this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
-25 points (19.5% liked)
Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ
54500 readers
735 users here now
⚓ Dedicated to the discussion of digital piracy, including ethical problems and legal advancements.
Rules • Full Version
1. Posts must be related to the discussion of digital piracy
2. Don't request invites, trade, sell, or self-promote
3. Don't request or link to specific pirated titles, including DMs
4. Don't submit low-quality posts, be entitled, or harass others
Loot, Pillage, & Plunder
📜 c/Piracy Wiki (Community Edition):
💰 Please help cover server costs.
Ko-fi | Liberapay |
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I don't really care about this specific problem. I care about Steam being a bad experience in general. Look, I get that people are downvoting me because it seems like i am whining about something minor. But the thing is... if Lutris and Heroic Games Launcher work flawlessly, and Steam has always been wonky, why would I put my money there? Seems like Valve can't keep up. Unless they can deliver a good experience, they won't get my money.
Steam released an entire Linux OS; I think it's safe to say that Steam is on-board with Linux gaming in general. Everything has bugs. If you're just looking for a reason to justify piracy, then fine, but this seems a little out there. What will you do if Lutris releases with a bug that crashes your system? Switch to Windows? haha
I'd hazard a guess that most people down vote you not because you don't want to use steam or that you want to pirate, but rather because it's most likely something wrong with your setup and you can't be arsed to figure out what the problem is. Which might end up being a lot more serious than simply being unable to launch steam.
IMO, figure it out, get your system to work properly and then go pirate if that's what you prefer.