Make `Do Not Disturb` status visible to Steam friends

[GodRider]

What's the point of the `Do Not Disturb` status if my friends cannot see that I don't want to be disturbed? It makes my friends wonder why I don't respond back, because I don't see or hear the messages.

Idea: add the DND symbol next to the friend name if they have it set. It saves my friends and myself the trouble to write anything and expect a response, if the person in question doesn't even see the message.

Idea 2: let my friends know through any means that I don't see their messages, to prevent confusion and annoyance.

Idea 3: let my friends know I read the message. Like the ticks in WhatsApp Messenger and Telegram.

[jag]

Agree with OP

[seb™]

They should rename "Do Not Disturb" to "Disable notifications for new incoming messages", if they don't want update this to something else.

Otherwise I like this GodRider's idea #1 and #3.

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Idea 2: let my friends know through any means that I don't see their messages, to prevent confusion and annoyance.

The way that they can know is the fact that you didn't respond to their message.

"They haven't replied in several minutes. Are they busy? Nah can't be. This confuses me, steam needs to change it."

[GodRider]

Escrito originalmente por The Living Tribunal:

Escrito originalmente por GodRider:

Idea 2: let my friends know through any means that I don't see their messages, to prevent confusion and annoyance.

The way that they can know is the fact that you didn't respond to their message.

"They haven't replied in several minutes. Are they busy? Nah can't be. This confuses me, steam needs to change it."

My point is, Status `busy`, `away` and `online` is shown as your current status, while `Do Not Disturb` isn't. If your friend sees you as online, but you have DND set, he thinks you'll see the message but in reality, you don't. It's flawed of Steam not to communicate this to your friends, in my opinion.