Valve really knows what people love, even if people themselves don’t know it yet. It’s why Steam Hats, in the literally and figurative sense, become such a massive market on the digital store front, enticing designers from around the world to try their hand at creation and trade. It’s only been open to a handful of games, but Valve is now busting that wide open.
In order to grow the Workshop and Marketplace, Valve has opened up its virtual item economy to every single developer who has a game on Steam. The new set of tools will allow for the creation of items that can be dropped, traded and even sold via the Marketplace. A lot like loot drops in Dota 2, except for every game in your library.
With this service, a game can easily drop items to customers based on playtime or can grant items based on specific situations or actions within the game. These items can be marked as tradable through Steam or sellable via the Steam Marketplace. Developers can also configure recipes for crafting different combinations of items that result in more rare, unique, or valuable items.
Of course, developers will have to put in the extra time to add these items to their games, but they should probably learn by Valve’s example. Multiplayer game benefit from systems like this the most, as items can be rewarded based on play time. What better reason to come back and play every single day?
Last Updated: February 10, 2015
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 11:37
I don’t need a hat, I need flippen Half Life 3 dammit
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:38
“Valve really knows what people love”
Kensei Seraph
February 10, 2015 at 11:49
http://0.media.dorkly.cvcdn.com/17/22/063b4826daad781a733e1319dd8458ba-be-careful-what-you-wish-for.jpg
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:53
Hahahaha
Tosh "Did he just say that?"
February 10, 2015 at 11:54
Why is his beard white in the 2nd last image, and then just a stubbled black in the last one?
Kensei Seraph
February 10, 2015 at 12:07
I think he rubbed glow-in-the-dark paint into his beard to make for a more dramatic entrance.
Tosh "Did he just say that?"
February 10, 2015 at 12:10
Makes about as much sense as Half Life 3 being released.
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:38
You know who never whore a hat? Dr. Freeman
Tosh "Did he just say that?"
February 10, 2015 at 11:39
Whore? Really? How much did he make?
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:41
Sorry, was thinking of last night 😛
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 11:42
O_O
[refuses to make any sort of joke]
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:49
Why not? I made one
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 11:41
SIES
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:42
ja ja
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 11:42
I’m too scare to google “whore hat”
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 11:43
Urban Dictionary :
Whore Hat
A condom that protects from whores.
“Dude that bitch is nasty, you better wear a whore hat.”
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 11:46
Hahaha, also, SIES
Matthew Holliday
February 10, 2015 at 11:38
its not like alot of games on steam dont already have hats, so its not really that big of a deal.
ive been effectively been making hats for Toribash since 2008.
Tosh "Did he just say that?"
February 10, 2015 at 11:40
Custom items for all my games? Oh crap. At least the backlog won’t be a problem. All my money will go to shiny new hats. 🙁
hairyknees
February 10, 2015 at 11:59
I think Gabe is now ready to buy his own country. Did I say country? I meant continent! Did I say continent? I MEANT PLANET EARTH! O_O
Kensei Seraph
February 10, 2015 at 12:08
I’m fairly certain he already owns most of the Moon.
Tosh "Did he just say that?"
February 10, 2015 at 12:11
What if that Portal 2 ending was based on fact? O_O
hairyknees
February 10, 2015 at 12:17
O_O
hairyknees
February 10, 2015 at 12:17
*the moon and all the planets 😛
Admiral Chief
February 10, 2015 at 12:20
THIRD ROCK FROM THE SUN!!!!!!!!
Guest
February 10, 2015 at 12:28
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