Idle Master ? Is it cheating ?

[Sly Marbo]

So this idle master app has been doing the rounds and im trying to figure out if its against steams eula to use it for those of you who dont know Idle master simulates you playing your steam games so you can get card drops when you are not playing. Is it against the rules ? is it cheating?

[eram]

Yes it's cheating and it messes up your steam account hours played so everyone knows you are cheating, technically it's against the rules but no one as of yet has been punished for it.

Use it at your own risk.

example of a cheater.
http://i.imgur.com/oqzbrUS.jpg

[Sly Marbo]

Ok thanks for the heads up. :D How does it mess up your hours played and how would someone know that you have cheated because of this ?

[eram]

I added an image for you in my 1st post.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by NightStalker:

Ok thanks for the heads up. :D How does it mess up your hours played and how would someone know that you have cheated because of this ?

Well if you have more hours in the game than a 2 week period can hold then... probably you're cheating :P Or you're Doctor Who, in which case ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that's awesome!

Use at your own peril

[Sly Marbo]

Ahh! Ok I get it now I thought it just simulated the game running and gave you the cards I had no idea it actuall ♥♥♥♥♥♥ around with your game times like that. Thanks for the info its much appreciated :D

[Jakey]

I've literally just stumbled across it as well whilst looking for 3rd party tools for Steam.

Originally posted by eram:

Yes it's cheating and it messes up your steam account hours played so everyone knows you are cheating, technically it's against the rules but no one as of yet has been punished for it.

Use it at your own risk.

example of a cheater.
http://i.imgur.com/oqzbrUS.jpg

Are you sure that this is caused by Steam Idle Master?

[Tev]

Originally posted by jakey1995abc:

I've literally just stumbled across it as well whilst looking for 3rd party tools for Steam.

Originally posted by eram:

Yes it's cheating and it messes up your steam account hours played so everyone knows you are cheating, technically it's against the rules but no one as of yet has been punished for it.

Use it at your own risk.

example of a cheater.
http://i.imgur.com/oqzbrUS.jpg

Are you sure that this is caused by Steam Idle Master?

How about you just do it manually; without cheating?

Looking up apps to somehow fool the Steam client is generally not a good idea.

[Astraea Kisaragi]

Originally posted by jakey1995abc:

I've literally just stumbled across it as well whilst looking for 3rd party tools for Steam.

Originally posted by eram:

Yes it's cheating and it messes up your steam account hours played so everyone knows you are cheating, technically it's against the rules but no one as of yet has been punished for it.

Use it at your own risk.

example of a cheater.
http://i.imgur.com/oqzbrUS.jpg

Are you sure that this is caused by Steam Idle Master?

Why you need a 3rd party program for this? You start the game and leave it running. Go jogging, to party with your friends or whatever. You will get the card drops regardless if you play or you have just the menu opened. If you plan a 2 weeks run though make sure you have a reliable power supply - if you own something like DiabloTek, you can set your house to fire.

This is not cheating is just a stupid thing to do. We play games to enjoy and not for cards or make a record in game times. I also have near 500 hours in Skyrim, but you can believe that I didn't just scratched my own butt during this time.