Yellow account alerts.

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Yellow account alerts.

:nkCool:

I've never seen a yellow account alert, i've had tons of red, never yellow. Does it list the games removed?

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Yellow account alerts.

:nkCool:

I've never seen a yellow account alert, i've had tons of red, never yellow. Does it list the games removed?

If you've never seen a yellow alert, then you haven't had a game removed.

The few instances Steam has removed games have either been developer revoking keys or mass refunds for scams.

The first instances(revoking keys) usually results in a refund or contacting the developer with proof of purchase and getting a new key. The second is just a forced refund. Which has only happened twice. Once with Days Gone and the other with Concord.

Originally posted by Boblin the Goblin:

The second is just a forced refund. Which has only happened twice. Once with Days Gone and the other with Concord.

The Day Before*

https://steamdb.info/history/events/

Anything marked in red, that doesn't just say renamed.

Originally posted by D. Flame:

https://steamdb.info/history/events/

Anything marked in red, that doesn't just say renamed.

He's talking about removed from accounts, not delisted from the store.

Originally posted by Boblin the Goblin:

If you've never seen a yellow alert, then you haven't had a game removed.

I have a limited alt account where i gifted two games via the inventory years ago and then ran them for some tests. Those games are just gone without any info whatsoever.

Games usually get delisted, but not removed from people's accounts. I have a couple of delisted items in my own library, but they are only removed from the STORE. I can still download and use them.

In all my time on Steam I can only recall two games being removed from accounts by the publisher.

Order of War: Challenge (2013)
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms (2016)

Games removed from accounts carry a big notice on your Steam client.
This is a very rare ocurrence though and usually involves some kind of dispute with the developer.

Games delisted from the store can still be played if you previously owned them.

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

How do we tell what steam removes?

I mean how can we tell which games steam removes from our accounts

Well, recently, I have had a Playtest removed (since it was over) and that was the first time I saw a Yellow alert. It mentioned what was removed and for what reason.

When it comes to regular games, if they get removed from Steam, the game that was removed usually stays in your library (if you bought it beforehand)

I don't mess with EA/Ubisoft/etc anymore. I never had a pop up from them either.

One way of keeping track of your games is to keep track. Know how many games you have and if you ever see that number go down, and without a notice, you'll know something was removed.

Steam almost never removes a game from someone's account unless fraud was involved. Even if a game is delisted from the store you can still download and play it.

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

How do we tell what steam removes?

I mean how can we tell which games steam removes from our accounts

Well, recently, I have had a Playtest removed (since it was over) and that was the first time I saw a Yellow alert. It mentioned what was removed and for what reason.

When it comes to regular games, if they get removed from Steam, the game that was removed usually stays in your library (if you bought it beforehand)

I don't mess with EA/Ubisoft/etc anymore. I never had a pop up from them either.

One way of keeping track of your games is to keep track. Know how many games you have and if you ever see that number go down, and without a notice, you'll know something was removed.

Normally yes but i'm not sure the porn games will.

Originally posted by D. Flame:

https://steamdb.info/history/events/

Anything marked in red, that doesn't just say renamed.

Damn they really are on a purge huh.. I really hope they refund us if they are removing stuff we purchased.

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Originally posted by ꉔꏂ꒐꒒ꇙ:

Well, recently, I have had a Playtest removed (since it was over) and that was the first time I saw a Yellow alert. It mentioned what was removed and for what reason.

When it comes to regular games, if they get removed from Steam, the game that was removed usually stays in your library (if you bought it beforehand)

I don't mess with EA/Ubisoft/etc anymore. I never had a pop up from them either.

One way of keeping track of your games is to keep track. Know how many games you have and if you ever see that number go down, and without a notice, you'll know something was removed.

Normally yes but i'm not sure the porn games will.

You are confused. A game being removed from being sold does not effect anyone who has previously bought it.

A payment provider cannot retroactively tell steam to remove products people have already paid for. ANY game that is removed will display a massive message that is unmissable, and is extremely rare.