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Skelling Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:40am

No more twitter post for new batches?

It was nice when there was a twitter post confirming the email batches..

Last edited by Skelling; Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:09am

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my new friend Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:43am

Originally posted by Skelling:
No more twitter post for new batches?

https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1516092172860198914
But Lawrence Yang has been posting every Monday and Thursday.
https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1514642789853630466
https://twitter.com/lawrenceyang/status/1513574760176783362

Last edited by my new friend; Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:45am

Skelling Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:45am

Originally posted by my new friend:
Originally posted by Skelling:
No more twitter post for new batches?
It isn't even 10am PT.

Last batch I saw, people were receiving their emails around 9:35am PT (12:35pm ET)

my new friend Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:45am

Originally posted by Skelling:
Originally posted by my new friend:
It isn't even 10am PT.

Last batch I saw, people were receiving their emails around 9:35am PT (12:35pm ET)

Now read the edit.

stinky [3090Ti K|NGP|N] [SLI] Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:58am

Lol how do you guys have Steam Level 0 and getting reservation order? Does not make any sense at all

my new friend Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:59am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Lol how do you guys have Steam Level 0 and getting reservation order? Does not make any sense at all

Private and friends only profiles show as level 0 to other people. Just like you to us.

Last edited by my new friend; Apr 18, 2022 @ 9:59am

stinky [3090Ti K|NGP|N] [SLI] Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:00am

So what's your steam level then? I'm curious because it seems like nonsense that 256gb is going out to all the scalpers!

Bee🐝 Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:00am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Lol how do you guys have Steam Level 0 and getting reservation order? Does not make any sense at all

Accounts set to private are always level 0.

This is why Steam levels mean absolutely nothing and aren't a representation of anything.

Last edited by Bee🐝; Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:03am

my new friend Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:02am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
So what's your steam level then? I'm curious because it seems like nonsense that 256gb is going out to all the scalpers!

That is privileged information I do not wish to share. You can see my post history to see how long I've been active on the forums though. That's always public.

stinky [3090Ti K|NGP|N] [SLI] Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:03am

Originally posted by Bee:
Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Lol how do you guys have Steam Level 0 and getting reservation order? Does not make any sense at all
Accounts set private are always level 0.

This is why Steam levels mean absolutely nothing and aren't a representation of anything.

That is a stupid policy #1 and I just made my profile public because of that. #2 they should have some representation since users who have a large library have a higher steam level

stinky [3090Ti K|NGP|N] [SLI] Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:08am

Has anyone figured out how Valve determines who gets a reservation buy order and who does not? How are they making the list and determining who's next in line? Way too many unknowns in this process.

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my new friend Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:09am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Has anyone figured out how Valve determines who gets a reservation buy order and who does not? How are they making the list and determining who's next in line? Way too many unknowns in this process.

The timestamp on your email is when your place in the queue is set in stone. This is per region and per model.

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Bee🐝 Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:14am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Has anyone figured out how Valve determines who gets a reservation buy order and who does not? How are they making the list and determining who's next in line? Way too many unknowns in this process.

What unknown? You have a time-coded number that determines where you are in your specific queue.

You do realise that most of the eBay offers are total scams, right? Scalpers had a really bad time with the Steam Deck.

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
Originally posted by Bee:
Accounts set private are always level 0.

This is why Steam levels mean absolutely nothing and aren't a representation of anything.
That is a stupid policy #1 and I just made my profile public because of that. #2 they should have some representation since users who have a large library have a higher steam level

The number of games owned does not solely determine your Steam level. In the past, people could climb a bunch of levels during sales. I gained about +20 once without buying anything and I wasn't even trying.

Heck, people who are massively invested in cards and badge collecting most likely do better than everyone. They're most likely the only reason Steam hasn't scrapped the whole silly level system - it is far too often exploited by scammers.

Last edited by Bee🐝; Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:27am

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llathander Apr 18, 2022 @ 10:49am

I reserved like...12 minutes into the availability opening. Are we on minute 9? Maybe 10? What's going on

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Mizufluffy Apr 18, 2022 @ 11:00am

Originally posted by stinky 3090Ti FTW3:
So what's your steam level then? I'm curious because it seems like nonsense that 256gb is going out to all the scalpers!

Originally posted by my new friend:
That is privileged information I do not wish to share. You can see my post history to see how long I've been active on the forums though. That's always public.

Even though I personally don't mind keeping a public Steam profile, I agree with my new friend that people who do not wish to share it should be allowed to do so. Private profiles are not a new invention, and I think we should respect the decision of both those who wish to keep their profile private and those who don't mind having a public profile.

Although private profile hides most of the information there is still the bare minimum that stays public. On Steam this is user name and profile picture.
Am I curious what those private profiles are hiding? Sure. Curiosity is in human nature, and a lot of things tend to make me curious. That being said, just because I'm curious I don't go around asking people to reveal things they want to keep hidden or don't want publicly share. I'm sure everyone has at least a thing or a few they don't want others to know. If they don't want to share something then I'm not going to be insensitive about it but instead respect their decision.

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