New Steam Feature to be Implemented - Escrow - Page 1

Joto	Nov. 19, 2015, 6:28 a.m. If there is some way to do manual approval instead of using the mobile authenticator, then there is no effect. If it is mandatory to connect a Steam account to some sort of mobile device to trade then there could be trouble.

LamBaCini

Nov. 19, 2015, 3 p.m.

If there is some way to do manual approval instead of using the mobile authenticator, then there is no effect. If it is mandatory to connect a Steam account to some sort of mobile device to trade then there could be trouble.

so dispenser will die if this happen ?

Claymore

Nov. 19, 2015, 4:18 p.m. (Last edited by Claymore on Nov. 19, 2015, 4:25 p.m.)

Theoretically not all Steam users have a mobile device with iOS / Android to just force this. But when they implement trade conformation with fingerprints I will start worring about this site.

Joto

Nov. 20, 2015, 5:01 a.m.

so dispenser will die if this happen ?

Not really, it depends on how they implement it. For example, if we can use one device to set up mobile authenticator for all bot accounts, we probably can handle the authorization automatically with winauth.

\\ Damrew´s //

Nov. 21, 2015, 9:30 a.m.

this is ridiculous, I think it will be optional, not everyone has a smartphone, I will not put my private number on Steam

iso.ba

Nov. 21, 2015, 10:11 a.m.

No one can see you number lol

OCP

Nov. 21, 2015, 10:29 a.m.

so dispenser will die if this happen ?

You can only use one phone number per authenticator app I believe.

OCP	Nov. 21, 2015, 10:34 a.m. this is ridiculous, I think it will be optional, not everyone has a smartphone, I will not put my private number on Steam There is nothing wrong with the authenticator app, it's just like any of the other authenticator apps, it's more secure then email.

OCP	Nov. 21, 2015, 10:57 a.m. This might work https://winauth.com/2015/06/11/steam-guard-mobile/

\\ Damrew´s //

Nov. 21, 2015, 11 a.m. (Last edited by \\ Damrew´s // on Nov. 21, 2015, 11:13 a.m.)

this is ridiculous, I think it will be optional, not everyone has a smartphone, I will not put my private number on Steam

There is nothing wrong with the authenticator app, it's just like any of the other authenticator apps, it's more secure then email.

if buyer dont have mobile i need wait several days? "Valve to add "escrow" to trading, which holds items in every trade for a period of time likely up to several days, unless both parties have mobile app Steam Guard enabled"

is ridiculous ,mate

Joto

Nov. 21, 2015, 5:41 p.m. (Last edited by Joto on Nov. 21, 2015, 5:41 p.m.)

this is ridiculous, I think it will be optional, not everyone has a smartphone, I will not put my private number on Steam

There is nothing wrong with the authenticator app, it's just like any of the other authenticator apps, it's more secure then email.

Hopefully there is going to be so much objection that they make this change optional. Otherwise they are going to waste a lot of our time again to find workaround.

KORTATU

Nov. 25, 2015, 2:54 p.m.

rip bots? rip trade?

Judicious Use Of Deadly Force

Nov. 25, 2015, 6:57 p.m.

Just an update; as of now, trade offers are already showing this banner:
http://i.imgur.com/QrhjHie.png
http://i.imgur.com/WKPY3Xv.png

Clicking in the link in the banner will take you to a page explaining Steam Mobile and referring to related knowledge base articles:
http://store.steampowered.com/mobile
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1284-WTKB-4729
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4020-ALZM-5519
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4440-RTUI-9218
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8625-WRAH-9030

ultrazars

Nov. 25, 2015, 7:18 p.m. (Last edited by ultrazars on Nov. 25, 2015, 7:20 p.m.)

This is definately affect automated trading in bad way. Dispenser i guess can still function by sending all gifts via gifting (even tradable). Users will be required to mobile protect their accounts in order to trade with dispenser bots. That could reduce userbase by some amount. Withdrawing keys could be problem - but i see fix that uses some kind of android emulator for main dispenser vaults. Worst case = key withdrawals pre-approved by Joto just like bitcoin withdrawals.

Edward

Nov. 25, 2015, 7:26 p.m.

I think as they put the Email Confirmation for Trading optional that was much better than forcing something like this escrow thingy. And that Email confirmation for Trading is a bit more secure than turning it off and I liked that update but this Escrow thingy forced down my throat i really, really don't like it. I think lots of people find this bad for business.