TIRED OF HAVING TO FIX STEAM GAMES IN ORDER TO PLAY THEM

[Stealth Hydra]

Hey Steam, I'm freaking tired of having to do all these little tricks and tactics in order to play the games I purchase from you, You guys need to actually try playing some of the games you sell here and see if they even launch. This of course happens with the older games you guys offer as well as the new games you guys offer. Nearly every game I get on steam I need to do some crazy adjustment and setup for it in order for it to work. Make sure the games you guys sell are playable on current operating systems especially if they are older games. I'm tired of having to research solutions and fix games I just baught everytime I attempt to play them a first time. Fix them BEFORE you sell them on Steam

Thank You,

[Brian9824]

You would need to contact the publishers. Steam is just a retail store and doesn't have any control over the products that are sold in it.

[Stealth Hydra]

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Do you think BestBuy or Walmart are doing that for their retail games?

You might consider there is a common thread here

You

Maybe the problem isn’t multiple independent developers

Maybe just maybe

It’s just you

Maybe the problem is your system

[Brian9824]

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Just think about what you said, you expect steam to test 10,000+ games across a variety of configuirations and to keep testing them after every update, every patch, every driver update, etc?

No retailer will ever do that, if you have an issue you can take it up with the actual person who made the game.

[Count_Dandyman]

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Welcome to the world of PC gaming where the vast variety in hardware and software being used means there isn't a single standard system to design for and you have to run fixes for the ways your system doesn' match the devs systems.

If it really bugs you that much there is always consoles available that don't need tweaking.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Satoru:

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Do you think BestBuy or Walmart are doing that for their retail games?

You might consider there is a common thread here

You

Maybe the problem isn’t multiple independent developers

Maybe just maybe

It’s just you

Maybe the problem is your system

^This.

OP Game installers are preconfigured to use the settings and such that are essentially 'fail-safe' I.e the settings that will most likely ensure the app will actually run on the largest range of systems. If you want it further optimized to YOUR system you will of course have to tweak it.

This should not be an issue however unless your system is underspec or otherwise fubared in some key way.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

What games?

What specs?

[Stealth Hydra]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

What games?

What specs?

:qr:

Thanks for being the only person with a semi intelligent response thus far.

[Stealth Hydra]

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Welcome to the world of PC gaming where the vast variety in hardware and software being used means there isn't a single standard system to design for and you have to run fixes for the ways your system doesn' match the devs systems.

If it really bugs you that much there is always consoles available that don't need tweaking.

Originally posted by Count_Dandyman:

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Welcome to the world of PC gaming where the vast variety in hardware and software being used means there isn't a single standard system to design for and you have to run fixes for the ways your system doesn' match the devs systems.

If it really bugs you that much there is always consoles available that don't need tweaking.

"Welcome to the world of PC gaming" ... Just stop.

[Stealth Hydra]

Originally posted by Satoru:

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Steam should try to launch that game from the publishers themselves and see how it runs on common modern setups and contact the publishers to make any corrections needed before distributing it on steam. It's a good thing I have some pretty good tech skills being a technician myself and have been able to fix most these games to get them to work, however I am suprised as to how in depth and technical some of the fixes have been as well as how common I have to do it on not just old games but often newer games as well.

Do you think BestBuy or Walmart are doing that for their retail games?

You might consider there is a common thread here

You

Maybe the problem isn’t multiple independent developers

Maybe just maybe

It’s just you

Maybe the problem is your system

And maybe just maybe I happen to be a Systems Engineer with many years of experience as a Systems Administrator for a I.T. Firm

Maybe just maybe

It's just you

You don't know who you are talking to

or what you are talking about.

[Washell]

Not my experience. Download and play for me.

[Zekiran]

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

What games?

What specs?

:qr:

Thanks for being the only person with a semi intelligent response thus far.

But ... you don't list either.

What games are you having issues with?

What are your system specs?

Seriously - if you want help, go to the forum for the game. Familiarize yourself with your computer. NO ONE can do that FOR you. NO one. Steam cannot possibly keep track of the tens of thousands of different components and software items that comprise hundreds of millions of different PCs played across the world.

They are also in NO way responsible for any specific game outside of their own Valve-made creations.

So if you are having trouble with Source or Goldsrc engine games, that's a Steam / Valve issue.

Any other game is not their problem and shouldn't even be.

Here's a hint though: when you go to those game forums, come prepared. Go to the top of your Steam library window and click on HELP > SYSTEM INFORMATION. Copy that whole thing, and keep it in a notepad file. You WILL need it, and need to paste it into your help requests, in order for ANYONE to be able to actually help solve your problems if possible.

If you don't do that, do not expect anyone - particularly not a distribution site like Steam - to 'help' you out in figuring out how to make some random program work on your completely unknown rig.

[Heeby-Jeeby]

Originally posted by Zekiran:

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Thanks for being the only person with a semi intelligent response thus far.

But ... you don't list either.

What games are you having issues with?

What are your system specs?

Seriously - if you want help, go to the forum for the game. Familiarize yourself with your computer. NO ONE can do that FOR you. NO one. Steam cannot possibly keep track of the tens of thousands of different components and software items that comprise hundreds of millions of different PCs played across the world.

They are also in NO way responsible for any specific game outside of their own Valve-made creations.

So if you are having trouble with Source or Goldsrc engine games, that's a Steam / Valve issue.

Any other game is not their problem and shouldn't even be.

Here's a hint though: when you go to those game forums, come prepared. Go to the top of your Steam library window and click on HELP > SYSTEM INFORMATION. Copy that whole thing, and keep it in a notepad file. You WILL need it, and need to paste it into your help requests, in order for ANYONE to be able to actually help solve your problems if possible.

If you don't do that, do not expect anyone - particularly not a distribution site like Steam - to 'help' you out in figuring out how to make some random program work on your completely unknown rig.

He doesn’t have to list any games or his system specs. He knows what he is doing. He is a Systems Engineer with many years of experience as a Systems Administrator at an I.T. Firm.

His computer has been designed to account for every variable in computer gaming systems.

I think we all need to acknowledge that and show some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ respect.

[Zekiran]

* I SALUTE YOU SIR / MA'AM* you are absolutely correct.

I had no idea. :D

[nullable]

Originally posted by Stealth Hydra:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

What games?

What specs?

:qr:

Thanks for being the only person with a semi intelligent response thus far.

Yes, that would include yourself it would seem. So are you too lazy to respond? Or are you being evasive because you'd rather whine and argue?