Why is Valve forcing this shit on us
>dont have a mobile phone
>cant use this shit even if i wanted to
>steam wont stop bugging me about it.
i just want to play video games.
Give me your fucking phone number.
>>318061054
>>318062632
I have literally never had steam asking me for my phone number once.
Could be because I´m using the Metro skin though.
>>318061054
I don't know either. I mean I'm safe enough with my steamguard being tied to my hard drive
I know you will eventually, so just do it now.
Don't care about item trading, nbd.
>>318062567
then play, this shit has literally nothing to do with actually just playing vidya
It's only affecting trading.
It's a retarded implementation to protect mouthbreathers who can't stop clicking on phishing links but thankfully it only concerns trading.
>trading inhibited
wow it's fucking nothing
>>318061054
>devastating
hahaha holy shit fucking pathetic
>>318061054
Because they're tired of people crying to the support beause they managed to get their shit hijacked
>>318062567
But you get a phone for like 10 bucks on amazon
>>318061054
>and users with other mobile operating systems such as Windows Phone
ahahahahhHAHAHAHAH
>>318062632
>not having a 2nd dumbphone for things like this
you guys are casuals as fuck.
>>318061054
the only reason to be upset about this is if you don't have a phone. the only reason someone wouldn't own a phone is if they have no job, friends, family that cares about them, or they're poor. OP is at least one of these.
>Someone is asking me for my phone number
>GABEN is asking me for my phone number
This is so unexpected! I'm flattered!
>>318063408
I had a second mobile phone, but my wife thought that I was cheating on her when she found it.
>Not having a dumbphone with fake data registered for shit like these
>>318061054
Why not? Why so concerned about giving Valve your phone number?
https://winauth.com/
You still need a way to receive text messages, but there are several free services out there that let you receive text messages on the internet.
Does this include game gifts?
>>318063408
>not having a dual sim phone
Anon please
>you bought a windows phone
>this is devastating
lol wat
what the fuck does that even mean?
so what if i have to wait three days for my fucking trading cards to sell
>>318063535
why does japan get the coolest looking gadgets?
I want one now.
>>318061054
Emulators
>be neet
>have no friends
>no use for cellphones
>have steam
>>318063752
it's from china dude, the first line says "chinese *something*"
I don't get it. Does this affect me when buying, downloading and playing games?
>>318061054
>tfw have no-power landline with answering machine
>never felt need for a cellphone
This shit is bullshit.
>>318061054
hat traders on suicide watch
>>318063843
I use mine to read manga, music and GPS anon. You dont need friends or life to own a smartphone, they are like just computers now.
>>318063903
Nigga they all rook same
>>318063643
>wanting to keep all your informaiton on one phone
>not seperating
casual as fuck
casual-tier as fuck
So they can double down on you and also make money from selling your personal data. There's a lot of shit they can datamine on your cellphone
Don't think you can outkike the kikelords
>>318063715
i wonder what's happened to dancing man
>>318063408
WALT WHY DO YOU HAVE A SECOND PHONE
>>318064017
>having twice the work when inputting numbers and looking for texts and shit
Step is up associate
>>318063963
No.
it only bothers poor russian kids or guys with no job who need to trade CS go skins to buy games.
>>318064124
They threw a party for him or something
>>318064118
>There's a lot of shit they can datamine on your cellphone
With your phone number?
Are you high?
>>318063527
>explain situation to wife
>she understands
If she doesn't then you made a big mistake.
>>318064124
He had a pity party and continue with his life and job. Thats more that i can say about me now.
>>318061054
Because they're sick of people crying about how their accounts where stolen.
Just man up and deal with it.
Asking users nicely to provide their cellphone number must have failed so they're forcing it on people who they know will provide it, namely little kids trading skins and hats.
>>318064124
he got put in the news and a bunch of girls threw a part for him
i think
i remember being in /brit/ when i saw the post of him
>>318061054
>people think valve wants your phone number for scams
>they really believe that
>they ACTUALLY believe that Valve's plan for making profit is scamming users by getting their phone number
>people browsing this thread right now think like that
>>318064309
Paranoia on /v/ runs deep
>>318064252
>Honey, its for my videogames account!! I need it to buy cool knives textures!
that could be worse
>>318061054
Just more reasons why NOT to use Steam.
Soon enough you'll have to become "dirty pirates" too if you don't want to sell all of your personal information.
