Jesus Christ
Every thread
Does this happen for other concurrent numbers threads? Its interesting. I don't think anybody is even claiming that there are more people playng games on it than Battle.net or even LoL, never mind entire other gaming platforms.
Does everything have to get twisted into some fanboy shitfight?
Five millions for League of Legends, apparently.I think the concurrent users in a game number is more impressive. What was the record for that? 2-3-4M?
True. However there isn't really a reliable single stat tracker for PC games. If you combine the number of people playing everything; from Battle.net and Wow, to Quakeworld and Quake Live, to Battlefield games on Origin, to every MMO with a decent subscriber base; then add Steam, you would see that the platform is huge. It's certainly more fragmented, but a lot of people who game mainly on PC actually prefer it that way.
Because this wasn't turned into a fanboy shitfest in the very first post, with stuff like that gif.
Because, as usual for every group of fanboys, PC fanboys try to play it off as something much bigger than it is.
Because this wasn't turned into a fanboy shitfest in the very first post, with stuff like that gif.
Because this wasn't turned into a fanboy shitfest in the very first post, with stuff like that gif.
Because this wasn't turned into a fanboy shitfest in the very first post, with stuff like that gif.
True as well. Really everyone on GAF knows the truth at the end of the day. People play games.
I guess once you leave behind your emotions this is a great thing to celebrate if you appreciate steam as all these numbers can be used for is to measure engagment of their user base. I think we can all agree their users are engaged and this lays credence to that.
Nah, I'm a steam user myself. I just think the fanboy fighting is stupid as ****.It hurt your feelings?
Then, from the other perspective, its just more fuel to the bitchfest, which makes it annoying. Not that I care that much. I was more pointing it out to the person complaining about it.can't believe you took that gif seriously
even me who couldn't care less about console and pc wars found this gif funny
Because, as usual for every group of fanboys, PC fanboys try to play it off as something much bigger than it is.
That gif just made 10 years on GAF worthwhile.
Because, as usual for every group of fanboys, PC fanboys try to play it off as something much bigger than it is.
You took that gif seriously?
A vast increase in numbers from the past 3 years isn't big?
Salt.
Nope, 50% of the 'boxed physical retail' type game market maybe, but LoL alone has 4 times the number of concurrent players than all of steam in-game combined.They have 50-70% of PC gaming market
I have steam on by default.
Why are we happy that a company is getting more digital distribution market share dwarfing the competition? Isn't choice the best, or so is the consensus from the console wars where having two rivals fighting gives us better games. In this case it would apply for better sales or better services.
I'm not really happy with what steam/valve did with CS: GO skins, for example. They suddenly get a huge revenue boost yet keep the same shitty tickrate servers for competitive. With the money boost I expected some actual inversion.
I've noticed people took the whole 'PC Master Race' stuff seriously too.
Which is bizarre and hilarious to me.
i've been idling on Steam for the last 5 hours. i idle on there all the time.
but i also have over 500 games bought on Steam over the last few years.
that's roughly 490 more games than i bought on PS3 and Xbox360 combined.
so big deal about idling. as long as people are buying games ...that's the main thing right?
I've noticed people took the whole 'PC Master Race' stuff seriously too.
Which is bizarre and hilarious to me.
Given the conditions to be Steam user and being online, not really. Its good, yes. But some huge thing like some are trying to make it out to be? Not really by any logic.
Thanks for more proof.
It's no different than the silly Reggie/Kaz/Other-Game-Exec worship.
Thanks for more salt, the fact that you people can't let one positive pc related thread go by because of the fake hype of these new consoles without raining down upon us with your negative bullshit just show how insecure you truly are.
Who exactly is trying to make it into something it isnt in this thread?
Besides you, I mean.
All Hail our lord gaben!
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The rate of growth does seem to have dropped though, wasn't it only like 5 or 6 months between 5 and 6 million, while 6 and 7 took a solid year? Also, its amusing that Dota 2 alone accounts for 1/4th of all active players at any one time.[/QUOTE]
It did drop, but not that much. Steam hit 5 million CUs in the beginning of 2012 and 6 million near the end of the year, it was roughly a 10 months gap.
Mine just auto runs, l rarely use it since l got Origin.
Speaking of which, what do you even think I'm trying to say? Or do you just have your panties into such a bunch that anything that isn't praising it is now some attack on it?
Oh myThey do, at least as of late. That's why they are shitting up PC gaming threads more than ever these days. Anyway, I despise console gamers. For me, they're somewhere between a cockroach and that white stuff that accumulates at the corner of your mouth when you're really thirsty.
All Hail our lord gaben!
The rate of growth does seem to have dropped though, wasn't it only like 5 or 6 months between 5 and 6 million, while 6 and 7 took a solid year? Also, its amusing that Dota 2 alone accounts for 1/4th of all active players at any one time.
Nobody knows what you're trying to say but everyone can see what you're saying, intentionally or not.
I said it before, I'll say it again... Being "online" for steam is so much easier than other services. The number is misleading, since many of those just have it on in the background.
My major contribution to this thread is noting that there are probably more people playing Blizzard games and LoL than every Steam game.
But you've got your whole perception of what's happening here all set up and ready to go, so please, do continue.
That gif just made 10 years on GAF worthwhile.
Dat post history.
All Hail our lord gaben!
The rate of growth does seem to have dropped though, wasn't it only like 5 or 6 months between 5 and 6 million, while 6 and 7 took a solid year? Also, its amusing that Dota 2 alone accounts for 1/4th of all active players at any one time.
I don't understand why it bothers people though. Do they see PC gaming as a threat somehow? I don't get it at all.
There are a million more users logged in than last year.
There are a million more users logged in than last year.
You're pointing out that these people mostly aren't playing games. Which everybody who has ever used Steam and most people who have heard of it already knows.
And so, the concept of the thread still is:
There are a million more users logged in than last year.
So yes, the people who are acting like I'm attacking it are not paying attention to what I've said.
My first post in this thread...
That, only that. What is WRONG with you people?