Ugh. I hope we're over this bullshit and from now on people will actually discuss the subject matter and not the words used. Yeah, right

Originally posted by MUTANT OVERLORD:

>"fascism"
Ok, good luck with that extremist nonsense

Oh, I see, I used THE WRONG WORD. No, it doesn't mean that I'm a leftist or a... rightist? Just stating the fact - banning people, ghosting them, and deleting their post without a good reason is pretty damn fascist. Unless you think that giving a link to some vague guidelines instead of proving the guilt by stating the concrete laws\rules is a reason good enough.

So, you are offended by a couple of words and therefore try to derail the conversation. Infantile.

Besides, adding хуй to words isn't an offence, I wasn't calling you that. Happy now? Or are you still mad at "fascism" because you associate this word with a certain kind of people and project this on me? I don't care for your opinion anymore, don't answer. You disagreed and got BIG MAD, and decided to take it out on the thread passive-aggressively. Pathetic.

And of course you changed your original post backhandedly to look adequate, lol.

Originally posted by MUTANT OVERLORD:

Well, that wasn't nice thing to say, mate.

I think it was nice enough, just lighthearted counter-jab. Why don't you want to discuss the matter at hand? What pushes you to derailing the conversation into this silliness?

Yeah, but it seems like their stance on the subject of adding teams for quality control is set in stone for now. That's why I'm only talking about removing the reasons for which people actually buy and thus endorse the production all of that trash. It's either quality control teams or saying goodbye to trading cards. They are trying to have the cake and eat it instead.

хуйk

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2492956721

Might seem too obvious for members of our group, but who knows.

I wishlisted around 10% of games at a the 15k mark, ~5% at 30k, and only ~2.5% by the time I got to 40k. This is by no means a reliable or telling statistic, of course, I get more and more jaded with each queue, but maybe it hints at something. After all, wading through exploration queues gives one a good look at the stinky general patterns.

Like the asset flipping calamity that goes on for years and gets WAY worse with each passing day. Also, most of my wishlist consists of pre-release titles and Early Access games, a good portion of which probably won't ever come out. What Valve does about it all is only an appearance of activity. In reality, nothing works, and nothing will work until the trading cards are abolished. That's my amateur assessment at least.

I'm talking about the first step that's necessary to even start solving these complex problems. Obviously, it would be a hard nut to crack since people are already too invested in their favorite platform's downfall, like they are invested in the destruction of humanity irl. You can't just stop them from grinding these cards, you can't just stop them from using plastic or gasoline without a riot.

We're basically happily sawing the branch we're sitting on. Usable Steam where games quality games don't get buried under mountains of trash or a bunch of cards and achievements from that cheap garbage scam? We all know what would be a more popular choice at all times. By a wide margin.

To care not only about our consumer benefits but also about all the developers who make actual games means doing everything possible to desaturate the market, in the first place. Valve tries to apply the searching algorithms for that, but here's another problem - their democratic tagging system, which is simply absurd.

Rainbow Six Siege is NOT a real-time strategy just because it's in real-time and involves strategizing. Hitman GO is not a point-&-click just because you point your cursor and click to perform some actions. The algorithms based on this nonsense will always be a load of shit.

Having said all that, I still believe in Valve's intelligence. Maybe they'll crack it in a way I can't think of right now. Without compromising their benevolent hands-off policy, which I kinda like. Everything is better than the intentionally vague community guidelines fascism that are all other social networks, especially Twitter and Youtube. But man, Valve need to act yesterday.

Look at another example. I just bought a STEAM VERSION of Resident Evil 3 on Humble with a 67% off for 19.79 USD, which is 64 ILS. On Steam it costs 94 ILS with the same discount. Because on Humble the price is normal 60$ but on Steam it's... 87$ for no apparent reason. Their regional pricing is borked.

That's what I thought. Still, doesn't make them look that much less sleazy.

Didn't read it all, so excuse me if it was said already, but maybe they just license their engine\editor to small Polish developers, so anyone can make a game for them on PlayWay's terms, maybe even with financial help, with the publisher taking care of the marketing and pocketing most of the profits. At least this is how the scheme looks to me at first glance. Could be shady, could be perfectly legal. Need digging.

Maybe I'll try it. Or maybe I'll buy it at the present price to enjoy the game and feel that sweet moral indignation at the same time, lol (edit: okay, I won't, it would be inconsistent on my part). Also, the pandemic doesn't look too good for us either. With all these orthodox maniacs who stubbornly attend their goddamn crowded synagogues and spread the plague on society. Recently, one of our [already former] ministers did just that and came down with corona. [redacted my general stream of consciousness regarding everything in the world not to litter the thread with irrelevant ramblings]