>Gaben wants your number so he can call you at 4AM and send you nudes
>>318062567
Get a google voice number and have them send SMS to it. You can get the SMS from hangouts then.
>>318064402
>show her the notification
>explain why they need it
>"It's like when google asks your number to secure your gmail account, remember that?"
>she understands
>>318062939
>It only affects trading
Thats kind of big though, especially when they have an entire fucking hat economy behind it
>>318062632
>Gabe will never send you lewds at night
>>318064557
why even live
>>318064543
Yes. I made a mistake marrying her.
Are you happy now?
>>318064731
Damn dude calm down.
Be a good goy and give up your constitutional rights already, you aren't paranoid are you?
You don't want to miss out those amazing 1 cent discounts on cards, do you?
>Only affects trading
>>318064731
There is no winning or losing in this situation, anon. Just regret and suffering.
What honestly does this have to do with videogames?
>>318062567
Get a cheap prepaid flip-phone then. There's no excuse to not have a cell phone in this day and age, even if you're a basement-dwelling NEET.
>>318064672
Why is Boku in bed? Does she have the Japanese flu?
Blame the retarded kids for falling victim to scammers all the time.
>>318064921
>/v/
>videogames
lol.
if you want to talk about videogames go >>>/vg/
Just keep handing more and more of your personal information over the internet like good little goys nothing bad will happen at all :^)
>>318064921
The biggest digital videogame retailer is changing a major policy of theirs (which includes users trading games or ingame items), how is this not vidoegames you turbo autist?
>>318064962
Boku from Boku no pico?
>he's a 'trader'
>>318065147
Yeah that boku
>>318064165
>twice the work
>merely pressing 2 buttons to get your text message and read it out
what the casual shit
>>318064128
b-because
>>318061054
>All items you trade will be held by Steam for 3 days ... this is devastating
How in the world of fuck is this at all mention-worthy, let alone "devastating"? Will I not be able to gift games or what? Will I be unable to sell card shit for three days? Why should I fucking care?
>Give them my number
>NOTHING HAPPENS and now my account is even more secure than is previously was
Shocking.
>>318065464
You underestimate how many people steam trade
I'm not one of them, but for them its part the reason why they steam in the first place.
WP support when pls
>>318061054
Why Bethesda forcing this shit on us
>retard 13 year olds fall for EZ bait and get their steam accounts stolen fron phishing sites.
>lose all the epic CSGO skins they spend big cash on
>all this could have been prevented with a simple app
>>318063408
desu even the shitiest dumb phone would be like 10 bucks every 3 months
>>318064124
he died of a heart attack
>Put in my phone number, no big deal and it helps with account security stuff
>Nothing happens over the next few weeks, /v/ calms down about it all and everything goes back to normal
>4 AM, I wake up to the sound of my phone vibrating against my bedside table
>Unlock it, still half asleep, one new text message
>"You up?"
>>318066685
>contract
what, just BUY a dumbphone and use that with some company's simcard
>>318066156
>the baby is always black
>people spend 60 dollars on this lazy POS game
even Fallout 3 had your dad looking somewhat like you
>>318066607
>>318067217
thanks senpaitachi
>>318067282
no sweat, I'm looking for it myself too
>>318061054
>Don't have a mobile phone plan
>wouldn't dare give my steam information to some free texting app
FUCK YOU GABE
>>318064553
in like 3 games
WAOW
>>318064824
>constitution
>steam
>>318067875
Those three games likely make up over 50% of the trading
>all these people without phones
Who the fuck are you people
>trade
Like who gives a fuck besides gametraders?
>owning a cell phone
I've never owned one in my life and I'm 24.
>>318068226
Trading is basically dead in almost two of those
Hell 2/3 of the games economy is basically just bet on hat-betting anyway. People only trade to get rid of shit they don't want to bet anymore.
>>318063216
/thread
Can't believe there are that many more posts after this one.
>>318068242
children
>>318068537
>2015
>implying children aren't the ones with phones these days
Have you ever stepped outside, anon? Or do you still pretend its the 90's?
Great. Now we have Gabeposting.
>new or revived meme?
>>318064731
Kill yourself, fucking kuck.
>>318069378
If you're going to call somebody a cuck at least spell it right.
>>318066685
>not $1.5 for 18 months
top kek
>>318070347
IE masterrace
>>318070573
where
>>318070752
Pooland
>>318070589
>kek
>>318070589
>IE
for what purpose
>>318064950
>"requires android or iOS device"
yea nice plan
>>318070347
what alt code was that?
