Firxen 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 6:03
Wishlist for other users?
My wishlist is mostly full of games I want to gift other people. I often tell my friends never to look at my wishlist because of that. I was wondering if it's ok to implement custom lists for store games? I'd love to make a list of games for each of my friends, and when it's their next birthday just browse for those. Or maybe a separate shopping list that you could add categories to? There's probably other reasons why you would want a separate shopping list. Is it cool if we get more than just the wishlist for ourselves?
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8-The-General-8 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 6:05 
A section for notes tagged on the games would be really useful.
gundy 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 6:54 
you sound like a really good friend
76561198407601200 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 7:38 
Couldn't you just look at their wish list..?
WhiteKnight 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 8:07 
引用自 The Living Tribunal
Couldn't you just look at their wish list..?

Exactly.
Firxen 2021 年 4 月 21 日 下午 9:03 
引用自 The Living Tribunal
Couldn't you just look at their wish list..?
There are games I want to get them that are not on their wishlist, likewise some friends wishlists aren't available either.

Edit: Also forgot to add that I have friends who just don't use the wishlist feature either.
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76561198407601200 2021 年 4 月 22 日 下午 3:26 
引用自 Sentient Garbage
引用自 The Living Tribunal
Couldn't you just look at their wish list..?
There are games I want to get them that are not on their wishlist, likewise some friends wishlists aren't available either.

Edit: Also forgot to add that I have friends who just don't use the wishlist feature either.

If a game isn't on their wish list then there's a good chance they aren't looking forward to getting the game, after all a wish list is a list of things one would want. If you want to take it upon yourself of gifting them a game that isn't on their list then by all means do so since either they'll be happy with it or they won't. The same would apply to one that doesn't use a wish list, but in this case you can see what type of games they play and make a sound judgement of which game they might enjoy that you want to gift them. As to if or when valve would implement more lists is undetermined, but in the mean time you could simply just bookmark games in your browser that you plan to get for others, I myself do that and seems to work perfectly fine.
Radene 2021 年 4 月 22 日 下午 3:34 
If someone bought me a game from my wishlist I'd ask them to take it back.

I haven't cleaned up that place in ages. It definitely gives no clear information on what I want.
Firxen 2021 年 4 月 22 日 下午 5:18 
引用自 The Living Tribunal
引用自 Sentient Garbage
There are games I want to get them that are not on their wishlist, likewise some friends wishlists aren't available either.

Edit: Also forgot to add that I have friends who just don't use the wishlist feature either.

If a game isn't on their wish list then there's a good chance they aren't looking forward to getting the game

See that's the thing, there are plenty of good games that you can gift a friend even though it's not on their wishlist. My friends often gift me games I would have never put on my wishlist but they still end up being fantastic games to play. Not everyone knows every game in existence. And you'll need to know the person of course, but often I find the best gifts can sometimes be something you're not expecting. It's something a little more personal than just relying on their wishlist, and if done well ends up being more worthwhile.
8-The-General-8 2021 年 4 月 22 日 下午 5:37 
引用自 Radene
If someone bought me a game from my wishlist I'd ask them to take it back.

I haven't cleaned up that place in ages. It definitely gives no clear information on what I want.

Exactly. This is what I have been writing about a lot.

Wishlisting is really a quick fix for most users just to track a game's development whatever.

Maybe they like something about it but would never recommend it.

It is the easiest action to do and I am sure I am not the only one doing it.
76561198407601200 2021 年 4 月 22 日 下午 8:24 
引用自 Sentient Garbage
引用自 The Living Tribunal

If a game isn't on their wish list then there's a good chance they aren't looking forward to getting the game

See that's the thing, there are plenty of good games that you can gift a friend even though it's not on their wishlist. My friends often gift me games I would have never put on my wishlist but they still end up being fantastic games to play. Not everyone knows every game in existence. And you'll need to know the person of course, but often I find the best gifts can sometimes be something you're not expecting. It's something a little more personal than just relying on their wishlist, and if done well ends up being more worthwhile.

Right which was my point of the omitted part where I state

引用自 The Living Tribunal
The same would apply to one that doesn't use a wish list, but in this case you can see what type of games they play and make a sound judgement of which game they might enjoy that you want to gift them.


The issue at hand is you're using the wish list for something it wasn't intended for. It's intended use was for an individual to ask for games they are really wanting to play but either can't afford it or is a hint of a game they'd like for an occasion (bday/holiday/etc). Again if or when valve implements that is tbd, but you can in fact bookmark games you'd like to gift to others in a web browser and not list them in your wish list. This will prevent you from having to tell others to not look at it, especially if they wanted to view games you may want and end up accidentally purchasing one that you didn't intend to play.
Atro 2021 年 4 月 25 日 上午 10:11 
This is a really good suggestion. I also track potential gifts and recommendations for others on my own wishlist. Also those that I still need for my job, but don't want to get as a gift.

I can't see any downside to it and have a hard time imagining it to be hard to implement.
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