STEAM Announcements & Updates 2013 IV - Christmas in July is over, back to real life

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isn't stuff like this bannable by Steam?

It's outright against the Steam Terms of Service. If you use it and you're caught, your account will be banned. As posted, it's not likely you'll get caught. But obviously the values in the script can be changed so that you have a better chance of "sniping" cheap market items. That's what will give you away.
 
First, it's impossible to detect--all it does is auto-click the first option and auto-check the TOS box.
A human doesn't do that instantaneously. That, combined with constant F5ing could probably raise red flags that there's automated scripting going on.

Every MMORPG under the sun is able to detect macroing.
 
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Hmm...
 
Looks like it. Giana Sister deal is live for 24 more hours

Oh good, maybe I can earn enough from cards to afford it by then.

A human doesn't do that instantaneously. That, combined with constant F5ing could probably raise red flags that there's automated scripting going on.

Every MMORPG under the sun is able to detect macroing.

I know of at least one that can't :3
 
Trine 2 banner says 50% off. Actual sale is 85%. Now's the time to buy, folks!
 
First, it's impossible to detect--all it does is auto-click the first option and auto-check the TOS box.

Second, why would it? It still relies on a human being buying it, not a robot. Valve is not going to be concerned about someone getting a 0.5 second advantage on others, they're going to be concerned with the automatic exploitation of arbitrage by bots hammering every single item on the server every second and buying anything that's sold for less than it could be.

It also advertises itself as automatically buying the item if it's below your stated threshold, so in that sense it's dependent on internet speeds and distance to valves server. I still don't think valve would care though, they get the same amount of money.
 
So Trine is on sale for cheaper than it was during the Summer Sale. That extra 5% cost me a quarter on the Trine 2 Complete upgrade!
 
The deals are 48 hours now

This happened earlier in the year and lasted only a few days. I think it's just a result of Dailies running for 48 hours during sale periods (which has been the case since the 2011 Winter Sale) and somebody forgetting to flip the switch back.
 
Wait, Ys is cheaper than it was on the sale?

Ys I & II Chronicles+
Historical Low: $6.60 at Steam on Sat Jul 13 2013
US: $5.09
 
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Steam got me this time, I bit on the Trine 2 80% off summer discount and convinced a friend to jump in too.

But another chance for everyone on Ys!
 
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