View Previous Alias and View Game Info are badly needed!

[Mr. White]

Listen I have friends who like to change their aliases for fun, and thanks to your Stupid removal of that feature, i cant tell who is who, nor what server they are playing in, to see if I want to join in

hell I've stopped playing CSS and stopped using steam a lot because of things like that and that was one of the major deal breakers with CS GO, in addition to not having the option to stop connect to a server and to see what on earth it was downloading

as PC gaming is not console gaming, you cant regulate it with streamlining, and we need to see what server is which and what not for securities sake, it is a major security issue and I only go to servers I trust

and who on earth wants to watch someone PLAY a videogame, the option you put in instead of view game info with that watch game crap, like leave that trash as an option, not a manditory change.

as i want to play the damn game, not WATCH someone play the damn thing, and now thanks to this change, if I want to even see what server someone is playing in when it comes to Left 4 Dead or CSS, I have to start the damn game to even SEE

when I'm already doing something else.


like do you REALLY think someone is going to WATCH someone play a stupid game THROUGH steam, no they'll go to twitch and hang out with their friends, not bootleg it off of your back.

like drop the E sports crap, gaming is gaming, not a F'ing sportsball. and put these two VERY VERY KEY FEATURES BACK IN ALREADY!!!!

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Aliases are not needed. Get their Community URL like yours here...

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197971762816

There was even a way to clear it before the update.

Use nicknames. That's what that function was designed for.

The other part, meh...

[Mr. White]

USE nicknames, that's what the function was designed for, really, really really? Screw you, fix your stupid ♥♥♥♥ and stop breaking things that worked just fine the way they were.

[zZzooey.exe]

any reason why you cant use nickname feature to keep track of your friends? its not very clear even if we ignore all insults you posted.

[Mr. White]

because I hardly use steam anymore and then half the time I'm like who were they again, I go to click on previous aliases only to see that its no longer there anymore, the major one I need is the View Game Info back, atleast for the older games, like CSS and Left 4 dead

[zZzooey.exe]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Mr. White:

because I hardly use steam anymore and then half the time I'm like who were they again

if you give someone on your steam friendlist a nickname, it will forever stay attached to them unless you change /remove it. take advantage of that, especially when you have over 100 people on your friend list.

Oprindeligt skrevet af Mr. White:

I need is the View Game Info back, atleast for the older games, like CSS and Left 4 dead

1. open your steam friends & chat window (its located on bottom right corner in your steam client)
2. right click any user ingame
3. click ''view game info''

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ahuut:

view previous alias never left, they just changed how its called, you right click a friend and go to manage and recent names, it shows all their aliases they used

Not when the user uses the "Clear Previous Aliases" function, you know, one of the main reasons why the OP made this thread?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ahuut:

view game info:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/796485291367543175/2BCF2E74BE9939D7C375CE5476092066C24064F9/

view recent names:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/796485291367544267/AF5FBF9A946A462987B4196198182DD162E5A148/

And when the user uses the "Clear Previous Aliases" function on their profile, guess what happens to that list of aliases you are trying to point out...








They get deleted.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Oprindeligt skrevet af ahuut:

even that list gets cleared? lame

Yes. Hence, the thread...

In fact, I think this thread is only about what does or does not show up in the friends list window itself.

Oprindeligt skrevet af ahuut:

however tested this on my alt, i cleared name history but it still showed my past name in a trade window, interesting

Those are set as is when the transaction occurred no matter what. But it still doesn't help those who don't regularly trade with users they play or are just friends with.

[B✪✪tsy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Oprindeligt skrevet af ahuut:

view game info:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/796485291367543175/2BCF2E74BE9939D7C375CE5476092066C24064F9/

view recent names:
https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/796485291367544267/AF5FBF9A946A462987B4196198182DD162E5A148/

And when the user uses the "Clear Previous Aliases" function on their profile, guess what happens to that list of aliases you are trying to point out...








They get deleted.

:qr:

You should not be able to clear the aliases list in my opinion.

[Cassidy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

Oprindeligt skrevet af cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

And when the user uses the "Clear Previous Aliases" function on their profile, guess what happens to that list of aliases you are trying to point out...








They get deleted.

:qr:

You should not be able to clear the aliases list in my opinion.

Back then when the “Clear previous aliases” option didn’t exist, guess what people like me did? We just changed our names 10 times with an invisible unicode character to clear the list.

[B✪✪tsy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Sylfr:

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

You should not be able to clear the aliases list in my opinion.

Back then when the “Clear previous aliases” option didn’t exist, guess what people like me did? We just changed our names 10 times with an invisible unicode character to clear the list.

Okay, even better option would be not to have extra aliases at all or limited to just 1 change per year. After almost 12 years on steam I have never felt the need to change my nickname, because it will only make it confusing for the community when reading through the forums and stuff and even confusing for steam friends.

[Cassidy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Sylfr:

Back then when the “Clear previous aliases” option didn’t exist, guess what people like me did? We just changed our names 10 times with an invisible unicode character to clear the list.

Okay, even better option would be not to have extra aliases at all or limited to just 1 change per year. After almost 12 years on steam I have never felt the need to change my nickname, because it will only make it confusing for the community when reading through the forums and stuff and even confusing for steam friends.

And why should Steam change this just because you don’t like it?

If we want to change our aliases 100 times a day everyday to suit our mood, that’s nobody’s business but our own.

[B✪✪tsy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Silverchromatic Sylfr:

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

Okay, even better option would be not to have extra aliases at all or limited to just 1 change per year. After almost 12 years on steam I have never felt the need to change my nickname, because it will only make it confusing for the community when reading through the forums and stuff and even confusing for steam friends.

And why should Steam change this just because you don’t like it?

If we want to change our aliases 100 times a day everyday to suit our mood, that’s nobody’s business but our own.

It has no benifit other than providing confusion and facilitating trolling.

[Cassidy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Silverchromatic Sylfr:

And why should Steam change this just because you don’t like it?

If we want to change our aliases 100 times a day everyday to suit our mood, that’s nobody’s business but our own.

It has no benifit other than providing confusion and facilitating trolling.

That’s your opinion. For people like me who enjoy customizing our profile and changing themes and avatars to suit our moods, changing aliases is a part of that customization.

Just add a nickname if one of your friends changes names often. And if they’re not on your friend list, then why do you care what they do? As a matter of fact, what others want to do is not your business to dictate.

[B✪✪tsy]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Silverchromatic:

Oprindeligt skrevet af B00tsy:

It has no benifit other than providing confusion and facilitating trolling.

That’s your opinion. For people like me who enjoy customizing our profile and changing themes and avatars to suit our moods, changing aliases is a part of that customization.

Just add a nickname if one of your friends changes names often. And if they’re not on your friend list, then why do you care what they do? As a matter of fact, what others want to do is not your business to dictate.

You start with 'thats your opinion', you end with 'that it is not my business to dictate'.

We are on a forum, we are just changing views and opinions here.