transfer games on steam to other account

[TomKilla]

Hi,

I would like to know how would you think about the feature to transfer games (as gifts) that allready have been purchased to other accounts . I am pretty sure it would work fine: for example I send a message/invitation to a friend and offer him a game. He could accept it and the game would be aviable for him to download. And consequently that game on my accont would turn unapproachable. I dont know if this would harm any terms (and I hope it will not) but please consider about my suggestion at least.

Thanks! :)

[Equimanthorn]

Good idea, there are cases when someone has 2 accounts and different games on them as logical thinking he wants the games to unite on a single account. For example, someone wants to move a game on another account, a validation code arrives on the mail and done.

[padlius]

You could merge an account.

[TomKilla]

You could merge an account.

what do you mean exactly?

[Mangr0v3]

You could merge an account.

You can't.

[Echonian]

Yeh, unfortunately, there is no way to transfer or put your old games to use on steam. Something that I hope is fixed, even if only to a certain point, in the future.

[Schiff123]

I have an issue having 2 accounts and personally would LOVE to merge them. Even if it's only a one time thing.

[Equimanthorn]

I will prefer transfering one or two games from an account, not exactly merge them.

[That person]

I really really want this, i aquired my account from a friend and am now stuck with his ♥♥♥ name and since iv bought a bunch of games myself i really want to move them onto my own account.
SIGNED

[TomKilla]

Anyway, it would even improve the certainty. And that is the most important point in my opinion.

[Echonian]

Yeh, steam definitely needs more flexibility and features. I'd sign this if it were something I could sign.

[kittiez]

But it would defeat the purpose of a VAC ban. I am banned, and would exploit this (I'm being honest) to continually become un-VAC banned. I totally support the idea as I have a new account and I re-bought most of my games, but I have yet to get The Orange box, which I would love no more than to just put it on my non-banned account. This is a great, but stupid, idea.

[Echonian]

Well, VALVe could easily solve that problem by limiting the number of transfers within a 24 hour period. Because honestly, most people who would want to be un-VAC banned wouldn't be patient enough to wait days to tranfer over their games. Not to mention that since they wouldn't be keeping their stats or anything really, its no different from creating another account for any other service to abuse the service...such as forum accounts to troll. You don't stop trolls by screening every individual person who registers an account, and for the same reason, you shouldn't keep out such an important feature merely because of some risk of VAC being compromised.

Oh, and if VALVe allowed games to be transferred, they could put in the EULA that you can only have one account. And if they found somebody avoiding VAC bans by transferring their games to another account of their own...well, my point is, not many would want to risk it.

[kittiez]

Because honestly, most people who would want to be un-VAC banned wouldn't be patient enough to wait days to tranfer over their games.
I'm not sure that can be said fairly. It is pretty much generalizing every VAC-banned person. I know I would, and the rest of my (VAC-banned (not all)) Counter-Strike: Source clan would be willing to wait in order to transfer. Also, it wouldn't really be for avoidance as much as I just want to be able to play the games I bought or received as gifts, I know I agreed to it, but it kind of is stealing our to disallow us the playing of all servers. I really don't know what message I am trying to get across (so if you find one tell me). But in any case, I support this /johnhancocked.

[nahka]

No, just no. Because of account stealers you cant do this.

[Echonian]

As you could easily recover your stolen account and such through steam support, games included, I don't see why that is any more of an issue than it is without this.

[m00d]

you're all missing the obvious, it wouldn't work with the valve business model. If I can transfer a game when I'm done, why would I buy new ones? I'd just have a friend buy it and share it through all my friends who want to play it. This wouldn't work with TF2, CSS, L4D etc but with games like portal, bioshock and world of goo that can be completed and forgotten about it would.

They'd lose money.

[Equimanthorn]

two accounts
two emails
two validationd codes
and done

[pinkbandit1]

no, that would suck if get my account jacked. and then the jerk/hacker trades all my games for popcap games (no offense popcap). And I would imagine alot of money would be lost for developers. Sounds like a good idea, but i don't think it would get very far.

[kevlar21]

LOL, then you could sell your games to your mates using steam haha..

[Sonicon]

It would be nice to be able to merge, i made the mistake of making two different accounts when i bought orange box

[Vithigar]

The VAC issue can be solved by having the ban spread to any account that receives the game. Harsh? Yes, but it would work.

As for account theft, try protecting your account better. Use the email validation, use a secure browser, and don't go to dubious sites. The only reason you should be afraid of account hijacking is if you're an idiot.

[Echonian]

I think that VALVe should at least allow this with their own games, or at the VERY least expand their extra copies program to include all of their games, then work with the publishers to get their games added to it as well.

[TZK203]

Wouldn't work. Account stealers and stupid people who just give out their passwords.

It will have more problems that benefits. Believe me.

[TomKilla]

I just wish to send games to other accounts as gifts. Not selling them. I have two accounts, a main account which is only for valve-games, and the other one only for non-valve-games. On my main account are some non-valve-games which I would prefer to have them on my second account.

Maybe it can be solved this way to link different accounts with the same user/e-mail address. So you can switch your games between your own accounts.

[Echonian]

Wouldn't work. Account stealers and stupid people who just give out their passwords.

