Trading Card-drops

[Chesmu]

How long does it take for games to drop cards, if there is any remaining? Is it random or is there a maximum amount of waiting time?

[Wolf Knight]

its up to that games developer how long it takes for cards to drop

[Kargor]

I don't generally pay a whole lot of attention to this since I let a bot do the trading card stuff, but from my more recent games: "Planet Coaster" got all card drops in 2.9 hours for 3 cards, "Battle Chasers" took 4.8 hours for 7 cards etc. So, it shouldn't generally take too long.

[Chesmu]

Originally posted by Wolf Knight:

its up to that games developer how long it takes for cards to drop

First time hearing this; Are you sure?

[wuddih]

flagged accounts: 3 hours for the first drop. (you know when you are flagged when this occurs)

otherwise default is 30 minutes between drops, product owner can modify that timer.

the games do not drop the cards, the Steam playtime you have on the game triggers the drops.
some devs go bonkers and set this to 2 hours per card because they fear damage because of refund policy or they wanna artificially generate playtime on their crap game. those devs are stupid, stop buying games from them.

[Chesmu]

Well I got about 6 hours in this game and not a card drop yet. (Writes there is 3 remaining.)
Game is "A Story about my Uncle", which I got for free here.

Looks like it's either a limited edition or I'm doing something wrong.

[wuddih]

for free in jan 2019?

the only game generating playtime? running multiple games can mess with the drops.

[Aachen]

Originally posted by 🐉 Chesmu ☠:

Well I got about 6 hours in this game and not a card drop yet. (Writes there is 3 remaining.)
Game is "A Story about my Uncle", which I got for free here.

Looks like it's either a limited edition or I'm doing something wrong.

If memory serves, I received cards without an excessively-large play-time requirement. I picked the title up when it was a freebie, as well.

[Chesmu]

Originally posted by wuddih:

for free in jan 2019?

the only game generating playtime? running multiple games can mess with the drops.

Yes, I just got two card at once. Looks like it needed more waiting time.

[Apathetic]

ok so card drops are funky on steam if you load up a game you may just get a drop in a few seconds or a few hours. iv had lots of times where i click play and a new item appears in my invent

[DitIsMax]

I never get carddrops.. anyone noticed why?

[Chesmu]

Originally posted by *ENCE* IAmSmurvenXxX cs.money:

I never get carddrops.. anyone noticed why?

Probably you need to be in-game and pause it. But waiting time can be a bit more than excepted.

[DitIsMax]

Originally posted by 🐉 Chesmu ☠:

Originally posted by *ENCE* IAmSmurvenXxX cs.money:

I never get carddrops.. anyone noticed why?

Probably you need to be in-game and pause it. But waiting time can be a bit more than excepted.

Thank you for the information!

[Chesmu]

Originally posted by *ENCE* IAmSmurvenXxX cs.money:

Originally posted by 🐉 Chesmu ☠:

Probably you need to be in-game and pause it. But waiting time can be a bit more than excepted.

Thank you for the information!

Sure.

[Count_Dandyman]

I will also add I have seen one game which seemed to have things set so that you would get one card drop when closing the game.

Not sure if there was a hard minimum for time before getting the first one but I noticed I only had one drop after completing it in one sitting but each time I launched and closed it after that I got one even if I closed it right away.

[RedDuelist]

Originally posted by wuddih:

flagged accounts: 3 hours for the first drop. (you know when you are flagged when this occurs)

otherwise default is 30 minutes between drops, product owner can modify that timer.

the games do not drop the cards, the Steam playtime you have on the game triggers the drops.
some devs go bonkers and set this to 2 hours per card because they fear damage because of refund policy or they wanna artificially generate playtime on their crap game. those devs are stupid, stop buying games from them.

What is a flagged account?