Steam Trading Card Thread

[taggart6]

The thing that irks me about the system is that there aren't enough cards for everyone to get a badge.

I'm still trying to figure that out with regards to booster packs. It sounds like booster packs drop randomly as the community creates badges,

Depending on how that works, that could help introduce additional cards into the community. If a single badge creation (loss of 6 to 10 cards) drops 4 or more booster packs (at 3 cards per pack) then you have a net increase of cards.

My thought is that booster packs drop at a rate greater then cards are turned in. If true, then we should see more cards as the system ages and badges are unlock. Your booster drop rate also increases as you gain steam levels.

Booster drops can also be used by Valve to control the overall number of cards in circulation to keep the money market "healthy" while not making it crazy expensive.