• @bradbeattie@lemmy.ca
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    505 months ago

    You can ignore all games from publishers on Steam. I’d recommend doing this with any publisher with anti-consumer practices.

    • @HackerJoe@sh.itjust.works
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      235 months ago

      Best thing is: I heard they see the number on their publisher dashboard next to the followers. Don’t know if it’s true, but I like the idea.

      Fuck Ubisoft.

    • @Wahots@pawb.social
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      185 months ago

      Holy shit, I didn’t know you could do this. If there was a way to block all F2P games too, my store would be so much cleaner.

      • JackGreenEarth
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        105 months ago

        I would block games with microtransactions, being free to play, without microtransactions, is itself a positive.

          • @Summzashi
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            75 months ago

            Some of us would rather not play it then. It’s not hard.

              • @Taokan@sh.itjust.works
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                35 months ago

                Yep - we get it. But some of us don’t enjoy the effects that microtransactions have on the game experience, and would prefer not to play those kinds of games. A filter whereby we could just hide those games, and browse ones that we would enjoy, that are more targeted for us, would both save us time and increase the likelihood of us finding a game we want to buy, improving the shopping experience and putting more money into game developers’ and Steam’s pockets. Similar to how the google play store offers a “premium/paid apps” section, because while much of the market prefers free to play and doesn’t mind ads or microtransactions, they know some of us loath it and would rather pay up front for an experience that doesn’t go there, and they make more money when they help shoppers shop.

                • @TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee
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                  15 months ago

                  I was specifically referencing the comment above saying they wanted a free to play game with no micro transactions- which means no monetization model.

              • JokeDeity
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                25 months ago

                It can be. It has been in the past. Locally hosted servers used to be common.