STEAM Friends

STEAM Friends

Re: STEAM Friends Posted by rs6 on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 3:51am
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I just read that steam friends is now in a public beta, to experience it type this command line:

steam.exe -clientbeta steam3friends -beta steam3friends

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Friends_Beta
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Belgarion on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 4:03am
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hmm.. after the way the last beta worked out, i think i'll leave this alone.
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 4:13am
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I already have xfire, but thanks for the heads up.
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by French Toast on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 6:21am
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'Bout damn time...
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by G4MER on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 7:55am
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I installed it.. dont know anyone to add though.. someone else install it so I can test this thing out.
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by HazardGameR^ on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 1:34pm
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Another feature to be bugged to oblivion by Valve...! :smile:
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by ReNo on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 3:00pm
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Forceflow on Wed Feb 1st 2006 at 8:28pm
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B?ta software ... mmmkay
Valve b?ta software ...

no.
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by DrGlass on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 8:43am
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beta SDK was cool.

why dont you guys ever point out all the stuff that works with
steam? I'd say 1 out or 10 things mess up with steam, which isn't
bad in my book.

friends ID wereami0@hotmail.com
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by G4MER on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 2:53pm
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Ok both of you have been added to my friends List.. Thanks people.
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Belgarion on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 5:39pm
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Yeah, steam stuff usually works for the mostpart, but beta functions
are at this point on a bad track record. but that should be expected.
afterall, beta = not completed.
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Nickelplate on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 6:03pm
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DrGlass said:
why dont you guys ever point out all the stuff that works with steam?
If there WAS anything, we'd point it.
I tried sniffing coke, but the ice cubes kept getting stuck in my nose.
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Windows 98 on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 8:28pm
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Ill stick with Xfire thanks...
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by French Toast on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 9:10pm
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DrGlass said:
why dont you guys ever point out all the stuff that works with steam?
If there WAS anything, we'd point it.
I'm with Glass. You're always (not just you, Nickel) naysaying to
VALVe and Steam, but fail to realize how good it is. It's a
brilliant system, no matter how much the Friends Network doesn't
work. Everyone is now kept up to date, nobody's cheating,
everything's right there in one window, updates auto-download.
It's a great system, get over yourself.
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by Belgarion on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 9:44pm
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it's the same principal as that of "Who moved my cheese?" things changed when WON died and Steam was born, and people don't like it. The rocky start for steam didn't help things either. and then of course it comes down to wether or not people like it, for whatever reasons they have, founded or unfounded.

there was a time when this thread was about the friends beta
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by omegaslayer on Thu Feb 2nd 2006 at 10:10pm
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There was a thread a long time ago where everyone shared their steam
IDs, maybe a moderator would liek to resurect it so we can all find
each other out on the steam network.

BTW if you want mine its omegaslayer4777@hotmail.com
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by parakeet on Fri Feb 3rd 2006 at 1:31am
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quailbacon@hotmail.com :biggrin: *i'll get steam fancied up :biggrin: *
.else /me ~kill you
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Re: STEAM Friends Posted by G4MER on Fri Feb 3rd 2006 at 2:37am
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Better get used to it, some other companies are looking at this Steam network thing and are thinking of going that rout.

I have xfire too.. but sometimes its just easier to use the built in tools.

Oh and there are still cheaters.. hackers if you will in CS.. there will always be some scripter or someone that takes an unfair advantage. but Valve has been pretty good about securing their game service from these jackasses.
Re: STEAM Friends Posted by gimpinthesink on Thu Feb 9th 2006 at 3:33am
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Well since Steam is now working properly on my pc again my email is gimpinthesink@hlgaming.com
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