This is most likely a mix between security (I believe every [server]
operator has to own prime, which makes sense when making accounts is
like candy and the game is targetted by exploiters), and the way steam
works (the license you get from hitting the "install game" button on the
f2p page is not the same license that you get from old buys/new prime
upgrades, and does exclude access to sdk+server+etc. See: the apps the
license for csgo free gives: https://steamdb.info/sub/303386/apps/ and
the apps for the license for prime upgrade csgo:
https://steamdb.info/sub/54029/apps/ ), it could be intentional, or
accidental, but I'd lean towards intentional. It makes sense, since it
shows the owner is more trustworthy, I guess.
TL;DR security reasons.
On 2022-09-12 17:32 em, Weasel [Saphe.Space] wrote:
Encountered this interesting issue today.
I am in the process of moving over my sv_setsteamaccount stuff to a
different Steam account.
On the new account, I am hosting several games, including:
* Team Fortress 2 (appid 440)
* Counter-Strike:Source (appid 240)
* Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (appid 730)
Using the manageme game servers page
(https://steamcommunity.com/dev/managegameservers), I started
generating "login tokens" for each game-server instance.
For TF2 (which IS free-to-play) I just punched-in appid 440 and note,
and everything worked exactly as expected.
For CS:S (which is NOT free-to-play), it failed because that new Steam
account did not "own the game". Since CS:S: is NOT free-to-play, this
was expected. I went to the Steam store (logged-in as this new Steam
account) and bought it 9 (~US$10). Afterwards, I was able to generate
login tokens for my CS:S servers using appid 240.
For CS:GO (which IS free-to-play), it FAILED because that new Steam
account did not "own the game"? In order to get it to work, I had to
go to the Steam store (logged-in as this new Steam account) and buy
the "CS:GO Prime Status Upgrade" - even though the game is
"free-to-play"? It's only about ~US$15, but still - why do I have to
pay to host a game-server for a "free-to-play" game?
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