It will have more problems that benefits. Believe me.

As I already clearly explained before, this would be very little more risk than it already is. Features that allow for more flexibility with your purchase should not be kept out solely based on the fact that if you gave your account to a stranger that they might take those games.

Which VALVe could recover for you in any case, and track. So I don't see what the issue is, really.

[de_abreu]

well, if I could at least sell back my games to valve, I'd be glad.

[Echonian]

well, if I could at least sell back my games to valve, I'd be glad.

Now THAT would be negative towards VALVe's business model without any benefits to customer loyalty and good business that game transfer flexibility would bring. Still, it would be nice.

[Torico]

It'd be crazy, people would be selling their unused games left and right to other players for half price, people will be getting scammed and ripped off by non payers or password thieves (if it required one), Valve would be losing out on all the profits etc etc. :eek:

[StrickenDead]

Not if you had to do the transaction through steam. Then Valve would get all the money and just credit your account towards a new game.

[kyleh613]

Hi,

I would like to know how would you think about the feature to transfer games (as gifts) that allready have been purchased to other accounts . I am pretty sure it would work fine: for example I send a message/invitation to a friend and offer him a game. He could accept it and the game would be aviable for him to download. And consequently that game on my accont would turn unapproachable. I dont know if this would harm any terms (and I hope it will not) but please consider about my suggestion at least.

Thanks! :)

No, this is a bad idea because it opens up all sorts of scams and issues that people will expect Valve to deal with but they won't be able too. It is a good idea on paper, but in practice it would cause so many issues as people try to use it as a way to sell games they have already played and then they get ripped off or use it as a way to rip off other steam users.

An acceptable solution in my opinion would be to be able to transfer games to an account that only you own, and has your exact first/last name, address, and has the same credit/debit card as your other account tied to it.

As I already clearly explained before, this would be very little more risk than it already is. Features that allow for more flexibility with your purchase should not be kept out solely based on the fact that if you gave your account to a stranger that they might take those games.

Which VALVe could recover for you in any case, and track. So I don't see what the issue is, really.

The amount of extra work this would create for Valve would be just insane.

[spartan678]

this would cause more hacking over games... you would hack on 1 account and before you get banned, you would transfer your games to another acc and hack. I know most of you probably won't, but hackers will, then more and more people will hack.

[Flow_]

Hi,
I would like to know how would you think about the feature to transfer games (as gifts) that allready have been purchased to other accounts .
Thanks! :)

I love this idea! One big disadvantage of steam is that the games you own are not transferable to other accounts. If I buy a game in a shop I could easily sell the game to friends. Thing about it: With Steam games you give up the right to resell games you own. :mad:
To be honest, I think that the main reason that this is not implemented yet is that it would affect Valves revenue.
The problem with the VAC bans could easyly be solved by banning a game instance and not a steam user. The number of transfers could also be limted within a period.

[StrickenDead]

To be honest, I think that the main reason that this is not implemented yet is that it would affect Valves revenue.



You are probably right, though if Valve were to facilitate a 2nd hand store option for everyone to sell their old unwanted games I think it would only serve to increase revenue since those people probably wouldn't be making a purchase at all if it weren't for the 2nd hand discount.

[Fatdude]

Not a good idea imo.Because of account thiefs and it also becomes kind of second hand gaming.A friend of mine buys a game finishes it then sends me the game and i pay him.Steam/Other publishers lose too much money like this.

[StrickenDead]

Not a good idea imo.Because of account thiefs and it also becomes kind of second hand gaming.A friend of mine buys a game finishes it then sends me the game and i pay him.Steam/Other publishers lose too much money like this.

You can do that now, just make a new account for each game and then sell the account to your buddy when you are done. Valve loses.

For gifting they could just allow each game to be 2nd hand gifted or sold only once, that would take care of those issues.

[dropdeadcrimina]

There is another use for this. I already have L4D and TF2. I am considering buying the Valve Complete Pack but I already have 2 of the games and I am adversed to paying for something I already have. If I could transfer the copies to someone else then I would have no problem. I'd even be fine with gifting part of the complete pack.

[Flow_]

There is another use for this. I already have L4D and TF2. I am considering buying the Valve Complete Pack but I already have 2 of the games and I am adversed to paying for something I already have. If I could transfer the copies to someone else then I would have no problem. I'd even be fine with gifting part of the complete pack.
IMHO thats something you can already do. I had HL2 and buyed the OrangeBox. Now I have a copy of HL2 which I could transfer to someone else.

But why should this not be possible for every game you own? :o

[TomKilla]

An acceptable solution in my opinion would be to be able to transfer games to an account that only you own, and has your exact first/last name, address, and has the same credit/debit card as your other account tied to it.

This is a really good idea.

[Prinny]

I think that it would work. I support this.

I know a friend who used to play on steam all the time and then he got into other things. Well he got back into steam but couldn't get into his old account.

Recently he regained access to his old account and has to switch back and forth depending on what he wants to play. Transferring games from the old to the new OR merging would be very convenient to him.

Account jacking? Ya Its already a problem. But as has been said before jerk jacks your account, transfers off all your games. You report it to valve. Whoever has your transfered games gets banned and you get your stuff back with a temporary password emailed to you. You sign in make a new password FIN.