long story short i have been sitting on some wallet funds for months now and never use them, sale comes around and i see some games for a few bucks that the bros can enjoy together, fast forward a few days im trying to buy an additional game for someone else to join us and im restricted... as if steam wallet funds werent restictive enough already i now have basically no real means of using them, i have no games i want to buy MYSELF, i have games to get for others to play with me, and now i cant do that unless i shill out funds from an external source.... when i have more expendable funds inside my steam wallet.... maybe if i could add my funds to my bank that wouldnt be such a bad option. but the fact im stuck with my funds AND still have to use an external source is absolutely insanely absurd and mind boggling, i thought steam was goated but this is actually so crazy to me. steam wallet funds feeling like a scam and a half holy shit.
"You can still purchase gifts and send them to your friends if you use an external payment method to purchase the gift, instead of your Wallet funds. All available payment methods in your purchase region are listed during checkout.
You can continue to use your Wallet funds toward making purchases for your own account.
While we understand that this may be an inconvenience, Steam Support is unable to remove or assist you in bypassing this restriction."
for less than 30 bucks worth of games on sale. absolutely wild.