miskCan a Steam profile be a real memorial for a lost life?
solsangraalaccounts are “non-transferrable,” but how would they actually know if you handed over your login info to someone
RogueBananaThey don’t, it’s just to dissuade people from selling accounts and cover their ass.
If I can’t sell a thing then do I really own it?
Europeans can sell their steam game.
inlandempireWait, can we ?
eurogamer.net/eu-rules-publishers-cannot-stop-you…
I guess it’s more of a situation where they can’t penalize you if you buy and sell accounts.
That’s interesting I didn’t know that, thanks!
ok, well…over 14 years i’ve amassed over 200 games; no way i’m letting that evaporate into nothing if i find out my days are numbered
Eh, I’ve been a lot less tempted by steam sales lately. Better to get stuff off of sites like GOG where possible, because you can usually get a DRM-free, offline installer as a backup
That’s not really the point of the story.
But yeah, I plan to hand down my accounts for everything, including Steam.
This is a really interesting question. In my opinion, absolutely yes. It’s a piece of someone’s hobby, a passion large or small. A time capsule of things that made someone happy.
Beyond that, in cases like the authors friends love of Sea of Thieves, it can show a bit of the community they sought, the people they interacted with. A small tendril of ourselves, reaching out and entwining with others.
And, for those who maybe only knew the person online, never had the chance or want for an in-person meetup, it’s a place to mourn. A digital marker of a life once lived, a finished book of memories. The games themselves may come and go, but the traces they left will be there, captured in achievements and screenshots, to be shared as long as a copy exists.
Interesting article
Holy shit that referenced poem hits fucking hard.
I have a screenshot from a time in an MMORPG where a member died before they could do a global event quest they’d always wanted to do. There was a player-driven server-wide memorial event where her character was run through the quest by friends so that her name could be honored by a global broadcast message.
The game and the servers are now gone, but that screenshot of everyone holding torches for her character on that day still means a lot to me 20 years on.
So yeah, I think a steam account can fit that billing as a memorial.
Not as long as a Steam profile can’t be part of an inheritance.