Hidden/private positive review (not negative ones)

[Adikos]

If game is good and I have nothing new to add, comparing to other people's review. I know there is "friends only" but I have some games that I would like to recomend but Im a bit ashamed of them (yes, porn games). And only positive, not negative to prevent trolls.

Im sorry if there was already subject like this. Someone please write and Ill delete it

[HappyDog4you]

yeah, i can see where you're coming from.

you want the sexual content you're exploring to be private, and so it should be. it's very invasive to have your sexual material exposed to others.

support the idea, even if it doesn't affect me.

[Crazy Tiger]

The visibility of reviews already can be set to Public and Friends Only. Having a third option "Private" would certainly be a good thing. After all, those are also the privacy settings we have for our profiles, games, inventory and such.

[Start_Running]

I can see a reason for this, but at the same time an invisible review really doesn't do anything.
I mean that's a step lower than a meme review at that point.

You'd be putting a recommendation that no one could see. DOes a recommendation where the reasons are entirely unseen actually have any worth?

[HappyDog4you]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

I can see a reason for this, but at the same time an invisible review really doesn't do anything.
I mean that's a step lower than a meme review at that point.

You'd be putting a recommendation that no one could see. DOes a recommendation where the reasons are entirely unseen actually have any worth?

it can be somewhat useful to upvote a game of this nature privately just so it gains positive review, and to give feedback privately to any dev who might stumble across the review.

although, i thought he was talking about wanting the game private from his account to hide his material, which is my mistake.

[Gwarsbane]

No, reviews should be public for everyone to see. You are trying to tell others what you think about the game, a review becomes pointless if no one who is interested in buying the game can see it.

If you want to leave feedback for the developer, don't do it in a review, do it in the discussion of their game.



If you are ashamed, go buy them on another account and leave reviews for them there. Seriously people need to grow up and not care what others think of the games they play.

[Jazz]

I don't see why not, one can already make an alt account without any friends, and make their review friends-only thereby making it so no one else can see it. Might as well add a private review option

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by HappyDog4you:

Originally posted by Start_Running:

I can see a reason for this, but at the same time an invisible review really doesn't do anything.
I mean that's a step lower than a meme review at that point.

You'd be putting a recommendation that no one could see. DOes a recommendation where the reasons are entirely unseen actually have any worth?

it can be somewhat useful to upvote a game of this nature privately just so it gains positive review, and to give feedback privately to any dev who might stumble across the review.

Yeah but a review that can't be seen is immediately suspicious. Worse it actually provides zero reasoning to someone looking to buy the game.

Okay syou you think it's worth recommending, why? What's good about it? What made it worth while?

I mean as said. Meme reviews are bad enough. But this would literally be one step below. At least there's a chance for a meme review to be funny. And as for giving feedback to devs. Why would a dev pay any attention to a review that's been thusly hidden. They're more apt to look at what the top rated reviews are saying. Because those reviews are actually seen.

Also if one wants to give private feedback... email. It exists.

[Gus the Crocodile]

Seems like a decent idea to me. I mean I think the binary "recommendation" and the review text should be decoupled entirely so you can post one without the other, so I'm already fine with people contributing to the "score" without a visible review.

As usual, the opposition to this doesn't really make sense to me. It's already entirely normal for people to consult the rating without reading absolutely every single review written for the game (indeed, I'd suggest that's exactly what the rating is for), and there is no requirement that any given recommendation/review provide "good reasons" as defined by any particular reader.

[HappyDog4you]

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Seems like a decent idea to me. I mean I think the binary "recommendation" and the review text should be decoupled entirely so you can post one without the other, so I'm already fine with people contributing to the "score" without a visible review.

As usual, the opposition to this doesn't really make sense to me. It's already entirely normal for people to consult the rating without reading absolutely every single review written for the game (indeed, I'd suggest that's exactly what the rating is for), and there is no requirement that any given recommendation/review provide "good reasons" as defined by any particular reader.

ah yes, i also get tired of the common individuals constantly commenting with unnecessary opposition/attitude.

as for the rest, i completely agree with you. there's no reason to oppose the idea. it's not like it will negatively impact our steam experience.

if someone wants to keep their review private because it's linked to a game sexual in nature then that's completely fine with me. and to be honest, it's a bit unethical anyway that people's sexual material is exposed for everyone to see.

so yeah, if steam wanted to put that in the client then it's up to them. i don't care either way.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by HappyDog4you:

Originally posted by Gus the Crocodile:

Seems like a decent idea to me. I mean I think the binary "recommendation" and the review text should be decoupled entirely so you can post one without the other, so I'm already fine with people contributing to the "score" without a visible review.

As usual, the opposition to this doesn't really make sense to me. It's already entirely normal for people to consult the rating without reading absolutely every single review written for the game (indeed, I'd suggest that's exactly what the rating is for), and there is no requirement that any given recommendation/review provide "good reasons" as defined by any particular reader.

ah yes, i also get tired of the common individuals constantly commenting with unnecessary opposition/attitude.

as for the rest, i completely agree with you. there's no reason to oppose the idea. it's not like it will negatively impact our steam experience.

if someone wants to keep their review private because it's linked to a game sexual in nature then that's completely fine with me. and to be honest, it's a bit unethical anyway that people's sexual material is exposed for everyone to see.

so yeah, if steam wanted to put that in the client then it's up to them. i don't care either way.

Okay then. lets make a compromise.
This idea gets implemented but with one caveat.
It will also be invisible to the aggregate. meaning it won't affect the score in anyway.

[Crazy Tiger]

Why the caveat? It's already possible to make a review friends-only, why would private be that much different?

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Why the caveat? It's already possible to make a review friends-only, why would private be that much different?

Simple.Sharing. That's the difference.

private means one is basically unwilling to share one's recommendation, or review with anyone.
So why should it be counted or affect anyone or anything in turn?
I mean the only reason the review exists is to 'make a number go higher'.
Meme reviews at least have the desire to share something; willing to give and take.
Meme reviews are intended to have an audience.
A private review is one step lower than a Meme.
And I honestly don't think any system was improved by lowering the standards of participation.

[HappyDog4you]

Originally posted by Start_Running:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Why the caveat? It's already possible to make a review friends-only, why would private be that much different?

Simple.Sharing. That's the difference.

private means one is basically unwilling to share one's recommendation, or review with anyone.
So why should it be counted or affect anyone or anything in turn?
I mean the only reason the review exists is to 'make a number go higher'.
Meme reviews at least have the desire to share something; willing to give and take.
Meme reviews are intended to have an audience.
A private review is one step lower than a Meme.
And I honestly don't think any system was improved by lowering the standards of participation.

you're either misunderstanding, yet again, or ignoring what invalidates your logic.

if someone can already set their reviews to friends only then why does it matter to you if someone can set their review to private? it's not like you've been making suggestion posts to make friends only reviews not count. it's only now that someone decided to make a post about allowing reviews to be private that you've managed to come up with another irrational and opposing idea. this "problem" with the review system never even existed for you until you saw this post because you instinctively see problems that don't exist.

and by your "logic" you'd also make it so friends only reviews don't count to the upvote system. your "rational" thinking for this is that, if you can't see the review then that somehow makes that person's upvote/downvote invalid. you know, since you're unable to see all those reviews that are currently set to friends only.

[Yzal]

What's the point of writting a review if you're gonna set it to private? just delete it.

[HappyDog4you]

Originally posted by Lazy Dog:

What's the point of writting a review if you're gonna set it to private? just delete it.

explain to me how their review, which can still be seen by the developers and counts to the upvote/downvote system, is worthless just because you can't see it?