is this against the rules?

[Piercedamage]

one person on a steam account in offline mode plays an offline game that has no steam cloud, then another person logs in on the same account on another computer, and goes to online mode, and plays a game that isnt the same one as the one in offline mode?

[Black Blade]

Yes it is, sharing account is not allowed

If you do it with Family sharing how ever i think it be allowed on 2 accounts

[depota kamo tanan (4u)]

Account sharing is not allowed as mentioned above. But in your case, as long as you are NOT using the same account simultaneously online, I think it's fine. To avoid trouble, just make another account and do Family Sharing.

[Fork_Q2]

This is probably a stupid question and I apologise in advance, but is allowing someone else on your Steam account allowed? Even supervised and they have no access to passwords or user details?

[gleofrocga]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

This is probably a stupid question and I apologise in advance, but is allowing someone else on your Steam account allowed? Even supervised and they have no access to passwords or user details?

In the TOS account sharing is forbidden I'm sure, however I can only guess it would be hard for them to judge and they probably don't bother. They would only see log ins from the same IP and it could be just the same user switching machines.

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Keyes:

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

This is probably a stupid question and I apologise in advance, but is allowing someone else on your Steam account allowed? Even supervised and they have no access to passwords or user details?

In the TOS account sharing is forbidden, however I can only guess it would be hard for them to judge and they probably don't bother. They would only see log ins from the same IP and it could be just the same user switching machines.

Yeah, don't think they could hope to monitor that. Still, saw the TOS, and this part I wanted clarification on:

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. "

Assuming no passwords were exchanged, and you are literally in the room checking what they are doing. I want to know if that is allowed.

[gleofrocga]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Originally posted by Keyes:

In the TOS account sharing is forbidden, however I can only guess it would be hard for them to judge and they probably don't bother. They would only see log ins from the same IP and it could be just the same user switching machines.

Yeah, don't think they could hope to monitor that. Still, saw the TOS, and this part I wanted clarification on:

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. "

Assuming no passwords were exchanged, and you are literally in the room checking what they are doing. I want to know if that is allowed.

For example if you have a friend over, and they were playing a game on your machine and account or just watching? I can only imagine that if people were forced to buy retina and finger scanning hardware to use steam, then they could try to enforce this somewhat silly rule. I mean there are actual 2 player games on steam designed to played locally so I think it's a bit vague...

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Yeah, don't think they could hope to monitor that. Still, saw the TOS, and this part I wanted clarification on:

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. "

Assuming no passwords were exchanged, and you are literally in the room checking what they are doing. I want to know if that is allowed.

Well as you quote

You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account.

So no its not allowed
Even that been honest having the Family View thing kicks it a little out
I mean why can i block a user from seeing games? if its not allow to share accounts and i am going to give the kid his own account why will i buy him a game that is not fitted for him?
So it may be its a miss understand on my side or something but a point yet...

[Fork_Q2]

Originally posted by Keyes:

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Yeah, don't think they could hope to monitor that. Still, saw the TOS, and this part I wanted clarification on:

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. "

Assuming no passwords were exchanged, and you are literally in the room checking what they are doing. I want to know if that is allowed.

For example if you have a friend over, and they were playing a game on your machine and account or just watching? I can only imagine that if people were forced to buy retina and finger scanning hardware to use steam, then they could try to enforce this somewhat silly rule. I mean there are actual 2 player games on steam designed to played locally so I think it's a bit vague...

Agreed. Even the mods chime regarding reccomendations about games suitible for their children to play, possibly on their own machines.

Originally posted by Black Blade:

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Yeah, don't think they could hope to monitor that. Still, saw the TOS, and this part I wanted clarification on:

"You are solely responsible for all activity on your Account and for the security of your computer system. You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. "

Assuming no passwords were exchanged, and you are literally in the room checking what they are doing. I want to know if that is allowed.

Well as you quote

You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account.

So no its not allowed
Even that been honest having the Family View thing kicks it a little out
I mean why can i block a user from seeing games? if its not allow to share accounts and i am going to give the kid his own account why will i buy him a game that is not fitted for him?
So it may be its a miss understand on my side or something but a point yet...

Eh, I think it's an little more vague then that - "use your account" like Keyes suggested, would mean local co-op games shouldn't be allowed either. Asking because I have played games on a friend's home account when I visit them (supervised and all), and I would like to do the same for them in return.

I know they'll never figure it out, but I would like to cover all the bases, as I would have too much to lose if Steam takes away access to my games for the most flimsy of reasons.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Eh, I think it's an little more vague then that - "use your account" like Keyes suggested, would mean local co-op games shouldn't be allowed either. Asking because I have played games on a friend's home account when I visit them (supervised and all), and I would like to do the same for them in return.

I know they'll never figure it out, but I would like to cover all the bases, as I would have too much to lose if Steam takes away access to my games for the most flimsy of reasons.

Well not really, its not sharing the account, the account has games connected to it, but i do not think the games are the account it self XD
But hell we need a layer here

[gleofrocga]

Originally posted by Fork_Q2:

Originally posted by Keyes:

For example if you have a friend over, and they were playing a game on your machine and account or just watching? I can only imagine that if people were forced to buy retina and finger scanning hardware to use steam, then they could try to enforce this somewhat silly rule. I mean there are actual 2 player games on steam designed to played locally so I think it's a bit vague...

Agreed. Even the mods chime regarding reccomendations about games suitible for their children to play, possibly on their own machines.

Originally posted by Black Blade:

Well as you quote

So no its not allowed
Even that been honest having the Family View thing kicks it a little out
I mean why can i block a user from seeing games? if its not allow to share accounts and i am going to give the kid his own account why will i buy him a game that is not fitted for him?
So it may be its a miss understand on my side or something but a point yet...

Eh, I think it's an little more vague then that - "use your account" like Keyes suggested, would mean local co-op games shouldn't be allowed either. Asking because I have played games on a friend's home account when I visit them (supervised and all), and I would like to do the same for them in return.

I know they'll never figure it out, but I would like to cover all the bases, as I would have too much to lose if Steam takes away access to my games for the most flimsy of reasons.

There are big Youtubers who play 2 player local steam games for millions of subscribers. Unless some Extreme case of the Butterfly effect took place, I do not see how in any probabability Steam could discover if a user physically shared a game - e.g Allowing he/she to play on her account on his/her machine in his/her residence.

I can imagine if there was some cross continential blatant avoiding-paying for games sort of a setup then Steam could possibility see something going on, e.g Different IPs logging on in pattern like intervals.