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Kitanii 2020 年 11 月 6 日 上午 4:49
Stop automatic updates of games
This has been brought up countless times and we still don't have this simple and highly necessary feature. This needs to be addressed. Get your stuff together Valve.

I can't count the number of times new updates for games break the games in question in some form or another and if that happens we're all completely out of luck. All you can do in that case is hope the developers fix it rapidly which doesn't help you right there and then when you have time and want to play something that's currently broken because of an update. This is also in regards to single player games. You know - components in games that don't rely on everyone having the same version...

A lot of games tend to need a lot of tweaking for one reason or another and all that time and effort that might entail is instantly thrown in the basket when and if an update is issued.
I'm sick of it and we need mandatory rollback features for all the times when a game might be working pretty much perfectly only to be broken in a major aspect because of an update.

A rollback feature and an option to not automatically update titles is desperately needed. I want to preview patches and hear what people say about them before actually updating. I can't believe we still don't have this on the leading pc games distribution platform.

Again; Mandatory beta branches for rollbacks and an option to completely stop automatic updates per title. Hope this is brought back to life as a topic because I'm sure most people here tend to experience issues in this regard.
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Start_Running 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 12:31 
引用自 Solid
And Steam indicates when there is a special EULA the user has to agree to; this is indicated on store pages. Most games do not have such an EULA.

And that still does not alter that Valve have no control over software it did not create.
Correct. Those games that do not list third party EULAs ion their store page still have their own EULA's. So even if they literally were using Valve EULA's they would not be obligated to ratify any alterations Valve makes to said EULA.

Why do you continually wave around copyright control as a justification for allowing people's games to get broken by updates with no recourse?

None of my Steam games are broken via auto update they all run so the issue lies elsewhere.

If you cannot argue against copyright then continue to ignore it as always but copyright prevents Valve from interfering no matter how hard you try to deny it.
Sometimes an Update will introduce new issues but 80% of all issues people have with updates stem from Mods, or other user-generated alterations.

10% Can be said to stem from people simply griping about content being removed (usually due to licensing issues). Things like Music and voice samples. In which case the publishers are legally required to remove such and they always have been .. The only issue is in the past there was no feasible way to do it. So we once again have a case of technology finally catching up with the laws.

You were the one who mentioned disabling auto update so it is pointless been sour because you were proven wrong due to the 14 games only having one version.

Why would i decline an update that fixes bugs, performance issues etc? I would not.
It is true that GoG doesn't force the updates but they do leave whether or not old installers are made available up rto the individual developers. So even if you don't isntall the update, unless you saved tyhe installer and never uninstall the game then you're basically gonna get that new version...

Fun story is that one of the issue GoG has is devs not bothering to make updates available through GoG at all, basically leaving GoG users with bugged broken versions while other platforms get fixed versions.
SeriousCCIE 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:39 
Eisburg, I am under the impression that regardless of how eloquent you write, someone here will honk their nose like a clown and call you silly despite them being the clown.

For the record, I am in grim solidarity with your assessments.
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:51 
引用自 Solid
Version choice is picking a specific game build, version 1.0, version 1.5 etc and downloading it.

Updating gives you the latest build.

There are direct opposites.
And I'm talking the choice to update vs. not update. Which is a version choice.

引用自 Solid
None of my Steam games are broken via auto update they all run so the issue lies elsewhere.
"I don't have this issue, so therefore the problem doesn't exist."

引用自 Solid
If you cannot argue against copyright then continue to ignore it as always but copyright prevents Valve from interfering no matter how hard you try to deny it.
There's no interference. There's just the user declining an update.

引用自 Solid
If there have been no updates, then your mention of them is moot. However, should any of them receive an update, GOG Galaxy provides you the functionality to decline that update.
You were the one who mentioned disabling auto update so it is pointless been sour because you were proven wrong due to the 14 games only having one version.
You have a weirdly mangled sentence here which doesn't make sense. But it remains true that for every game on my GOG account that Galaxy manages, I can choose whether to allow it to update or not allow it to update. And the same goes with your GOG games, but I guess you have fewer of them.

引用自 Solid
Why would i decline an update that fixes bugs, performance issues etc? I would not.

Why would i decline an update that fixes bugs, performance issues etc? I would not.
You might not decline it, but you are not everybody.

Just because you have confidence that updates will only ever do you good, does not mean that everyone shares your sense of priorities as well as being okay with the downloader client forcing their game version to change.

While it is true that most patches don't do anything deleterious to the player's experience, a few do. Doubly so when mods are involved. And you're arguing that devs should get to mess up people's gameplay experience anytime. With no recourse. Not even a way to avoid an update that is known to cause problems.
Kitanii 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:52 
引用自 Solid
引用自 Kitanii
You're specifically referring to a secondary branch. An option simply to not update automatically at all is on Valve's level alone.

Developers choose Steam for all the features Valve offer with the platform INCLUDING:

1) Automatic updating.

