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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Just curious, but what is the benefit from 2 accounts?
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Currently I get 3 benefits out of it.
1. LAN parties. I think I started the 2nd account so my wife could play a little TF2 with the rest of us at a LAN party I hosted. I have a lot of non PC-gamers that stop by, so its not like they come with a fully decked out Steam account.
2. I totally use it to take advantage of Steam Sales/mini games, like the coal or potato ones, although one could certainly argue that people like me are why we don't get free games anymore. I don't go overboard to the point I feel bad or consider it an exploit though. Its my wife's account!
3. Recently I've given my sister the password, which allows us to play the occasional game online. She'd never buy Civ5 for herself, but she'll play it. Plus Civ5 will come in handy at LANs for people that don't have it.
It all works together pretty well. When I got CS:Source as a free game during the coal promotion, I gifted it to my 2nd account for obvious LAN party use. During the current playing card sale it is less useful because the 2nd account is only level 4 and you have to be level 5 to get game cards from voting. I might have to gift it enough playing cards to make a badge and hit level 5...