How to know if your Steam account is premium?
I just got a Dota 2 gift, and I really wanna know if my account is premium. How can I check?
Best Answer
Starting from April 19, 2015, the requirements for a premium account as well as differences from limited (free) account has been changed. (Steam Limits Users Who Haven't Spent $5 to Prevent Spam, Phishing - GameSpot)
These changes are mostly intended for reducing spams, but it will also affect users who only buy retail versions or bundles outside of Steam.
New Premium account upgrade conditions:
- Buy games directly from the Steam store and spend at least $5 USD total (you now need $5 total to access Premium status, price didn't matter until this changes)
- Fund your Steam Wallet with at least $5 USD (this condition is unchanged)
You NO LONGER GET a premium account for:
- Activate a retail Steam game
- Redeem a Gift or Guest Pass
Premium-only features
In addition to Sending friend invites, initiating chat sessions, and voting on games in Greenlight, the following features are now Premium only:
- Voting on Steam Reviews and Workshop items
- Participating in the Steam Market
- Posting frequently in the Steam Discussions
- Gaining Steam Profile Levels (Locked to level 0) and Trading Cards
- Submitting content on the Steam Workshop
- Posting in an item's Steam Workshop Discussions
- Accessing the Steam Web API
- Hosting a CSGO server
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How do I know if my Steam account is unlimited?
To verify that a Steam account is limited, you could try to start a chat session with an existing friend or send out an invite to a new person on Steam. You could also try voting on Greenlight or participating in Steam Market.How do I know if I have a premium tf2 account?
"Thanks guys, I just found that if you right click and look under downloadable content, it will say Team Fortress 2 Premium Content." As long as you paid money for the actual game then you're good to go.Is there a Steam premium?
there is no such a thing as "Steam Premium", you simply have a limited account because you never spent any money on the most known digital game store and distribution service.Why do I have to spend $5 on Steam?
In order to make it more difficult for these malicious users to spam, scam, and phish other users, we restrict access to certain community features until an account has spent at least $5.00 USD in Steam. How do I gain access to these features? within the Steam store. Click here to view your current limited user spend.Steam Account Value ✅ Tutorial [English/HD]
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Answer 2
You can do any one of the following things to get a premium account:
- Activate a Steam Game
- Buy a Steam Game
- Fund your Steam Wallet
- Redeem a Gift Code or Guest Pass
If you're looking to trade items, you'll need to enable Steam Guard and leave it on for 15 days before you can trade.
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