The words used in Steam’s most recent changelog, published subsequent to a February 3rd update, are a little vague, but should change up the chat experience many have on Steam.
The change in question can be found below:
We’ve yet to have time to test out this particular change, mostly because to do so would be a little creepy, but it sounds like it would prevent you from chatting to someone you encounter over a game of, say, Dota 2, should you have had a lot of fun.
Unless they accept your friend request, a matchmaking encounter over a public server isn’t enough to validate a chat message, and it seems like Steam will block it.
It’s difficult to discern because there’s an odd bit of grammar used in the update: “a friends, game server, or multiuser chat relationship with you”. Do they mean “friend’s” or “friends’”?
The change is understandable given the harassment that can be had on Steam, but will also make finding new friends a little more difficult, which is actually a nice aspect of Steam.
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Using a sledgehammer to crack a nut as usual.