Generating click throughs for statistical purposes is one of the major reason it's like this.

You can always right click and open in a new window or middle mouse click to do the same.

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Generating click throughs for statistical purposes is one of the major reason it's like this.

You can always right click and open in a new window or middle mouse click to do the same.

:nkCool:

An obsession with these bizarre second order metrics at the cost of useful functionality for the customer is certainly a sign of a healthy company.

Originally posted by William Shakesman:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Generating click throughs for statistical purposes is one of the major reason it's like this.

You can always right click and open in a new window or middle mouse click to do the same.

An obsession with these bizarre second order metrics at the cost of useful functionality for the customer is certainly a sign of a healthy company.

Statistical analytics are not only for Steam but for devs/pubs and their investors.

They are far more valuable to companies and their marketing departments more than you realize.

There are some things you can opt out of for reporting...

https://steamhost.cn/account/cookiepreferences

To be clear, I'm not against the suggestion though.