TerryVD Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I purchased Skyrim the moment it came out, along with the manual. Try as I might, I could not get this program to run and so we've decided to start a new game in Oblivion. I uninstalled Skyrim from my system, though Steam stays as I have other products installed. A friend of mine bought a new albeit refurbished computer here: http://www.tigerdire...7BBTkwCjCECjCE. He is wondering if Skyrim will play on his new computer and would like me to bring the program over to see. 1. Could I do this? Perhaps I could install it with my steam password etc and run it then.... Of course I would uninstall it before I leave. 2. And, if it does run and he offers to buy it from me, can I do that? He would reinstall it and start a new acount. If not, the latter actually is no big deal as I would be happy to keep it until I get a new computer someday. He would then just buy his own copy of the program as a present for his kids this Christmas. What are my options here? Any feedback would be appreciated. TerryV06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinjolfr Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 It's perma-linked to your Steam account. So you'd have to log-in on his computer - then install it. For him to continue to play - he'd have to have your credentials and play in offline mode so you could use your account at home. This would cause connectivity issues during updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminumfoil Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Sharing your account is a violation of the Steam terms of service. So, no, unfortunately, you have a 60 dollar paperweight until such time as you have upgraded your computer enough to run Skyrim. Edit: You can, however, install Skyrim on any number of computers. The thing that the Steam TOS forbids is sharing your account, not installing the game on multiple machines. Edited November 24, 2011 by Aluminumfoil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryVD Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 Sharing your account is a violation of the Steam terms of service. So, no, unfortunately, you have a 60 dollar paperweight until such time as you have upgraded your computer enough to run Skyrim. Edit: You can, however, install Skyrim on any number of computers. The thing that the Steam TOS forbids is sharing your account, not installing the game on multiple machines. I don't intend to share the game or have it on multiple machines. I want to put it on his computer to see if it will run. In any case, we would uninstall it. If I worked, it would be great if I could sell it to him and he could maybe setup his own account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted3158906User Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Sharing your account is a violation of the Steam terms of service. So, no, unfortunately, you have a 60 dollar paperweight until such time as you have upgraded your computer enough to run Skyrim. Edit: You can, however, install Skyrim on any number of computers. The thing that the Steam TOS forbids is sharing your account, not installing the game on multiple machines. I don't intend to share the game or have it on multiple machines. I want to put it on his computer to see if it will run. In any case, we would uninstall it. If I worked, it would be great if I could sell it to him and he could maybe setup his own account? Once you verify a game on your Steam account it cannot be undone. So, you can put it on his computer to see if it would run, on your steam account, but if he wanted to buy it he'd have to buy a new copy OR share your account with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handofbane Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 The key registered for the game with Steam is tied permanently to your account alone. If you had no other games through Steam you could simply give him the game and account info, but seeing as your original post says you do, you are stuck with Skyrim til you can upgrade your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluminumfoil Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. You may not sell or charge others for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account. http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/ Violate it if you want to. I'm just pointing out the facts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryVD Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 You may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or Account. You agree that you are personally responsible for the use of your password and Account and for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password. You may not sell or charge others for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account. http://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement/ Violate it if you want to. I'm just pointing out the facts. Wow, I don't want to violate anything.... Well, even though you think I'm up to something shady, I'm not. I am 60 years old and have played tons of RPGs back to the days when they were just text adventures like Zork. I don't want to share my account with him. From what I am reading out of all of this, is that I can temporarily install my account on his system and try out the game. Then we would uninstall the whole thing, I would go back home and put the game back on the shelf and he would decide to buy a copy or not. Since I don't want to share my account, I will not sell/give him my copy. I will have to wait until a faster system comes along in the household and start a new chapter in skyrim. Now, if I had all the money I spent on computers/equipment since 1980, I would be a rich man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbleGnome Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) My suggestion -- in hindsight, of course -- is to do your research on system specs before buying a game. Also, read the forum to learn about the experiences of others. Hopefully, Santa will bring a new computer for you. Skyrim will be around a long time and modded to the hilt. In fact, the version you have on your disk is the very worst the game will ever be! Time is on your side. :) Edited November 24, 2011 by AbleGnome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryVD Posted November 24, 2011 Author Share Posted November 24, 2011 My suggestion -- in hindsight, of course -- is to do your research on system specs before buying a game. Also, read the forum to learn about the experiences of others. Hopefully, Santa will bring a new computer for you. Skyrim will be around a long time and modded to the hilt. In fact, the version you have on your disk is the very worst the game will ever be! Time is on your side. :) I do appreciate your comment. I have upgraded systems many times in the last 30 years just to play the latest game. I did do some research before purchase...My system now is a quadcore 2.50 computer with 4 gigs of memory. I bought a Geforce GTX 550ti video card to run this at least at minimum settings. Actually, after the install, the game looked at my specs and set me on high. When I clicked the play button however, it just didn't run. Shogun2, another Steam game, does the same thing. Personally, after all of this, I think it is the memory that is doing me in. I am using a 32bit version of Windows. It starts out by only recognising about 3 gigs of the four. Then, the system bites into that and I think I dip below the 2 gig minimum to run the game. Thats what I'm thinking. But when I bought the game, I figured I had 4 gigs, at least enough for minimum, not knowing about the 32bit recognition problem.. But, the whole thing is a wash for now and actually, I never quite finished Oblivion. Since I bought all of the mods for that game and added sidequest mods as well, there is plenty still to do. And I am running that game with my old geforce 8600 card at high settings just fine. TerryVD I remember buying a 300 baud modem for 250 bucks years ago, most of you probably don't know what that is.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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