Steam Just for You.

[79wjd]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/14478/?snr=1_550_552&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

 

Not only does steam discount like every game, now they shove all the games they know you'll like right in your face. 

 

Welp, I guess I have no more need for this 

It was nice knowing ya' pal.

[AHaskin14]

Very cool, i think the follow feature will be nice

[minimoose]

Steam has updated the front page!  It is designed to make it easier to find what you are looking for and to reduce the clutter created by the massive amounts of games on Steam which often times aren't really new games.

 

Features include:

 

Recommendations based one what game you own and play the most.  You can change this to what you like if they get it wrong.

 

Curators, which are reviewers you like and can follow as a way of finding games you like.  Your recommendations all across Steam will be affected by who you follow.

 

More powerful search functions

 

Filters are automatically applied to many categories when you view them based on what they think you'll like

 

A new feature is the Discovery Queue which is a list it will create for you of things that are popular and from there you can add it to your wishlist or say you aren't interested to further customize the queue it creates for you.

 

 

And the last amazing feature is that on the front page it now says "new to Steam" above the new games list, making it clear that the games aren't always brand new, and are just now getting onto Steam.

 

Interestingly these features are a lot like Totalbiscuit's video about the clutter on Steam

 

 

This is my first post of this kind, so I hope I did well

 

 

 

 

 

[aduman]

Yep, it's confirmed. Lord Gaben has a severe wallet fetish going on.

 

EDIT: Yaayy! 800 posts

[dlf]

It's so blue *insert song here*

[Damikiller37]

I like the design apart from the background on the website. It looks horribly pixelated, they could have just gone with a flat colour. Apart from that it looks refreshing.

[Brandonsr]

It doesn't really affect me. I know exactly what games I want to buy, so more games on the homepage wont cause me to buy anything that I would not have before.

[79wjd]

It's so blue *insert song here*

Looks like steam is making everything in the Big Picture styling 

[minimoose]

I like the design apart from the background on the website. It looks horribly pixelated, they could have just gone with a flat colour. Apart from that it looks refreshing.

I'm using a skin, so I haven't actually seen that yet.  I'll check it out.

[Biggerisbetter]

I want to know, is there an option to turn that crap off. I don't like having suggestions of games i should buy. Netflix has this crap and it annoys me to no end. I hate it when companies think they know me based on history.

[Trik'Stari]

The STEAMMASTERRACE continues to grow.

[murratri]

Lord GabeN grants to us love, hapiness, and poverty. All hale GabeN, Leader of Most Holy Ambitions.

[aduman]

The STEAMMASTERRACE continues to grow.

 

Steam is just unique, there will always be a special place in my heart for it. And a huge hole in my pocket for Lord Gaben to rape lol

[Trik'Stari]

Steam is just unique, there will always be a special place in my heart for it. And a huge hole in my pocket for Lord Gaben to rape lol

And a huge ulcer from anger for steam customer support lol

[warmmilk]

meh... these "stuff you'll like" rarely work for me... they're right maybe 2-3% of the time

[CatCloud]

Eeeeh cute but won't matter in the end for me, Unless it gives me 75% discounts on game in my wish list.

[aduman]

And a huge ulcer from anger for steam customer support lol

 

What is that thing called "steam customer support" ? Never heard of it...

[Pomfinator]

1. Set curator to TotalBiscuit

2. ???

3. Profit

[79wjd]

And a huge ulcer from anger for steam customer support lol

And a huge cesspool of phishers and scammers. 

meh... these "stuff you'll like" rarely work for me... they're right maybe 2-3% of the time

I don't know....Neweggs suggestion for me to get a 750Ti is pretty damn accurate....My 780 is a bit much for 144hz 1080p gaming. 

[79wjd]

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[AlexGoesHigh]

I want to know, is there an option to turn that crap off. I don't like having suggestions of games i should buy. Netflix has this crap and it annoys me to no end. I hate it when companies think they know me based on history.

personalized recommendation never work but considering the mess the storefront was, this is better, especially whit curators, this way the crap can at least remain buried like it should be

[daemonowner]

I feel like the recommendations aren't anything special, but kind of work.

I've played a lot of Borderlands 2, so it recommended Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.

I played some CoD Ghosts on the free weekend, so it suggested BO2.

I played a load of CSGO recently and have Source already so it recommended Condition Zero, Insurgency, Tactical Intervention, Quake Live, etc...

I was also recommended Rust, Warframe, Planetside 2, Life is Feudal, Sniper Elite 3, etc.

These seem pretty accurate, though nothing ground breaking. I've heard of almost all of these already. Having them recommended by Steam did get me to do some very simple research, looking into the monetization for the FtP games etc.

[Redheadsrule13]

If it actually works; holy shit yes. Praise Gaben.
If it doesn't. Well, hopefully there's a way to disable recommendations etc. and just keep the normal main page.

[StingBull]

Good. Could have been better but I'm not going to complain. 2 UI updates in the same year, Valve has outdone their usual performance. (Their usual being doing fuck all)

I especially like that they have listened to some of the suggestions of Total Biscuit. I just hope this doesn't break compatibility with the Steam Enhancer.

[dlf]

Few suggestions:

 

- Allow us to EXCLUDE games we already bought (and or have on our wishlist) from suggestions (curration as an example)

- Allow us to (on the wishlist)

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