New Steam feature: Trading Cards (and profile upgrade)

So Steam has a Trading Card Beta thing out now that allows you to collect trading cards by playing certain games (currently only in six games).

Here’s the info about it.
http://steamcommunity.com/tradingcards

Once you get into the beta, you supposedly get a few invites to invite others to it. I haven’t gotten any invites to give out yet…but that may be because I bought my access in the marketplace.

You also get a new profile when you get it, looks pretty spiffy. Here’s mine.

You also get access to a few new profile features like badges and other cool stuff by “leveling up” your profile by collecting and trading the cards you find/get.

You can also buy Trading Card Beta access in the marketplace.
So I was thinking Steam users/players could maybe use this topic to request invites if they don’t have it yet…
…and perhaps for trading cards as well.

(be aware, however, that sometimes new people sign up JUST to post in these threads asking for invites. And while that’s not wrong to do, necessarily, some may not want to give out invites to posters who may never post again or people who just registered to mooch off a free invite over regular posters here.
So If you have one, please check the profile to check their registration date and if their only post is in this thread)

Hmm…so it seems like one could eventually turn cards into badges and from those, get actual marketable things? Like in-game bonuses or coupons?

I send you a Steam friend invite (I’m McBouv.) If you manage to get Steam Trading Card invites, I’d love to get one.

Thanks!

I, too, would like an invite should you get extra.

Hello, I really want this thing. So I dont know. Just please, if u have one invite remaining and your willing to give it to someone. please send me. :)))
Steam Community :: Error my steam. :slight_smile:

Hello. I just registered on this board solely for the purpose of mooching a free invite and no one has yet told me that text speak on a message board is the linguistic equivalent of a mosquito in your ear.

What’s your Steam ID, stranger? I registered on this board solely to hand out a free inivtation to the Steam Trading Card thingamabobber.
ETA: Man, that guy does like his smileys, doesn’t he?

I’ll take an invite. Fury of the Seals (Jragonmiris), I think I’m already your friend on Steam.

I’m a bit of a lurker but I thought I would do the opposite of the usual in these threads and offer invites to anyone. Just send me a PM.

On the topic of these badges, I have three of the Don’t Stave badges. Am I right in thinking that different people will get a random selection of the three and I will need to trade with them for the final two?

I sent a PM.

From what I understand, the best badges are probably going to require in-game purchases of some kind.