>>318071404
1060
>>318071661
kek
lets test that
>>318071827
kek
You already have a smartphone. Odds are Microsoft/Google/Apple and Facebook already have all your info. What the fuck do you have on your phone/number that can't be shared with Uncle Gabe but you don't mind showing to the other NSA stooges?
$$
>>318071931
cu$ck
fuck this shit
>>318071947
>someone somewhere might have some of your data
>that means you should share everything with everyone
And here we have a perfect example of succesful indoctrination.
>>318072073
wait, I think I remember now
kek
>>318071947
>not posting the superior picture
I personally have everything manually disabled and never install shit. I recently installed steam for the authentication and it doesn't ask for many permissions but it IS just more software that I don't want
>>318062567
>have a phone
>never once been asked to input a number
>wouldn't input even if it did
>mfw people try saying that Steam and Gmail accounts are impossible to make because of this
>>318072150
>might have some of your data
ALREADY DOES FOR CERTAIN
if you have a smartphone you've already said goodbye to your privacy.
>>318061054
When you stop using Steam
kek kek
>>318072219
ok now I got this ϲυϲk
>>318064309
No, Valve's plan for profit is selling your info to the highest bidder.
>kennyS gets his account hacked and loses his inventory twice in a month
>this happens
this is all his fault
I gave gaben my phone number months ago and still he hasn't called me.
>>318072365
These are all straight going into the filter.
>>318063843
Buy a cheap phone, they are like 19 dollars or something
>>318071947
>You already have a smartphone
But I don't. Next you'll tell me you have NSAbook too
>people don't realize Bluestacks is a thing
and nobody is forcing you to do this either, you fucking mongs
>>318072549
whatever senpai
>>318061054
i don't understand why i have to give them my phone number
>>318072287
>but it IS just more software that I don't want
Exactly, they could have just used googles OTP authenticator and tone down all these fucking useless "passcode apps" most companies are requiring now
It's because online gambling is illegal and opening digital crates and selling the items for real money is considered online gambling
>>318073085
You don't have to know why.
You dont need a phone. A simple Android tablet or an Android emulator will do the trick.
>>318073203
>real money
lol
Once you convert real money to steambux there is literally no way of getting it turned back to real money.
>>318063305
>Have a perfectly fine LG cosmos forever
>It texts, it makes calls.
>Cost me $15 a month on a plan
>Girlfriend gets me a galexy somenumber
>My share of the phone plan jumps to about $60 a month
Gee, and extra $45 a month to browse tits in public!
>>318074225
don't forget in bed as well
Because you dumb fucks can't stop losing your accounts to scams.
>>318072412
Oh no, we're doomed!
>>318075416
>Please fuck me in the ass
Whatever stimulates you pal
>>318063305
This happened to me. I felt pressured into getting a smart phone when i was perfectly fine with my flip phone. And I LOATHE touch screens. Luckily i was able to dump that shit and go back to a fucking flip phone. Back to paying $20 again Love it.
>>318064824
It's not the future, it is the past. I dunno why people don't recognize this, and think that it will only become possible. It was possible for more than a decade already, it's how search engines claimed their global domination. They are the biggest information brokers on the planet.
If you use the triumvirate of mobile OS, you were tracked from the beginning. If you use most modern browsing without clearing your proxies, using vpn and disabling trackers - you're being tracked. Aside from bait nodes, there are supposed methods that can track users even through TOR, and FBI paid to get these methods. This is not even new: governments funded a lot of hackathons through different organizations. NSA will never stop the global monitoring systems, it's just too late: the industry and money are there.
Free, uncontrollable flow of information through the global net is not the norm. Internet is a phenomenon, and the fact that most of the non-business related services are free is a phenomenon itself. It's the price we all have to pay. Nobody asked you though
>>318075743
Can I have your address if you're offering? Please actually have a cock I can feel, anon.
>>318072549
c▄uck
>>318062632
Isaac Carl Winner
klondike+ F U C K Y O U
>>318073629
>you couldn't make real money in Diablo II because you could only use gold
Bro...
>>318061054
VALVE CONFIRMED FOR GOVERNMENT SPYING!!
>>318073629
there are plenty of ways to convert steam cash to real cash safely, if you're not a fucking retard.
rip betting
>>318071947
My dealings with a 10 year old girl who has been blackmailing me.