What are advantages of Steam level?

[Martian Army]

I'm kinda new to steam. I bought 5 games and got some trading cards and sold all of them in the community market. Instead of that if I had collected them and crafted badge, I would have got 100xp for each game and steam level up 5 times. But is it worth it?
What are the advantages of higher levelers than lower levels? Are they any discounts or rewards for them?

[Three English Letters شازام]

There is no advantage, but it's fun!

You unlock a profile showcase every 10 levels and get a badge for each set of cards you complete.

I also think you have a slightly higher chance of receiving a booster pack.

[muckymucks]

Steam levels mean nothing. Don't fall for it. You'll only be throwing away your money to show a number. Most of my Steam levels I got from participating in Steam events but there's some misguided souls who spend THOUSANDS of dollars leveling up. It's ridiculous.

The only advantage is for every 10 levels you have a better chance of getting a booster pack. For example, a level 80 will have a better chance of getting a booster pack than a level 12 but booster packs are only worth a few pennies each so who cares.

[Martian Army]

Originally posted by muckymucks:

Steam levels mean nothing. Don't fall for it. You'll only be throwing away your money to show a number. Most of my Steam levels I got from participating in Steam events but there's some misguided souls who spend THOUSANDS of dollars leveling up. It's ridiculous.

The only advantage is for every 10 levels you have a better chance of getting a booster pack. For example, a level 80 will have a better chance of getting a booster pack than a level 12 but booster packs are only worth a few pennies each so who cares.

So it is just a showcase. I better sell cards in market for cashback for future purchases

[muckymucks]

Originally posted by martianarmy:

So it is just a showcase. I better sell cards in market for cashback for future purchases

Smart way to use Steam. That's what I do.

[Calzone]

one thing besides the cosmetics you get from upgrading your steam profile is that the higher level you are the more friends you can add on the platform.

[GRIMM]

You can actually also earn XP by buying games, and also the amount of time you've been a member on Steam.

there are also a few free badges you can craft, like the community ambassador, and ones that sometimes pop up during events.


Aside from showcases, which has already been mentioned, you also get an increase in the amount of friends you can add to your friends list.


And furthermore, and this may sting for some people, but there are some users who will refuse to add people with low levels on their account. This is mainly due to the massive amount of bots and scammers on Steam that have low levels.


edit:

Originally posted by Calzone:

one thing besides the cosmetics you get from upgrading your steam profile is that the higher level you are the more friends you can add on the platform.

Beat me to it

[Lunacy]

It's basically to snazzy up your profile with widgets and add more friend slots if you hit the cap.

Showcases include:
Rarest Achievement Showcase
Game Collector
Item Showcase
Items Up For Trade
Badge Collector
Favorite Game
Screenshot Showcase
Custom Info Box
Favorite Group
Review Showcase
Workshop Showcase
Favorite Guide
My Guides
Achievement Showcase
Salien Stats (an old steam event)

[reg1s7]

Originally posted by martianarmy:

So it is just a showcase. I better sell cards in market for cashback for future purchases

Correct. The only useful purpose for it is to increase friend list cap by 5 for each level.

[endrsgm]

Originally posted by GRIMM:

there are also a few free badges you can craft, like the community ambassador, and ones that sometimes pop up during events.

community ambassador is just a way to bribe you into giving your phone number to valve.
there is absolutely nothing I've seen in writing that restricts valve on how it uses the information you provide it.

in fact valve explicitely says if you give it personal data it can use that data more or less how it wants to try to sell you stuff, it can share your data with others, etc.

valve NEEDS
-email
-password
-system specifications
-country (definitely) and maybe state or district or province (or in case of Chicago the city due to it collecting e-taxes)

it doesn't need anything else. it WANTS the other info but valve wanting info doesn't provide a valid reason for you to give it.

community ambassadors badge is the 'I don't know how to keep my private data private' badge.

Originally posted by GRIMM:

And furthermore, and this may sting for some people, but there are some users who will refuse to add people with low levels on their account. This is mainly due to the massive amount of bots and scammers on Steam that have low levels.

avoiding Csgo or Dota types of games is how one avoids scammers or bots.

[Thunder Lips]

Originally posted by es3826:

Originally posted by martianarmy:

So it is just a showcase. I better sell cards in market for cashback for future purchases

Correct. The only useful purpose for it is to increase friend list cap by 5 for each level.

You can create a steam group and name it as your extended friends list for free and add ppl that way.

The whole lvl thing is a marketing ploy to garner information from the user such as community ambassador that wants your phone number etc, waste of money and it makes the client appear to bloated and tacky

[Oppai Dragon]

:yay:

[Oppai Dragon]

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[Gallifrey - CSSC Gaming Founder]

Effectively the way the system works allows Valve to legally print their own money.

However ...

If gaming on Steam is your primary social activity your profile page is effectively your public visage to the community. All the various additions available on the profile are generally available by activities incidental to gaming and don't need cash purchases. So people appreciate more tools and options to improve it.

But yeah, money spinner for Valve. Genius.

S.x.

[ShelLuser]

Originally posted by endrsgm:

community ambassador is just a way to bribe you into giving your phone number to valve.
there is absolutely nothing I've seen in writing that restricts valve on how it uses the information you provide it.

in fact valve explicitely says if you give it personal data it can use that data more or less how it wants to try to sell you stuff, it can share your data with others, etc.

First there's nothing in writing, the next there is and it says that they can use the info? Sounds contradictive ;)

Anyway, your argument makes 0 sense because you don't need do everything to get the badge. If you don't want to give your phone number then don't, you can still earn the badge.

[endrsgm]

i dont think you actually read or comprehended what i said

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

Anyway, your argument makes 0 sense because you don't need do everything to get the badge. If you don't want to give your phone number then don't, you can still earn the badge.

wrong
if you go to your user name above, click it, click badges, and then look it will show "community ambassador" badge. in order to get that badge you DO need to give your phone number.

Originally posted by ShelLuser:

First there's nothing in writing, the next there is and it says that they can use the info? Sounds contradictive ;)

Originally posted by endrsgm:

there is absolutely nothing I've seen in writing that restricts valve on how it uses the information you provide it.

which part of this is hard for you to understand?
the information you willingly give valve can more or less be used however they want to use it without any restriction. as per the privacy agreement we all had to agree to in order to use steam.

but since maybe you didnt take the time to read it ... here are a few gems from the agreement.

https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/

2. Why Valve Collects and Processes Data
d) where you have given consent to it.

3.3 Other Data You Explicitly Submit
We will collect and process Personal Data whenever you explicitly provide it to us or send it as part of communication with others on Steam, e.g. in Steam Community Forums, chats, or when you provide feedback or other user generated content. This data includes:
Information that you post, comment or follow in any of our Content and Services;
Information sent through chat;
Information you provide when you request information or support from us or purchase Content and Services from us, including information necessary to process your orders with the relevant payment merchant or, in case of physical goods, shipping providers;
Information you provide to us when participating in competitions, contests and tournaments or responding to surveys, e.g. your contact details.

3.8 Content Recommendations
We may process information collected under this section 3 so that content, products and services shown on the pages of the Steam store and in update messages displayed when launching the Steam Client can be tailored to meet your needs and populated with relevant recommendations and offers.

5. Who Has Access to Data

5.2 We may also share your Personal Data with our third party providers...



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