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Deep Impact 21 Mar @ 2:51am

Multiple families is must

I noticed that under the current rules, it seems that a steam user can only join one family at a time, and joining a new family requires quitting the old one, with a cooling-off period of up to a year.
I think such a rule is ill-considered, there are many people who, after starting a new family, still maintain some level of contact with the old family, so he may want to share the game with both the new family and the old family. There are also other cases, such as a young person whose parents have formed a new family, and he has a good relationship with both of them, in which case multiple family sharing groups are necessary. In addition to the two situations I have mentioned, the reality is only more diverse and complex. There are various cultural differences and special social environments around the world, which determine that the situation of "family" in various countries and regions is bound to be diverse, different, and beyond our own imagination.
To sum up, it is hoped that steam officials will carefully consider removing the limit on the number of households that a single steam user can join in a subsequent version.

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Berdy 21 Mar @ 3:29am

Burai 22 Mar @ 9:46pm

JDawg-OldF 29 Mar @ 1:33pm

+1
Please allow one user to belong to two families.

JBlackCZ 28 Apr @ 3:37pm

Spooky Biscuits 30 Apr @ 10:31am

Agreed.
Example. I am a young adult who is a part of family A (my parents, siblings etc), who then marries my partner who I obviously want to play games with. Now lets say they too have a family, we will say family C. So my partner and I can not share games even if we move in with each other, and if either of us leave we'd have to wait a year cooldown? Even so, why do I have to force my partner to share games with my siblings and parents just to be able to share with each other or vise versa? What if we have kids or they already do from a previous relationship? That means there is now family B. So Id have to choose between my partner and our hypothetical children, my siblings and my parents, and they would have to choose between the same and their family. its dumb.

At least before with the individual sharing we could pick and choose. It could still be limited to 5 people but that way i could choose the one sibling i play games with, my partner, our kids and it doesnt force them all to do the same. My partner can still choose their family for the other spots along with me and our kids. Like this is so dumb.

Newsflash, this isn't nintendo. The main demographic isnt children that live at home and need to learn to share with their siblings so parents arent breaking the bank.

Severyn 4 May @ 2:27am

+1
I want to be able to share my games with my sister (which is currently impossible due to another reason; she moved to a different country) but we have our own households as well

Pua 4 May @ 2:54am

Originally posted by Spooky Biscuits:
Agreed.
Example. I am a young adult who is a part of family A (my parents, siblings etc), who then marries my partner who I obviously want to play games with. Now lets say they too have a family, we will say family C. So my partner and I can not share games even if we move in with each other, and if either of us leave we'd have to wait a year cooldown? Even so, why do I have to force my partner to share games with my siblings and parents just to be able to share with each other or vise versa? What if we have kids or they already do from a previous relationship? That means there is now family B. So Id have to choose between my partner and our hypothetical children, my siblings and my parents, and they would have to choose between the same and their family. its dumb.

At least before with the individual sharing we could pick and choose. It could still be limited to 5 people but that way i could choose the one sibling i play games with, my partner, our kids and it doesnt force them all to do the same. My partner can still choose their family for the other spots along with me and our kids. Like this is so dumb.

Newsflash, this isn't nintendo. The main demographic isnt children that live at home and need to learn to share with their siblings so parents arent breaking the bank.

It is not dumb at all. You just explained when a family ends a new one starts. Once you get married and move with your partner to a new home (and maybe have kids), your family should be family B and no longer A or C.

Simple as that. :)

Rocha_TWD 19 May @ 8:45pm

ItsCrystalyz 21 May @ 1:19pm

Another situation is when a child has divorced parents. Both fathers have a family share, so the child now has to choose. I think at least 2 households should be allowed to join.

demonofdarkness 22 May @ 12:26am

+1 I think this is neccesary

Last edited by demonofdarkness; 22 May @ 12:26am

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Deep Impact 30 Jun @ 4:02am

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Dreaming Butterfly 4 Jul @ 12:50pm

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Mattador 5 Jul @ 9:52pm

Upping the family group limit to 2 would be the most player-first/friendly option.

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Platy 15 Jul @ 2:09pm

+1

I would like to add that families are more complex than this makes it sound.
My sister is still my sister even after she marries someone, for example

Last edited by Platy; 15 Jul @ 2:10pm

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