log in to 2 computers at a time

notdeadyet01 · 04-06-2012, 10:39 AM

Ok, right now I am downloading Team Fortress to my laptop. It would be really great if I could download the game on my laptop, while playing on my desktop.

If Valve is concerned about people account sharing, only let one PC launch games.

mspacapan · 04-06-2012, 11:26 AM

Downloading games and then going into offline mode would mean a lot of people could play the game
They already said you can't login to 2 PCs for security reasons and it's better the way it is now

cylon · 04-06-2012, 02:42 PM

I'm assuming these two computers are on the same network?

Why not just copy the files from the PC to the Laptop and save the whole 10Gb download?

damaged · 04-06-2012, 02:59 PM

To elaborate on cylon's post, just share your steamapps directory on the source PC, then open explorer and go into network and copy whatever game you want from the share to the laptops steamapps directory, you can do this while playing even.

If it's not on the same network, copy the game to a usb/external drive.

mspacapan · 04-08-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by damaged

To elaborate on cylon's post, just share your steamapps directory on the source PC, then open explorer and go into network and copy whatever game you want from the share to the laptops steamapps directory, you can do this while playing even.

If it's not on the same network, copy the game to a usb/external drive.

Steamworks games cannot be played if you're not logged into the account that has the game registered

damaged · 04-08-2012, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by mspacapan

Steamworks games cannot be played if you're not logged into the account that has the game registered

Water is wet, the sky appears blue.

GalakFyarr · 04-08-2012, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mspacapan

Downloading games and then going into offline mode would mean a lot of people could play the game
They already said you can't login to 2 PCs for security reasons and it's better the way it is now

Limiting it to max 5 computers on 1 account, and limited to one network, should be secure enough.

Even if one of your computers is a laptop and happens to change networks from time to time, simply ask to re-authenticate every time networks change.

04-06-2012, 10:39 AM	#1
notdeadyet01 Join Date: Jan 2012 Reputation: 167 Posts: 795	log in to 2 computers at a time Ok, right now I am downloading Team Fortress to my laptop. It would be really great if I could download the game on my laptop, while playing on my desktop. If Valve is concerned about people account sharing, only let one PC launch games.

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04-06-2012, 11:26 AM	#2
mspacapan Banned Join Date: Nov 2010 Reputation: 14 Posts: 404	Downloading games and then going into offline mode would mean a lot of people could play the game They already said you can't login to 2 PCs for security reasons and it's better the way it is now

04-06-2012, 02:42 PM	#3
cylon Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 740 Posts: 3,270	I'm assuming these two computers are on the same network? Why not just copy the files from the PC to the Laptop and save the whole 10Gb download?

04-06-2012, 02:59 PM	#4
damaged Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 7731 Posts: 7,098	To elaborate on cylon's post, just share your steamapps directory on the source PC, then open explorer and go into network and copy whatever game you want from the share to the laptops steamapps directory, you can do this while playing even. If it's not on the same network, copy the game to a usb/external drive.