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Regarding the 20 year badge
So last year, a special badge was introduced for accounts that reached 20 years of service since it was the 20th anniversary of Steam. As far as I understood, it was meant to be a special version of the years of service badge (in the old Steam green theme), so users who reach 20 years of service later won't have that one, right?

If that's the case, how long now until we start to see what the "regular" version is? Or are there already accounts out there with a normal 20 year badge? Although I guess if it follows the pattern of the previous years of service badge, it will simply have the theme of the 19 years of service badge.

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aiusepsi Jan 2, 2024 @ 10:50am 
The 'regular' version looks like this: https://community.akamai.steamstatic.com/public/images/badges/02_years/steamyears20_54.png

Yes, it's the same style as the 19 year badge.
sebo Jan 2, 2024 @ 10:24pm 
Beautiful time in gaming history to be around back then, or even better, before Steam.. as it can seen both as saviour and curse.
MaddSkillz Jan 3, 2024 @ 2:03am 
Originally posted by sebo:
Beautiful time in gaming history to be around back then, or even better, before Steam.. as it can seen both as saviour and curse.


it was. i'm a year short though lol. sweet torture trying to get a game running back then. even with steam you had to WORK to figure out how to get something to play. and once it did, sweet sweet reward
Only users who joined Steam within a year of Steams' existence, received the badge.

It says this within the description of the badge itself.
Last edited by C²C^Guyver |NZB|; Jan 3, 2024 @ 2:27am
N3tRunn3r Jan 3, 2024 @ 2:35am 
Yeah, it was available just for once, last year.

The next 20-years Badges wont receive this unique anniversal theme, of course.

Sadly back in the days, I hadnt created a Steam account as Steam wasnt a reliable service and many people were afraid Steam is gonna be shutdown soon, so we would lose our registered/redeemed games and licenses.

I had so created my steam account 2 years later, when it was sorta safe to create a steam account, as well as we were forced to use the Steam Client/Service as Counter-Strike 1.5 got a forced update to 1.6 and 1.6 was running soley on the Steam Client.

I regret it ..
Originally posted by N3tRunn3r:
I regret it ..
nothing regrettable about not trusting something that appeared unreliable
N3tRunn3r Jan 3, 2024 @ 3:10am 
Ah I remember a good old friend when he told me to create a steam account, nevertheless, these become worthy in future... well.. i ignored him and used to play with CS 1.5 until Steam was forced on us 2 years later.
PocketYoda Jan 3, 2024 @ 6:45am 
Seriously its a virtual badge :)
Syad Jan 3, 2024 @ 3:24pm 
As someone with a 19yo badge i somewhat feel the pain, to be forever so close, but never there.
Neo Jan 3, 2024 @ 4:26pm 
I could of joined 20 years ago, but I was dead against steam at the time, was too used to boxed games with manuals.
PocketYoda Jan 3, 2024 @ 11:35pm 
Originally posted by Neo:
I could of joined 20 years ago, but I was dead against steam at the time, was too used to boxed games with manuals.
I still am but retail died, we had no choice if we wanted to play games..
C²C^Guyver |NZB| Jan 3, 2024 @ 11:37pm 
Originally posted by Syad:
As someone with a 19yo badge i somewhat feel the pain, to be forever so close, but never there.
The people that have it, may not even be able to keep it. As in, next year on September the 12th when I get a 21-year-old badge, it isn't going to look like this one. Most likely.

So the 20-year badge, may not even be that special. We'll just have to wait and see what happens.
Originally posted by C²C^Guyver |NZB|:
Only users who joined Steam within a year of Steams' existence, received the badge.

It says this within the description of the badge itself.
but as yrs progress more ppl will get it
cSg|mc-Hotsauce Jan 4, 2024 @ 12:31am 
Originally posted by Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}:
Originally posted by C²C^Guyver |NZB|:
Only users who joined Steam within a year of Steams' existence, received the badge.

It says this within the description of the badge itself.
but as yrs progress more ppl will get it

Not the special green one.

Click the link in the first reply and that's what people will get if their account was not created within the first year Steam released.

:winterbunny2023:
Originally posted by Watermelon {JESUS IS LORD}:
Originally posted by C²C^Guyver |NZB|:
Only users who joined Steam within a year of Steams' existence, received the badge.

It says this within the description of the badge itself.
but as yrs progress more ppl will get it
Member since September 12, 2003. Special Steam Green edition awarded to accounts created during Steam's first year.

As hot sauce said, the other badge is the badge other people will get, the pink one.
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