2) The ability for developers to OFFER branches to older versions should THEY choose to

3) CONTROL over their product including the store pages.

4) More importantly Valve are hands off unless a developer is in breach of the agreement they signed with Valve.

What don't you understand? Giving the option to not update doesn't remove the ability to automatically update. And no - devs choose Steam because it's the biggest platform.
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:54 
引用自 Solid
The EULA was an example of why Valve cannot dictate to another developer regarding their software.

I stated: Please explain how Valve can completely ignore, revoke a EULA written by another developer and tell said developer auto-updating is off the cards.

As you failed to explain here is the answer: Valve cannot ignore nor revoke a EULA written by another developer nor will Valve remove turn off auto-updating.
And, as stated before, most Steam games do not have their own custom EULA.

引用自 Solid
You are confusing your personal wants and needs with the reality of what Steam is and how the game industry as a whole want to control their products. If cloud gaming takes off do you honestly believe you will have version choice.
I guess you're taking the stance of "consumers not getting to choose is better".

In that case, I would strongly question your values.
SeriousCCIE 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:58 
Reminds me of a government beuacracy.

Well, there was never the expectation for Valve or 'Steam' to be under the obligation of a user to take any specific forum posted recommendations seriously, so I am not sure why anyone would say suggest that they are.

But now that you've brought it up, I admit it'd be nice if someone that actually worked for them commented now and then on these things, since it seems plenty of people have opinions about how they think the place should be run and what features people should get.

I generally try to control my PC as I see fit; I accept that I lost some of that control when I traded some of it away for convenience. I lament the exchange sometimes, and would like to see a time when I can get some of that control back--even at the loss of convenience. Call it buyer's remorse, and comments about updates and control are... often enough... intended to be positive feedback, which is strangely often met with animosity from others.


WolfEisberg 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 2:59 
引用自 Solid
引用自 Eisberg
Valve owns Steam, Valve can decide to put a function in Steam to not have forced updating since that is their software.

Valve decided 17 years ago not to. They are under no obligation to alter anything.

If you prefer GOG use GOG.

As for EULA's - Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3 are two examples of EULA's built into the game you need to agree to. This happens everytime you re-install.

We are asking for Valve to make the changes. But as per the usual ultra Steam fans come in to defend a bad practice of Valve for no valid reason at all.

You guys noticed you guys have not given a single valid reason as to why we should not be asking for a objectively good option for players? You guys are fighting against players having an option, you are fighting against player choice about software that is installed on their PC.

You know what, I really wish you people would stay the heck out of these threads, because you guys do nothing but muddy up the issues with complete bunk, fighting against an objectively good option for players, and you guys do this for no valid reason at all other than what appears to be ultra fanaticism of Valve.

Seriously, you people need to stop being a part of these discussions.
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:02 
Frankly, Steam is unlikely to actually adopt an official feature that lets people choose game version or decline updates.

So, like I said, better to just take one's patronage elsewhere. Maybe Steam will get better in the future? Probably not worth holding one's breath waiting though.
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Kitanii 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:06 
引用自 Solid
引用自 Eisberg
Valve literally does not have to get permission from developers to give the players the option to not update games.

You buy a license to access software which is supplied as is, it has a EULA.written by the developers which you agree by installing the software.

An example: https://store.steampowered.com/eula/230230_eula_0

Please explain how Valve can completely ignore, revoke a EULA written by another developer and tell said developer auto-updating is off the cards.

First of all the EULA is written for the end consumer. They have completely different contracts and agreements with Valve. Secondly - giving the option to not update a game doesn't take away the functionality for allowing you as a user to - at any given time - update the game should you want to. Steam would still have the latest available update ready for you to install if and when it comes to that. You also seem to live in a fantasy world where updates never have negative outcomes even if they are intended to improve for example performance. The purpose of Steam isn't to always keep the clients library on the latest version - it's to allow the clients libraries to always be on the latest version with ease should they choose to. If it was the way you describe it we would not have any options when it comes to automatic updates at all and you wouldn't be able to use Steam in offline mode.
Kitanii 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:11 
Frankly, Steam is unlikely to actually adopt an official feature that lets people choose game version or decline updates.

So, like I said, better to just take one's patronage elsewhere. Maybe Steam will get better in the future? Probably not worth holding one's breath waiting though.
Then why are you even here? If that's you standpoint there is no reason for you to be in this thread. If no-one ever says anything or points out flaws and provide suggestions and feedback of course things won't change. Whole point of starting the thread. Of course everyone is welcome, but if nothing constructive can be found in what you're about to post maybe think twice about posting it or why you're in here putting in the energy?
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:27 
引用自 Kitanii
Frankly, Steam is unlikely to actually adopt an official feature that lets people choose game version or decline updates.

