I haven't really been looking at Steam itself much lately, just playing my games. But what I've noticed is that it used to be, if I double-click a game icon to start a game, Steam would start up, but just in the background--it would stay minimized. Now Steam starts up for real, you get a window and that sub-window telling you about events or sales or what. I don't have to get rid of them before I start playing my game, but I don't like clutter so I do. It's not a real problem but it's mildly annoying.

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Quoting: fabertaweI really like the notes and browser in-game, it just came in very handy trying to work out how to do something while playing. Much better than quitting, looking it up, restarting etc.

For a lot of games, wouldn't alt-tab work for that?

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Quoteand at the same time updating the older version of the diesel engine that PAYDAY 2 for Linux was using

I see their problem! Obviously, Diesel isn't going to be compatible with Steam!

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Quoting: SolarwingThis destroys competition very effectively. I'm smelling something bad here. Who'll get benefit here? Other bigger games studios. I wouldn't be surprised that this was meant to be from the beginning....

Doubt it. I mean, which is worse for competition, Embracer Group having to stop its takeovers and axe some studios now, or Embracer Group keeping on for a few more years of grabbing every indie in sight? And it may be good for some other big studios if Embracer Group falters (maybe--or maybe they're fine with fewer indies), but how do the top Embracer Group people make any money from that? Maybe someone like MS persuaded Embracer's backer to back out, but that's not a "planned from the beginning" thing.

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Quoting: Ivancillo

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: Ivancillo

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: IvancilloI’m not rich, and had to save many months until I could purchase it second hand.
When you have a hobby or a passion is usual you invest more money than you should.

In many gaming sites one could see in the user profiles descriptions of gaming rigs worth various thousand of euros.

Sorry if I don’t feel guilty for sharing a pic of my camera.

I don't think any of the reactions was meant to make you feel bad.

Do have fun with your hobby!

Hello.

I follow this site since many years and do like to read your comments.

I'm not an English speaker, and could loose things in conversation.
But I find Lefl's comment as recriminative.

And I don't think I posted anything to annoy him (her?) and the rest who upvoted that comment.
So I (try to) explained myself.

Thanks for being reassuring.

We read!

Well, I think your original post did feel like you were saying "Anyone who likes games like this is an idiot who should be doing live camera work instead", and anyone who does like games like this might have been miffed by that.

Inviting people to experience other things the interlocutor thinks are good (may think the others would enjoy) it's not the same as insulting them for what they are doing now.

You said "better" to do the real outdoor camera thing. Not just that you would prefer it, but that it is better. If one thing is "better", the other thing is "worse". I'm just saying, that's probably why some people didn't take the comment well, even if that wasn't your intent.

If anything, I took the "just flaunting your equipment" comment as trying to defuse the situation by somewhat jokingly saying you weren't really meaning to slag on people who might like the game, you just wanted to show your cool stuff.

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: Purple Library Guy

Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: Purple Library GuyDepends what you mean. In the sense that it's a bug rather than a feature, sure. Or, in the sense that it's not "intended", OK.
In the sense that a "feature of X" is something that inevitably goes with it . . . yeah, it's a feature of capitalism.

That's like saying that traffic accidents are a "feature" of automobiles.

They are. Introducing the automobile is introducing the traffic accident.

You apparently define the term "feature" so broadly that literally anything can be considered a feature.

I already went over the definition issue in my first comment about that. Personally, I usually read someone's whole post before I start arguing with it, especially if it's just three lines long.

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Quoting: Ivancillo

Quoting: Eike

Quoting: IvancilloI’m not rich, and had to save many months until I could purchase it second hand.
When you have a hobby or a passion is usual you invest more money than you should.

In many gaming sites one could see in the user profiles descriptions of gaming rigs worth various thousand of euros.

Sorry if I don’t feel guilty for sharing a pic of my camera.

I don't think any of the reactions was meant to make you feel bad.

Do have fun with your hobby!

Hello.

I follow this site since many years and do like to read your comments.

I'm not an English speaker, and could loose things in conversation.
But I find Lefl's comment as recriminative.

And I don't think I posted anything to annoy him (her?) and the rest who upvoted that comment.
So I (try to) explained myself.

Thanks for being reassuring.

We read!

Well, I think your original post did feel like you were saying "Anyone who likes games like this is an idiot who should be doing live camera work instead", and anyone who does like games like this might have been miffed by that.

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: Purple Library GuyDepends what you mean. In the sense that it's a bug rather than a feature, sure. Or, in the sense that it's not "intended", OK.
In the sense that a "feature of X" is something that inevitably goes with it . . . yeah, it's a feature of capitalism.

That's like saying that traffic accidents are a "feature" of automobiles.

They are. Introducing the automobile is introducing the traffic accident.

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It's probably a good game, and I appreciate the way the game makes it clear in the description that it is probably not for me.

QuoteYou will learn that in this world being selfish and heartless is the only way to survive

isn't really my thing even in a game, so I'm glad they warn about it.

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Quoting: Mountain Man

Quoting: Arehandoro

Quoting: denyasis

Quoting: Purple Library GuyFrankly, this kind of sounds like their buyouts were leveraged from the start

Well yeah, that's how, was far as I know, almost every industry works... On credit.

When I worked in construction, our company owner would joke "The entire industry would freeze if any one actually tried to collect their bills!!"

Even small business do the same. A deli owner friend of mine remarked how he didn't turn a profit for his first 5 years and how that was the average for his industry/region. That's 5 years with everything on credit and even if he did make some profit, the debt is still there.

I'm some cases, paying off debts is considered a waste of money as you get higher yields investing that money vs the savings from paying early (or at all), especially in during our past decade where interest rates were low.

Of course, that can bite people and companies when expected investments fall apart, as it seems to have done here.

Lovely capitalism.

People being irresponsible with finances (and, yes, taking out huge loans that you can't easily repay is irresponsible) is not a feature of capitalism.

Depends what you mean. In the sense that it's a bug rather than a feature, sure. Or, in the sense that it's not "intended", OK.
In the sense that a "feature of X" is something that inevitably goes with it . . . yeah, it's a feature of capitalism.

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