Following People and Steam Verification

[NotDisliked]

So, obviously, there are many well-known youtubers that use Steam, and a lot of people probably want to see what games they're playing, so I have a couple of features to suggest to make this easier.

1. Following people (essentially one-sided friends): When you follow someone, you can configure notifications as if they were your friend, but they will never see you. Maybe you could even configure it so that the person being followed could control what people get notified about, so they could have some control and not feel like they're being stalked 24/7.

2. Steam verification: Obviously with changing your steam name and having multiple of the same name being allowed, there are going to be quite a few impersonators. Maybe there could be a little steam logo that looks like a check mark beside people who are verified as the said youtuber. That logo would carry with them to other steam names of course.

So, thoughts? We can already tell when they're online or playing games without friending them, it just takes a search for their profile, so why not make this easier?

[Gwarsbane]

I don't like the idea of the one side friends. What if you have someone following you that you don't want following you? Someone that has caused problems for you in the past, that jumps on a server you're on every time they you go on, just to ruin your fun. I think it should be limited to both sides are friends and on each others lists or neither can see updates from the other.

Also if you want to follow someone making videos on youtube, subscribe to their youtube channel. Thats what I do and when I went to see a video from them, I just check the subscription on youtube. Same can be done from pretty much any other video site. Most of the people that put up video of their playing don't want 10,000 people bugging them to join their game, thats usually why they don't just say "hey this is my steam account, add me as a friend if you want to play with me"

Yes people can see some info now without being connected as friends but they have to actively go and search for that info and even then its limited to how public you have your account.


As for the steam verification, I don't really see that as a huge problem, again if you want to follow someone doing videos you do it on youtube and if they want people bugging them to play they will put up their gaming name there.

[MasterionX]

I support the idea of 'Following' feature. Particularly, that would help you to get into the game with some Internet personality or get a notification about new review from some Steam game reviewer.

[Greg]

I personally do not support any of your ideas. This is not Twitter/Facebook, this is Steam.

Yes, you consume content here, but this isn't a platform made solely for consuming content (you also do things here, like, you know, play games).

How would you determine who would be eligible to receive a verified badge? By the number of friends? Subscribers on YouTube?

Originally posted by MasterionX:

I support the idea of 'Following' feature. Particularly, that would help you to get into the game with some Internet personality or get a notification about new review from some Steam game reviewer.

This is also a really bad idea.
Servers don't have an unlimited number of available slots; the experience for a celebrity/streamer would be ruined if this were ever implemented.

[Seven7]

stalking - bad idea
it is not necessary to simplify maniacs opportunity to pursue people - we have some time trying to find a man, who uses Steam for bullying harassment and slander people - your idea will simplify his life

[gab_cocoaloco]

I dont know cuz my friend just said they followed me, and I was like "what?" I didnt even know that you could do that.....but this makes a lot of sense as to why they would have that feature

[Xantain]

You can follow a person to see their workshop content and artworks.

[bny]

is it possible to make a button that will block someone from following you?
and also, what about making a "privat" option wich will block following completely

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by biny:

is it possible to make a button that will block someone from following you?
and also, what about making a "privat" option wich will block following completely

No. No.

All following does is allow a user to see publicly posted stuff you do. The same can be done without a Steam account and looking at your public stuff.