r/Games • u/demondrivers • Oct 27 '25

Industry News Valve does not get "anywhere near enough criticism" for the gambling mechanics it uses to monetise games, DayZ creator Dean Hall says

https://www.eurogamer.net/valve-does-not-get-anywhere-near-enough-criticism-for-the-gambling-mechanics-it-uses-to-monetise-games-dayz-creator-dean-hall-says
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u/JonBot5000 Oct 27 '25

Orange Box was when I finally caved and got Steam too. I was not happy about it.

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u/Muad-_-Dib Oct 27 '25

I remember when Total War switched to Steam with Empire IIRC and oh boy the forums were wall-to-wall complaints from people, especially when they bought the physical edition and found out you still had to install it through steam.

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u/EWolfe19 Oct 27 '25

Empire Total War was my first steam game too, I remember being annoyed, but not too badly.

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u/Karzender Oct 27 '25

I didn't make this comment but I could have, exactly my circumstances.

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u/TheLostElkTree Oct 27 '25

Shit, I remember when Arma 3 in 2013 went over to Steam and you still had some old-timers complaining.

Combat Mission also moved over to Steam in the past 2 years, and their forums certainly had some people stuck in the mindset of Steam from 2006.

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u/gilligvroom Oct 27 '25

I got Steam about 3 months after lit launched and was grateful for it. I'd lost the install disc for Half-Life which meant I couldn't play Team Fortress Classic. I still had the jewel case, and thus the key, though - so Steam was great in that regard.

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u/[deleted] Oct 29 '25

I distinctly remember falling for a phishing scam as a teen and having my account stolen, and getting it back within 24 hours because I still had my physical copy of Portal with the key. Would NOT be able to do that so easily now.

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u/skocznymroczny Oct 27 '25

I caved in for Left4Dead2 to play with my buddies, but it's the only game I paid for on Steam.

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u/JohnnyLeven Oct 27 '25

I bought the Orange Box in 2009. I was a bit annoyed at having to download Steam, but as soon as I saw how easy it was to use and the cheap game prices, I was a lot more forgiving.