If my friend get banned in a free game while family sharing will I also be banned?

[Voidaemon]

For example, if my friend cheats in CS will I be banned as well? We're currently using steam family sharing and he's used cheats in the past so I was wondering if I would ever be banned from a free game like CS

[potato]

free games don't support family share to begin with

[Eguzky]

Do you mean the new family sharing in beta?
Because the FAQ straight-up says that, if someone playing one of your shared games is banned for cheating; You will be banned as well.

Here it is:
What happens if my brother gets banned for cheating while playing my game?

If a family member gets banned for cheating while playing your copy of a game, you (the game owner) will also be banned in that game. Other family members are not impacted.

Link to the FAQ:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/4149575031735702629

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Edit: As pointed out below; Free games are not family-shared since anyone can play them, so this only applies to paid games.

[happy]

Everyone has Access to free Games, theyre not "shared". The above Comment only applies to paid Games.

[Domka]

Originally posted by Eguzky:

Do you mean the new family sharing in beta?
Because the FAQ straight-up says that, if someone playing one of your shared games is banned for cheating; You will be banned as well.

Here it is:
What happens if my brother gets banned for cheating while playing my game?

If a family member gets banned for cheating while playing your copy of a game, you (the game owner) will also be banned in that game. Other family members are not impacted.

Link to the FAQ:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/4149575031735702629

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Edit: As pointed out below; Free games are not family-shared since anyone can play them, so this only applies to paid games.

but if my friend is already banned 3000 days ago from that game and he will share the game with me i am also gonna be banned?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by Eguzky:

Do you mean the new family sharing in beta?
Because the FAQ straight-up says that, if someone playing one of your shared games is banned for cheating; You will be banned as well.

Here it is:
What happens if my brother gets banned for cheating while playing my game?

If a family member gets banned for cheating while playing your copy of a game, you (the game owner) will also be banned in that game. Other family members are not impacted.

Link to the FAQ:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/4149575031735702629

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Edit: As pointed out below; Free games are not family-shared since anyone can play them, so this only applies to paid games.

but if my friend is already banned 3000 days ago from that game and he will share the game with me i am also gonna be banned?

Bans don't share after the infraction occurred and...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamfamilies/discussions/0/7204143093508096647/#c7204143093508110549

[Domka]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Domka:

but if my friend is already banned 3000 days ago from that game and he will share the game with me i am also gonna be banned?

Bans don't share after the infraction occurred and...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamfamilies/discussions/0/7204143093508096647/#c7204143093508110549

:winterbunny2023:

so everything will be fine with me if i share with game banned friend right? also does it lower my trust factor in cs2? and will family share work if his account is turkish and he lives in the uk and i live in a whole other country

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Bans don't share after the infraction occurred and...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamfamilies/discussions/0/7204143093508096647/#c7204143093508110549

so everything will be fine with me if i share with game banned friend right? also does it lower my trust factor in cs2?

Sure.

It could impact Trust and then again, it might not.

But can you trust your friend to not cheat again and while you are sharing? That's the question you need to ask yourself.

[Domka]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Domka:

so everything will be fine with me if i share with game banned friend right? also does it lower my trust factor in cs2?

Sure.

It could impact Trust and then again, it might not.

But can you trust your friend to not cheat again and while you are sharing? That's the question you need to ask yourself.

:winterbunny2023:

he was banned in old cod 3000 days ago, yea i can trust him but will the family share work if he lives in uk and his account region differs from mine?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Sure.

It could impact Trust and then again, it might not.

But can you trust your friend to not cheat again and while you are sharing? That's the question you need to ask yourself.

he was banned in old cod 3000 days ago, yea i can trust him but will the family share work if he lives in uk and his account region differs from mine?

The old Steam Family Sharing, sure.

The new Steam Families beta, no.

[Domka]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Domka:

he was banned in old cod 3000 days ago, yea i can trust him but will the family share work if he lives in uk and his account region differs from mine?

The old Steam Family Sharing, sure.

The new Steam Families beta, no.

:winterbunny2023:

ok damn,do you need share passwords for the old family share or no?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

The old Steam Family Sharing, sure.

The new Steam Families beta, no.

ok damn,do you need share passwords for the old family share or no?

They need to log into your PC with their account and authorize the device and vice versa with their PC and your account, yes.

Old Sharing sucks when it comes to device authorization. New Families does away with that completely but with the added "same Steam Store Country" restriction.

[Domka]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Domka:

ok damn,do you need share passwords for the old family share or no?

They need to log into your PC with their account and authorize the device and vice versa with their PC and your account, yes.

Old Sharing sucks when it comes to device authorization. New Families does away with that completely but with the added "same Steam Store Country" restriction.

:winterbunny2023:

oh, so if we in the beta we shouldn't even try sharing since nothing will work with region thing yea?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

They need to log into your PC with their account and authorize the device and vice versa with their PC and your account, yes.

Old Sharing sucks when it comes to device authorization. New Families does away with that completely but with the added "same Steam Store Country" restriction.

oh, so if we in the beta we shouldn't even try sharing since nothing will work with region thing yea?

Yup!

[Domka]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Domka:

oh, so if we in the beta we shouldn't even try sharing since nothing will work with region thing yea?

Yup!

:winterbunny2023:

damn thats sad, but thank you for answering!

[IHateMao]

Originally posted by Domka:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Bans don't share after the infraction occurred and...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/steamfamilies/discussions/0/7204143093508096647/#c7204143093508110549

:winterbunny2023:

so everything will be fine with me if i share with game banned friend right? also does it lower my trust factor in cs2? and will family share work if his account is turkish and he lives in the uk and i live in a whole other country

I would never share a game with a friend who was banned for cheating. You will just end up banned when he does it again, and he will.