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[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Complete and utter rubbish. It is exactly the other way around. Steam forces the updates unless developers want to make different versions avaliable.

And no, you cannot "pause updates". You can only choose if you want to update when update is available or wait till you want to play and then update before playing m

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

You and I have very different steam clients and experiences. You realise your original comment was quoting how to disable updates? Why don't you read the links from there and find out.

And developers very much have the ability to adjust how steam provides its updates, including the ability to stay on a particular update if you don't want to update

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You and I have very different steam clients and experiences

Clearly. 🙄

You realise your original comment was quoting how to disable updates? Why don't you read the links from there and find ou

Read again. You CANNOT stop updates unless a game has a version control.

And developers very much have the ability to adjust how steam provides its updates

Your point is? It is Steam forcing updates on the users, not developers. If you buy the same game from GoG and Steam only Steam version will force updates on you.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Out of the 7 games I have installed 5 have the option to select a version and pause updates. Is it not that common for you?

In any case it seems the developer has the option to do this.

I agree with DRM free services like gog it is a better experience for the user if it's available option for every game.

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world -5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Can you actually read?

THE SAME GAMES WHERE STEAM FORCES UPDATES DON'T HAVE UPDATES FORCED ON GOG. THEREFORE, IT IS STEAM, NOT DEVELOPERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CRAP.

[–] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 1 points 4 months ago

I agree with you that gog provides a better experience but you started spitting at the mouth anyway. You okay?

Developers decide whether to allow users to stay on particular versions. Steam provides the option but the games you use don't use it. Sorry I guess?