Re:Launch HN: Dropleaf (YC S17) – subscription service for i...
by kin on Monday August 07, 2017 @06:54PM
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I more or less agree. I feel as if Steam is starting to look like the Android app store. It's at the point where legit games have to worry about SEO. That being said I think it's really hard to define super simple games that deserve a place to be seen and played vs. super simple copies and exploits.
Re:Launch HN: Dropleaf (YC S17) – subscription service for i...
by favadi on Monday August 07, 2017 @09:29PM
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Steam offers refund? Last time I bought a game that I can't play due to technical reason, they refused to refund.
Re:Launch HN: Dropleaf (YC S17) – subscription service for i...
by stordoff on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @02:38AM
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They have for a while now. If you've played for less than two hours, and aren't requesting multiple refunds in a short period, it's automated now AFAIK.
One example: http://store.steampowered.com/app/581200/Nash_Racing/
This is literally just the demo for https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/advanced-tuning-car... being sold for money. It's unmaintained and runs like crap.
Some of the ones that are obvious beginner games that aren't really polished have their place in EA/ex-GL, with people actually passionate about it and trying to build a product. Kudos to them for trying and good luck. This is a great thing, provides visibility for these creative minds, and all that.
And then you have http://store.steampowered.com/search/?publisher=Tero%20Lunkk...
This publisher deserves to be removed from Steam completely. It is not beneficial to the platform or to the players, and would probably cause increased refund request support load / chargeback or dispute load.