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Props to the dev. Fuck em.
Hey look, free publicity! Based Dev.
Great responses from the dev. Steam moderation really needs an overhaul, whichever moderators or automated systems that are in place really don't do a good job. There's a lot of hate in reviews and Steam discussions that should just lead to people's accounts being permanently muted across the platform and preferably in games too where possible.
Steam forums are overrun by Russian propaganda bots.
"Please include a trans flag for representation in your video game!" is obviously rage bait for incels that are on there. And let me tell you guys, there are a LOT of incels/nazis all over Steam.
All this to say, Valve REALLY needs to work on their moderation platform however they can. It is a dark spot on an otherwise good platform. (I don't play multiplayer games, so I don't know anything about their gambling habits to make a comment on.)
That rage bait is mainly because Valve added Steam Points, so people say dumb shit to bait awards. They should remove Steam awards giving points to other people, I don't why they ever thought that was a good idea.
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What a legend.
"Also has Muslims"
Isn't that the case for most modern FPS games? Is it only an issue when you don't kill them?
You know, as a vehicle to have the developers respond in that quippy manner, I'd support leaving those comments up (also shows not to pay attention to any other reviews they post).
Literally buying this game right now to support them, looks like a game I’d enjoy too which is a bonus
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This is where we are now?
C'mon, Valve has been extremely off hands in moderating their platform since day one. It's a problem, especially since their business model is to provide people value for using their service over DRM-free and piracy options.
in this case it seems like they were pretty hands on since they intervened specifically to override the developer removing the comment
Let's comment this exact same shit under every single Christian game in the market.
"Sorry I just don't agree with their immoral lifestyle."
"Eww this is pushing too many hateful Christian ideals. Not recommended."
Everywhere.
I unironically want to see reviews like this. I don't want to bother with anything more religious than Doom.
Yeah, as the days go by, I think by now it is just time to start using fire against fire. "This game is too woke - 1 hour played" on CoD or Battlefield just to make a point on how stupid their opinions are.
Based dev and I wishlistrd that game because it looks fun and I want to support them for the response alone, but I think I kind of agree with that decision, or can at least see where it's coming from. Disliking a game for its political message seems entirely valid to me, if someone made an otherwise amazing game but the message is "hitler was great actually", I'd like to be able to negatively review that. And since it's not review bombing but actual individual idiots, it shouldn't have a big impact wrt to the ratio. If anything I read a review like that and become more interested in the game. Allowing it at least keeps them honest.
Though "it has muslims" as a negative review reason still seems like it should be removed just for being racist (or if i were to give the reviewer way more benefit of the doubt than they deserve, sounding racist. I guess in theory they could just not like religions in games, but let's be real they'd love if it were christians instead).
Problem is that "Hitler" is an individual while "Muslim" is multiple groups of people all with different views.
Also yeah it's usually used as synonym for "brown people."
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Its a "valid," review in that it does describe how they dont like the game and why, and hinestpy thats better than 90% of reviews. However, and this is a big however, racists should not get a pass and should be banned and removed for being racist. We should not brook these type of people and especially not give them a platform. It only makes things worse. Stamp the problem out with prejudice.
The game is little rocket lab and actually looks like something I want to try. Can't wait to get it just so I can enjoy a good game and leave a review that I checked it all out because the dev is based and shoots down bigots.
I don't like Christians
I don't like anyone that wants to make laws based on their favorite fairytale.
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It would be interesting to test with other groups of people. For example, when happens if all my review says is "I don't like jews" or "I don't like Americans/Russians/Chinese people".
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People defending this decision or blaming the individual mod is wild. Gabe is famously libertarian and known to encourage moderation (or rather lack thereof) in line with his libertarian worldview on Steam. This is unfortunately very much on brand for the platform and Gabe himself.
There are differences between the political stances of Libertarianism and Islam. And while those two realms of religious/social beliefs are somewhat incompatible, outright hate speech is not generally acceptable on the platform.
In this particular case, the mod should be removed.
outright hate speech is not generally acceptable on the platform
This has been on Steam for almost 4 years. Valve doesn't give a fuck. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1853200/TYRONE_vs_COPS/
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I think it's a perfectly valid review. It is stupid and racist, but that's clearly on the reviewer and not the developer.
With any rating system you'll always get someone leaving a negative rating without valid reason. At least with this one, anyone who reads it knows they can ignore it.
It's a valid review until some people start saying same thing for Christians and Jews and suddenly the policy will change to "minimize spreading hate".
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I used to work for a company that made blinds that people could order online and would then have to put up themselves and one person left a negative review because they dropped the set of blinds on their head while trying to install it.
The owner was delighted because it was such a stupid 1 star review. Anyone reading it would just laugh at the person leaving the review and wouldn't think negatively of the company.
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looks like its just a mod drunk on a bit of power rather then Valve itself.
That may be the case but it is frustrating that companies can hide behind the bad actions of those working on their behalf or are an independent subsidiary that a normal person can't distinguish between.
Valve's stance can be determined by their action or inaction on this.
Imagine spending your time doing this stupid shit and then thinking you're not a loser.
I sincerely think a larger part of those are just bots fanning the flames. People go on and on about not wanting to see politics in this and that, but fail to realize that they are being conditioned to see red on anything other than what they look like or believe in, which then makes them comment political dumb takes on anything and everything they can.
insert "This car is woke" meme here
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Where is the text of the actual review? I dont know about you but the only text I can see on that image is the word Muslim, nothing else. Maybe not getting the best quality image or something but it's still really hard to read.
(Edit)Nvmd the quality is better on the bluesky version, dunno what op/lemmy did here.
It's in the Blue Sky message when you click on it.
I felt it was important to provide the whole chain untouched.
Here is the Muslim one
I zoomed in and read carefully. Don't bother. He's calling it "woke", implying that his problem is just with Islam specifically.
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Could we get a link to the game?
Edit: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/Little_Rocket_Lab/
Wishlisting a game, even if you don't plan to buy it, can increase visibility of a game in Steam.
You can also mark reviews as not helpful.
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You should be free to be rude online. It’s useful to know who the rude ones are so you can avoid them. Censoring is a bad idea in this case, and I believe Valve has taken the correct stance.
Expressing that a group of people shouldn't exist is way further than being rude.
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You people are the modern version of jobless housewives. Some random dev baits for simpathy points and everyone bites, hook line and sinker. As far as we know, those are bots from a guerrilla marketing company and not organic reviews. Don't feed the trolls with attention, it only broadcasts their message!
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Anyone gonna post the TOS or we all just gonna wave our dicks around in the comments
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