Steam is rigged to shove this game down people's throats.

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This game will be on the first page of search results so damn often when it is totally inappropriate. Search I did just now: My search term was "awakening". BG3 shows up at FOURTH POSITION between all of the games which actually have "awakening" in the title. Some very questionable marketing practices going on here.

[Zero McDol]

- Set the game to ignore.
- Hide ignored items.

Easy fix.

[Narky]

Origineel geplaatst door lankaras:

Origineel geplaatst door Pan Darius Loveless:

You people have a strange fixation with shoving things in your throat.

Aren't you the clever little fanboy. I'm starting to understand why it won an award for "Best community", these people will bite your head off if you even dare to point a finger at their beloved porn, err, I mean, game.

He's not wrong though. And if you actually played the game, it's hardly 'pornographic'.

[SimranZenov]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2Lfd5euIs8

[ivandrago654]

Origineel geplaatst door Яeplicant:

Oh look, another hyberbole thread.

E: Remind me again, why you're here if all you do is ♥♥♥♥♥ around and don't like being here? Or are you simply that bored? You can't even stop interjecting your personal views on things.

You know, you do sound a little like a certain someone that already roams these parts with 3 alt accounts.

E2: Did a little test. Looked up "awakening" as well and BG3 was nowhere to be found on my end. How about that.

I'm flattered I live rent-free in your head, but not every critic of the game is me. I also very rarely make threads, I just post on them.

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Origineel geplaatst door Pan Darius Loveless:

You people have a strange fixation with shoving things in your throat.

Not that theres anything wrong with that ofc. Maybe he was just born that way. :3

[Ghost]

TLDR: Revenue, playtime and player access are what matter. They don't set the lists.

So largely that's on you - from an interview:

"Valve says Steam is designed to be personalized for each user, and there is no one secret algorithm that decides which games will reach more audience."

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

"However, revenue remains the main way for Steam to measure player interest. So the more players spend both time and money on a certain game, the stronger the signal to the store’s algorithms that it could be interesting to other users."

And after revenue apparently comes Localization and similar.

[Quacksalber]

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

TLDR: Revenue, playtime and player access are what matter. They don't set the lists.

So largely that's on you - from an interview:

"Valve says Steam is designed to be personalized for each user, and there is no one secret algorithm that decides which games will reach more audience."

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

"However, revenue remains the main way for Steam to measure player interest. So the more players spend both time and money on a certain game, the stronger the signal to the store’s algorithms that it could be interesting to other users."

And after revenue apparently comes Localization and similar.

Hanging around in the forums of a particular game could also indicate to Steam you are interested in it.

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Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

TLDR: Revenue, playtime and player access are what matter. They don't set the lists.

So largely that's on you - from an interview:

"Valve says Steam is designed to be personalized for each user, and there is no one secret algorithm that decides which games will reach more audience."

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

"However, revenue remains the main way for Steam to measure player interest. So the more players spend both time and money on a certain game, the stronger the signal to the store’s algorithms that it could be interesting to other users."

And after revenue apparently comes Localization and similar.

I don't care what Valve says. In my example BG3 obviously isn't relevant, while it should be sorted by relevance. It simply does not do what it says.

[SimranZenov]

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

hmm... Would you say searching for a specific term (say... "awakening"), then clicking on the game, then going to the discussion forum and creating a thread would fall into this category?

[Zero McDol]

Origineel geplaatst door lankaras:

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

TLDR: Revenue, playtime and player access are what matter. They don't set the lists.

So largely that's on you - from an interview:

"Valve says Steam is designed to be personalized for each user, and there is no one secret algorithm that decides which games will reach more audience."

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

"However, revenue remains the main way for Steam to measure player interest. So the more players spend both time and money on a certain game, the stronger the signal to the store’s algorithms that it could be interesting to other users."

And after revenue apparently comes Localization and similar.

I don't care what Valve says. In my example BG3 certainly is not relevant, while it should be sorted by relevance. It simply does not do what it says.

It's high on the list, because people are still buying the game. That's it. As long as many people are buying the game, then the game will continue to stay high on the list.

[The_Dipl0mat]

Origineel geplaatst door SimranZenov:

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

hmm... Would you say searching for a specific term (say... "awakening"), then clicking on the game, then going to the discussion forum and creating a thread would fall into this category?

It always surprises me how people get upset when they see more of the content they directly interact with. Especially on PC. If I remember right, dont most applications even track how long you had your mouse other something? Everything is yummy yummy data to be used against for your aid

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Origineel geplaatst door SimranZenov:

Origineel geplaatst door Ghost:

“We let player preferences drive the visibility to make recommendations relevant. The more you interact with Steam, the better it gets at recommendations.”

hmm... Would you say searching for a specific term (say... "awakening"), then clicking on the game, then going to the discussion forum and creating a thread would fall into this category?

Relevance means: Relevant to the search query. Recommendations have nothing to do with it. It should show relevant results, not "recommended results".

[Zero McDol]

Origineel geplaatst door The_Dipl0mat:

Origineel geplaatst door SimranZenov:

hmm... Would you say searching for a specific term (say... "awakening"), then clicking on the game, then going to the discussion forum and creating a thread would fall into this category?

It always surprises me how people get upset when they see more of the content they directly interact with. Especially on PC. If I remember right, dont most applications even track how long you had your mouse other something? Everything is yummy yummy data to be used against for your aid

Yep, pretty much.

[SimranZenov]

He wants to see more Steam! He f**** loves it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUHFXnOn7mI

[Ghost]

Origineel geplaatst door lankaras:

Origineel geplaatst door SimranZenov:

hmm... Would you say searching for a specific term (say... "awakening"), then clicking on the game, then going to the discussion forum and creating a thread would fall into this category?

Relevance means: Relevant to the search query. Recommendations have nothing to do with it. It should show relevant results, not "recommended results".

@ SimranZenov: I would yes.
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It's not though. It's relevant to you, the player. It searches for the term in the name or description and then slaps the algorithms on it, which you've just weighted even more towards it by engaging in these forums, unintentionally telling the algorithm that you have an interest in it.

Just hit the Ignore button on the store page and move on.