• @[email protected]
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    I’ve been on Steam since 2005, and the only thing that sucks about Valve is that their steam sales are shit now. Other than that I’ve had no issues with them. They seem like a decent company.

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      245 days ago

      Other thing that is questionable is gambling, apparently lot of people get into online casino through CS.

      I think the culture surrounding DoTa to a lesser extend is not good too

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        94 days ago

        genre defining design, literal decades ahead of the rest of the industry

        Half-Life? What’s that? I’m talking about Team Fortress 2 hats

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      194 days ago

      There’s also the gambling, and the 30% cut that allows them to make $3.5 million per head.

      Steam is pushing the industry forward on Linux support though, so they have my support.

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      154 days ago

      Flash sales were great but refunding is better.

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      114 days ago

      While they are worse now, part of the problem is that long time users already have many of the games that get big discounts in the newer sales.

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        44 days ago

        I remember installing Half-Life 2 (requiring 5 CDs lol) and thinking “wtf is this Steam shit, I just want to play the game”