I know i haven't opted into some mobile security site so i can't sell the stupid cardsWell Steam officially ruined the trading card market by adding a bunch of unnecessary BS because people are idiots.
Historically, they did exactly that. So "it can't happen" isn't true. Steam sales made a fair amount of economic sense for older games where the sales had dropped off to nothing - 1000x the sales at 80% off was still a net profit. "1000x" may sound like a gross exaggeration, except that some developers have said in public that their Steam Sales results were that dramatic.
The question at this point is whether we'll see those days return, rather than them being "impossible."
I'm guessing it's necessary BS. Because people were getting their accounts hacked, and inventory sold off. Much like what frequently happens with WoW.
If you've got a smartphone, the mobile security is really no big deal. Download the app, sign in, enter the usual email confirmation code, that's it for setup. Then when you list something for sale, you tap "confirm" in the app. The additional time is nothing, the main annoyance is requiring you to have your phone handy.
I've got the cheapest of possible smartphones myself. No data plan, so data is wifi only, but this still works.
Do you want all your online goods sold off by a hacker? No? That's why they need your phone number.also I see no reason why any online vendor needs my phone number.
That's true. For whatever reason, they're not doing the one-day or flash sales anymore, so we're only seeing the somewhat-mediocre discounts now."Rock bottom" only used to last a day with the daily deals.
Do you want all your online goods sold off by a hacker? No? That's why they need your phone number.
It's not like they're going to call you or spam you with SMS messages once they have it for two-factor authorization. For that matter, SMS isn't actually used beyond the initial setup. After that, it's a prompt inside the Steam app.
If you're feeling super-paranoid about giving your phone number to Steam, perhaps you have an alternative two-factor method that doesn't require phone numbers. One that's valid even if they have your email.
Implementing two-factor authorization required time and money. I'm assuming they did it because Steam encountered enough cases of fraud where email-only security, which is what they had for years, was not enough.
Actually, you can. Not the ones you've authorized for your account, but you can have games in your inventory, and those can be transferred. I've got 5 in my inventory right now, all games that are duplicates of games I've authorized to my account. They're all marked "tradeable, but not marketable," so they can't be sold for Steam wallet cash.Meh what is there to sell? You can't transfer steam games
I agree it's annoying, but if you have an iOS or Android smartphone, as practical matter it turns out that the actual energy you have to expend is pretty small. The real energy barrier is installing Steam on your phone in the first place. Which I freely admit I resisted for a long time for no particular reason.Again I get it but it takes the simple fun away.
It's a huge PITA. It's taking forever to login and once I login I need to get the code from an email. Meanwhile my device went to sleep and I had to start all over again. WTF!Well Steam officially ruined the trading card market by adding a bunch of unnecessary BS because people are idiots.
Meh what is there to sell? You can't transfer steam games, I'm not liable for fraud from my bank. I get its extra security but I don't think steam needs that level of security to protect $.89 worth of trading card sales. Hell my bank won't call me to prevent fraud they wait for me to call them.
*my card was recently suspended for failed online purchases ina different state*
Witcher 3 DLC not on sale. BLAH!
Witcher 3 DLC not on sale. BLAH!
lol, I feel your pain. The hard part is almost over. They should give you a steam card for your troubles.Arrrgggghhhh!!! Steam guard keeps redirecting my windows phone to the android app....grrr...
Edit: SMS verification what's my password.....grrr...
That's true. For whatever reason, they're not doing the one-day or flash sales anymore, so we're only seeing the somewhat-mediocre discounts now.
So...they essentially put a 15 day hold on sales? Which makes sale time cards worthless. I don't need/want their app on my phone. So tired of companies and this practice.
So...they essentially put a 15 day hold on sales? Which makes sale time cards worthless. I don't need/want their app on my phone. So tired of companies and this practice.
Validating via the Android Steam does remove the wait. I set it up today, and was able to sell a Summer Card immediately.Yup and sms validation doesn't change the wait time.