Why do some people waste so much money by leveling up their profile?

[[?]legit]

I understand that you unlock a new showcase each ten levels. But what's the point of leveling up beyond lvl 140? lmao

[mimizukari]

Publicado originalmente por legit:

I'm not an expert, but I think it would be smarter to invest in stocks or something similar when you have such a high budget...

when that amount of money is pennies then does it really matter?

[mimizukari]

Publicado originalmente por TheHowDareYou05:

Publicado originalmente por Kurumi Tokisaki:

people do investments for longer, 30 years isn't a bad trade-off.

lets not forget taxes, it will buff the numbers and in the end you can only use it on steam, but the worst part is that with time the card prices usually drop too (atleast in 99,9% of the games) so you always have to buy new games to keep up with the price, in the end I doubt that you will ever get the money back

you level up during special events like winter/summer with the infinite badges and browser scripts to fast craft

[Crazy Tiger]

Don't underestimate how many people boosted their Steam level in the Grand Prix event of the Summer sale 2019.

[patpatyos]

Publicado originalmente por Crazy Tiger:

Don't underestimate how many people boosted their Steam level in the Grand Prix event of the Summer sale 2019.

Yeah the Grand Prix event gave so much xp

[PiotrKFtw]

To get more friend slots

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Publicado originalmente por PiotrKFtw:

To get more friend slots

Never needed more than the initial 250.

[Tito Shivan]

Publicado originalmente por legit:

But what's the point of leveling up beyond lvl 140? lmao :facepalm:

Pretty much same why people spends money in expensive jewelry, haircuts or decoration.

Publicado originalmente por Kurumi Tokisaki:

it isn't a waste, it's an investment. every 10 levels adds a base 20% value to get booster packs when someone crafts a booster.

Which is a very minuscule increase if you punch the numbers

Publicado originalmente por Kurumi Tokisaki:

by level 2000 you should be getting booster packs pretty much daily.

There's no such thing as guaranteed drops as you're limited by other people craftinf badges for the game you're eligible for booster drops
Each 50 levels your chances double, so by level 2000 you have 40 times more chance to get a booster drop over the base rate.

There's +900.000 people playing CSGO right now. Let's imagine only half are eligible for a booster. So whenever a badge is crafted you have 1/450.000 chance of getting it. That's a whooping 0.00022%
By level 2000 you've increased that chance 40 times... Which makes for the incredible chance of 0.0089% of getting the booster drop.

[druuu]

Hehe totally didn't waste money on levels

I originally lvled up to 100 when I used to trade a lot, and I noticed people trust you more and it made trading generally a lot easier. Then grand prix sale hit and I got to lvl 110 without spending anything, a lot of users leveled up that sale a lot. Then I spent like 8 keys to hit lvl 123 cause it's a funny number hehe.

But to answer your main question, it's purely for showing off. Why do people buy skins in csgo?
To play better? No, to show off.
My goal is 150 which I'll probably hit this winter sale to match my avatar, background and blue level together.
It just looks nicer.

[Ganger]

Publicado originalmente por Kurumi Tokisaki:

it isn't a waste, it's an investment. every 10 levels adds a base 20% value to get booster packs when someone crafts a booster. by level 2000 you should be getting booster packs pretty much daily.

If you wish to invest in your steam account that's your business m8. Don't be put off by other people's judgement, your money, your life. Some people like to invest in shares, some like to invest in property, some like yourself like to invest in steam.

[crunchyfrog]

Dead simples - BECAUSE THEY WANT TO.

It should be as easy to comprehend as that. I personally have a laissez-faire attitude to most of the frippery on here, but others love to customize and tinker, and what's so wrong about that? This is at the end of the day, a means of entertainment, so what's that different between games themselves and these "meta" games?

Go and look at any "clicker" game. Very low levels of interaction - just clicks from a mouse. And yet there's something that appeals to certain people just to see those little bits of progress. It's no different to getting levels here.

It's just human nature.

Plus, yes there are those friend list slots as well.

[Gallifrey - CSSC Gaming Founder]

Publicado originalmente por Crazy Tiger:

Don't underestimate how many people boosted their Steam level in the Grand Prix event of the Summer sale 2019.

Oh, yes ...

S.x.

[PleaseNoRuski]

Looks cool on the profile picture :D

[Start_Running]

Publicado originalmente por legit:

Publicado originalmente por Start_Running:

One could ask the same of 'whats the point of levelling past 50, or 100..
If you want to.. and itts worth the small cost, why not?

Good question! I personally want to put more showcases on my profile. Of course it's not ideal that it's behind a paywall, but I appreciate that steam allows you to be creative with all these profile features.

But after you've unlocked all the showcases at lvl 140, I don't see any reason to continue burning money for that lol. Especially since steam levels rise exponentially...

Technically you don't need to pay anything. Most of my 40 odd level came from completing holiday event badges from free cards and occasionally trading cards to complete sets from games. You also get xp just from buying stuff so if you're actually a customer your level will hit 100. NOt a matter of if, just when.

[druuu]

Publicado originalmente por Start_Running:

Publicado originalmente por legit:

Good question! I personally want to put more showcases on my profile. Of course it's not ideal that it's behind a paywall, but I appreciate that steam allows you to be creative with all these profile features.

But after you've unlocked all the showcases at lvl 140, I don't see any reason to continue burning money for that lol. Especially since steam levels rise exponentially...

Technically you don't need to pay anything. Most of my 40 odd level came from completing holiday event badges from free cards and occasionally trading cards to complete sets from games. You also get xp just from buying stuff so if you're actually a customer your level will hit 100. NOt a matter of if, just when.

You get 3 xp per game.
It would take a while.

[patpatyos]

Publicado originalmente por dru:

Publicado originalmente por Start_Running:

Technically you don't need to pay anything. Most of my 40 odd level came from completing holiday event badges from free cards and occasionally trading cards to complete sets from games. You also get xp just from buying stuff so if you're actually a customer your level will hit 100. NOt a matter of if, just when.

You get 3 xp per game.
It would take a while.

You also get card drops to craft badges with each game