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Steam | 02.2016 - Orangeade

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I'm not talking aesthetically here. Trackpads look gimmicky, the placement of the face buttons doesn't look right and it's proprietary to Steam.

Gimmicky is such an easy word to use about things that are different :).

I can say that least for Civ V that the pads aren't gimmicky, but something that works very well.
 

Vuze

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Hm, all this Steam Controller talk. I should try it out sometime, my brother pre-ordered one but doesn't use it, like, at all because he's more into KBM.
 

Dr Dogg

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THE STEAM CONTROLLER IS THE MOST INNOVATIVE CONTROLLER I'VE USED IN YEARS!

Speaking of controllers thanks for the dpad favs folks. Guess I got some eBay scourging to do, then some disassembly and all will be revealed!
 

gelf

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If I had to guess, I'd say that what makes so many people instantly assume the Steam Controller's trackpad is terrible is that they see the word "trackpad" and instantly think of laptops.

I'll admit it does put me off, and it's why I'll need to try before I buy. There isn't a single touch controlled device I've ever liked using for extended periods.
 

Sch1sm

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Can I get a link to the Discord server that I've heard about?

Email Tag.

I think that link works for at least another 4h30m, as well, so if there's anyone else who wants in, you can use the same one - unlimited uses to it.

It just serves to show us how ancient Steam's comm system is.
 
Hey Dogg, I don't want to get ahead of myself, but Marcus Rashford is the greatest footballer who ever lived.

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data

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Could you delightful peeps take a screenshot of your Steam categories, I'm trying to organize my Steam library and am in need of inspiration
 
Wait, people actually like the Steam controller? That thing looks just awful.

Since I got mine it's been my go-to controller in pretty much every game from FPSs to RPGs to puzzle games. Never understood the "oh it requires so much tinkering" claim as it has worked from out of the box for every game so far for me. But the best thing about it is that I don't have to settle for working out of the box, I can actually make pretty much all experiences even better by customizing the shit out of it if I want to. That one tweak like putting the jump button on the handle which improves the playability by hundred-factor is so-good.png.

If I had to give some negatives they aren't about the controller itself but about the software which is still quite hit and a miss (such as not loading the correct config until restarting the controller and trying again). However those are just small, uncommon things.
 

Sch1sm

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Could you delightful peeps take a screenshot of your Steam categories, I'm trying to organize my Steam library and am in need of inspiration

Finished, Early Access, and Focus are the only three I have outside of the default category.
 

Geist-

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Email Tag.

I think that link works for at least another 4h30m, as well, so if there's anyone else who wants in, you can use the same one - unlimited uses to it.

It just serves to show us how ancient Steam's comm system is.

Thanks for the link. Just to confirm, this is the Neogaf Steam Discord server right?
 

Sch1sm

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Thanks for the link. Just to confirm, this is the Neogaf Steam Discord server right?

Yeah, it is the SteamGAF Discord server - thank Ayumi, Se7en, and then thank CheesecakeRecipe for spawning the original chat to start with.

E: I don't have games I don't intend on playing because I went through support and deleted them all, Madridista. ;)
 

data

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Finished, Early Access, and Focus are the only three I have outside of the default category.


Since this is SteamGAF, I'm going to assume you guys have more games than I do (502), how do you manage to comfortably find games with only 3 categories?

E: Oh right, SteamGAF doesn't play games. Never mind.

E²: How the fuck do I get rid of the Steam VR categroy though? It's so annoying and icky and the only game I have under it is Mind: Path to blah blah
 

Dr Dogg

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Hey Dogg, I don't want to get ahead of myself, but Marcus Rashford is the greatest footballer who ever lived.

Well while Pele is still often called the greatest footballer ever, although stats will probably favour Messi (even though it's totally Ronaldo who's the best), neither of them could score a goal like Rashford's seccond. I don't think I've even seen Messi head the ball with his eyes open.
 

Pachimari

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Since this is SteamGAF, I'm going to assume you guys have more games than I do (502), how do you manage to comfortably find games with only 3 categories?

E: Oh right, SteamGAF doesn't play games. Never mind.
Scroll through the list or use the search bar?
 

abracadaver

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Sch1sm

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Since this is SteamGAF, I'm going to assume you guys have more games than I do (502), how do you manage to comfortably find games with only 3 categories?

E: Oh right, SteamGAF doesn't play games. Never mind.

E²: How the fuck do I get rid of the Steam VR categroy though? It's so annoying and icky and the only game I have under it is Mind: Path to blah blah

I only have about 260~ games, pretty sure. If I have a title in mind, the search function within the library works rather than scrolling. If I'm looking genre wise, I just go through regular steam search and define to x and x genre and look through what's green because I've already lost my categories once. I used to have it set up like Hektor does, but I can hardly maintain it - plus, the concept of multi-genre titles started to bother me a lot.

You can't get rid of that category, ha.

E: ALIEN ISOLATION WAS MY 2014 GOTY AND WHOEVER WINS IT IN THIS GIVEAWAY BEST PLAY IT TO THE END.
 

Stallion Free

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I haven't had to make any adjustments to this set in quite a while. Anything that will never get played is either hidden or permanently removed from the games list.

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I sort my games according to Dev/Pub (whichever is more recognizable to you, choose that)

And then there's a separate category for games I need to continue, games I will start next and the trash pile 8)
 
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