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STEAM | September II 2014 - Ride the Lightning
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I was redeeming Tropico 3, and then I saw I have some spare keys in Humble 
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That seems to be a chronic problem with all internet recommendation systems, Amazon's is particularly prone to it.
lashman
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That's true, but at least on Amazon when it recommends a game based on my viewing history, I can tell it to "stop using for recommendations." I can also edit my viewing history, if I end up looking at a bunch of things that I know are going to screw up my recommendations.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Nooooooo thank you to that NeoGaf curated list.
I'd be more interested in getting rid of the huge "queue" box. It takes up way too much space for what is essentially just a glorified link.
I'd be more interested in getting rid of the huge "queue" box. It takes up way too much space for what is essentially just a glorified link.
It's been spitting games at me that have nothing to do with anything in my library, though?
It's all "oh this is 'popular', here's a F2P thing" and "people are buying this, you want it, right?"
TC McQueen
Member
This, so goddamn much. I accidentally clicked on a game while trying to see if there were options for part of the store page, now it's affecting my recommendations. Also, Civ: Beyond Earth keeps showing up on the recommended list after I've already added it to my wish list.
I edited the main store, hid a few content blocks and made it wider. Only problem is that the endless scrolling script doesn't play nice and makes the page freeze a bit on first scroll. No idea what to do about that, oh well. It's not perfect but it's the way I like the page.
SteveWinwood
Member
Nooooooo thank you to that NeoGaf curated list.
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4626771
Toma started curating this one if you want good games recommended
This looks pretty good.
Captainbojanglesiii
Banned
Sorry, I don't know if this is the wrong thread, but how does one get into the NeoGAF Steam group?
only curator i'm following is indie megabooth, found em looking at the samurai gunn page, as it is exactly the kind of recommendations i am interested in, i'm looking for games i might not have heard of but that have some curation for quality that's not just a guy with an anime avatar and a meme in his name, if you've got any similar curators to follow, recommend em
PepsimanVsJoe
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I gave up on the recommendations thingie after the 10 games I flipped through weren't even close to matching up with my interests.
My long-lost grandmother who sent me Crystal's Pony Tale on the Genesis for my 17th birthday (didn't even own a Genesis anymore) could do a better job.
My long-lost grandmother who sent me Crystal's Pony Tale on the Genesis for my 17th birthday (didn't even own a Genesis anymore) could do a better job.
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Sugar Cube Bittersweet Factory --MB-9FC604E13A874D23- Taken by PandaPedinte
Montas --MB-30C0B72B6B707132- Taken by NightmareTrigger
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crimsonheadGCN
Banned
Yes, this was the big news.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
The games in the "Recommended For You" tab have been pretty good for me but the ones in the Discovery Queue have been pretty dire as well.
TC McQueen
Member
That's pretty damn good. Wish it could be implemented that way in the client.
I edited the main store, hid a few content blocks and made it wider. Only problem is that the endless scrolling script doesn't play nice and makes the page freeze a bit on first scroll. No idea what to do about that, oh well. It's not perfect but it's the way I like the page.
Beautiful
Efficient, readable, attractive, informative. That's UI design.
electroflame
Member
So, yeah, I did a curator group thing just to see how it works.
It actually kind of sucks, even for curators. I'll still probably throw recommendations up there, but it isn't as awesome as it's made out to be.
I did like doing this, though:
It actually kind of sucks, even for curators. I'll still probably throw recommendations up there, but it isn't as awesome as it's made out to be.
I did like doing this, though:
PandaPedinte
Member
Post the link to your profile page and someone will invite you.
PsychoSoldier
Banned
I wonder what they can do about unofficial groups popping up using the names of well-known people and groups acting as curators.
Thanks, it's just a few lines of modified css, figured I'd do it while waiting for jshackles' wizardry.
Maybe they should try more curation. Curation curates everything.
Made a list for Rely on Horror. There are a few with some humorous descriptions.
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856130
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856130
CrunchyFrog
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Neat, a whole platform from which I can spout how superior my taste in games is to everyone else in the world..
