"Immortalizing" a Steam Account

[Xethnic]

Back in June, one of my best friends Michael (Steam Profile Micboo), suddenly passed away from Sudden unexpected natural death at the age of 18. Him and I (plus a couple others) were devoted gamers over the last 6-7 years. Whether it was GMod, CSGO, Dayz, or Dota 2 countless hours were poured in, enjoying every second of it. His favorite game was CSGO, a game where my skill level never got better.

My idea so to speak, it to immortalize someones account in a way where it stands out from any ordinary profile. Something as simple as an exclusive background that the developers can only apply to his profile or a badge that is dedicated to someone who put in hundreds of hours into a community they truly cared for.

For those who might question how to authenticate whether someone is eligible, seeing when the account was last online could be a start. Later, the developers could maybe lock the account or "freeze it"

But anyway, this is really me and all of my friends last gift to our friend who had a passion for gaming, all of us would really appreciate any support. Thank you.

- Xethnic

[Si-Fi]

In the case of the deceased, provided that he has a will and he provided a next of kin, there isn't much to trail on since nobody would be allowed to touch the account since it violates the SSA.

[Xethnic]

@Si-Fi what if they were granted permission by the parents to gain access to the account?

[Si-Fi]

Only if his parents do have access to the account, they can simply lock it but anything further than that, they may try contacting Support and provide proof.

[999999999]

"Only if" it was bequeathed, contact a lawyer and have them go through the proper legal channels.

[Fierman]

according to steams eula, the account is void now. they can terminate it if they find out someone else is using it.
accounts are untransferrable, even in case of death

[м]

your friend is dead and you worry about a steam account?

i mean, really?

[Fierman]

Originalmente postado por M:

you friend is dead and you worry about a steam account?

i mean, really?

he died 8 months ago. the question is not strange.

[Start_Running]

Originalmente postado por M:

you friend is dead and you worry about a steam account?

i mean, really?

People have very skewed priorities.

[Xethnic]

@M being that Ive already done things in the last 8 months to help my friends family cope with the tragic event, this is something that I thought he would appreciate as he spent a lot of time gaming. Im sorry if you see this as wasteful but to the people that knew him, it means something.

[DonJuanDoja]

Originalmente postado por Start_Running:

Originalmente postado por M:

you friend is dead and you worry about a steam account?

i mean, really?

People have very skewed priorities.

Yes how strange to want to memorialize a friends profile... pretty sure they've been doing this on FB and other places already. It's not a new idea.

I'm sorry about your friend and I agree, if anything it should be a security feature to lock down accounts of the deceased so they can't be used by scammers. There's no one to recover those accounts so it makes sense from a security perspective. It also would prevent people from handing down their accounts... which again is against the rules.

In addition, people that cared about them can have a nice little memorial on Steam where they likely met and spent alot of time.

In the end, the people they knew online don't have a "grave" they can go to, to pay their respects, reflect on memories, etc.. You know. Being human. So let's do that.