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[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A "popularity contest" but no formal process or democracy to it; "direct democracy" is not always applicable in most cases, imho. It's not really democratic, I think, and but instead confuses people and leads to wreckers.

[–] Comp4@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yeah I dont disagree that its a terrible system. Frankly put some games shouldnt even be allowed to be voted for . Plus a lot of the time people will just vote for the biggest name because they dont even own any of the games they vote for.

[–] Pluto@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Precisely. No process and, therefore, you don't get to the truth of the matter in regard to which is the best game or even the most popular.

I guess it just seems very... libertarian to me, you know? And I think Gabe Newell is basically a product of that sort of politics, from what I know of him. But I could be wrong.

Steam or Valve doesn't seem to operate like most companies I am familiar with but I am not sure I like it...