Option to Disable Grouped Games Friends are Playing

[Sj3]

Currently, if I have 2 friends playing Path of Exile, it will show them grouped together under "Path of Exile"

I feel like this is silly, and just taking up space, but I'm sure there are folks who like this. But how about an option to disable that? That way it will sort users as they are under displayed now in the Beta under "Other Games" and replace that text with maybe "Playing Games" or something to that effect.

[Bazil]

I just wish those were options to turn off entirely! I have my friends sorted and I can look to see what games they are playing, I don't need it spammed to the top of my lists.

[sideshow]

Totally agree; it's a waste of space and has no desirable function for me.

[First Citizen Jeb! 2025]

It's ridiculous that this still hasn't been implemented.

[First Citizen Jeb! 2025]

This is still needed.

[Gevatter Tod]

in preferences

Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -nofriendsui

[First Citizen Jeb! 2025]

That's a solution that won't work forever, and then you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. I prefer to pester them about it so that when you're forced to get from beneath that rock this horrible abomination of design choice is not there anymore.

[sideshow]

@Gevatter Tod: where's that setting?

[ODDSIDIAN]

There isn't a setting; it's just a command that you put in the launch options OR the shortcut, after the exe file. -nofriendsui

I still want the damn useless categories GONE, what do we have to do to get it done?

I've read (just the title, none replied back to this user) that another user was banned because he/she disagreed on the new beta changes, right, "BETA" they skipped the part when we were asked about using it /sarcarsm.

I didn't signed for this. I don't like it, it's ugly and takes a lot of space. It's also useless, as it shows games I don't even own. Why do I care if 2 or more friends are playing Rocket League? or No Man's Sky? I cant effin join!!

Like slothicus (nice nickname btw) said, that command / workaround wont work forever. We need, nay we demand the real deal, a serious config option.

Is there another way to press them? a pettition to sign? oh I know! YT streamers can but they won't, imagine if their sponsors got mad..
Sigh...

[swko]

Maybe the option should be opt-in. I can't imagine what this is like for people with more than 20 friends not that I'll ever know

[ODDSIDIAN]

Try 258. That's nothing compared to others. Doesn't matter, shouldn't we have to delete ALL friends because Steams uncalled changes!

Plus, copying to discord.. c'mon, talking about being original... pfff
Granted, I may be ok with the chat changes, embedded img (there's an option to disable it anyways). I could even forgive the hideous color and no custom options, but the UI size and forced crap has to go.

[swko]

Originally posted by MetaleroEd:

Try 258. That's nothing compared to others. Doesn't matter, shouldn't we have to delete ALL friends because Steams uncalled changes!

Plus, copying to discord.. c'mon, talking about being original... pfff
Granted, I may be ok with the chat changes, embedded img (there's an option to disable it anyways). I could even forgive the hideous color and no custom options, but the UI size and forced crap has to go.

Discord has taken over the comms game. Their features are seen as normal and if Valve doesn't compete then they lose out to Discord. Valve's goal here shouldn't be originality it should be making sure every customer is satisfied with the new chat.

[ODDSIDIAN]

You're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Spirits, I'm ok with Discord, it works well and it already has their marketshare (lacking a better word). Steam should just build upon their strenght, improve the current "service", lord knows it's outdated and lacking.

I wonder, was there a user base requesting this beta crap we got? I never saw a poll or question form asking about what sort of changes we would like.

Oh almost forgot! The group event pop up! you know, those who take you out of full screen gaming or any other program, blinking HEY IM HERE! GIVE ME YOUR FULL ATTENTION!
So people said "well just leave the offending groups then" yeah, it's the same thing now with this game categories, remove friends or don't connect at all!

It's like they're asking us to leave, to stop using Steam. Oh, let's just forget the money and time we spent on our rights to play a game, you don't own games, you're licensed to play theirs.
Sorry, getting sidetracked.

Discord isn't to blame here. Steam should compromise and allow everyone chose what to disable or enable is that tickles someone fancy

[Silver]

100% agree and bumping this. We have to be able to configure what we do and don't like. This forced sorting is a horrible 'feature' and it has to quit. It's obnoxious.

[Gevatter Tod]

I also agree with pestering them. But until they fix it, it's a good fix.

Apparently Valve doesn't read steamcommunity though. Go to reddit to complain!

@sideshow:
If you haven't figured it out already, right-click on the steam-icon and go to preferences / properties (my windows is German: "Eigenschaften" at the bottom).
Then you have to add -nofriendsui as stated above.

Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe" -nofriendsui

[Kashirou (Kry'R)]

Some of my friends have... issues. They sometimes appear to play a game, then Steam tells me they are playing said game. Then again. And again. As if their network connection broke for a moment. This is not a big problem with notifications off and with old chat, the most that happened was their name blinking between blue and green with the name of the game under. But now the game-based sorting jumps all over the place if it's two people playing the same game and one of them is producing this glitch. It's pure terror trying to click someone on the list while it's jumping around.

Please, make EVERY feature optional?
Would say make 7 day waiting period on trading optional too since it's actually pointless (if someone can bypass sms protection they have my phone anyways so mobile authenticator is essentially useless...). As in why does Valve like pushing questionable stuff on their users? Especially when They don't gain anything from it... or do they? Maybe I'm just naive and this is a chat-conspiracy!