WTF Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I was just curious. Does anyone here ever share their Steam account with a partner or someone else? I know I could afford to buy different copies of games but most of the time we don't. My wife shares my steam account and this results in of course various games getting played that I would otherwise never play such as Winter Voices, The Void, etc. I just got back and logged into steam to start a session of shogun 2 (which will now have to wait thanks to work) when I noticed that there was a lot of hours clocked on games that I've never played (which makes me feel better about impulse steam purchases ). I just wondered if there were others who shared things like that when they lived together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Well, two of my friends know my username and password and they use my acc sometimes when they want to try out a game i got because they're too lazy to come over or something like that xD Mostly MP games, since they can download the demo/pirate the game if it's SP. I've used a their accounts in the same way as well. Edited March 28, 2011 by Kovach_ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I used to share with my sister when she got started, but now she has her own copy of portal so she doesn't need my account, and I've beaten PvZ and ended up porting Abe's Odyssey to my PSP, so I don't really need her account any more now either. Steam Gaurd throws a spanner in the works now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 (edited) I don't and I wouldn't. I'm paranoid about my Steam account's security (and rightly so, I think, considering the amount of cash I've sunk in it) and I simply don't trust other people to be as careful as I am about it. I wouldn't even log on to my Steam account on a PC I'm unfamiliar with (for example, a relative's or a less tech savvy friend's). Hell, I know my mother's PC pretty well and usually am the one who has to fix it and such, and I wouldn't even log on to my Steam account on it. But that's mostly because I don't trust her judgement when it comes to the internet and e-mail. Just thinking about that time she got the "you won Bill Gates' private lottery!!111" email gives me a headache ... She did come to me about it and asked me to check it out, but when I told her it was bullshit, she almost got angry and suddenly was very dismissive of what I was telling her... Edited April 1, 2011 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Steam Gaurd throws a spanner in the works now anyway. My understanding of Steam Guard is that it just requires a more thorough verification if you try to log in on a different computer, not that it actually prevents you from logging in on different computers altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBeeferton Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't, but sometimes I wish I could. I've got quite a few games I don't care to play that could really use some attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Steam Gaurd throws a spanner in the works now anyway. My understanding of Steam Guard is that it just requires a more thorough verification if you try to log in on a different computer, not that it actually prevents you from logging in on different computers altogether. Yeah the process of steam guard makes it s a bit more fiddly than the current case of just needing to know each others log-in. And it'd be even more fiddly if she was the first to log in to a PC with the account (though that was going to be pretty unlikely) Now you need to know each others log-in, and then contact each other to get the code off them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4: Gritty Reboot Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 I played through New Vegas and I think Bioshock on a buddy's account. I let him play ME1 on mine. It's not so different from letting a friend borrow a disc for a console game, with the exception that you have to really trust the person a bit more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted April 1, 2011 Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Yeah, I don't think there's anything "wrong" with it, but I wouldn't share a Steam account with anyone other than members of my household just for practical reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted April 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2011 Like I'd said I only share with my wife for practical reasons. My brother has his own steam account and games and I send him games now and then as a gift (or buy retail codes and send him) but in my house, my wife doesn't use anything really powerful and I don't really use steam on my Mac often. So it's just her laptop, the common desktop and my machines. Since I pretty much manage the network in my house and we're still at a no kids stage (and it'll be a while before I let them play unsupervised ) that's not really a concern at this point. My father doesn't really play PC games much these days outside of puzzle games and all he'd really need is a PS3 and GT5 and he's pretty much satisfied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delian Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I've done it like twice but voted no. The two times I have done it? I logged on to my brothers account to install a game I planned on buying within a few days and didn't want to wait for the install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I voted no. I'm paranoid about my property. Get your own account. