you not the first one talking about this their few hundred/thousand simple sreach in the search bar you gonan find so many anwser for this

Originally posted by magicISO Sweden:

you not the first one talking about this their few hundred/thousand simple sreach in the search bar you gonan find so many anwser for this

Thx

People use it as a way to show they disagree with someone's opinion and trolls figured out a way to use it against them and get free points.

Why these points are so important is beyond me. I never felt the desperation to make a rage baiting thread so I can have more anime waifu backgrounds and avatars on steam.

report, block, move on. someone was funny, someone gave them a clown award. does it change anything? nope. Not steams problem, that some users use it for other then what it was designed for.

Originally posted by Lunar Fang:

People use it as a way to show they disagree with someone's opinion and trolls figured out a way to use it against them and get free points.

Why these points are so important is beyond me. I never felt the desperation to make a rage baiting thread so I can have more anime waifu backgrounds and avatars on steam.

Valid point

I just copy my answer from another thread.

It is with immense and somewhat perverse satisfaction when certain users (not you OP) claim that the award doesn't bother them. "Oh it's fine, thank you for the points!"

Oh, it's simply delicious watching them feign gratitude. Thanking you for a measly little trinket, when what they really crave is validation. They cannot get over the fact that their opinion isn't even acknowledged with a few words ... all they receive is a pitiful, mocking symbol. Tossed at them like a bone to a cur. A derisive token of disregard.

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡:

I just copy my answer from another thread.

It is with immense and somewhat perverse satisfaction when certain users (not you OP) claim that the award doesn't bother them. "Oh it's fine, thank you for the points!"

Oh, it's simply delicious watching them feign gratitude. Thanking you for a measly little trinket, when what they really crave is validation. They cannot get over the fact that their opinion isn't even acknowledged with a few words ... all they receive is a pitiful, mocking symbol. Tossed at them like a bone to a cur. A derisive token of disregard.

This really just comes off as projection. Plenty of people are happy to receive the free points.

Originally posted by davi:

I swear half the discussions on here aren’t even about games anymore. It’s just people saying the dumbest, most exaggerated stuff possible because they know they’ll farm a wall of clown emotes.

It's like that everywhere though, but in other places they do it for other rewards like thumbs up or likes or clout.

For example on streams people will spend all their spare time on streams trying to out meme the next person with comments during the stream. On reddit and youtube it's the same, but they do it for thumbs ups. They spend all their time with the need to make that meme comment that'll get them the rewards.

It's humanity. I'm not sure what else you expect if you know humans.

Originally posted by pckirk:

report, block, move on. someone was funny, someone gave them a clown award. does it change anything? nope. Not steams problem, that some users use it for other then what it was designed for.

If something is funny I use the hilarious award.

Originally posted by Lunar Fang:

People use it as a way to show they disagree with someone's opinion and trolls figured out a way to use it against them and get free points.

Why these points are so important is beyond me. I never felt the desperation to make a rage baiting thread so I can have more anime waifu backgrounds and avatars on steam.

Frankly if you are blowing points on things you can buy on the marketplace, or get for free just by checking out the insert name latest themed weekly sale. You're kind of missing out on what sets points apart from other currencies. You can use them to level up a seasonal badge. Which can level up your account, or use them to increase or expand showcases, or just buy startup movies.

Basically if you want to make your profile a spectacle. You absolutely need those points, and a lot of them in awards, or to spend the money on those games. Anything that costs three thousand or six thousand points. Basically amounts to costing thirty to sixty dollars in real world money. So it makes a lot of sense that people will play the fool to get them. Especially if they sell those points.

These people aren't being quite as stupid as you imagine. They are getting well paid for what is low effort posting. Those Jesters are worth six dollars a pop, and if you can get a couple dozen folks. To throw them at you for a couple minutes worth of work. Your making a killing maybe even an actual living. I just don't think people have realized their actual value.

