Alekscrusher 21 Jun, 2024 @ 7:45pm
Multiple steam accounts
So i'm very confused now can i get vac banned if i have multiple steam accounts , but if i never cheated on any of the accounts , but all those accounts have the same phone number ? . And 2 is it prohibitted or illegal in any of the steam rules like steam subsciber agreement to own and have multiple steam accounts ? . 3 is it against any steam rules to have same phone number on all steam accounts like alt accounts ( alternate or multiple accounts not my main steam account ) and main account ? . 4 lastly what i shouldn't do and is considered bad / shady to do on my steam alt accounts ( alternate or multiple accounts not my main steam account ) to get into any of trouble and to not break any steam rules basically what i shouldn't do on alt steam accounts which will get me in any trouble or break any rules unitentionally ? . 5 if i get like trade or vac banned on my alt steam accounts do i get that punishment on my main steam account too ? or only if i have the same phone number etc ? and vice versa if i would do any bad behaviour on my main account and got banned would that transfer to all my alt steam accounts too or only if they had the same phone number etc ? i'm not intending to do any bad things or break any steam rules i just ask these questions to be clear and to not accidentally get into any trouble if i were to make alt steam account / accounts someday , but inevitably i'll have to do that make alt steam account or accounts .
Last edited by Alekscrusher; 21 Jun, 2024 @ 7:54pm
Originally posted by Haruspex:
You can have multiple accounts, but if you're using those accounts for smurfing, that's a bannable offense.
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Haruspex 21 Jun, 2024 @ 7:59pm 
You can have multiple accounts, but if you're using those accounts for smurfing, that's a bannable offense.
Alekscrusher 21 Jun, 2024 @ 8:03pm 
Originally posted by Haruspex:
You can have multiple accounts, but if you're using those accounts for smurfing, that's a bannable offense.

to be clear what counts as smurfing on steam ? . And also thanks for responding :) .
Last edited by Alekscrusher; 21 Jun, 2024 @ 8:03pm
Haruspex 21 Jun, 2024 @ 8:14pm 
Originally posted by Alekscrusher:
to be clear what counts as smurfing on steam ?

Same as everywhere else.

Smurfing refers to players who try to avoid coming up against opponents of similar MMRs by using new or low-ranked accounts. The idea is that the game cannot assess their skill level properly and they are placed into lobbies with less-skilled players who they are able to dominate.
Dexerto (What is Smurfing in Gaming?)[www.dexerto.com]
Originally posted by Haruspex:
You can have multiple accounts, but if you're using those accounts for smurfing, that's a bannable offense.



Idk why i would want that , but in case if i wanted to play on my alt account for example tf2 or cs2 then i would be soon banned for smurfing ? . Even if i just wanted to play from my alt account not to intentionally smurf just play from them ? .
Last edited by Alekscrusher; 30 Jul @ 2:26pm
BJWyler 30 Jul @ 3:15pm 
Originally posted by Alekscrusher:
Originally posted by Haruspex:
You can have multiple accounts, but if you're using those accounts for smurfing, that's a bannable offense.



Idk why i would want that , but in case if i wanted to play on my alt account for example tf2 or cs2 then i would be soon banned for smurfing ? . Even if i just wanted to play from my alt account not to intentionally smurf just play from them ? .
Yes, because by definition you are smurfing since it will be a low level account. If you want to use multiple accounts in a game, you need to alternate among them so they all level up at the same pace and around the same time.
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