Can you be login to steam on more then 1 PC at same time ??

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Can you login to your steam account on two different PC's at the same time ???

More to the point: can i play two different online steam games from my account on at the same time on two PC's
 
it will just log the other one out.
if you want to play the same account over a lan then just disable the internet(not the worlds, just your own).
 
Amnesia said:
if you want to play the same account over a lan then you could just disable the internet.
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I was more interested in say if i had a mate round..

I.E
I could play L4D2 one PC (Desktop) and he could play COD4 on my other PC (HTPC)
 
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chaparral said:
I was more interested in say if i had a mate round..

I.E
I could play L4D2 one PC (Desktop) and he could play COD4 on my other PC (HTPC)

Steam not allowing this is very bad..when you can do just with all boxed retail games
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Steam is just enforcing a policy that has technically been true of many games for a long time, it's just they had no way of stopping it.

You could stick Steam in offline mode and let him play COD4 SP I expect.

The trouble is, if you could log in multiple times, there would be nothing to stop you sharing your account with loads of mates etc.
 
I think the point is that for 2 or 3 people to be playing the same game then Steam want you to purchase that game 2 or 3 times. Each game is only meant for one person, the owner of the SteamID who downloaded it in the first place.

I think it's a good idea personally, definitely cuts piracy right down for online play. :)
 
Even with 2 or see, that's 1 and 2 other potential customers they are missing out on. They are a business after all albeit one of the nicer ones and there's nothing stopping your mate playing offline with that account.
 
Kenai said:
Steam is just enforcing a policy that has technically been true of many games for a long time, it's just they had no way of stopping it.
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not at all, steam is not stopping you from installing the game on multiple pc's. it is stopping him from playing a game online(which he has paid for) and his friend from playing a different gameonline (which he paid for) at the same time.

are friends not allowed to come to your house and have a go on the game you have just bought now ?
i do like steam but this is a major pain in the arse tbh.
 
I'm pretty sure it's against the ToS to share your account, so they're not doing anything wrong. When you buy something on Steam this is something you should factor in, if you don't like it then buy the retail game.
 
who said anything about sharing the account info ?
letting someone have a go on your computer is hardly sharing the account. they would be able to detect by the ip if someone has gave the account info out and has logged on from a different location.

even for yourself, if you want to install the game on your laptop and play online whilst its downloading...is this sharing account info between yourself ?:p


like i said i do like steam and not having to change cd's and keep them safe is a godsend....but its not a flawless service and just because i dont think that steam is flawless doesnt mean i should go buy retail.
 
Pretty sure if you bought a game, you're only meant to play it on one PC at a time, you can't for example buy COD4 and install it on two PCs and legally play it against each other with only one copy - isnt' that why they always had CD checks?

Frankly if you haven't thought of this when you bought the game on Steam there's something a little lacking up top, it's pretty obvious that you are limited to one simultaneous account being live at a time, it's the online equivalent of a CD check, only you can't get a no-cd crack!
 
Kami said:
Pretty sure if you bought a game, you're only meant to play it on one PC at a time, you can't for example buy COD4 and install it on two PCs and legally play it against each other with only one copy - isnt' that why they always had CD checks?
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This thread is nothing about playing a single game on two PC's

Try reading the thread first before replying...
 
Kami said:
Pretty sure if you bought a game, you're only meant to play it on one PC at a time, you can't for example buy COD4 and install it on two PCs and legally play it against each other with only one copy - isnt' that why they always had CD checks?
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you missed what was said ?
 
chaparral said:
Can you login to your steam account on two different PC's at the same time ???

More to the point: can i play two different online steam games from my account on at the same time on two PC's
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No.

Steam generally logs you out of the first computer when you log on to the second.

You're not meant to share your account, so Valve won't change it because you yourself can only play one game at a time...
 
LinktoInsanity said:
No.

Steam generally logs you out of the first computer when you log on to the second.

You're not meant to share your account, so Valve won't change it because you yourself can only play one game at a time...
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I take it that this also includes that steam will not let me finish downloading a steam game on one system while i play a steam game on my other system..
 
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why do you have to do the downloading on a different system? why not play on steam and let it download in the background while playing?
 
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