Quoting: XpanderPeople are so fast to talk shit about it imo.
Games break on windows also with updates. Devs forget things, push wrong builds etc. It isn't the first time. taking the verified badge away just for a mistake is kinda weird imo. They are in progress of fixing it.. Taking long time though for a simple file being missing, but shit happens i guess.

I wish I could do business with you. Your money seems to be accessible enough. :wink:

In my opinion, the fact that this happens repeatedly is even more reason to loose the green check mark.
But of course apologists of giant corporations see it differently: it’s completely okay for me to sell you a product that frequently stops working, because I couldn’t care less about you. Can I sell you a car that just stops running randomly because I “forgot” to click a button again? I mean… it would just be a simple mistake, right?

I wish I had a business where I could scam naïve apologists all day long. With customers like you it’s easy to afford a third yacht. :whistle:

edit: grammar

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Currently Apex Legends is Steam Deck Verified.

Why?

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Quoting: GroganHow has GoG relaxed their policies, do you have an example?

There was some controversy with one of the Hitman games. I think it was the third one.

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Quoting: Mountain ManMeanwhile, the pirates will continue to download the DRM free offline version and won't have to put up with any of the nonsense paying customers are subjected to.

The amount of hoops you are forced to jump through as a modern gamer keeps baffling me. It is a sign that these companies couldn’t care less about the troubles their customers have to go through as soon as the credit card details landed in the inbox.

- ‘Won’t anyone think of the customers, please?’
- ‘No, we only care for what’s inside their wallets!’

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Quoting: poiuzYou genralize in your comment about "modern" gamer but base all on issues specific to Linux gamer. I was telling you, your comment makes no sense because these issues do not exist on Windows, i.e. for the developer's customers. There's nothing to charge the developers for because they provide suppport themselves.

You are doing the same mistake again. You are seeing words that aren’t there. Show me where I write about issues. I wrote about hoops modern gamers have to jump through.
‘Hoops’ and ‘issues’ are different words, don’t you agree?

I’m done. You are constantly putting words in my mouth and arguing with straw man arguments. It was a mistake to engage with such a troll that you are.
Good day

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Quoting: PenglingI think I prefer this AI-written movie...

Meh… I think I prefer Sump’n Claus ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: TheSHEEEPYou could basically let AI write the entire play at this point.

From soulless corporate leaving blabla to soulless corporate replacement blabla and generic corporate statement as glue between those event.
Nobody would notice if any of those things were or were not written by a human being, as everything is just meaningless platitudes anyway.

Technically, we don't know for sure that isn't how it was done.

Wait… is this some kind of grotesque Turing test?

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Quoting: poiuz

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: poiuz

Quoting: benstor214The amount of hoops you are forced to jump through as a modern gamer keeps baffling me. It is a sign that these companies couldn’t care less about the troubles their customers have to go through as soon as the credit card details landed in the inbox.

You're Valve's customer. Your system is not supported by many developers. Why would you expect anything at all?

I don't think we're talking about issues that are specific to Linux, though? Everyone hates all the launchers and shit.

Yes we are. Direct customers of game developers (Windows users) can expect direct support. That's why updates get tested & have less breakage. These problems are Proton specific & Valve's responsibility.

I wrote modern gamer, you read linux gamer. And then you went on claiming to know exactly[1] what I meant with modern - that you read as linux. :dizzy:

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyI don't think we're talking about issues that are specific to Linux, though? Everyone hates all the launchers and shit.

Yes we are.

What really stupefies me though, is how obnoxious you were to Purple Library Guy while being completely wrong. Somehow you interpretated the word linux - which I didn't write - into the word modern - which I actually wrote...
Maybe you could polish your reading comprehension skills? And while you're at it, you could learn some manners, too.

It may be true that Sweeney published a few more games than me (Who knows? On the internet, no-one knows you are a meerkat after all.), but that doesn't mean that I (shall) take his word for gospel. :smile:

Quoting: denyasisProton isn't an extra anymore, it's a committed part of their business practice. I'm glad to have it and, as a customer, I expect it to continue to get that support.

After a bit of reflection, I think you're right. Put Proton on the list of things why I don't mind Valve taking a 30%-cut. :wink:

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Quoting: denyasisIf you're taking that much from a dev that did 100% of the work making a game as a cost for a sales platform, you better be doing something much more that processing credit card payments and running an E-stote.

The 30%-cut was established for decades, including the storefronts on consoles. It's only after Tim Sweeney started pushing this false narrative of 30 percent being 'too much', that the cut gets this undeserved scrutiny.

You know very well the 30% cut is not for Proton - Proton is an extra. Or did I miss Microsoft and Sony developing compatibilty layers for various operating systems???

Quoting: rustybroomhandleI am sure you know this and just making bad faith arguments to be edgy.

Yeah...

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Quoting: CatKillerThat's a lot of work fixing other people's bullshit launchers.

Valve should charge them! :woot:

The amount of hoops you are forced to jump through as a modern gamer keeps baffling me. It is a sign that these companies couldn’t care less about the troubles their customers have to go through as soon as the credit card details landed in the inbox.

- ‘Won’t anyone think of the customers, please?’
- ‘No, we only care for what’s inside their wallets!’

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