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[Nzyme32]

For me I don't even need tags for my library, just the ability to drag and drop into categories I create. If by "categories" they do tagging, then fine. But typing in tags for each game based on what tags I want to use is no better than the plodding manual process they currently have.

Yeah, I agree. Especially since a system for categorisation exists but is not implemented well enough yet. I imagine they will allow personal tags and a filter to list by those tags and arrange them in an order that is meaningful to you... or perhaps that's wishful thinking. We'll have to wait some more

 

[Nzyme32]

I can't wait to sift through the "shit" tag.

No swear words allowed. I'd guess "Big Poopy" it is then

 

[ghst]

i imagine this will start off as a rascal's paradise and fairly useless, but should it stabilise, the result will be valve having the blueprint for something resembling the last.fm of gaming built in to the itunes of gaming.

a scary thing indeed.

 

[ColonelColon]

I feel like you should be able to downvote tags that you don't like, in addition to upvoting.

 

[SeventhSon]

Gone Home and Dear Esther populating the "Not a Game" tag.

 

[Starviper]

Lol @ Dark Souls getting the "Casual" tag. That got me good.

 

[marrec]

No swear words allowed. I'd guess "Big Poopy" it is then

Well shit.

Binding of Isaac is the best "poop" game, seriously though.

 

[Artadius]

Every game needs to be tagged Not Half-Life 3

 

[Mr. Poolman]

How will Bad Rats be tagged?

EDIT:
Goddammit

 

[someguyinahat]

Gone Home and Dear Esther populating the "Not a Game" tag.

So it's working effectively, then?

 

[ShowDog]

Ugh, this shit is why PC gaming is scary to some people (amongst other reasons). To organize my games better, I need to research and download third party applications? Come on, Steam should have a much better way to organize/categorize my games at this point, it's like a decade old and it's laughably bad right now.

No, to organize your games better you can download a third party application. Whereas if I want to see what games I own on my 20gb 360 I need to delve into system options, account info, purchases list and sort through all my demo downloads and dlc to see which games I actually own. And I can't do shit about it unless I want to invest in additional proprietary drives.

I think we should all tag Hl2:Ep2 with "Shenmue 2". As in 3 is never coming.

 

[TP]

nice

 

[FloatOn]

damn straight

 

[Phades]

Hmm, some INTERESTING results...

 

[Semblance]

Dota 2's already been tagged with cyka, right

 

[jabuseika]

Aside from all the bad tags and joke tags, here's a few good ones.

 

[inm8num2]

There should be away to vote out or eliminate shitty tags.

 

[Uthred]

Am I missing it or is it only possible to browse tags rather than search them?

 

[Valnen]

There should be away to vote out or eliminate shitty tags.

Dark Souls should keep the casual tag though. That's amazing.

 

[nded]

Ugh, this shit is why PC gaming is scary to some people (amongst other reasons). To organize my games better, I need to research and download third party applications? Come on, Steam should have a much better way to organize/categorize my games at this point, it's like a decade old and it's laughably bad right now.

Organizing my downloadable games and redownloading them on my PS3 is a nightmare compared to regular old Steam, and I don't even have the option to download something to make it better. I haven't spent much time with the Xboxes, so I'm just going to assume those have perfectly comprehensive, customizable organization options.

 

[Caesar III]

There should be away to vote out or eliminate shitty tags.

The feature started today. I think it will heal itself. By upvoting good ones you do downvote bad ones as well. Not as a direct downvote but still.

Let's see

 

[Malreyn]

There should be away to vote out or eliminate shitty tags.

I think there needs to be some sort of moderation on the tags. I mean, what's stopping people from tagging games like "Hero dies at the end?"

 

[Gnub]

Rust going to get the coveted penis tag?

 

[Card Boy]

How the fuck is Defense Grid a Metroidvania? or Lords of Shadow for that matter.

