Valve Discusses Charging Customers Based on Popularity

[Raddra]

In theory I like the idea.. in practice though, it would be abused by the community.

 

[DethKid]

It may have to come down to a large moderator community policing games.

Perhaps gamers that reach a certain level of "good" can be promoted to being moderators with additional perks coming with the role

its definately not a perfect system..

but i think having the possibilty to cut out bad behaviour and encourage sportmanship is definately worth more investigation and experimentation.

 

[Jacksaw Jack]

Just make sure all games have a 'mute all except friends' box to check and I'm good. Shouldn't have to waste any time at any point of match muting annoyances.
I haven't bother playing online in the last few months cause it literally became a chore to mute all the obnoxious bastards. Maybe it's just the area I'm in (USA), but I always get dropped into games with K/D ranting, glitch abusing, shit talking little mongrels.

 

[Mark Bunnett]

this is quite possibly the worst idea ever. if you honestly cant handle someone calling you a mean name or trolling than maybe you should just read a book because at least it wont call you names. i think its all in the spirit of competition and if anything should work the other way, where a service without trolls etc should cost more oh and all the weapons will be replaced with cups of tea and various sandwichs cause anyone who thinks this is a good idea is definately a girl.

 

[Sinclair Solutions]

Boy, Gaben truly does love to troll.

 

[Torrasque]

This sounds like a good system, but surely this would become griefed. What happens if I happen to have a really crappy connection and then I drop out a bunch of times. I don't want other people to have to pay extra for other games.

Or if it was like a reporting system where you report a person being really offensive. That'd just end up being misused all the time...

But it's an interesting concept. I'd love to see where it goes and how this idea develops.

Exactly my thought.
Its kind of like the like/dislike function on xbox where you can like a person and be more likely to play with them, or dislike them (have to provide a reason) to not play with them.

As much as that system should work, I very very rarely play again with people I rate up, and people I rate down usually get "doesn't know how to play" or "unfamiliar with game" because they are quickscoping, teabagging, or just being a general bad person.

I don't doubt Valve has the resources to make this work, but I am still very sceptical as to how effectively it would be carried out.

 

[Bobbity]

Definitely interesting, but I think that there's just too much room for abuse and misuse of this system.

Maybe small discounts and penalties +/-$10, or something of the sort, but even then, you'd have to be bloody careful.

Even so, I definitely like the idea.

 

[Sofus]

The only change I can see, is less people using the steam forums. I would most likely not be using the steam forum to bash a developer when they release a game with StarForce.

I actually perfere when people are being honest. If a person is rude, I can either ignore and/or kick them or leave.

Then again I mostly only play CSS, specifically on servers where I know and/or am admin myself.

 

[captaincabbage]

How is that more broken than the payment systems we have now? What if someone doesn't play online (it can happen!), or just doesn't have many friends or something?

Also, why the hell do they think they should be in the position to judge people at all? I think it's perfectly fine buying games based on what they're worth, as opposed to assigning people values. I think that's just a bit fucked up.

 

[FireCoroner]

... People are either taking this seriously, or they are very good at pretending.

So, what you're saying is that people are either lying or telling the truth?
Is there a third option that I'm unaware of?

 

[Realitycrash]

This has to be a joke.

 

[willsham45]

It sounds like a great way to clean up the community
And it is valve so you know it is not going to be harsh and should work quite nicly

 

[Fullmetalfox]

Turning games into a popularity contest is a bad idea. Not to mention that this kind of thing could be used against good people. People can be petty and one can never see all the lose ends. If Gabe Newell thinks he can play god and judge people, then he wouldn't get any more money from me. I would drop PC gaming for good.

 

[88chaz88]

As if this system can't be abused to hell...

 

[OutforEC]

My main objection is that it seems to reward community/multiplayer-based gamers, whilst individualists who prize each game as a separate experience are ignored.

I'm a massive Valve fan who has bought practically every Valve game since 1999, sometimes on multiple consoles. But I have no interest in multiplayer games at all.

Why should all those people who can potentially circle-jerk their way through their 'friends' list (in reality: 'people I shot at once on a TF2 map') get a free ride, whilst hardcore 'solo' gamers are penalised.

Yet another example of Valve's 'abandonment' of the single-player experience. I love you Valve, but you piss me off sometimes.

If someone only plays single player, why do they even begin to care about how much someone else pays for a game, and how would they even find out at that? Not singling you out intentionally, but I see this complaint a lot and never have figured out why people get upset over someone else getting something that they don't, deservedly or otherwise.

 

[Ickorus]

Oh how I love you Valve.

And to people a bit iffy on it if they were to do this im willing to bet it would be a reward system rather than a report one, someone is nice and is helping out others then you click the 'good player' box and their prices go down, if they aren't nice people others don't click the box and their prices stay high.

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

A hundred dollars for voice? Come now Gabe. Aren't we being a little silly?

Jerks should have to pay 200.

 

[Ellen of Kitten]

Oh how I love you Valve.

And to people a bit iffy on it if they were to do this im willing to bet it would be a reward system rather than a report one, someone is nice and is helping out others then you click the 'good player' box and their prices go down, if they aren't nice people others don't click the box and their prices stay high.

That would be good... until clans use that to advance themselves and bone others.