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I'd share it with someone I trusted. I don't share it with anyone right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Don't share it, wouldn't share it. For me, it's like giving someone access yo your Facebook page or some forum account - There's too much opportunity for abuse. I also don't trust anyone but myself at my PC. When I used to be kind and share my wonderful PC, I'd be cleaning viruses away weekly. I can't remember the last time I had a virus now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) Don't share it, wouldn't share it. For me, it's like giving someone access yo your Facebook page or some forum account - There's too much opportunity for abuse. I also don't trust anyone but myself at my PC. When I used to be kind and share my wonderful PC, I'd be cleaning viruses away weekly. I can't remember the last time I had a virus now. It's absolutely mind boggling the habits that non-gaming computer users have that gets them so many viruses. I tried clearing my father's computer (he's good with computer hardware, not so much software...) and popped up three trojans almost immediately. Anyways, I don't endorse sharing in any way with something like Steam, or anything with money tied to it in such a significant form. Its nice once or twice (and even them, the circumstances are highly restricted), but ultimately its too risky and costly in the long run. Obviously the anti-sharing stance exponentially grows the larger your Steam purchased games library. Edited April 11, 2011 by Enervation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I wouldn't even log on to my Steam account on a PC I'm unfamiliar with (for example, a relative's or a less tech savvy friend's). Hell, I know my mother's PC pretty well and usually am the one who has to fix it and such, and I wouldn't even log on to my Steam account on it. But that's mostly because I don't trust her judgement when it comes to the internet and e-mail. You wouldn't log into your steam account on another persons computer... even if you were the one doing it? I don't get it. You could quite easily remove all trace of your steam account when you were done. I get being careful, but that seems a touch OTT imho, unless your concerned that their PC's are already full of keyloggers and what not just waiting to steal your deets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I most likely physically can't log on to someone elses PC with my steam account now so.... I can hardly do it on my own PC if I try to go through the web browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connorrrr Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 I don't at the moment. I have offered to give my sister the details so she can try out certain games, but in the end I've never shared it with anyone. I wouldn't give it to anyone unless I knew they weren't going to do something stupid with it so I dunno. I wouldn't be completely adverse to the idea though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 You wouldn't log into your steam account on another persons computer... even if you were the one doing it? I don't get it. You could quite easily remove all trace of your steam account when you were done. I get being careful, but that seems a touch OTT imho, unless your concerned that their PC's are already full of keyloggers and what not just waiting to steal your deets. Well, the last part is basically it. But it's not that I'm overly concerned so much as that I know they're not exactly the most savvy users when it comes to basic security and you know what they say about better safe than sorry. And I said myself that I was paranoid about my Steam account's security. Besides, it's not like I ever had any reason to log on Steam on any PC other than my desktop or my laptop anyway. Though I guess that now with Steam Guard and all such insane precautions might be overdoing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Don't share it, wouldn't share it. For me, it's like giving someone access yo your Facebook page or some forum account - There's too much opportunity for abuse. I also don't trust anyone but myself at my PC. When I used to be kind and share my wonderful PC, I'd be cleaning viruses away weekly. I can't remember the last time I had a virus now. It's absolutely mind boggling the habits that non-gaming computer users have that gets them so many viruses. I tried clearing my father's computer (he's good with computer hardware, not so much software...) and popped up three trojans almost immediately. Anyways, I don't endorse sharing in any way with something like Steam, or anything with money tied to it in such a significant form. Its nice once or twice (and even them, the circumstances are highly restricted), but ultimately its too risky and costly in the long run. Obviously the anti-sharing stance exponentially grows the larger your Steam purchased games library. Exactly. God I let my sister on my PC, thinking she'd be on nothing but facebook, and then I turn it back on after she's done, and MS security essentials is turned off and I've got 2 trojans on the damn thing upon a scan. It was myspace that caused that. Its like WHAT, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE YA BLEEDING PLANK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 You wouldn't log into your steam account on another persons computer... even if you were the one doing it? I don't get it. You could quite easily remove all trace of your steam account when you were done. I get being careful, but that seems a touch OTT imho, unless your concerned that their PC's are already full of keyloggers and what not just waiting to steal your deets. Well, the last part is basically it. But it's not that I'm overly concerned so much as that I know they're not exactly the most savvy users when it comes to basic security and you know what they say about better safe than sorry. And I said myself that I was paranoid about my Steam account's security. Besides, it's not like I ever had any reason to log on Steam on any PC other than my desktop or my laptop anyway. Though I guess that now with Steam Guard and all such insane precautions might be overdoing it. Yeah... I kinda came up with the last bit as I was about to hit "add reply" but still wanted to ask just in case you really were mental. That's fair enough, you never do know how clean other people's systems are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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