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This is NOT facebook.
Well, at least your ability for observation is working :) Good job. You're right. This ISN'T Facebook. And, no one is saying it is. Adding a simple tagging feature isn't going to turn it into Facebook either. At the very least you can back up, your negative comment with a constructive criticism. What's your point?
Adding the feature is just another way to share the gaming experience with friends. If that's not your thing, that's ok, but you're missing a greater aspect of gaming if you do away with sharing that. Games are inherently a social experience. It wouldn't hurt the platform they're distributed in to be a quintessential one either. It's not like Steam isn't going in that direction already. It's just the tagging feature is missing.
If anything, the only aspect of Steam you can complain about is the ability to post Status Updates on the activity feed because that IS the defining feature of Facebook; not tagging.
Also, you lack confidence in the Steam platform. All of how this works is more complicated than simply adding a feature and having a linear result, turning it into something like Facebook. You have to consider the community that Steam is built upon. Put the weight of that into the equation and there's no way Steam would become anything like the socially intrusive, unintentionally self-mocking, advertisement ridden, information phising, corporate butthole that is Facebook.
that happens automatically. In some games, where steam has deeper "access" to servers. if there is a playermodel with name visible in the picture it will tag those people.
Your points are valid, still they fall under the pretense of you assuming that the friends people keep on Steam don't know each other or much less care for 2nd degree or 3rd degree separated activities, but as it turns out, there ARE people who do care.
One Example: Beating one of the hardest maps on Killing Floor on the hardest difficulty setting of Hell on Earth. The whole engagement was an investment in time and effort from the players involved, including server spectators, a team made up 'real' friends and some who we've just met that time, all of whom were proud of the accomplishment and the achievements gained from beating that goal. That's one example of where the idea of a more convenient way of sharing (through tagging) came up in conversation.
Honestly, this idea wouldn't even have crossed my mind if not for the number of people who've also come across it lacking from the platform. So, in my defence, there seems to be a need, if not a simple want, for a feature to be more inclusive of individuals with the limited sharing on Steam. Limited is key also since, I feel in comparison, Facebook having the ability to share anything from the internet is one of its undesired aspects. Everything in Steam is and will stay game centric of course.
And any privacy issues with a tag being seen by randoms can be eliviated by practical options set in your privacy settings by degrees of separation like immediate friends, friends of friend, etc. And also, this is why it wouldn't be too big of a cocern counting the factor of the way Steam users think, you and I included. If added, the feature has the potential of being self governing to an extent and abuse wouldn't be such a great issue specially going back to the sharing limitations we have on Steam. -- It's actually unfair to call it a limitation, probably; better to refer to it as an appropriation.
If you broaden the scope of your view on the the type of gamers on Steam objectively and not pigeon hole everyone into stereotype being primarily anti-social, the idea makes sense. There are people who like to document and share their gaming experiences; a large number actually. That's why there are services like Twitch and media like "Let's Play."
Ultimately, no one is forfeiting the way they'd like to use the Steam platform by giving others an expanded way of using it. You and everyone can use the platform as they see fit. Personally, I don't think it would be a great detrement if the sharing capabilities of it were to be developed in this direction. (It's a minor addition in relation to everything else Steam is doing on the platform.)
PS. No offense taken. The seemingly sarcastic remark just begged for a sarcastic response too haha.
Cheers right back
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Well see, it's still the issue of thinking that Steam will turn into Facebok. Steam isn't a personal profile on the internet with personal photos and the odd tendency of people sharing private information publicly. That's the issue with Facebook and tagging becoming also an issue. People post private photos and status updates that could implicate their public persona. We're talking about videogame screenshots.
You have to be able to separate the idea of Facebook/Steam, and just look at Steam solely and objectively and how the feature will and can be used on the platform.
-- Auto tagging : I'm not for that. I don't about these meta-tags. I haven't seen these happen. I'm actually curious if you can show us an instance of this. Probably have to report that part to Steam.
Yeah, but on Facebook it has meaning - you're actually in the photo, that's something. I just see this as being used for other things instead, being "tagged" in a funny screenshot made with Garry's Mod for instance, even if there is zero involvement.
Most people play games with whomever the game thinks is most suitable ping-wise to play with, which is most likely to be strangers. Nothing stopping you from just commentating on the screenshot saying "THAT'S ME" or something.
Yeah. It's true. A lot of things posted on the activity feed become superfluous information we all scroll past. I see your point. Also, come to think of it, I suppose it's good that way. The dynamics of the screenshot being on the activity feed doesn't become intrusive.
Ultimately, I saw it as a solution for the people involed in the screenshot in question to be able to share the particular image without having to copy the permalink, then repeatedly send that link to each person. Tagging in one place would just be a quick notification for all involved and a quick link.
-- Considering all the rest of the gamers who might see the screenshot: I guess I figured it might spark an interest in the particular game if they're not already familiar of it or if they are, perhaps a minor recognition for the goals achieved or sharing a laugh of a particularly funny glitch. In any case, I very much hope to not see it as an intrusive addition, but more of a convenient solution if ever it's added.
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Also yes. It's rare to find someone on these discussions to have a back and forth with that actually fleshes out the idea in question, merits, flaws, and all. Good stuff :thumbsup:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=377274349
^ This.
It can be added via "taggedusers" in the screenshots.vdf.
THANKS!!