Live Service Tag

[josc]

Let’s start tagging games that qualify as Live Service. This will help people who want to find or avoid this type of game.

If enough users start using it, the tag could become official.

[William Shakesman]

Valve is in charge of what tags show up though.

[HikariLight]

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

Valve is in charge of what tags show up though.

Not Valve, the devs of the game have the final say on the tags.

[Ben Lubar]

I feel like determining whether a game is marked as "free to play" can be done without the help of tags.

[William Shakesman]

Originally posted by HikariLight:

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

Valve is in charge of what tags show up though.

Not Valve, the devs of the game have the final say on the tags.

I stand corrected. Devs decide what tags go on their game.

[datCookie]

Devs decide what tags the game are officially listed under, But players can add their own tags to any game.

[josc]

Originally posted by Ben Lubar:

I feel like determining whether a game is marked as "free to play" can be done without the help of tags.

Not all live service games are free.

[Ben Lubar]

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Originally posted by Ben Lubar:

I feel like determining whether a game is marked as "free to play" can be done without the help of tags.

Not all live service games are free.

So you're looking for a way to avoid games that have in-app purchases? Or games that are frequently updated? What's the deciding factor?

[josc]

Originally posted by datCookie:

Devs decide what tags the game are officially listed under, But players can add their own tags to any game.

So NetEase and Valve are okay with Marvel Rivals and Deadlock being tagged with 'Sexual Content'?

I'm trying to create a collection from my library using custom tags I added, but they don't show up.

[josc]

Originally posted by Ben Lubar:

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Not all live service games are free.

So you're looking for a way to avoid games that have in-app purchases? Or games that are frequently updated? What's the deciding factor?

With a tag, you can search for or avoid what you're not interested in. I thought that was clear. But if you're asking about my case, I do like live service games. I just don't want to keep track of all of them in my head. Same with games about cryptids or monsters, and there aren't any proper tags for those either.

[Princess Luna]

Define live service games?

[josc]

Originally posted by Princess Luna:

Define live service games?

Live service games are games that receive ongoing updates after launch, often with new content, events, seasons, or battle passes.
They’re usually designed to keep players engaged over a long period, sometimes with microtransactions, but not always.

[BJWyler]

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Originally posted by Princess Luna:

Define live service games?

Live service games are games that receive ongoing updates after launch, often with new content, events, seasons, or battle passes.
They’re usually designed to keep players engaged over a long period, sometimes with microtransactions, but not always.

Well, that's not how I would define live service, so I guess I won't be using that tag.

Sorry, bub, I guess you'll have to keep track the old fashioned way - make a collection or use excel.

[Ben Lubar]

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Originally posted by Princess Luna:

Define live service games?

Live service games are games that receive ongoing updates after launch, often with new content, events, seasons, or battle passes.
They’re usually designed to keep players engaged over a long period, sometimes with microtransactions, but not always.

So Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is a live service game?

[josc]

Originally posted by BJWyler:

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Live service games are games that receive ongoing updates after launch, often with new content, events, seasons, or battle passes.
They’re usually designed to keep players engaged over a long period, sometimes with microtransactions, but not always.

Well, that's not how I would define live service, so I guess I won't be using that tag.

Sorry, bub, I guess you'll have to keep track the old fashioned way - make a collection or use excel.

You don't have to. Out of curiosity, how would you define a live service game?

[Ben Lubar]

Originally posted by josc #UnmuteF2Ps:

Originally posted by BJWyler:

Well, that's not how I would define live service, so I guess I won't be using that tag.

Sorry, bub, I guess you'll have to keep track the old fashioned way - make a collection or use excel.

You don't have to. Out of curiosity, how would you define a live service game?

I would personally define "live service game" the same way that "MMO" is defined. As in, I treat them like they are synonyms.