• Major Steam glitch - Fixed - Nobody in here knows what monopoly means
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[QUOTE=Rangergxi;49390012]They don't. This isn't like a walmart in a small town. You could easily go to GoG. Valve just provides the best service.[/QUOTE] GoG and Origin don't attempt to seriously compete with Valve. The bulk of GoG's store is old games, the entirety of Origin's is EA's. They're niche, and as such, don't compete. There is no other major digital distribution platform for PC on the same scale as Steam. They have a monopoly on general pc gaming, to the point that some games [I]require[/I] you to have Steam to play it, even if you got it physically.
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;49390075]If a card was already added, you could click edit, choose visa for example and it would load that exact information. I know I saw someone elses[/QUOTE] Clicking edit shouldn't show anyones card number.
this thread has turned into speculation and just outright shitposting about false information. [b]nobody is going to buy steam games on your account, nobody can purchase things with your card, they don't even have your session id[/b] [b]nobody can see your credit card information, only your last four digits which don't serve any purpose[/b]
community forums are melting [t]http://puu.sh/m8yMl/be3134bfd8.png[/t]
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49390078]It is almost guaranteed its a caching issue, FP had the same exact problem awhile back. And that was actually bad because the other persons session was also sent. Don't get me wrong, its not that the issue isn't concerning, its just not some "SUPER DANGEROUS EVERYONES DED" issue[/QUOTE] So are you ignoring how it shows your phone number, home address, and real name, or conveniently forgetting try as hard as you want to handwave this away as a minor accident but this is pretty objectively a massive faliure of valve's programming
[url=http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/0/458604254431478327/]A Steam communitity moderator has commented on this issue[/url]
[QUOTE=Andre Gomes;49390087]community forums are melting [t]http://puu.sh/m8yMl/be3134bfd8.png[/t][/QUOTE] steam community is back? was down for me for a long while.
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49390080]GoG and Origin don't attempt to seriously compete with Valve. The bulk of GoG's store is old games, the entirety of Origin's is EA's. They're niche, and as such, don't compete. There is no other major digital distribution platform for PC on the same scale as Steam. They have a monopoly on general pc gaming, to the point that some games [I]require[/I] you to have Steam to play it, even if you got it physically.[/QUOTE] They don't have a monopoly, because htey don't have near exclusive control. The games that require steamworks aren't forced to use steamworks. I promise you if there was an alternative to steamworks that wasn't terrible(see: GFWL), it wouldn't be used as often.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49390084]Clicking edit shouldn't show anyones card number.[/QUOTE] You still got all the other information in one go, that alright with you?
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49390084]Clicking edit shouldn't show anyones card number.[/QUOTE] It wouldn't, but it does show name, home address etc. Assuming you didn't request that page at any point, your details should be safe. (?)
[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;49390080]GoG and Origin don't attempt to seriously compete with Valve. The bulk of GoG's store is old games, the entirety of Origin's is EA's. They're niche, and as such, don't compete. There is no other major digital distribution platform for PC on the same scale as Steam. They have a monopoly on general pc gaming, to the point that some games [I]require[/I] you to have Steam to play it, even if you got it physically.[/QUOTE] All PC versions of modern AAA titles I know of, physical copy or not, require Steam to use now.
[QUOTE] Account information incorrect We've gotten reports that people sometimes see other people's account information on the account page. Valve has been made aware of this and are working on a fix. Some frequently asked questions: - No, Steam is not hacked - [b]Creditcard info and phone numbers are, as required by law, censored and not visible to users[/b] [/QUOTE] Now we can stop discussing people buying steam games with the leaked information.
[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;49390098]You still got all the other information in one go, that alright with you?[/QUOTE] Like I said, its an issue but not as dangerous as it could be. You can't steal someones identity with the info provided. There is such a miniscule chance that the information is relevant to an attacker as well.
[QUOTE=Jojje;49390099]It wouldn't, but it does show name, home address etc. Assuming you didn't request that page at any point, your details should be safe. (?)[/QUOTE] I had to of clicked the "Edit" button in my payment details sometime recently? If that's the case then I'm completely relieved.
