I actually don’t find it confusing at all, as I’m also pro-Steam. They do a lot of very cool things and actually much better than everyone else. But they’re still part of a systemic problem that is worth criticizing/raising awareness for/solving.
It’s an example of team sports/tribalism. People either see a thing as universally good or universally bad. Steam is the Good Guy, so our psyche is wired to not criticize them as much as possible.
that’s true, I think of them as the bad guy, because I hate launchers, so I try to critizise them a lot… even though compared to most other big companies they are a saint. sad
I can understand that, but Valve is very customer focused, which is why people love them. It’s sad to say but these days most companies are not. Bad support, bad products, bad policies, etc most companies will try to give the shittiest passable product while spending big on marketing to grow.
Valve has had excellent support, innovative and niche products, and very pro-customer policies. Gabe’s often repeated quote on why people pirate is upheld within his company and it’s how they succeed.
I firmly believe that their success is due to their private ownership and his vision. If he were to sell or pass away, I would immediately stop trusting valve and look at them with a lot more scrutiny to see if they are changing for the worse, but for now he has earned my trust.
I totally get preferring GOG or systems that don’t require launches. Trust me. I never buy Rockstar or EA games because their lainchers are so anonying. Steam just works so well that I see their launcher as a benefit and not an annoyance. That’s just me though. Anyway, that some perspective from a Valve fan.
I guess, I just don’t get why it has to hog up my entire system and slow my computer to near unusable. but I couldn’t expect anyone these days to think of us people with a 2014 laptop
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Oh man, that sucks. I can’t say I’ve ever had performance issues due to steam, but my hardware is better. I wonder what it would be doing to chew up resources?
I actually don’t find it confusing at all, as I’m also pro-Steam. They do a lot of very cool things and actually much better than everyone else. But they’re still part of a systemic problem that is worth criticizing/raising awareness for/solving.
It’s an example of team sports/tribalism. People either see a thing as universally good or universally bad. Steam is the Good Guy, so our psyche is wired to not criticize them as much as possible.
that’s true, I think of them as the bad guy, because I hate launchers, so I try to critizise them a lot… even though compared to most other big companies they are a saint. sad
I can understand that, but Valve is very customer focused, which is why people love them. It’s sad to say but these days most companies are not. Bad support, bad products, bad policies, etc most companies will try to give the shittiest passable product while spending big on marketing to grow.
Valve has had excellent support, innovative and niche products, and very pro-customer policies. Gabe’s often repeated quote on why people pirate is upheld within his company and it’s how they succeed.
I firmly believe that their success is due to their private ownership and his vision. If he were to sell or pass away, I would immediately stop trusting valve and look at them with a lot more scrutiny to see if they are changing for the worse, but for now he has earned my trust.
I totally get preferring GOG or systems that don’t require launches. Trust me. I never buy Rockstar or EA games because their lainchers are so anonying. Steam just works so well that I see their launcher as a benefit and not an annoyance. That’s just me though. Anyway, that some perspective from a Valve fan.
I guess, I just don’t get why it has to hog up my entire system and slow my computer to near unusable. but I couldn’t expect anyone these days to think of us people with a 2014 laptop 😂
Oh man, that sucks. I can’t say I’ve ever had performance issues due to steam, but my hardware is better. I wonder what it would be doing to chew up resources?