 

[MNC]

I want both the funny tags, and the good tags like the buyer's beware one!

 

[Drkirby]

Aside from all the bad tags and joke tags, here's a few good ones.

Why is Defense Grid marked as a Metroidvania?

 

[Valnen]

I like the "NOT BAYONETTA" tag under DMC4.

 

[FStop7]

Fake Chemistry is my new favorite genre, followed closely by Procedural Death Labyrinth

Have you seen them in concert? The mosh pit's so intense.

 

[Anoregon]

CUHRAYZEE

 

[Stallion Free]

Castlevania LOS is not really a metroidvania. I mean you have to really stretch to pretend its one.

 

[MNC]

It's not Metroidvania, but it is a form of vania!

 

[Card Boy]

It's not Metroidvania, but it is a form of vania!

exactly what i was gonna post. Only thing it has in common with a Metroidvania is the vania in the title. Its a God of War clone to its very core.

 

[The Bankslammer]

I like the "NOT BAYONETTA" tag under DMC4.

glad to see that the "the time has come and so have i" tag has already been taken care of

 

[Cizeta-Moroder]

Hmm
Believe: Dota 2

 

[Gazoinks]

Best tags yet.

#YOLO needs to be what we use for roguelikes.

 

[Stephen_drewz]

Great. Now let me change my Steam login from my old email address, you charlatans.

This.

 

[inm8num2]

The feature started today. I think it will heal itself. By upvoting good ones you do downvote bad ones as well. Not as a direct downvote but still.

Let's see

Yea I know. I posted in the Steam thread that the community usually self-corrects these things.

I think there needs to be some sort of moderation on the tags. I mean, what's stopping people from tagging games like "Hero dies at the end?"

I think Steam probably intends the users to moderate, but still I think a simple "report" function on tags would suffice. Enough people report something and it gets reviewed and possibly removed.

 

[jabuseika]

Why is Defense Grid marked as a Metroidvania?

It doesn't appear under the Metroidvania list anymore, even though someone tagged it.

 

[Dryk]

Flappy Bird with papers XD

 

[Delusibeta]

Yup, that's an accurate description of that game.

 

[oneils]

Pretty cool. Here is what I get when I look for "open world" games:

http://store.steampowered.com/tag/en/Open World/

 

[Valnen]

How many people have to add a tag for it to show up on the popular tag list for a game? I added "Boulder Punching Simulator" to RE5.

 

[Kagami]

Don't tell 4chan

Too late.

 

[Drkirby]

Valve needs an option to let users veto tags.

 

[DocSeuss]

Q. What if I don't agree with a tag that has become popular for my game?
A. Tags can be a good indicator of when there is a mismatch between how you perceive your game, and how your game is perceived by customers. Often this is simply because there is some piece of information regarding the game that customers feel is missing from the store page.

"Deal with it"

Seriously, if 4Chan starts bombing a game it doesn't like with bad tags, what can people do?

 

[Valnen]

"Deal with it"

That essentially seems to be the answer. Like Steam gives no fucks about pissing off devs with this. I'm already seeing games get shit tags that don't deserve it, like Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 has a "Bad" tag.

 

[Phrozenflame500]

Some of these DOTA tags are quite something.

I can tell this is just going to end up being a way to spread injokes about the game in question.

Not like that's a bad thing.

Probably my favourite tag so far is "Not Metal Gear Rising" for DMC: Devil May Cry.

 

[Zeeman]

Pac-Man DX has the best tag:

Procedural Death Labyrinth

 

[Rubius]

Uh... what.

I'm cool with YOLO being a tag, but it has to at least have some manner of consistency!

YOLO :You Oughta Look Out

 

[Rubius]

"Deal with it"

Seriously, if 4Chan starts bombing a game it doesn't like with bad tags, what can people do?

The "Only tag games you own" and the fact that you might get banned from Tagging if you tag inappropriate things I think.
4chan is really not the only guys who do that kind of things.