Comments on: Steam now reporting client statistics http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/ Comment and discussion on Valve Software's digital communications platform. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:10:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jason http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1033 Jason Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:33:22 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1033 Valve has now published the collected data from Episode One. http://www.steampowered.com/stats/ep1/ Valve has now published the collected data from Episode One.

http://www.steampowered.com/stats/ep1/

]]> By: Garry http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1009 Garry Sat, 10 Jun 2006 14:58:43 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1009 [Comment ID #982 Will Be Quoted Here] No, the user gets a notification under their desk [Comment ID #982 Will Be Quoted Here]

No, the user gets a notification under their desk

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1008 Tom Edwards Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:31:59 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1008 Valve-related pr0n? Where have YOU been searching? ;) Valve-related pr0n? Where have YOU been searching? ;)

]]> By: Kadayi http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1007 Kadayi Fri, 09 Jun 2006 18:27:06 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1007 Despite the EULA this is the first time that Valve have actually come out and said 'we are actively doing this' personally if it ultimately leads to a better product and faster patches I have absolutely no problem with it. It's a 'can do' approach to better customer service, that leaves other games companies in the dust I can understand why some people get antsy about 'secret reports', but in all honesty I doubt gabe really cares how much Pr0n/warez ppl have on their machines unless it's Valve related. Despite the EULA this is the first time that Valve have actually come out and said ‘we are actively doing this’ personally if it ultimately leads to a better product and faster patches I have absolutely no problem with it. It’s a ‘can do’ approach to better customer service, that leaves other games companies in the dust I can understand why some people get antsy about ’secret reports’, but in all honesty I doubt gabe really cares how much Pr0n/warez ppl have on their machines unless it’s Valve related.

]]> By: ATimson http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1005 ATimson Fri, 09 Jun 2006 02:34:42 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1005 True, yours was. But Valve's was not only not opt-in, but impossible to opt out of. I don't mind, but understand where others could (and obviously do). True, yours was. But Valve’s was not only not opt-in, but impossible to opt out of. I don’t mind, but understand where others could (and obviously do).

]]> By: Michael Russell http://steamreview.org/posts/clientstatistics/#comment-1004 Michael Russell Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:15:54 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=85#comment-1004 We did use the client-side stat reporting system in "SiN Episodes: Emergence," but it was explicitly an opt-in system. We did use the client-side stat reporting system in “SiN Episodes: Emergence,” but it was explicitly an opt-in system.

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