Canada is one of the most boring countries. No real wars to speak of like Germany, no glorious culture history like Greece. Hell, even Australia has more going for it, being founded by convicts and all.
Mar 22, 2014
by
trachy
I've come to the conclusion that Valve is actually a pretty bad company. A controversial opinion to be sure, but one that is not without warrant.
For one thing, Half Life 3. Infamous in the gaming scene for the fact that it is a title that many people want, but which Valve has not given any information for. It has been what, nine years? And it seems like they aren't even bothering to develop the game, which is something I find distasteful since the story is unfinished.
Corruption among the rank of moderators on the Steam forums. They'd do anything to maintain the status quo and keep their power, even at the detriment to the users. Locking posts randomly, and not giving an explanation. As a moderator I am disgusted.
The Game Hubs can end up being basically advertisement centers for the game. Developers have full control over their Game Hub, and can ban users at leisure, with no restrictions placed on them. While most developers do not do this, some do, the most obvious instance being that of Derek Smart. And while I find Smart deplorable, I find the system that allows for such abuse to be even worse. There is no way to even stop this, as if you send a support ticket to Valve, they then say that you have to appeal your case on the developer's website. You know, the same developers who are abusing their powers in the first place.
It should also be mentioned that Valve screwed up with tagging a game. Only positive things can be said about the game in tags for one. If Beautiful is allowed, why not Ugly. Hypocrisy. Also, they banned the iOS, mobile, mobile port, and port tags. You know, tags that ARE ACTUALLY USEFUL TO THE CONSUMER.
Promotion of the "paid alpha". Before Valve started their Early Access program, you saw very few of these. But now, even AAA devs are using them.
No QA. Lot's of broken games are being released on Steam. While the publishers are to blame for this, Steam's horrible refund policy causes this to become a permanent problem, rather than a minor inconvenience.
Domination of the PC market. I would boycott Steam, but in doing so I basically cut myself off from being able to play most PC games.
DRM. You know Origin? The thing everybody hates? Wouldn't exist without Steam.
So Valve is in my eyes actually a very poor company that doesn't care a damn about customer support. Screw them.
Mar 22, 2014
by
trachy