[QUOTE=CyberSnark;49390103]Now we can stop discussing people buying steam games with the leaked information.[/QUOTE] saved credit card info can be used to buy games
Someone tweeted me to say hello while logged in as my account :) [url]https://twitter.com/ItsNordd/status/680496594689626112[/url]
[QUOTE=Starlight 456;49390091]So are you ignoring how it shows your phone number, home address, and real name, or conveniently forgetting try as hard as you want to handwave this away as a minor accident but this is pretty objectively a massive faliure of valve's programming[/QUOTE] The Phone number, address username and E-mail can be an issue. Maybe not for steam accounts, but these information could have an impact on other accounts. Social engineering being on of the ways to abuse these kinf of informations.
[QUOTE=KOS-MOS;49390095]steam community is back? was down for me for a long while.[/QUOTE] Steam Community wasn't down for that long you can also check at [url]https://steamstat.us/[/url]
[QUOTE=CyberSnark;49390103]Now we can stop discussing people buying steam games with the leaked information.[/QUOTE] Seriously, the numbers were obviously censored as anyone who has ever looked at them could tell.
[QUOTE=Alex_grist;49390109]Someone tweeted me to say hello while logged in as my account :) [url]https://twitter.com/ItsNordd/status/680496594689626112[/url][/QUOTE] Looks like you made a friend :v:
[QUOTE=Wii60;49390108]saved credit card info can be used to buy games[/QUOTE] Reading is an important skill in this world. This is a CACHED page. It doesn't give you their SESSION. You're not actually SIGNED IN as them, its just what THEY would see. Nothing would work.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49390097]They don't have a monopoly, because htey don't have near exclusive control.[B] The games that require steamworks aren't forced to use steamworks[/B]. I promise you if there was an alternative to steamworks that wasn't terrible(see: GFWL), it wouldn't be used as often.[/QUOTE] Steam games that will start without being logged in are the minority. Most games will refuse to start if you try and play while steam is shut down Tell me some alternatives to steam, please. Not GoG or Origin, becuase those don't compete. GoG focuses on smaller indie titles or old games, and Origin is all EA stuff. some actual competitors that force steam to improve and compete
[QUOTE=Wii60;49390108]saved credit card info can be used to buy games[/QUOTE] How? Again, you require a session id. A cache is literally a [b]front-end[/b] interface. You need a [b]session id[/b] cookie of the [b]repsective user[/b] to preform any [b]user actions[/b]. end of story.
[QUOTE=Grenadiac;49390120]Looks like you made a friend :v:[/QUOTE] He didn't fuck with my account at all, even though I'm not sure entirely what he could've done so it's all cool.
[QUOTE=Starlight 456;49390124]Steam games that will start without being logged in are the minority. Most games will refuse to start if you try and play while steam is shut down Tell me some alternatives to steam, please. Not GoG or Origin, becuase those don't compete. GoG focuses on smaller indie titles or old games, and Origin is all EA stuff. some actual competitors that force steam to improve and compete[/QUOTE] Gog most definitely competes. So does Origin, see the origin exclusive titles. If you're going to throw those out of the window for bullshit reasons, how about Amazon Digital, or Walmart, etc.
[QUOTE=Map in a box;49390097]They don't have a monopoly, because htey don't have near exclusive control. The games that require steamworks aren't forced to use steamworks. I promise you if there was an alternative to steamworks that wasn't terrible(see: GFWL), it wouldn't be used as often.[/QUOTE] Whether it's a requirement or not, it's pretty much a de-facto (am I using that word right?) monopoly. And since they have no competition, they don't need to improve or do anything right, and can just sit and shit all over and release a PR statement about how they're sorry about the smell.
Hey, quick question, is it possible for a user to see game keys of games that you purchased on the steam store? And if so could said page have been affected by the bug?
[QUOTE=TheRealRudy;49390143]Uplay[/QUOTE] uplay is a joke
[QUOTE=LtKyle2;49389748]Unfortunately a lot of games on pc that have physical copies require steam as a DRM afaik, so you'd be shit out of luck when it comes to getting rid of Steam. Unless this incident presents a push back towards using physical copies rather then using a digital service with how unreliable Valve customer support is sometimes, which I'd be all for.[/QUOTE] A digitial distribution service isn't required to serve as a digital rights management platform. See: Gog with all their drm free stuff. Personally I'd rather see this as a push towards peole switching to Gog which at least puts out a fair bit of effort towards their userbase.
[QUOTE=RichyZ;49390139]Steam doesn't have near exclusive control, I mean, it's just a coincidence that 90% of PC titles you purchase at retail force you to install Steam/put a key into steam to continue the installation process. or in MGS5's case, force you to download the whole game through Steam.[/QUOTE] 90% is such a wrong percentage where are you guys pulling these numbers from.
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