In all seriousness though I just red that 100 million active users bit. That's nuts, even if a good chunk are F2P4lifers or bots.
Neat, a whole platform from which I can spout how superior my taste in games is to everyone else in the world..
In all seriousness though I just red that 100 million active users bit. That's nuts, even if a good chunk are F2P4lifers or bots.
LurkerPrime
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Remove it.
Free us from the tyranny of the pink square, steamcommunity.com, and their automated recommendations.
-MD-
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Huge improvement, in my opinion. It could still use some work around the edges, of course, but the additional personalization and depth makes looking around so much more satisfying. A limited list of featured games, specials, and new and best selling titles, with the option to go deeper with the most basic search function ever (and with tags, I guess?), just didn't make for that compelling a shopping experience.
The UI is surprisingly well done, at least to the extent that it's not cumbersome at all. Implementing all the above changes could have easily resulted in something so much worse. It's a good sign, I think, how quickly I went from thinking "wait, what the hell is this?" to finding it legitimately enjoyable to browse. Good stuff all around.
The UI is surprisingly well done, at least to the extent that it's not cumbersome at all. Implementing all the above changes could have easily resulted in something so much worse. It's a good sign, I think, how quickly I went from thinking "wait, what the hell is this?" to finding it legitimately enjoyable to browse. Good stuff all around.
Implement some sort of identity verification system and add a "verified" icon next to the name (a star or checkmark or something) like Facebook does with legit celebrity pages?
Most of the shit on that page needs to be like 50% smaller. Too fucking big.
PandaPedinte
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Atraveller
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Jawmuncher
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Kurt Russell
Member
Some more stuff, there are some actually good games and some "meh" thingies.
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The Bridge --MB-04FC4B3E7119BB1B- Taken by FauX. 4 entrants total.
Dawn of Fantasy: Kingdom Wars --MB-B5F2D0DD0C7844E3- Taken by MillionStabs. 3 entrants total.
Terraria --MB-CD87033D38072F6D- Taken by Cozmogramma. 1 entrants total.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine --MB-475E1F04B45BFCCC- Taken by Alduin. 2 entrants total.
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derExperte
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Also, anyone have an opinion on Ironclad Tactics? I remember being interested when it was first released but it sort of fell off my radar. Looks like it's due for bundling but 75% off is a bit tempting.
Hard as nails and very reliant on luck. I played a few mission with The_Monk months ago which was great fun but we didn't come very far.
Intheflorsh
Banned
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4626771
Toma started curating this one if you want good games recommended
Much better. Thank you.
Eh, hard and also luck dependent seems like a recipe for frustration. Guess I'll just wait for a bundle then. Thanks for the info
spindoctor
Member
I think it's best to let a few days pass so that all the hilarious jokesters and meme artists can get the curator bug out of their system before we start taking it seriously.
Jawmuncher
Member
http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4626771
Toma started curating this one if you want good games recommended
This looks pretty good.
Gone Home
"Rarely do you find a story so well told, expertly voice acted and as well executed like in this game. Best of Indies 2013, see link."
Only took one game to keep me away.
For those that missed the System Shock 1 dev playthrough yesterday and have trouble with twitch's rather horrible player (Accoun?
I actually watched it, since I moved to my netbook for a while (it worked terribly though) and other video quality options appeared after some time (worked perfectly afterwards). But since it was late at night (I think I went to sleep at around 4 AM and they were still quite early?) I haven't seen all of it, leave alone the beginning. So, thanks. ;-)
LurkerPrime
Member
That's my exact percentage after 500 titles viewed.
I'm stopping now.
Don't be one of those. Gone Home is excellent.
I just wouldn't pay $20 on it.
Jawmuncher
Member
My biggest issue is I have a lot of stuff that I don't want to put as Bad but not important enough to put as follow.
I played was not a fan of it at all. Was glad I didn't pay 20 but that wasn't the issue.
I appreciated the story it tried to tell, but I sure don't think it did so masterfully. I think it gets a huge pass from the masses just because of the subject matter more than anything.
It was just ok in my book.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Hopefully like when tags were introduced.
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