...you clicked on this thread looking for the hidden giveaway and hoping to catch key drops :-P
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"Steam Syndrome"

(Proposed name; propose a better name if you have one)

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A tongue-in-cheek name for this thing so many of us are afflicted with:

The compulsion, impulse, drive, or urge to do the following despite having more games than you could ever play in your available time...
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You may have Steam Syndrome if:

  • You buy or trade for ever more Steam games despite having more than you could play

  • You buy every 75+% off Steam sale and bundle of games that comes available, even if they're kinda lame

  • You grow your Steam library for its own satisfaction

  • You pass on non-Steam deals no matter how good they are, yelling Y U NO STEAM?

  • You keep your "Activate a Product on Steam..." window open 24/7 for key drops (Leires)

  • You check SteamGifts constantly even away from home (school/class, work, on a trip, etc.) (abcxyz91)

  • You Pre-Order AAA titles you don't play (wykydvamp)

  • You have more Traders on your Friends List than actual friends

  • You have more untouched games in your library than played games (thedoctor1ko)

  • You spend more time on SteamGifts than Steam (Tuffdog)

  • You are in possession of more TF2 keys than hours played (emotionengine)

  • You maintain spreadsheets of all the keys and Gift URLs you may or may not activate at some point (emotionengine)

  • You curb the rest of your daily internet usage so that you have enough bandwidth to download new games (caerbannog)

  • Your hard drive can only hold a small fraction of your collection at any given time (emotionengine)

  • The first thing you check when you turn on your computer is the Steam 'Daily Deal' (MrFredgrim)

  • You already own every game key you try to Ninja (Osiris11235)

  • Your game library has more value than your monthly income (Exinoz22)

  • Your huge Library no longer satisfies, so you move on building your Inventory

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? What are some other symptoms and descriptions?

You might have Steam Syndrome if you _____ (reply = filling in the blank)

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P5: Naughty enabler, tee hee. Thar may also be key drops around here

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Man I am so hoarding games right now. I mean they're all games I want to play, but I'm not sure when I'll have time for all of them lol ! If I see a good offer I can't resist !

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Same...using lambentstew's steam profiler....i've only played about 47.5% of all the games I have...:S

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That spreadsheet idea is a good one, I have over 20 games I plan to give away in a few weeks and I'm dreading the task of figuring out which ones are Steam versus Desura or something else, let alone keeping it all straight when I start posting the giveaways...

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  • your hard drive can only hold a small fraction of your collection at any given time.
  • Deciding which titles get to stay and which titles need to go from your hard drive is a slow and painful process.
  • you stay up late/get up early to be ready when new daily deals are posted.
  • you feel it's unfair that you don't receive credit for hours played in a non-Steam game.
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Miss a sale? Steam Syndrome says try try trine again KJ50B-Z5CEW-P93NA

11 years ago
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Taken. I'll thank you for them though.

11 years ago
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With such an exhaustive list I think it has become: "You must have Steam Syndrome if you own Steam."

11 years ago
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i pass on most of this, some of them i use to do but now im cured.

11 years ago
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What's your secret

11 years ago
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im keeping my money for a new computer, is the only thing that protects me me from getting most of the symptoms. and the other ones like keys and hats, i dont play tf2 much anymore so i dont get much items to trade.

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You might have Steam Syndrome if... the first thing you check when you turn on your computer is the daily deal.

11 years ago
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JKWY3-0DFLF-2BG30

11 years ago
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wow thank you

11 years ago
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You may have Steam Syndrome if you search in the SteamGifts Forum for key drops and checking all the keys to see if they work.

11 years ago
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JIKTN-97R72-MF8D4

11 years ago
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Darn, I tried to ninja it but already had it :(

11 years ago
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"You try to ninja something but already have it"

11 years ago
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JMLGW-XPNTZ-ZVHWR

11 years ago
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thanks!

11 years ago
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I saw it right when it was posted, but also had it. LOL!

11 years ago
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Thank you, Enclear.

11 years ago
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Damn, 10 out of the 15 fits on me, oh well, guess I'm afflicted. Anyway here you go ninjas - LHQQ9-KXPKF-W6NEE

11 years ago
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Thank you sir

11 years ago
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Whats it called when you think steam is a load of shit and should never have been invented and only use it when you cant avoid it? Anitsteam syndrome maybe? Well whatever its called, I'm it.

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Than this is maybe the wrong forum for you?

11 years ago
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Wrong site altogether, really.

11 years ago
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I don't have anything against this site or this forum... Its just a pity that as a result I cant avoid using steam.

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I'm trying [i]not to buy[/i] as much games as possible to not litter steam library. I can't get rid of stuff like America Army 3 (shouldn't f2p games be removed after uninstall?) OFC I'd never buy game like Bad Rats just because it's cheap, it will bloat my library forever.

11 years ago
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i defs do have that syndrome lol

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JIQQT-LFJPH-7G8XZ

ALSO - remember, there is a Hidden Giveaway in the OP and not a lot of entries in it.. ;-)

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It's there, you just have to look :-)

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I got it, Painkiller: Black Edition. THANK YOU!

I would add: "you check the discussions on every new releases / coming soon games just to learn about people's impressions even if you have no interest in that game"

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That you'd rather use Steam chat then Facebook.

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JIRMK-Y5HFK-AA8GN

11 years ago
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Already own this one, thanks though!

11 years ago
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did someone get this yet?.. i have it already also xD

11 years ago
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Yeah, it was ninja'd without a thanks. :-( No Deponia for me yet.

11 years ago
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I know several people who are afflicted by this condition, including myself. One of these days these games are gonna walk.....................all..................over...............you.

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JHXZQ-00PI9-856YL

11 years ago
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damn, alrdy had this game :-( my first ever atempt to ninja :D what a shame

11 years ago
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Wow, was still unused? Got it, thanks for Home! <3!!

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Passin' it on. 79AAQ-VQ3LB-YKHMC

11 years ago
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Beat Hazard already ninja'd. Thanks though.

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11 years ago
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You're very welcome! :-D

11 years ago
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I think I have this syndrome.

11 years ago
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lol i did NOT come here looking for a giveaway but found it quickly .. GG bro :D

11 years ago
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damn i keep missing the deponia and painkiller keys! booo

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JINLZ-C6BLK-0TMNC

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Got it, many thanks! Will definitely give this one a try.

11 years ago
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Lol I have definitely more traders then actual friends, like 95-5 percent of 148 friends. :D

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^^^ too

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if your game library has more value than your monthly income

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^^^

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Closed 11 years ago by Enclear.