do you remember the old steam ?

[shephart]

https://i.imgur.com/WZlmy4m.png

https://i.redd.it/6clfdq59kq151.jpg

and now steam turned into an RPG tool itself. Our inventory is filled with trash we cant get rid of. People care more about their steam level & xp status than their lvl in cs:go or TF2 and it went so far, that steam level booster exists so people throw their money into it to get worthless lvlup on steam.

People have to buy a game or add funds to use simple features like adding friends.


I miss the old steam

[Peelsepuuppi]

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

You don't get to harp on how useless the social media features of steam are for you when you are actively participating in the use of those features.

To be fair, the forum and the chat and the artwork/screenshots and the friends feed etc. are all different things.

They are all social media features. Facebook is a social media where you can share artwork connect with other people request other users to be your friends on the platform, use live chat with them and you can have group forums discussions.

Twitter is essentially a public forum with a very limited character set. An internet forum is a form of social media as we understand the term today.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

To be fair, the forum and the chat and the artwork/screenshots and the friends feed etc. are all different things.

They are all social media features. Facebook is a social media where you can share artwork connect with other people request other users to be your friends on the platform, use live chat with them and you can have group forums discussions.

The existence of a unified concept of social media doesn't mean that specific instances and implementations of it can't be distinguished.

[Peelsepuuppi]

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

They are all social media features. Facebook is a social media where you can share artwork connect with other people request other users to be your friends on the platform, use live chat with them and you can have group forums discussions.

The existence of a unified concept of social media doesn't mean that specific instances and implementations of it can't be distinguished.

That doesn't mean it isn't silly to complain about social media features and say that they are useless to you while using one of the most prominent features of the social media platform.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

The existence of a unified concept of social media doesn't mean that specific instances and implementations of it can't be distinguished.

That doesn't mean it isn't silly to complain about social media features and say that they are useless to you while using one of the most prominent features of the social media platform.

That doesn't mean it is silly either.

Besides, Friends list/Chat is more prominent anyway.

But, perhaps more importantly, what even is the value of this? Pointing out someone's supposed hypocrisy in order to accomplish...what?

Frankly, the forum is actually one of the least gamified parts of Steam's social media features, while -- as OP pointed out -- Steam has gamified a bunch of other aspects: profile level, badges/trading cards, and sales event activities. The forum's only gamification so far is what used to be "make a post" and has since been replaced by "do a search".

[Peelsepuuppi]

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

That doesn't mean it isn't silly to complain about social media features and say that they are useless to you while using one of the most prominent features of the social media platform.

That doesn't mean it is silly either.

Besides, Friends list/Chat is more prominent anyway.

But, perhaps more importantly, what even is the value of this? Pointing out someone's supposed hypocrisy in order to accomplish...what?

Frankly, the forum is actually one of the least gamified parts of Steam's social media features, while -- as OP pointed out -- Steam has gamified a bunch of other aspects: profile level, badges/trading cards, and sales event activities. The forum's only gamification so far is what used to be "make a post" and has since been replaced by "do a search".

What is the value of arguing this with me specifically? What does it accomplish for you?

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

That doesn't mean it is silly either.

Besides, Friends list/Chat is more prominent anyway.

But, perhaps more importantly, what even is the value of this? Pointing out someone's supposed hypocrisy in order to accomplish...what?

Frankly, the forum is actually one of the least gamified parts of Steam's social media features, while -- as OP pointed out -- Steam has gamified a bunch of other aspects: profile level, badges/trading cards, and sales event activities. The forum's only gamification so far is what used to be "make a post" and has since been replaced by "do a search".

What is the value of arguing this with me specifically? What does it accomplish for you?

I'm not looking to argue with you; just mentioning that OP has a point and opining that it doesn't make sense to dismiss it on the basis of "you're hypocritical to use the forum to complain about social features". (Besides, where else would OP voice this opinion?)

[Peelsepuuppi]

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

What is the value of arguing this with me specifically? What does it accomplish for you?

I'm not looking to argue with you; just mentioning that OP has a point and opining that it doesn't make sense to dismiss it on the basis of "you're hypocritical to use the forum to complain about social features". (Besides, where else would OP voice this opinion?)

I wasn't referring to the OP in that post you quoted.

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

Escrito originalmente por Quint the Alligator Snapper:

I'm not looking to argue with you; just mentioning that OP has a point and opining that it doesn't make sense to dismiss it on the basis of "you're hypocritical to use the forum to complain about social features". (Besides, where else would OP voice this opinion?)

I wasn't referring to the OP in that post you quoted.

Oh, I see. My apologies for misunderstanding.

[Tito Shivan]

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

You don't get to harp on how useless the social media features of steam are for you when you are actively participating in the use of those features.

You can complain about society while being a part of it.
Many people come to Steam just to play games, yet are exposed to the social aspects of the platform.

[Peelsepuuppi]

Escrito originalmente por Tito Shivan:

Escrito originalmente por ToveriJuri:

You don't get to harp on how useless the social media features of steam are for you when you are actively participating in the use of those features.

You can complain about society while being a part of it.
Many people come to Steam just to play games, yet are exposed to the social aspects of the platform.

It's one thing to complain about the platform you are on. It's completely another to say that absolutely every social aspect of the platform is useless to you. Well it's not entirely useless if you keep posting on the platform now is it?

You can say that wellfare is completely useless while relying on wellfare checks to feed yourself, doesn't mean it's not a ridiculous statement.

[ploppo]

I don't remember the old Steam - unless it predates me getting Half-Life 2 in 2004.

[adz]

Escrito originalmente por ploppo:

I don't remember the old Steam - unless it predates me getting Half-Life 2 in 2004.

what box set did you get? i got the retail half-life 2 and cs source combo in 2004. i didn't like the dod source combo with hl2.

[Eisaku]

me being level 250 without wasting more than 100eur on this account o.o -without counting games

[idkxjx]

I don’t rememner

[michal]

Escrito originalmente por shephart:

https://i.imgur.com/WZlmy4m.png

https://i.redd.it/6clfdq59kq151.jpg

and now steam turned into an RPG tool itself. Our inventory is filled with trash we cant get rid of. People care more about their steam level & xp status than their lvl in cs:go or TF2 and it went so far, that steam level booster exists so people throw their money into it to get worthless lvlup on steam.

People have to buy a game or add funds to use simple features like adding friends.


I miss the old steam

yea, i miss it

PC legends says that old steam is looking more nostalgic than playstation 3 store