How does steam profile leveling work, and why does it matter?

[Apteryx]

^^

[Thermal Lance]

What a coincidence. I was about to watch some youtube video about it lmao.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJbZDAtjQ5o

No idea if it's a good one. Didn't watch it yet.

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/1F74-BE45-3AAC-1B47

[kabob29]

i haven't been much into leveling up for a couple years but from what i can remember i think you get more things to put on your profile and you get to add more friends on steam (but realistically i don't think most people on steam will have 360 friends as that is the amount i can add with my level)

it works by getting badges, so like you can get some badges but for most game badges you'll have to buy trading cards and craft the badges

you can also get badges for things like reviewing your steam replay or just as your account gets older, say you create it today, check back on march 21 2029 (5 years from now) and you'll have a 5 years of service badge (as i would have a 5 years of service badge in a few days but i was dumb and lost my old account)

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

A lot of people have way more than 360 friends. Some have thousands.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Friends slots (capped at 2k) and level number (current cap at 5,001).

Showcase slots only matter if people can't afford the points shop additional showcases that bypass level restrictions or they want 2 of every showcase.

[Aachen]

There’s also the small increase to gratis booster drop rate tied to level, still, isn’t there?

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Publicado originalmente por Aachen:

There’s also the small increase to gratis booster drop rate tied to level, still, isn’t there?

Yes, this information can be found when you click on your level on your profile.

[Qbert ⭐]

Publicado originalmente por eram:

Publicado originalmente por Aachen:

There’s also the small increase to gratis booster drop rate tied to level, still, isn’t there?

yeah for sure but i think its been nerfed over the years or there are just so many more people on steam now that the drops are not as common. used to get at least 1 booster drop a month, now its rare.

I am getting a drop every 45 days, sadly almost all the time are duplicates of the ones I already got

[IFIYGD]

Publicado originalmente por eram:

Publicado originalmente por Aachen:

There’s also the small increase to gratis booster drop rate tied to level, still, isn’t there?

yeah for sure but i think its been nerfed over the years or there are just so many more people on steam now that the drops are not as common. used to get at least 1 booster drop a month, now its rare.

Booster Packs only drop when someone else crafts a badge for a game you are eligible for a drop from.
People aren't crafting badges all of the time anymore- many of us save up and complete sets between the Summer and Winter Sales and only craft badges during the Summer and Winter Sales. I get an occasional Booster Pack from time to time, usually only for cheap crappy games that I own and that level-up bots specialize in. Summer and Winter Sales, I tend to get multiple Booster Packs during both sales.
So, it's not that Booster Packs have been nerfed, it's that more people have card-farming alts, level-up bots, and badges are getting crafted in huge amounts during the 2 big sales instead of spread out over the entire year.

[nullable]

Publicado originalmente por Apteryx:

How does steam profile leveling work, and why does it matter?

It doesn't matter, unless you want it to. If you buy enough games and participate in events levels will accrue. And if you don't, they won't. Neither approach is right or wrong.

[Aikiu]

Tried to get into steam leveling, the rate used to be much better (around 27 sets for 1 tf2 key) now it's just barely 10 sets for a tf2 key.

[Pipe]

Publicado originalmente por eram:

yeah for sure but i think its been nerfed over the years or there are just so many more people on steam now that the drops are not as common. used to get at least 1 booster drop a month, now its rare.

holy crap they're that rare? damn

[C²C^Guyver |NZB|]

Publicado originalmente por nullable:

Publicado originalmente por Apteryx:

How does steam profile leveling work, and why does it matter?

It doesn't matter, unless you want it to. If you buy enough games and participate in events levels will accrue. And if you don't, they won't. Neither approach is right or wrong.

Each game only increases it by only one or two XP. So buying games is really not a good way to do it.