Though I don't quite get how this would help that either. Most people don't realize their information has been compromised until they loose something, so what's to stop hackers from sitting on the login info for 15 days?
In theory this might add a little security, but it's really not worth the hassle. If I had the option I'd opt out of this.
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so basically, if my steam breaks and i have to delete it and let it redownload its files (yes this is a steam solution to fix many things suggested BY VALVE) and i have had to do this several times, then im screwed for 15 days... awesome, thanks valve
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"If you have Steam Guard enabled currently and have had it enabled for 15 days on your account then you will be unaffected by this change."
I don't really get it. According to the update Steam Guard activity counter is now device-based, not account-based. So shouldn't it say "and have had your current device added to trusted devices list in Steam Guard for 15 days" instead?
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i've just took a look at steam:
started it - couldn't buy/sell anything from the market. (it said, i should activate cookies in my browser...k...? well, it also said, i should try to restart steam)
i've restarted steam, and now it works again.
it appears, that i'm not affected by this.
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Just to point out for some people:
If there's no reason why you should have a restriction (i.e. you havent changed devices or credit card) and you run into a restriction RESTART THE CLIENT AND/OR YOUR DEVICE. I just ran into a market restriction wanting to change the price of something I already had on there, but I restarted the PC, Steam applied an update when I went to restart, and I can use the market fully again.
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Gaben's word is law, all hail Gaben! More trade blocks please!
This is a test guys, if you manage to endure this, Half-Life 3 will be announced!
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I had to log in and out of Steam to be able to use the Market again but my browsers were fine - including the Steam app on my Kindle Fire which I have used only once since I installed it months ago.
I really see no problem with making their security better. It's worth having a minor short-lived inconvenience over having my account hi-jacked any day.
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UPDATE!!!
DerrickG™ 24 minutes ago
We are going to make some alterations to the current restriction to make it less sensitive for users. Once the changes are made we will be sure to let you know ahead of time before they go live.
For now, the restriction has been turned off. You are now free to trade and/or use the market if you were hitting this.
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It's a measure to deter people from jacking your account and offloading all your inventory before you even realise what is happening (and get a chance to reset your password and reclaim your account). Is the time-frame too long? Perhaps. But at least they have disabled this for the time being, so you have chance to adjust any automated registry/cookie cleaners you may be using.
New systems have their bumps. The fact they're willing to adjust it so quickly and are giving you a grace period is a good sign. Allow yourself some time to cool off, then consider making your voice heard through the forums or a well-worded email. Ranting gets you nothing but disregarded with a strained smile, whereas a stern, articulate yet polite discussion will get you the changes you want much faster.
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You would think Valve, who created an entire virtual economy would be able to fingerprint and track stolen items.
This is just pure laziness on Valve's part. Instead of protecting the 99% of their users who do nothing wrong by policing the economy and investigating phishing claims, they try to set up these automated systems which only deter phishers, it definitely doesn't stop them.
What happens when someone gets phished? They wait it out.
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"Instead of protecting the 99% of their users who do nothing wrong by policing the economy and investigating phishing claims"
I'm not too familiar with these things, but isn't steam's userbase kind of gargantuan in size? Wouldn't trying to police this manually be an absurdly large undertaking? Automated systems are used to cut down on that amount of work, I get this, but what about the idea that it takes ten times longer to build a wall than it does to break one down? I'm not saying this measure is a well-measured degree of counteraction, and it will undoubtedly be changed, but I think it better to err on the side of caution as a short term measure. The alternate being to hire a secondary workforce just for devoted support, but in this modern world of ours, that isn't a common practice.
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UPDATE!!!
DerrickG™ 24 minutes ago
We are going to make some alterations to the current restriction to make it less sensitive for users. Once the changes are made we will be sure to let you know ahead of time before they go live.
For now, the restriction has been turned off. You are now free to trade and/or use the market if you were hitting this.
Like the title says, once you apply the latest update, you're done for!
The new feature blocks trading from your account for 15 days. Each time you log in from a different device, the same thing happens.
Each time you reinstall Steam or delete the Steam cookies, the same thing happens.
Click here to read about this new "feature"
What do you think of this massive pile of doo doo?
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