If they realized they were giving someone they dislike. Six dollars every time they awarded them. They might be more reticent to hand out those clowns, but since they don't use the point shop. Many haven't worked out their true value. Someday there might actually be something on that shop they want, and it's going to be expensive enough for them to finally do the conversion.

Originally posted by davi:

I swear half the discussions on here aren’t even about games anymore. It’s just people saying the dumbest, most exaggerated stuff possible because they know they’ll farm a wall of clown emotes.

Like, you can spot it a mile away: “This game is literally unplayable because the main menu music is too loud.” Boom, 20 clowns. Next thread: “Actually the clown award proves I won the argument.” Another 20 clowns.

It’s not even funny anymore — it’s just cheap ragebait for attention. Imagine typing an essay just so strangers on Steam can press a clown button on you. Who’s the clown then? 🤡

Do people actually enjoy handing these out or is it just trolling at this point?

For the reason you got one ... questions that you should already know the answer to.

All it takes is to not like or disagree with another comment ... even if it is the closest to the truth you will ever see.

Pay no attention to them. All they are is a way to gain Steam points for yourself.

So congratulations on earning some free Steam points!

You know ... there really should be a level up chime every time you get a Jester award.

Originally posted by Dodece:

Originally posted by Lunar Fang:

People use it as a way to show they disagree with someone's opinion and trolls figured out a way to use it against them and get free points.

Why these points are so important is beyond me. I never felt the desperation to make a rage baiting thread so I can have more anime waifu backgrounds and avatars on steam.

Frankly if you are blowing points on things you can buy on the marketplace, or get for free just by checking out the insert name latest themed weekly sale. You're kind of missing out on what sets points apart from other currencies. You can use them to level up a seasonal badge. Which can level up your account, or use them to increase or expand showcases, or just buy startup movies.

Basically if you want to make your profile a spectacle. You absolutely need those points, and a lot of them in awards, or to spend the money on those games. Anything that costs three thousand or six thousand points. Basically amounts to costing thirty to sixty dollars in real world money. So it makes a lot of sense that people will play the fool to get them. Especially if they sell those points.

These people aren't being quite as stupid as you imagine. They are getting well paid for what is low effort posting. Those Jesters are worth six dollars a pop, and if you can get a couple dozen folks. To throw them at you for a couple minutes worth of work. Your making a killing maybe even an actual living. I just don't think people have realized their actual value.

If they realized they were giving someone they dislike. Six dollars every time they awarded them. They might be more reticent to hand out those clowns, but since they don't use the point shop. Many haven't worked out their true value. Someday there might actually be something on that shop they want, and it's going to be expensive enough for them to finally do the conversion.

A person who farms jesters to then showcase how much time they've spent on their profile or how many badges/achievements they have without realizing how much of a jester move that is, is superb irony.

This forum is terrible better just like reddit

It's a compliment.

"A jester is a humorist par excellence, a joking prankster whose ribald tales bring laughter and whose capering antics spread glee, but whose tongue is sharp as a dagger and whose japes and insults put acid to shame."

Originally posted by Shreddy:

Originally posted by 󠀡󠀡:

I just copy my answer from another thread.

This really just comes off as projection. Plenty of people are happy to receive the free points.

Yeah. If I remember correctly, a person once complained about having a jester in several reviews. And she joined the discussion and laughed at him, because she also gave him a jester in almost every review he had. Just to mock him.

I understand that for some, an award is an award and they don't mind a jester (while some just pretend that they don't mind). But I also understand that some people deliberately troll to get a jester. And at the same time, there are certainly individuals who mind a jester and would rather hide it. Everyone just see this award in different light and what is good thing for one person, could be bad for another. A lot of people say "it is just points and virtual icon" and I get it, but for some it is something more, mockery and award given in bad faith. And you can't dismiss that. So there isn't one answer to this "problematic".

I don't really care about awards myself, in my opinion it's an interesting system, but poorly implemented, and a jester used to dishonor people and ridicule their opinions is bad for the whole community.

Not so fun fact, but maybe mildly interesting: in my language is this award named not jester, but clown.