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submitted 5 months ago by federino@programming.dev to c/steam@lemmy.ml

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[–] tombruzzo@lemm.ee 12 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I had the same experience. Real OGs hated steam and slowly came to accept it as the default distribution platform. It's good now, but my account was created on December 25, 2004 and I remember how it was

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I installed the first version of Steam directly to my C drive instead of putting it in a folder named Steam.

So I uninstalled it with the plan to reinstall.

After a curiously long time I realized the uninstaller was working its way through deleting my entire C drive. All my bookmarks, m t mp3s, my winamp skins... everything not on a zip drive... I tried to stop the uninstaller but it was clear I would have to do a full format and dig out the FCKGW XP key.

Ah Steam. Fuck you. You came around for the most part, but fuck you for that.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

Honestly, Steam's UI still needs some work. A better way to control what games get auto updates comes to mind. Also, Library and Downloads not being different tabs is odd because I click Library expecting to see my Library but I see downloads.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 points 5 months ago

I distinctly remember when I decided Steam was best. I hated it and bought Borderlands (the original) through some other service. My friends got an update through Steam and I didn't get it for a long time. The patch from the official website only worked for the physical edition.