Steam Developer badge missing?

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riksy May 19, 2017 @ 11:02pm

I noticed all of the developer badges are missing, the ones people get for creating a game. I noticed it was gone...

Nelson sexton, creator of unturned. Got his taken away for some reason also
https://steamcommunity.com/id/SDGSteam

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Zefar May 19, 2017 @ 11:05pm

They where abused so Valve has to come up with another thing or it might just not be back at all.

Basically some developer sold those badges to people who wanted it and it was then used by scammers to scam people.

MancSoulja May 19, 2017 @ 11:06pm

All developers have had their badged removed. Unscrupulous developers were selling them to people who then used the badge as leverage to scam people.

The result - Everyone looses out.

Last edited by MancSoulja; May 19, 2017 @ 11:07pm

MancSoulja May 19, 2017 @ 11:07pm

Originally posted by Zefar:
They where abused so Valve has to come up with another thing or it might just not be back at all.

Basically some developer sold those badges to people who wanted it and it was then used by scammers to scam people.

Full time mod, part time ninja

riksy May 19, 2017 @ 11:08pm

That makes sense, for some reason I randomly recieved one of these badges? And I noticed it was gone, thanks for the reply guys!

Jonno.exe May 19, 2017 @ 11:17pm

Originally posted by Zefar:
They where abused so Valve has to come up with another thing or it might just not be back at all.

Basically some developer sold those badges to people who wanted it and it was then used by scammers to scam people.

At least mods and VALVE employees dont sell their badges. Would be a lot worst.

riksy May 19, 2017 @ 11:21pm

Oh my gosh that would be horrible. I think it doesn't work the same add the steam dev badge though. But still imagine the amount of fake valve scammers

GRIMM May 20, 2017 @ 12:00am

Originally posted by MancSoulja:
The result - Everyone looses out.

It is loses, not looses.

And why would everyone lose out? The badges did not impact everyone. Only certain people. And if the badges allowed people to get scammed by building trust, then I say removing them is actually a WIN for everyone.

Last edited by GRIMM; May 20, 2017 @ 12:04am

Snapjak May 20, 2017 @ 12:04am

It's a loss for everyone who had one legitimately and for everyone else who would have legitimately gotten one in the future.

Seven7 May 20, 2017 @ 12:06am

http://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/1291816569117149139/

fake developers in panic - they not read news in developers group...

Last edited by Seven7; May 20, 2017 @ 12:07am

GRIMM May 20, 2017 @ 12:11am

having a developer badge does not make you a developer though. Does not give you any credibility. It really impacts nothing worthwhile. Except allowing access to someone gullible enough to believe anyone with a badge is actually a developer. Or maybe just to grow your ego.

Trust me, I have had several friends with the right connections get developer badges. Luckily none of them were doing this for nefarious reasons. They did it just because they have money and like to flash it. Granted some are actual developers. The actual developers are not going to lose any credibility over this. They have bigger things to worry about other than a badge, like working on projects.

I really don't know why this is an issue.

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MancSoulja May 20, 2017 @ 3:24am

Originally posted by King Grimroc:
Originally posted by MancSoulja:
The result - Everyone looses out.

It is loses, not looses.

And why would everyone lose out? The badges did not impact everyone. Only certain people. And if the badges allowed people to get scammed by building trust, then I say removing them is actually a WIN for everyone.

Sorry if my typo offended you.

There were other ways to earn the badge besides being a developer. Certain Valve Beta testers have been rewarded with the badge for example.

Those people are losing out, just because others can't be trusted.

The same people who get scammed because they believe the developer badge means something, will carry on getting scamed. so this won't change anything. Some people just have to write Valve on their profile and people believe them.

Net result, people lose out and nothing is gained in the fight against scammers.

Last edited by MancSoulja; May 20, 2017 @ 3:26am

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