On 23/01/2012 04:01, Mart-Jan Reeuwijk wrote:
That account had what? 20K worth of items?
Did it? I think that's the start of the problem really. Whoever created this idea that a few TF2 items might be worth 20k $ or £.
It's clear from the rest of the thread that this is not even an idea that a large number of people believe in - even those playing TF2, let alone outside it.
It's like asking what is cocaine worth? The answer is basically "Sweet fanny adams, unless you're either an addict or a criminal" - and you have to ask yourself, if I give you some cocaine, are you going to be suckered into the idea it's worth something by becoming one or the other?
The rest of us look on bemused at the fuss both are making over it. There must be a better way for all concerned to make money. Valve have real talent even if the traders don't.
I wouldn't want "£20k worth of TF2 items" - whatever that is supposed to be, for pretty similar reasons to why I wouldn't want £20k worth of cocaine. If you disagree with that, think through the process of getting from a bunch of items in a TF2 backpack to £20k in your bank account and how Valve support this process or make it secure or safe.
But what do you do? Valve wants to tempt us by giving us items and pretending they are valuable. End result : Whether it's joining a server and getting hassled simply because you pre-ordered a game you wanted to play because doing that gave you some item of worthless crap in your backpack by one of those addicted to the idea the hat is valuable. Or worst case, targeted by a criminal to take it.
Because, you know, a few hundred quids worth of games, not so bad. Steam is a very risky environment - but it's typically for a relatively small amounts of money. But that risk is not helped if they encourage thieves by creating huge perceived value in backpacks when there isn't even a secure means of selling the items.
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