Can we make Steam families bigger?

[Toonces7]

Simply put - I have a family of 9.

So now I have to selectively choose which kids get to be part of the steam family and which don't. And apparently, I can't even swap every now and then to be fair, because it locks you out for a year?

Come on Valve...you wanted this to be strictly to be used within families...so why are you excluding some families?

[Start_Running]

You have a spuse don't you. They share with half the kids, and you share with half the kids.

[Crazy Tiger]

Funny how people suddenly have large families...

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Funny how people suddenly have large families...

Remind me agaion what the size limit is?

[Pscht]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Funny how people suddenly have large families...

And if that wasn't limited to a single country they would rediscover long-lost relatives from all over the world.

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Remind me agaion what the size limit is?

6

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Funny how people suddenly have large families...

Remind me agaion what the size limit is?

It's 6 now.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Remind me agaion what the size limit is?

It's 6 now.

So basically at least 4 kids.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

It's 6 now.

So basically at least 4 kids.

Yup, if the spouse games as well. A family of 6 is actually very reasonable.

[rawWwRrr]

Originally posted by Toonces7:

Simply put - I have a family of 9.

So now I have to selectively choose which kids get to be part of the steam family and which don't. And apparently, I can't even swap every now and then to be fair, because it locks you out for a year?

Come on Valve...you wanted this to be strictly to be used within families...so why are you excluding some families?

No matter what max limit they chose, it would eventually leave some families out. Most families will be covered by 6. Yours, not so much. But they had to pick something so they went with a more common size. Sorry. You're going to have to get creative.

[Brian9824]

Families can be 30,40, or even more people.... They have to cut it off at some point. The average family size is 3-4 people, so its already generous.

[Toonces7]

This is literally just my immediate family. I had 5 kids, got married, she had 1 kid already, and we had a kid together. So 7 kids total, plus myself and my wife.

[Toonces7]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

You have a spuse don't you. They share with half the kids, and you share with half the kids.

I'm the one with like 2000 steam games, my wife didn't own a real computer before meeting me.

[Toonces7]

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

Originally posted by Toonces7:

Simply put - I have a family of 9.

So now I have to selectively choose which kids get to be part of the steam family and which don't. And apparently, I can't even swap every now and then to be fair, because it locks you out for a year?

Come on Valve...you wanted this to be strictly to be used within families...so why are you excluding some families?

No matter what max limit they chose, it would eventually leave some families out. Most families will be covered by 6. Yours, not so much. But they had to pick something so they went with a more common size. Sorry. You're going to have to get creative.

Wouldn't it be better to just leave it unrestricted but limit to an IP address or such?

Or just allow someone to have a larger amount than 6 if they can simply prove they actually do have more than 6 in their immediate family?

[Toonces7]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Funny how people suddenly have large families...

With blended families it's not really that unusual.

[Pscht]

Originally posted by Toonces7:

Wouldn't it be better to just leave it unrestricted but limit to an IP address or such?

No.

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Toonces7:

Originally posted by rawWwRrr:

No matter what max limit they chose, it would eventually leave some families out. Most families will be covered by 6. Yours, not so much. But they had to pick something so they went with a more common size. Sorry. You're going to have to get creative.

Wouldn't it be better to just leave it unrestricted but limit to an IP address or such?

Or just allow someone to have a larger amount than 6 if they can simply prove they actually do have more than 6 in their immediate family?

No, because IP address is so easy to spoof, not all family lives together, and Its for more then just your immediate family, you can share with ANY of your family. That includes nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, etc.