Steam & Launcher Poll + Discussion
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Re: Steam & Launcher Poll + Discussion
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Just an idea, might still be more work so i do not know if it helps
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Ferrer wrote:I'm sorry but while I am a petrolhead I'm not very proficient with computers.
What would the change to Steam mean compared to today's straightforward (to me) approach?
Can someone enlighten me?
It'd be similarly straightforward, instead of installing the Automation launcher you'd install the Steam client and there would be a button in there to launch Automation. Patches would happen automatically with no input from you as long as Steam was open. That's really all that's much different.
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hillybilly wrote:I voted for the third option since i do not use steam and would not want to open up an account over there.
Out of interest, why would you not want to open an account there? Quite a few people seem less willing to create a Steam account than an Automation account and I'd like to know why.
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gt1cooper wrote:Most likely it is not steam vs automation but one vs two accounts.
Oh, but if we were pure Steam, you wouldn't even need an Automation account anymore :
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I know this might be besides the point, but remember its little sub-launcher in steam? And you could select mods, ect? Maybe do that, have the updates be via steam but retain the current launcher? Idk might make more people happy?
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Conza89 wrote: Maybe do that, have the updates be via steam but retain the current launcher? Idk might make more people happy?
It seems the folks who dislike the idea of steam, dislike it because they don't want to have to have any dealings with steam at all though.
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Daffyflyer wrote:hillybilly wrote:I voted for the third option since i do not use steam and would not want to open up an account over there.
Out of interest, why would you not want to open an account there? Quite a few people seem less willing to create a Steam account than an Automation account and I'd like to know why.
1. Customer support is terrible.
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8& ... port+sucks
2. The program itself is rather annoying. No matter how many times I disable the feature to start on boot, it does anyway.
3. I don't need "social media" type features for my gaming. I just want to play! I don't want to have a profile tracking my progress and sharing my stats.
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Dwarden20 wrote:I've had very bad luck with steam
I'd also like to know more details about what bad luck you've had with it. I'm having difficulty understanding what the major difficulties people are having are.
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Option 2: Convert ALL keys to Steam and focus on that platform.
Steam. It's a great platform. It will greatly extend the market reach of the game too.
Keep up the fantastic work. Can't wait for early access and the full release.
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Daffyflyer wrote:Dwarden20 wrote:I've had very bad luck with steam
I'd also like to know more details about what bad luck you've had with it. I'm having difficulty understanding what the major difficulties people are having are.
Dwarden20 wrote:Daffyflyer wrote:
Out of interest, why would you not want to open an account there? Quite a few people seem less willing to create a Steam account than an Automation account and I'd like to know why.
1. Customer support is terrible.
https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8& ... port+sucks
2. The program itself is rather annoying. No matter how many times I disable the feature to start on boot, it does anyway.
You want me to elaborate on both?
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