most annoying thing about steam?

[Cowabungaa]

I think, at least in some cases, it has something to do with changing payment methods or the card you use. I'm not sure because it hasn't happened to me personally.

That's odd. I wonder how those cases have been solved then. If they're obviously based on a misunderstanding you'd reckon they'd fix it.

There isn't really much I can elaborate on. I would try and play a game and I would get a message stating that I couldn't and to try again later, no reason why. I think a couple of other people have mentioned this in the thread as well, so it isn't an isolated incident. It isn't something that would happen often (I could probably count the number of times it happened to me on one hand, although I didn't use Steam for very long) but being told you can't play the games you paid for, for an unknown reason, is particularly irritating.

Odd indeed, I reckon the fact that have no idea what's going on is even more irritating. Games don't work more often, but usually you know why.

I wonder though, how long is this ago? Steam has changed a lot the past few years, maybe it's a stability thing they've mostly fixed by now.

I can see how both of those things don't put Steam in the most positive of lights, but seeing how often they happen and how easily some of them are solved (Steam support lists quite a number of solutions for the Unavailable error) I wouldn't say they're that problematic. And heej, if you can get Just Cause 2 for 6,25...yeah my mind is quickly made up. Once a Dutchie, always a Dutchie (us being cheap as fuck and all).

 

[GiantRaven]

I wonder though, how long is this ago? Steam has changed a lot the past few years, maybe it's a stability thing they've mostly fixed by now.

Within the last year/few months. It wasn't that long ago when I first tried using Steam.

I can see how both of those things don't put Steam in the most positive of lights, but seeing how often they happen and how easily some of them are solved (Steam support lists quite a number of solutions for the Unavailable error) I wouldn't say they're that problematic. And heej, if you can get Just Cause 2 for 6,25...yeah my mind is quickly made up. Once a Dutchie, always a Dutchie (us being cheap as fuck and all).

I can definitely see the positive aspects and, with a little tweaking on the things I don't like about it, I would be more than happy to use it but I guess it just isn't really for me in it's current state.

 

[fierydemise]

And the most irritating one...

Fanboys who will argue forever that Steam is an acceptable form of DRM.

Simple question, what would you consider an acceptable form or DRM?

 

[Engarde]

Offline mode requires an internet connection.

If I may, as crass as it can be, I shall award myself a /thread.

Good day. *tips hat*

Not true. I've used Offline Mode plenty of times without an internet connection.

Well, at least for me, if I type in my login and hit offline mode, it then says 'this action cannot be completed while steam is in offline mode...' I guess it is just me then.

 

[baddude1337]

From my experience, VERY glitchy at times. One time I logged in after about a year, after downloading a seemingly endless amount of updates, it seem to 'misplace' my game licences and I couldn't play anything. Fortunately at this point I only had Half Life 2: GOTY on there so I could just send a picture of my serial key..but still it was damn annoying.

 

[enlargedhousecat]

the overlay either never stays on the screen or never gets off the screen

 

[Ekit]

They rarely update the localization files.