Why does my Free game not get Trading Cards?

[Eben]

I have Downloaded Free Steam Games That Have Trading Cards but Cant Find it in my badges place or dont unlock them Why?

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Because no company wants to give out free money.

[Ogami]

Card drops in free games work differently. Usually you get 1 trading card for every 9 dollar you spend in a free game in the cash shop or similar.

[Eben]

So I can Buy stuff in community Market and get calling cards

[HEART]

Originally posted by EbEnEGaming:

So I can Buy stuff in community Market and get calling cards

No, the purchase needs to be made in game.

What about free to play games like Team Fortress 2 or Dota 2?
Free to play games drop game cards based on your in-game purchasing. For every $9 USD spent (approximate) since the start of the Steam Trading Card Beta, you will earn one card drop. This card will drop at some point as you play. If you have made in-game purchases in Dota 2 or Team Fortress 2 prior to the Steam Trading Card Beta, or if you owned Team Fortress 2 prior to the Free to Play update, you will have 4 or 5 additional card drops available.

https://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards/faq/

[Eben]

Originally posted by MiSOKΛ:

Originally posted by EbEnEGaming:

So I can Buy stuff in community Market and get calling cards

No, the purchase needs to be made in game.

Ok Thanks

[HEART]

Needless to say, it would be unwise to make in-game purchases just to drop cards as you will end up paying many times what the card could be had for in the market.

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It, in my opinion, is not. Usually I wouldn't hunt for the cards themselves, just buy the stuff so I can have the stuff and it'll be a "bonus". Plus, I might not sell it on the Steam Market.

[HEART]

Originally posted by Skits from SNL {λ²}:

It, in my opinion, is not. Usually I wouldn't hunt for the cards themselves, just buy the stuff so I can have the stuff and it'll be a "bonus". Plus, I might not sell it on the Steam Market.

Thus, the "just to drop cards" statement...