As someone who spent a ton of money on Steam games over the years, I wish they’d sort by account value. This would also automatically deprioritize scalper bots, since those probable have a account value close to zero.
Now the scalpers sell the controllers to the rich.
I actually like the approach, because it makes it insanely expensive to be a scalper. This leads to fewer scalpers, less inflated demand and probably more people getting their controller sooner.
I really really dislike the business model of scalpers and putting them out of business is good.
I’ve spent thousands of dollars on Steam over 13 years now, and I still think that’d be unfair. It just needs to be a hard threshold that answers this question for Valve, “Do you have genuine skin in the game or not?” I think Valve’s new rules for the reservations answers that well enough. I just wish they had done this from the start.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
As someone who spent a ton of money on Steam games over the years, I wish they’d sort by account value. This would also automatically deprioritize scalper bots, since those probable have a account value close to zero.
scutiger@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Sure, rich people get them first!
julianwgs@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
Now the scalpers sell the controllers to the rich.
I actually like the approach, because it makes it insanely expensive to be a scalper. This leads to fewer scalpers, less inflated demand and probably more people getting their controller sooner.
I really really dislike the business model of scalpers and putting them out of business is good.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
I mean, those are the most valuable customers to Valve, so … yes? Idk. You could go by account age if that makes it fairer somehow.
ericwdhs@discuss.online 3 weeks ago
I’ve spent thousands of dollars on Steam over 13 years now, and I still think that’d be unfair. It just needs to be a hard threshold that answers this question for Valve, “Do you have genuine skin in the game or not?” I think Valve’s new rules for the reservations answers that well enough. I just wish they had done this from the start.
nocturne@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
I realize the purchase will not fix all scalping, but it will help with some.
Lemmchen@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Yeah, previous scalper accounts can just be reactivated. Also, what qualifies as purchase? Is adding a F2P game or a demo a purchase in this context?
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
No