So, like I said, better to just take one's patronage elsewhere. Maybe Steam will get better in the future? Probably not worth holding one's breath waiting though.
Then why are you even here? If that's you standpoint there is no reason for you to be in this thread. If no-one ever says anything or points out flaws and provide suggestions and feedback of course things won't change. Whole point of starting the thread. Of course everyone is welcome, but if nothing constructive can be found in what you're about to post maybe think twice about posting it or why you're in here putting in the energy?
That's because it would be better for the game industry for Steam to improve. Even if I don't expect it to.

Also, you may be mistaking me for someone else, because I've been pointing out Steam's flaws and providing suggestions to it for quite a while now. Including in this thread.
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Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:27 
引用自 Solid
And I'm talking the choice to update vs. not update. Which is a version choice.

And you are free to choose as are those who choose auto-updating. Oddly those who choose auto-updating do not whinge about version choice on Steam.
Again, you're confusing automatic updates with forced updates.

Automatic updates provide convenience. They are not the problem here.
Forced updates remove user choice. They are the problem here.

I have already explained how forced updates need not be automatic, and automatic updates need not be forced.

引用自 Solid
I don't have this issue, so therefore the problem doesn't exist."
You do so it does exist?
Yes. And so do a wide variety of other people, some of whom have posted in this very thread.

引用自 Solid
There's no interference. There's just the user declining an update.
Not possible on steam.
Oh, I know that, and I'm saying that ought to change to become a possibility.

引用自 Solid
You have a weirdly mangled sentence here which doesn't make sense. But it remains true that for every game on my GOG account that Galaxy manages, I can choose whether to allow it to update or not allow it to update. And the same goes with your GOG games, but I guess you have fewer of them..
And for those 14 game I only have one version to download, there are no other versions. Games which only have one version do not use auto-update. The third time I have posted this, (virtually hands over spectacles).
And so those 14 games are not even relevant to this discussion. But if and when they do get updates, you will get the choice to choose whether or not to accept those updates.

引用自 Solid
You might not decline it, but you are not everybody.
I am the only one making the choice, no one else gets a vote.
Oh, so now you get to decide how everyone interacts with their games.

引用自 Solid
Just because you have confidence that updates will only ever do you good, does not mean that everyone shares your sense of priorities as well as being okay with the downloader client forcing their game version to change.
And exactly why do I need to concern myself whether you or anyone else wants a specific version? You show no concern for those who actually like the conveniences Steam brings them with regard to auto-updating.
I never said to get rid of auto-updating. I said to offer an option to the user to decline updates.

An option is a choice. You can choose not to exercise that option. So if you like updates (which it certainly seems you do), then you can still enjoy your auto-updating just fine. I even specified upthread that auto-updating should be the default, for your convenience.
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WolfEisberg 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 3:59 
Man, Solid is being disingenuous beyond belief. he is not arguing in good faith at all, I question his sincerity in any of those an starting believe he is being a contrarian for contrarian sake.

His disingenuous arguments are this:

He is dismissing other people had various problems with updates just because he didn't. Nobody else is dismissing that people never had any problems.

he is trying to pretend auto-updating and forced updating are the same things. They are not. Nobody is asking for auto-updates to go away. IN fact what is being asked for is the option to not update a game at all. Those who want to continue to have auto-updates are free to continue to have auto-updates if Valve were to create an ADDITIONAL OPTION that players can choose that would prevent updating of games and still be able to play it without updating.

Just because Solid would not decline an update, does not mean other's would not. Again, he is ignoring that fact that nobody is asking to taking anything away from him, because an additional option would not take away the option that allows him to do auto-updates.

I suggest ignoring Solid until he can do the right thing and actually debate in good faith instead of using his disingenuous arguments.
Quint the Alligator Snapper 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 4:05 
引用自 Solid
Yes. And so do a wide variety of other people, some of whom have posted in this very thread.
Whilst dismissing those who do not on this thread.
I have dismissed no one. In fact, like I mentioned already, I think that auto-updating should be the default, so that people who like the system as it is can continue to enjoy its function as is.

There would be a non-default option which allows those people who want to decline updates to do so.

引用自 Solid
What is or is not relevant is not your decision to make.
Nor is it yours, but since you can state your opinion on what is, so can anyone else.

引用自 Solid
(Hands over spectacles).
No thank you.

引用自 Solid
As for the other points you went off on a tangent so I did not bother replying.
You're going in a strange direction yourself, since you've completely changed your line of argument at this point.
Start_Running 2020 年 11 月 12 日 下午 4:13 
The main point here is that devs clearly have no interest, or at least very little interest in making updates to the products *they* sell and maintain, optional. Steam can't actually force them, nor do they have an interest in doing so seeing as developers they share the mindset of developers.

The automatic uopdates were a core component of Steam before there was even a store, and thats really not likely to change from Valve's end. Thus as I said. Start convincing the devs that it makes more sense.

Encourage devs to make use of any of the already available methods of making updates optional.

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