Can't write review if family shared.

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Lantis 29 Dec, 2021 @ 1:56pm

Can't write review if family shared.

I'm assuming it's to avoid being able to share games repeatedly to spam reviews, but would an indicator similar to "product received for free" on said reviews at fix this? It would be real easy to see a legitimate review from a fake one with this tag as well as a low play time.

If you play a game and have an opinion on it, it shouldn't matter if you are the one who paid for it or not. Your opinion should still be valid. Like if the reason is just to avoid spam, there are far better ways to handle it than just denying shared reviews entirely.

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MoonC A T 29 Dec, 2021 @ 1:59pm

Another re-hashed for the umpteenth time topic. Doesn't anyone search these days?

Lantis 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:10pm

Thanks, you contribution is greatly appreciated.

LowJack_VA1 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:21pm

Originally posted by ᴹᴼᴼᴺC A T:
Another re-hashed for the umpteenth time topic. Doesn't anyone search these days?

Obviously not!

(ಠ_MR.PINK_ಠ) 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:46pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
I'm assuming ...

Never assume, boy, because then you make an *SS out of U and ME

MoonC A T 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:48pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
Thanks, you contribution is greatly appreciated.

Clearly, you'll never grasp the concept of searching for answers first given this response. That's too bad.

Satoru 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:53pm

No because
1) you are borrowing the game
2) abuse of reviews

Crazy Tiger 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:56pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
If you play a game and have an opinion on it, it shouldn't matter if you are the one who paid for it or not. Your opinion should still be valid.

Playing games on a different platform also make your opinion valid. That, however, still doesn't mean you should be able to post a review on Steam when you don't own it on Steam. No, requiring game ownership for reviews is a good thing. They should remove the review box when you play a game from a shared library, that should eliminate the confusion there currently is.

Ogami 29 Dec, 2021 @ 2:57pm

One of the rules for reviews is that you need to OWN the game.
You only borrowing it, you down own it so you dont get to rate the game or write a review.

And like already mentioned it would lead to massive review abuse if it was possible.
Share the game with 10 other accounts to review bomb it with negative ratings, then multiple that by thousands of possible accounts who could ( lets be real, WOULD) do that.

No thx.

Same reason you cant write a review after a refund anymore or modify a existing one.

Lantis 29 Dec, 2021 @ 3:00pm

Originally posted by Ogami:
One of the rules for reviews is that you need to OWN the game.

Well if you want to get technical, the game in question was bought by my wife, which came from out shared bank account. I did pay for the game.

my new friend 29 Dec, 2021 @ 3:01pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
Well if you want to get technical, the game in question was bought by my wife, which came from out shared bank account. I did pay for the game.

Review it when you purchase it for your account.

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Lantis 29 Dec, 2021 @ 3:03pm

You realize how that is both stupid and a waste of money, right?

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my new friend 29 Dec, 2021 @ 3:04pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
You realize how that is both stupid and a waste of money, right?

How is it either of those?

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MoonC A T 29 Dec, 2021 @ 3:05pm

Originally posted by Lantis:
You realize how that is both stupid and a waste of money, right?

It's actually not. There are about 5 games that I've bought on separate accounts despite the games being sharable.

It's not stupid at all if you like the game, appreciate the work and support the developer has put into the game, and want to support said developer.

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