Cool, maybe I'll trade for something good from the daily deals that are coming up.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']Apparently Valve is bringing down the banhammer on individuals who used one cent Humble Indie Bundle purchases to make tons of accounts and siphon off the rewards:
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I guess that's a bit of karma for dicking around with charity.[/QUOTE]

Is that from the forums?
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']Apparently Valve is bringing down the banhammer on individuals who used one cent Humble Indie Bundle purchases to make tons of accounts and siphon off the rewards:
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I guess that's a bit of karma for dicking around with charity.[/QUOTE]

Man, I hope they get all of the accounts, including the main ones. Those f***ers need to be taught that that type of behavior can't stand. I just worry some of them are going to slip through the cracks.
 
Man, AC2 has awful controller support. I had to put my DS3 into PS2 POV mode to get all the buttons to work. AC1 had a similar problem where you couldn't get the L2/R2 to work right in 360 mode, I think it's because my emulator turns it into a wireless 360 and the game only recognizes a wired 360 pad properly. When trying it as 360 it also got all the buttons wrong and when I changed to PS2 the analog sticks moved the camera in the wrong directions. Oh well, got it working eventually.

Whoever asked about Brotherhood, it's excellent.
 
I just created a Steam account for my girlfriend and activated a spare HIB 3 key on it. I was going to get her a couple of things but was waiting until the last day in case they become dailies. Hopefully the account doesn't get flagged because HIB 3 keys are either old or were obtained by beating the average, not pounding away at penny sales when the winter sale started. Still, the account doesn't have any other games on it yet and now I'm scared to buy anything and lose it.
 
[quote name='louiedog']I just created a Steam account for my girlfriend and activated a spare HIB 3 key on it. I was going to get her a couple of things but was waiting until the last day in case they become dailies. Hopefully the account doesn't get flagged because HIB 3 keys are either old or were obtained by beating the average, not pounding away at penny sales when the winter sale started. Still, the account doesn't have any other games on it yet and now I'm scared to buy anything and lose it.[/QUOTE]

You'll be fine. Dude must have done something really dumb.
 
the spaz demo made me think of the starscape demo a bit, starscape seems a bit more arcady action wise i think will probably pick up spaz after seeing todays deals but first give ai wars another try since still haven't really played it.
 
From what I've been reading in the steam forums, the use of the Steam Achievement Manager (don't have to own the game? to pop achievements for your account), in conjunction with multiple HiB/IndieGala $.01 purchases to activate accounts for trading.

I personally have 2 for myself (TF2 farming) and my wife has her's for a few Mac games she plays. I always go in for 2 HiB, one for me one for her. I think her account only has the additional HiB games and prem TF2.
 
Giving away a HIB code or using a save to get an achievement won't get your account banned.

Everything I'm seeing in the way of bans points to people making multiple $0.01 HIB purchases, creating a new account for each once, and then funneling the rewards back to their main account.

All of their bullshit accounts and their main accounts are receiving the ban. They are people that have basically exploited away from Steam and charity on the magnitude of hundreds to thousands of dollars worth of free games and CC processing fees.

That isn't to say that only abusing the system 5 times is any less worthy or likely of a ban but these appear to be pretty egregious instances.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']Giving away a HIB code or using a save to get an achievement won't get your account banned.

Everything I'm seeing in the way of bans points to people making multiple $0.01 HIB purchases, creating a new account for each once, and then funneling the rewards back to their main account.

All of their bullshit accounts and their main accounts are receiving the ban. They are people that have basically exploited away from Steam and charity on the magnitude of hundreds to thousands of dollars worth of free games and CC processing fees.

That isn't to say that only abusing the system 5 times is any less worthy or likely of a ban but these appear to be pretty egregious instances.[/QUOTE]

They'd be dumb to ban a main account with actual purchase on it. There is no dispute process with steam really. If it happens and there are legit games purchased I woulsnt see why someone would just do a chargeback for every single game purchased from them.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']Giving away a HIB code or using a save to get an achievement won't get your account banned.

Everything I'm seeing in the way of bans points to people making multiple $0.01 HIB purchases, creating a new account for each once, and then funneling the rewards back to their main account.

All of their bullshit accounts and their main accounts are receiving the ban. They are people that have basically exploited away from Steam and charity on the magnitude of hundreds to thousands of dollars worth of free games and CC processing fees.

