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Steam is 'an unsafe place for teens and young adults': US senator warns Gabe Newell of 'more intense scrutiny' from the government if Valve doesn't take action against extremist content (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

What has Valve done right?

  • Proton
  • Steam
  • Steam deck
  • Steam market (the place to sell underpriced skins for small amounts of money) What has Valve done wrong?
  • Loot boxes
  • Moderation (it is impossible)
  • Their anti-cheat (Swiss cheese of anti-cheats, >!EAC and BattlEye are better!<)

Overall, I prefer Valve and Steam over a Chinese holding firm that almost has the monopoly over the gaming industry and the company with a black logo that has a close-minded CEO and Sweeney'd to Tencent.

[โ€“] sugar_in_your_tea 3 points 1 day ago

Their anti-cheat

Honestly, this seams a bit unfair. My understanding is that VAC is free or very inexpensive and pretty decent, while other options are potentially better for some cases and more expensive. Valve making a reasonable anti-cheat available is a good thing IMO.

So it existing is a good thing, it just may be the wrong fit for a given game (e.g. more popular games probably need a more intense anti-cheat).

If a game isn't detecting cheaters well enough, blame the game, not the anti-cheat system it uses.

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