Tags are now generic and useless

[pdq88bVictor]

The new tag system is now useless since all of the unique tags have been removed.

[Pewpewmoar]

What more information would you like communicated?

Keep in mind that the tags are supposed to be descriptive and objective, not opinon-based.

Also keep in mind that the tagging system is still very much in it's infancy- over time, it will grow as more users tag games, and 'review' tags.

[Black Blade]

sorry but "Rome was not patched in a day" is a joke and not a real tag... A walking simulator may be but i think it was a little abused on too many games,,,

More then that a tag for on game is not usefull...
And many games have usefull tags if you look only at 1 2 games and call it all uselss i think you doing it worng

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

It might be humorous, but it still communicates a real problem with Total War: Rome II.

First as i say it was for that game only... so its not good as a tag
More then that as sayed before by pewoewwnoar the tags are made to help you find games not to review them and so on...
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Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

So you agree that tags are now useless? If not please provide an example of a useful tag.

No i do not agree i think they are usesfull
and for a game with good tags:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/550/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
http://store.steampowered.com/app/242720/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/250600/?snr=1_237_151__103_1

Also total war has more tags, there just less poplar then the top 3

[Pewpewmoar]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

Originally posted by Black Blade (Study again \(-.-)/:

sorry but "Rome was not patched in a day" is a joke and not a real tag... A walking simulator may be but i think it was a little abused on too many games,,,

More then that a tag for on game is not usefull...
And many games have usefull tags if you look only at 1 2 games and call it all uselss i think you doing it worng

It might be humorous, but it still communicates a real problem with Total War: Rome II.

Originally posted by Black Blade (Study again \(-.-)/:

More then that a tag for on game is not usefull...

So you agree that tags are now useless? If not please provide an example of a useful tag.

By using your example of Total War: Rome II: I don't usually play strategy games, not my thing. But say I played that, and enjoyed it, but had no idea of similar types of games. I choose 'Turn Based RPG', and it brings me up a list of other games (most of which I've never heard of, nor seen on the store). That seems pretty useful to me.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

I honestly can not understand you post. Could you please proof read it and repost?

ok il try again

1. The Total Rome one was a useless tag, as it was for 1 game only.. if maybe to use it for more it will have been more useful..

2. there are many tags that we did not have before calling tags not useful as they remove some one that was really just a joke dose not render it useless

3. The Stanly Parables has Walking simulator in its list of tags... they did not remove it

4. I fail to see how you call the tags useless with the reasons you give

[Gus the Crocodile]

I complained on the other forums of no longer being able to tag The Binding of Isaac as a "roguelikelike": a term I find perfectly appropriate (it's not what I'd call a roguelike, exactly, but it's like one in some aspects). I really can't see what the problem with it would be that warrants it being banned.

Whereas I think "walking simulator" is a stupid, misguided, somewhat insulting tag, but it's still there. And it probably should still be there: I think not allowing people to apply their own tags, even if I wouldn't personally use those terms, somewhat goes against the point of such a system. Still, given what I said above, the discrepancy feels like an ugly inconsistency. I guess it's not inconsistent exactly, but it is nonetheless ugly: a tendency to use the will of the majority to censor other ideas, even harmless ideas.

System's still a "beta" of course, but hey, that's when feedback is most important.

[Zefar]

TAGs where meant to be helpful and not for jokes. That's what they are now and that is better than it was before.

[RZW]

I find tags very usefull, since now I can search games by setting, like Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk, or Post-Apocalyptic. Tags were never meant to be a mini-critique, its to help sort and categorize..

Im glad they added the 'Report' feature, since I'm sick and tired of finding "Barbie Dreamhouse Party" when searching for Horror and Post-Apocalyptic games. That's kind of non-sense isn't funny or helpful to anyone.

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

The problem here is the report feature is only enforced on negative tags, so false positive tags are allowed to remain. Overrated was removed, but underrated was allowed to stay; so opinion are allowed/intended.

Well i think the problem with that you say here is
OverReated most of the time is a game that got a big name and someone think its not that good so its Overreated

What dose underrated mean? it can mean its a game that is almost not known that needs to be know...
And that is a big defrents... like i can tell you every Big AAA games will get Overreated... over reated or not its a AAA game every one heard abut it... so its Overreated.. so really in the end it will not help you much

Underrated most of the time will be unknown games... that the tags can help you find

[Satoru]

Again the fact that you cannot troll and abuse the tag system does not mean it is 'useless'

[Zefar]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

Originally posted by Zefar:

TAGs where meant to be helpful and not for jokes. That's what they are now and that is better than it was before.

Except they arent helpful now, just redundant with already present information.

Already present information? :/
um No. If I look for a open world game I can search for that tag now. If I want a game with Dragons I can search for that. If I want third person shooter games I can search for that tag as well.

Steam by default only have 10 normal tags and then 2 others. Free to play and Early Access.
Now we got far more to search with.

If you want to write a tag with "Game is broken" it isn't helping people to search for a game. As they do not search for broken games. If they want to find out the condition of the game they go to the Steam community forum and ask there.

But the tags as they are now are better than they where on the first few days when people had their fun with it.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

Originally posted by Satoru:

Again the fact that you cannot troll and abuse the tag system does not mean it is 'useless'

The term "troll" can now mean anything, mostly often meaning "something I dont agree with". The system is now useless because the tags have been censored down to the already existing Steam categories.

Again the tags are a NEUTRAL categorization system. all your supposed 'unique' tags are exactly the kind of tripe said system doesn't need.

Want to whine about a game, make a review

[Satoru]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

Total War:Rome II being marked as broken helped me not by the game, and I instead spent that money on other games. This is useful to people who do not have unlimited money.

Agan thats what REVIEWS are for. Not tags

[Black Blade]

Originally posted by pdq88bVictor:

Total War:Rome II being marked as broken helped me not by the game, and I instead spent that money on other games. This is useful to people who do not have unlimited money.

Most people do not search by the tags, they use them to gain insight into the game when they are on the storepage. I dont think you understand the function of tagging to most people.

Well i think that is a problem... you have reviews for that... tags are to find games review is to tell you if its worth to get or not....

[TirithRR]

If you feel a tag is innapropriate for the system, isn't there a report tag button?