Valve now requires developers to launch their game through the Steam client and run it for at least five minutes before submitting it for review, as part of several new additions to Steam's pre-release checklist. It doesn't have to be the developer playing, since anyone's playtime counts, as long...

Apparently, Valve keeps getting builds that were never run through Steam at all, which is how games end up with broken launch options or missing depots.

    • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
      15·
      4 hours ago

      I fucking despise Rockstar’s launcher and their fucking idiotic overlay that is bound to the Home button against my fucking will.

      “Oh you know that button on your keyboard that you paid for? Yea that’s like, our property while the game runs, fuck you.”

      • itsjustachairmary@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        4 hours ago

        Really the only option is to just pirate it at this point

        Actually that shouls have been the only option to begin with come to think of it

        • 87Six@lemmy.zipEnglish
          4·
          2 hours ago

          Shame on me for buying Rdr2 on sale, should’ve just pirated it and ignored multiplayer.

          Thought multiplayer would be similar to the main game. My fucking ass. First random mission I tried had me hauling zombie corpses while getting shot by crazy priests controlling said zombies. Fuck that.