That isn't to say that only abusing the system 5 times is any less worthy or likely of a ban but these appear to be pretty egregious instances.[/QUOTE]

I'm glad that they're losing their main accounts as well. If they'd just lost out on the time they spent cheating it wouldn't mean much. Losing their actual accounts might help curb this behavior.
 
[quote name='Fell Open Ian']Apparently Valve is bringing down the banhammer on individuals who used one cent Humble Indie Bundle purchases to make tons of accounts and siphon off the rewards:
40piG.png


I guess that's a bit of karma for dicking around with charity.[/QUOTE]

I heartily applaud this. This promotion has been raped and damaged the Steam experience for all of us.
 
[quote name='Drabelincoln']They'd be dumb to ban a main account with actual purchase on it. There is no dispute process with steam really. If it happens and there are legit games purchased I woulsnt see why someone would just do a chargeback for every single game purchased from them.[/QUOTE]

They may have actual purchases, but those people agreed to abide by Steam's rules or forfeit even their legitimately obtained games. They can try a chargeback, but there's no good reason for the CC company to give it to them.
 
[quote name='louiedog']I'm glad that they're losing their main accounts as well. If they'd just lost out on the time they spent cheating it wouldn't mean much. Losing their actual accounts might help curb this behavior.[/QUOTE]

I'm sure that banning main accounts as well would just make a lot of capable enemies for Valve. Steam was hacked for fun earlier this year. Imagine how well this will go if thousands of people lose accounts they've spend hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on. Banning illegitimate accounts is a good enough lesson. They can't exploit any other bundles. And since when do people really learn? ;)
 
New Games that will be on sale are

Xotic
Lord of the Rings
Quake Games
Dungeon Siege
Medieval Games
Two Tribes
Wasteland Angel
Men of War
Binding of Isaac (BUY IT)
Left For Dead Games
 
[quote name='louiedog']They may have actual purchases, but those people agreed to abide by Steam's rules or forfeit even their legitimately obtained games. They can try a chargeback, but there's no good reason for the CC company to give it to them.[/QUOTE]

They don't even question it. They just do it.
 
How do they ban the main accounts? Are they just going to ban any account that has dealt in transactions with these fake accounts or something? I mean how will they know what the main accounts are? I am sure not everyone doing this is funneling their stuff to one account, but trading with a bunch of people.
 
There are already cases of people with ~1,000 games in their libraries being banned. And, actually, banned is the wrong word as the accounts are being disabled so as to disallow the users from logging in at all.
 
[quote name='Fatdude']New Games that will be on sale are

Binding of Isaac (BUY IT)
[/QUOTE]

Counterpoint: Don't reward poor coders who make crappy games and don't buy it.
 
[quote name='Kaltic']How do they ban the main accounts? Are they just going to ban any account that has dealt in transactions with these fake accounts or something? I mean how will they know what the main accounts are? I am sure not everyone doing this is funneling their stuff to one account, but trading with a bunch of people.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. I've made trades with people how do I know it's a legit game they won. I don't
 
[quote name='Blade']I'm sure that banning main accounts as well would just make a lot of capable enemies for Valve. Steam was hacked for fun earlier this year. Imagine how well this will go if thousands of people lose accounts they've spend hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on. Banning illegitimate accounts is a good enough lesson. They can't exploit any other bundles.[/QUOTE]

The Steam forums were hacked, not the service itself. From my understanding it was a security issue with the very common vbulletin software that the forums run on.
 
I am glad to see steam taking this approach. If people try to abuse the system they deserve to get burned, even their main account.
 
[quote name='Chesskid1']this account was banned. she posted in steam forums, but it was later deleted.

1000+ games owned. 403 coupons in inventory.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/vdevilmaycry[/QUOTE]

Holy shit. I can see why she was banned. I'm pretty jealous that she has The Ball, though. ;) I've been wanting to play that for a while.
 
I don't agree with what these people did but I think its probably going to far to ban accounts. I can see some legitimate users getting wrapped up in this or people that were taking advantage of the system but all within steams rules. Quite honestly if they don't want people to exploit things like this they shouldn't have promotions they can get or they should limit the free ticket promotions to accounts created 30 days or more ago. There are better ways to handle this and I think Steam chose about the worst possible method.
 
My issue with these bans is that it shows, without a doubt, we own nothing we've purchased on steam. They aren't ours, and they can be taken away at a moments notice. And the response will be 'but you have to do something wrong for them to do that!' And that's true...

But steam has absolutely no arbitration system, so whatever they decide is wrong is 'wrong' and whomever they ban is screwed.

I don't like that feeling.
 
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