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  1. 10-14-2013, 04:26 PM #1
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    Steam Family Sharing Beta

    Hi all, I just got in the Steam Family Sharing Beta.

    I dunno who else is in, but I figured I'd see if any one else in the beta wanted to link up accounts.
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  2. 10-14-2013, 04:39 PM #2
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    Soscratch that. Looks like now you can only share a library on the physical computer. It would make a lot more sense if you could share the library remotely. Until then, this seems pointless.
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  3. 10-14-2013, 06:23 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by taggart6 View Post
    Soscratch that. Looks like now you can only share a library on the physical computer. It would make a lot more sense if you could share the library remotely. Until then, this seems pointless.
    What you need to do is log in your account on another person's computer, then activate that PC in your Settings menu. After that, any Steam user on that PC will have access to your library as long as you are not using it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamakazie View Post
    What you need to do is log in your account on another person's computer, then activate that PC in your Settings menu. After that, any Steam user on that PC will have access to your library as long as you are not using it.
    My mistake. However this does limit the system quite a bit since you have to physically be there to set it up. The only other option is to share your account password and I wouldn't even do that with my own family.
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  5. 10-15-2013, 09:29 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by taggart6 View Post
    My mistake. However this does limit the system quite a bit since you have to physically be there to set it up. The only other option is to share your account password and I wouldn't even do that with my own family.
    You could use RDP or something similar to set it up remotely.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamakazie View Post
    You could use RDP or something similar to set it up remotely.
    Thought about that and considering it. The message forums have people asking for a simpler invite system which I think makes more sense.
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  7. 10-15-2013, 10:27 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by taggart6 View Post
    Thought about that and considering it. The message forums have people asking for a simpler invite system which I think makes more sense.
    It's still quite early in the beta, so I'm sure we'll see some sort of invite system pop up eventually. Unless Valve never actually intended for this to be easy outside of close friends / family.
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  8. 10-15-2013, 03:09 PM #8
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    I highly doubt they just want people jumping around sharing games. I think we will see something along the lines of a activation limit also if that isn't already in place.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kamakazie View Post
    What you need to do is log in your account on another person's computer, then activate that PC in your Settings menu. After that, any Steam user on that PC will have access to your library as long as you are not using it.
    I was wondering one thing. Say I have 100 games and only have HL2 currently installed. Does the other person have access to the other 99 games while I'm playing HL2?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dyne View Post
    I was wondering one thing. Say I have 100 games and only have HL2 currently installed. Does the other person have access to the other 99 games while I'm playing HL2?
    They do not. If you are using your library at all, the person you are sharing with does not have access to any of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by taggart6 View Post
    My mistake. However this does limit the system quite a bit since you have to physically be there to set it up. The only other option is to share your account password and I wouldn't even do that with my own family.
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    What I want to see happen is my friend plays one of my games while I'm playing one of his, unless that happens, I won't bother with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wurm View Post
    What I want to see happen is my friend plays one of my games while I'm playing one of his, unless that happens, I won't bother with it.
    Can you play across international restrictions? (like playing games while sitting in Germany that one could not buy in Germany)
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    I used join.me to log in on a friend's account just now. Worked great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SewerUrchin View Post
    Can you play across international restrictions? (like playing games while sitting in Germany that one could not buy in Germany)
    Should work just fine, I can have an American gift me banned games in Germany any time I want.
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