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Steam points? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 month ago by Willy@sh.itjust.works to c/steam@lemmy.ml
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So I was just messing around in the steam app and I came across steam points. Are these new? It seems to indicate I can use them for games but I don’t see any options. I have a quarter of a million of them. Are they useful in any way?

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[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In my opinion, no they are absolutely worthless, you can "buy" stuff from the points shop but its stupid shit like avatars or backgrounds. you can't use them for anything you might actually want like games or hardware.

Most people just ignore them, a few actually care if they like customizing their profile but even then your options are limited to whatever steam offers you. You can't use your own pictures or icons.

[–] trinsec@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The smart thing to do is to spend them on seasonal badges, increasing your badge level.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you care about that sort of thing I suppose it would be. I'm just on steam to play games the rest seems pointless and I honestly forget it even exists until someone mentions it.

[–] trinsec@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've gotten a handful of free games from selling boosters, and the higher your level the bigger the booster chance is.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well now I'm a little intrigued, I may have to look into that I have like 2 million steam points I might as well make them useful.