Steam PLEASE sort out family sharing!

[Moonotaur]

We have four computers in the house (one for each of us) and two of them both own a game for example let me use a bike example. I can use my friends bike (Bike=Game in this example) irl if my friend was using his bike i would still be able to use my other friends bike. BUT we can't do that in steam family sharing or atleast what i have found if you can PLEASE TELL ME but steam make it more obvious since it would mean it can actually function so PLEASE SORT IT OUT

[999999999]

There is nothing to sort out. It was intended for 1 library in use at any given time. It is not going to change.

Please use the search function to find the many threads about this.

[Moonotaur]

I have none are as straight forward as this

[999999999]

Or do you mean this...?

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/familysharing/discussions/0/540736965953254153/

[RGX12]

My friend, this is the single most complained-about aspect to the so-called Family Sharing service--even a cursory forum search would've indicated this to you. Valve has ignored the ranting and raving of family sharing users for years, and will undoubtably continue to do so.

[Chompman]

引用自 RGX12：

My friend, this is the single most complained-about aspect to the so-called Family Sharing service--even a cursory forum search would've indicated this to you. Valve has ignored the ranting and raving of family sharing users for years, and will undoubtably continue to do so.

They have to limit it otherwise the devs that allow family share to be used would remove that ability from their game as it would hurt their sales if only one person had to buy the game in a large group.

[ṼṏẌṏḭḊ]

I've only got my PC so I've never played around with family sharing or any library sharing. But if you want to play games from one library on other computers, can't you just log into each pc with the account you want and then set Steam to offline mode?

[SpunkyJones]

引用自 enderman06：

We have four computers in the house (one for each of us) and two of them both own a game for example let me use a bike example. I can use my friends bike (Bike=Game in this example) irl if my friend was using his bike i would still be able to use my other friends bike. BUT we can't do that in steam family sharing or atleast what i have found if you can PLEASE TELL ME but steam make it more obvious since it would mean it can actually function so PLEASE SORT IT OUT

Bike = account, not game.

[Hannibal]

Valve could change it so that games can be shared only over a local network. Then allow multiple games to be played on the same account at one time as long as its not the same game.

[Hannibal]

I think if they can limit it to the household valve has achieved its goal of family sharing. I think when the sharing goes outside the home is when it becomes abusive. Im not even sure why they would allow that. Basically no real harm is done, father and son still play games bought for one account. Lets be honest, when my kids come over they play on my account , and no I dont believe anyone that says they dont do that. Whos going to stop someone in the same household from logging in and playing a game on a single account. Right no one, you cant even enforce it so why try. Family share under a local network only , done finished and it achieves the desired effect. Kid and father are still playing the same games that were bought under a single license, all your doing now is taking away the annoyance of playing one at a time. Just not the same game, so they cant buy one copy of cod and play mp together for example.

Yeah sure someone can fish some cat 5 cables to a neighbor or open a wifi to them but there again, I doubt itll be widespread. Heck valve can even cap it to so many users per household that they decide is appropriate. Im sure thats possible to and will eliminate lan party abuse, or any other type of mass local network abuse. Cap it to 4 to 6 family members only.

[Pheace]

引用自 ~ 🔱 Jim 🔱 ~：

Valve could change it so that games can be shared only over a local network. Then allow multiple games to be played on the same account at one time as long as its not the same game.

Tools to expand local network across the internet have existed for decades already, some of the big multiplayer networking tools focus on exactly this. A tool to get around this limitation would be out within a day.

[Moonotaur]

引用自 Toast：

1 library, 1 user. That's the rule. You can't both access the same library at the same time. This is intentional. Otherwise a single account becomes a source of exploitation/abuse of the system for multiple people.

No this isn't trying to use my library while they are using it this is trying to have two games in a flamily group and if one license is being used i can switch to the other one

[Moonotaur]

引用自 ~ 🔱 Jim 🔱 ~：

I think if they can limit it to the household valve has achieved its goal of family sharing. I think when the sharing goes outside the home is when it becomes abusive. Im not even sure why they would allow that. Basically no real harm is done, father and son still play games bought for one account. Lets be honest, when my kids come over they play on my account , and no I dont believe anyone that says they dont do that. Whos going to stop someone in the same household from logging in and playing a game on a single account. Right no one, you cant even enforce it so why try. Family share under a local network only , done finished and it achieves the desired effect. Kid and father are still playing the same games that were bought under a single license, all your doing now is taking away the annoyance of playing one at a time. Just not the same game, so they cant buy one copy of cod and play mp together for example.

Yeah sure someone can fish some cat 5 cables to a neighbor or open a wifi to them but there again, I doubt itll be widespread. Heck valve can even cap it to so many users per household that they decide is appropriate. Im sure thats possible to and will eliminate lan party abuse, or any other type of mass local network abuse. Cap it to 4 to 6 family members only.

Brill point but waht if the other pc is doing something i am not allowed to disturb or this person logs out the steam account everytime they log off (ik pointless but possible)

[Moonotaur]

引用自 Voxoid：

I've only got my PC so I've never played around with family sharing or any library sharing. But if you want to play games from one library on other computers, can't you just log into each pc with the account you want and then set Steam to offline mode?

Not sure but i don't think steam would allow that they are clever not dumb

[Moonotaur]

https://imgur.com/3oFthEE Here this is bassicly what i am saying