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Toreador Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:10pm

Avoiding friends knowing you are playing

Is there any way to not send a notiffication to your mother,sister and aunt jeannie down the street when you start playing a game without putting yourself offline? I've been searching but found nothing.

Putting youself offline doesn't work because you can't chat with friends nor play with them on csgo for example.

I don't get why it is anyone else business what the hell I'm doing with my time. Maybe steam should add a notificating system for when I go take a dump? That way my friends can join and we can all sit in the porcelain throne at the same time! Or better yet, maybe a jerk off notification, so you can share how bad you feel after the fact!

I'm honestly sick of all these intrusions in people's private life.

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TirithRR Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:11pm

Originally posted by Toreador:
I'm honestly sick of all these intrusions in people's private life.

Well, if it's public it's not really an intrusion into someone's private life, is it :)

eram Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:11pm

I dont get it. Steam notifications are only sent to those on your friends list that wish to be notified. No one else.

Set your profile to friends only then the status is removed from your profile, anyone checking in on you will not be able to see that you are in game.

Last edited by eram; Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:12pm

Toreador Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:13pm

Originally posted by TirithRR:
Originally posted by Toreador:
I'm honestly sick of all these intrusions in people's private life.
Well, if it's public it's not really an intrusion into someone's private life, is it :)

What is public?

Originally posted by eram:
I dont get it. Steam notifications are only sent to those on your friends list that wish to be notified. No one else.

You mean I can select which friends I want to be notified?

TirithRR Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:14pm

Does that include being in game? I thought that green box was visible to everyone. It's been so long since I had a private profile.

Toreador Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:15pm

Originally posted by eram:
I dont get it. Steam notifications are only sent to those on your friends list that wish to be notified. No one else.

Set your profile to friends only then the status is removed from your profile, anyone checking in on you will not be able to see that you are in game.

Ok, but what if I don't want even my friends to see that information?

TirithRR Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:16pm

Originally posted by Toreador:
Originally posted by TirithRR:
Well, if it's public it's not really an intrusion into someone's private life, is it :)

What is public?

Your Steam profile, when you set it to allow people to view it.

I was being snarky... jokingly saying that when you set it to allow people, friends or public, to view your profile, that it's not an intrusion into privacy.

Originally posted by Toreador:
Ok, but what if I don't want even my friends to see that information?

You can set it to block friends as well.

Last edited by TirithRR; Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:16pm

eram Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:18pm

They select what friends notify them. You can set alerts on a per user basis. For example i have a full friends list but i get no notifications at all, no online, in game stuff and then for each user i want notifications for i have set that up just for them.

The settings are in Steam/Friends and then per user settings by right clicking the friends name in the friends list.

Originally posted by Toreador:

Ok, but what if I don't want even my friends to see that information?

Ask them to set this up for you or remove them. :) Make a steam account just for your family so you hide your gaming habits from them. :d

Last edited by eram; Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:19pm

Toreador Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:18pm

Great, I found it! Gotta test it if other people don't really get popups, but I believe they shouldn't. Thanks a lot for your tips people!

Toreador Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:20pm

Originally posted by eram:
They select what friends notify them. You can set alerts on a per user basis. For example i have a full friends list but i get no notifications at all, no online, in game stuff and then for each user i want notifications for i have set that up just for them.

The settings are in Steam/Friends and then per user settings by right clicking the friends name in the friends list.

Ask them to set this up for you or remove them. :)

Oh yeah, I understand, but that system isn't really pratical in many cases. It's like telling your neighbour to stop listening trough the walls!
Setting my profile to private should fill the bill though!

eram Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:22pm

Originally posted by Toreador:
Originally posted by eram:
They select what friends notify them. You can set alerts on a per user basis. For example i have a full friends list but i get no notifications at all, no online, in game stuff and then for each user i want notifications for i have set that up just for them.

The settings are in Steam/Friends and then per user settings by right clicking the friends name in the friends list.

Ask them to set this up for you or remove them. :)

Oh yeah, I understand, but that system isn't really pratical in many cases. It's like telling your neighbour to stop listening trough the walls!
Setting my profile to private should fill the bill though!

Its not really like that is it. You are in control of your steam account and only the ones you add can see any sort of info/activity about you.

Pro tip. Do not add ya mom on steam. :D

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76561193857876471 Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:22pm

Originally posted by Toreador:
Great, I found it! Gotta test it if other people don't really get popups, but I believe they shouldn't. Thanks a lot for your tips people!

Just to be clear, the setting Eram referenced stops you from getting pop-ups about them. There isn't an option that controls what pop-ups another user gets about you.

Last edited by 76561193857876471; Feb 8, 2015 @ 10:23pm

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