New Steam chat - how to switch it off?

Skybird · 07-31-18, 04:59 PM

^That bad...?

I once ticked like you, Steve, but that is thze past. I found myself missing too much i would have liked to try bout in titles and games. And I came to this math:

I have since lonmg to compare entertainment pric es to the costs of a movie ticket and two hours of entertainment there. Now, if I imagine that scenario that I mess up my Steam account or somebody else does, and I lose all stuff associated with it, I would check whether the costs per hour of getting properly entertained by a game title, and the price I once paid for it (usually I pay much less than I would have for a DVD in a shop), are matching well or badly the relation between hours and costs for a movie ticket.

You get the idea and could imagine the outcome.

If you are worried about your privacy, as far as I know SAteam is not as penetrant as Microsoft, Google, Facebook and the likes. And you could set up a dual boot on your rig: one for gaming only, and one for anything else. That way, you can leave steam bypassed and "off" as long as you do not need it.

Or you simply disable it from autoloading with Windows booting.

I do not like Steam either, the whole philospphy of comapnies behaving as if they were an integral part of my life. But I learned that there are reasons why I could tolerate this one actor. Certain others I will never tolerate. Microsoft for example gives new reasons every week to hate. Almost every day.

BTW, I still see FSX DVD boxes with both patches or addons or what it was in the shops. It seems they still get produced. But it seems there are issues under Windows 10. Dual boot may be the answer.

07-31-18, 04:59 PM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,604 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	^That bad...? I once ticked like you, Steve, but that is thze past. I found myself missing too much i would have liked to try bout in titles and games. And I came to this math: I have since lonmg to compare entertainment pric es to the costs of a movie ticket and two hours of entertainment there. Now, if I imagine that scenario that I mess up my Steam account or somebody else does, and I lose all stuff associated with it, I would check whether the costs per hour of getting properly entertained by a game title, and the price I once paid for it (usually I pay much less than I would have for a DVD in a shop), are matching well or badly the relation between hours and costs for a movie ticket. You get the idea and could imagine the outcome. If you are worried about your privacy, as far as I know SAteam is not as penetrant as Microsoft, Google, Facebook and the likes. And you could set up a dual boot on your rig: one for gaming only, and one for anything else. That way, you can leave steam bypassed and "off" as long as you do not need it. Or you simply disable it from autoloading with Windows booting. I do not like Steam either, the whole philospphy of comapnies behaving as if they were an integral part of my life. But I learned that there are reasons why I could tolerate this one actor. Certain others I will never tolerate. Microsoft for example gives new reasons every week to hate. Almost every day. BTW, I still see FSX DVD boxes with both patches or addons or what it was in the shops. It seems they still get produced. But it seems there are issues under Windows 10. Dual boot may be the answer. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.