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Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

If Steam isn't pay to win, how do I earn the points used to buy the profile doodads (avatars, avatar bezels, backgrounds, banners, etc) without purchasing games? 🤔

[–] orgrinrt 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you consider it a win, if you have all the doodads?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Of course. And if I'm winning at Steam, I'm winning in real life! 🥲

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

I hate that I laughed about this.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I bought my index the day they implemented that stuff.

I was so confused as to how I got so many… thing… points?

I’ve never done anything with them and that was many years ago. Maybe I should? I dunno.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I purchased enough stuff in past sales that when that feature released, which I ignored until I saw one of my rocket league friend do something fancy on their profile icon, I had all the credits to buy all the top animated ones. But being stingy with the virtual coins, I still only pick the one I want to use and only buy those. one boarder and one background to match. What about my other credits? well they can rot or whatever I don't care.