i don't know what compelled you to scroll all the way down to off topic to post this. this goes in help https://forum.blockland.us/index.php?board=3.0
is Badspot aware of this?
FIXED/Non-Issue "Authentication failed: Bad response from steam (1)/(2)" - this is literally the steam backend not replying to the master server. The error is handled, that's all I can do. There have been some steam outages, likely caused by prep for the holiday sale rush.