Valve spends exactly $2.99 on improving Steam. They can't go higher than that because it'd be a sign that HL3 was confirmed.

Given that after all these years I still think it's a mediocre client at best I would say that I hope that they're not spending money on it because if they are they sure aren't getting results.

Quoting: PublicNuisanceGiven that after all these years I still think it's a mediocre client at best I would say that I hope that they're not spending money on it because if they are they sure aren't getting results.

It's a mediocre client, but the bar is incredibly low. Of all the game clients, I hate Steam the least.

Edit: Unless we're including the likes of Lutris and Heroic. Those clients are good.

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Guys, really? Steam is far from mediocre. The new Big Picture mode is excellent and is a huge improvement over the old one. The classic interface is also gradually being updated to be more consistent with Big Picture. Not to mention Proton integration, standardized Linux runtime, cloud saves, community features, and the entire Steam OS on Steam Deck.

All of that is a lot of work, and they did that all while still being true to PC gaming, not locking down Steam Deck, not shoving draconian DRM down our throats.

Quoting: RubyRose136That's what Wolfire Games alleged in its antitrust lawsuit against Valve.

Of course they did, in their "Valve is a big bad meanie that needs to be punished and give us money" wild claims. Nothing they say there should be assumed true, or even relevant.

Bad redaction let us know that about a quarter of Valve's employees are tasked with "Steam," but they don't have many employees in total.

Quoting: LinasGuys, really? Steam is far from mediocre. The new Big Picture mode is excellent and is a huge improvement over the old one. The classic interface is also gradually being updated to be more consistent with Big Picture. Not to mention Proton integration, standardized Linux runtime, cloud saves, community features, and the entire Steam OS on Steam Deck.

All of that is a lot of work, and they did that all while still being true to PC gaming, not locking down Steam Deck, not shoving draconian DRM down our throats.

Yeah, except for the parts where basic shit is still broken ever since the new client released. Like not being able to disable Steam Play in Linux, or if you enable it for all titles and then turn that off, your library acts like all titles is still enabled. Both of these issues have forever been well documented on GitHub, and Valve still sits there with their thumbs up their asses and haven't fixed it. Steam Play is a key feature of the Linux Steam client too.

Users shouldn't be forced to use Steam Play and the settings should work as they're supposed to. I dual-boot and have little use for Proton outside of certain things. I just wanna be able to organize my Steam library by native Linux games, and still can't do something simple as that cause shit is still broken. It's caused me to view Valve far more critically now.

Seriously, it might as well say "Welcome to Valve Software" on the sign, I swear:

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Quoting: Linux_RocksLike not being able to disable Steam Play in Linux, or if you enable it for all titles and then turn that off, your library acts like all titles is still enabled.

This is an inconvenience, far from a critical bug, and hardly warrants the insult.

Quoting: Linas

Quoting: Linux_RocksLike not being able to disable Steam Play in Linux, or if you enable it for all titles and then turn that off, your library acts like all titles is still enabled.

This is an inconvenience, far from a critical bug, and hardly warrants the insult.

Oh please, pardon me while I don't weep for them. I already don't have any sympathy for some engineers and white collars as it is, and absolutely none for evil corporations either. I've also spent thousands on the Steam store. So I'll insult them all I want.

Last edited by Linux_Rocks on 21 September 2024 at 8:48 pm UTC