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Why Steam Blows

thoughtlessbanter.com — Valve software has been enjoying the money train ever since Steam was released. But what happens to all of those unsuspecting people that get their accounts hijacked and banned? Well, Valve just expects you to bend over and take it like a man.

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  • johnbellone, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1All that Valve told me was that I was banned while playing the original Counter-Strike. The Half-Life 2 games were left intact and I was able to go online and play with those. They also, after much deliberation, refused to tell me why I was banned and also claimed that I had logged onto the account from that location months prior.

    I don't care what you believe man, but its just bad when Valve rewards its early adopters (I bought the most expensive version of Half-Life 2 including all the original games) and developers (I was one of the first people to start posting on their Wiki for development) with a permanent ban. I don't know if my account was hijacked, if they nabbed me while I was testing Half-Life code or whatever - all I know is that two years later I am left with a useless account full of software.

    At the time that I was still playing on my Steam account the software was garbage. It would routinely crash and regularly booted me from a server for a VAC issue (this was the original VAC). The software has been fixed, now, and I would like to say that its a great platform if it was not for this issue that has happened to me and many people that I know. I'm not the only person that has suffered from an apparent account hijack. The only difference is that I went to the Washington Better Business Bureau, bitched complained and ultimately got the shaft.

    Its a bummer. Team Fortress 2 is a fun game and the only reason I own a copy is because someone bought me the Orange Box. But I am afraid that in six months while in Visual Studio Steam is going to ultimately decide that I am attempting to take over the Half-Life and pump me a couple of times in the ass. Amatuer style.
  • JephirDromulus, on 07/24/2008, -0/+1 Mistakes from VAC1 were resolved, and VAC2 does not make mistakes. Not to be a douchebag, but I don't believe him. If you modify your game EXE or DLLs, you get banned, simple as that.

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