remiremedy [blu.knight]Join Date: 2003-11-18Member: 23112Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester
edited June 2008
<!--quoteo(post=1680805:date=Jun 10 2008, 01:30 PM:name=Align)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Align @ Jun 10 2008, 01:30 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1680805"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Sidenote: You don't have to restart steam, just start and close a steam game. It should appear a few seconds afterwards.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> I don't think it's ever popped up for me after closing TF2... but maybe I just didn't pay enough attention to it to notice <b>when</b> it happened.
<b>locallyunscene:</b> Are you aware I spell my alias Psyke? I'm just asking because I wasn't sure if you were writing it "Psyche" intentionally or because you were just writing it from memory.
X_StickmanNot good enough for a custom title.Join Date: 2003-04-15Member: 15533Members, Constellation
edited June 2008
<!--quoteo(post=1680790:date=Jun 10 2008, 05:04 PM:name=locallyunscene)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(locallyunscene @ Jun 10 2008, 05:04 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1680790"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->And what <b>Psyche</b> is saying is that if they had the update news separate from the ads, more people would see the update news. If you don't think they package the two together so more people will view the ads then I have a bridge to sell you. I'm not saying it's an inviable business strategy as <b>Psyche</b> seems to be, but call a spade a spade(or a marketing department a marketing department).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I find it ironic that you use the phrase "call a spade a spade", then spell Psyke's username wrong twice. Unless it was intentional. Either way, I found it amusing. But back to the subject at hand.
I don't mind the adverts. I find them fairly useful (I've bought a few games from following the ads, for example), but if I'm not in the mood for them, I just hammer the "next" button until I get to the news (or the end of the ads).
But I can see how it'd be annoying to some, and having the news and the adverts popup in seperate windows seems like a good idea to me, although I'll bet quite a few people would get annoyed at having <b>two</b> window popups. Maybe valve just want the steam interface as streamlined as it can be.
remiremedy [blu.knight]Join Date: 2003-11-18Member: 23112Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester
<!--quoteo(post=1680810:date=Jun 10 2008, 01:48 PM:name=X_Stickman)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(X_Stickman @ Jun 10 2008, 01:48 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1680810"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I spelt "Psyke" as "Pyske". SHUT THE HELL UP.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That made me laugh out loud. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />
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I don't think it's ever popped up for me after closing TF2... but maybe I just didn't pay enough attention to it to notice <b>when</b> it happened.
<b>locallyunscene:</b>
Are you aware I spell my alias Psyke? I'm just asking because I wasn't sure if you were writing it "Psyche" intentionally or because you were just writing it from memory.
I find it ironic that you use the phrase "call a spade a spade", then spell Psyke's username wrong twice. Unless it was intentional. Either way, I found it amusing. But back to the subject at hand.
I don't mind the adverts. I find them fairly useful (I've bought a few games from following the ads, for example), but if I'm not in the mood for them, I just hammer the "next" button until I get to the news (or the end of the ads).
But I can see how it'd be annoying to some, and having the news and the adverts popup in seperate windows seems like a good idea to me, although I'll bet quite a few people would get annoyed at having <b>two</b> window popups. Maybe valve just want the steam interface as streamlined as it can be.
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I spelt "Psyke" as "Pyske". SHUT THE HELL UP.
That made me laugh out loud. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt="biggrin-fix.gif" />