Steam seriously needs to sort itself out

thecremeegg · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:24

Tried to play with my mates online twice tonight and both times we've had to stop playing because steam has decided to collapse and stop working. No announcements on the forum, nothing, it just fails to connect :mad:

However handy steam is, having multiplayer games use it is a shocking idea, it spends more time down than working!

badcompany · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:28

never had a problem myself.

TheVoice · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:29

thecremeegg said:
it spends more time down than working!

Hardly.

Neil79 · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:30

badcompany said:
never had a problem myself.

Treebiter · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:34

Sorry mate, it's just you. Never had a problem myself and neither have my friends.

666_Pounder · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:34

You're in the minority. You've been unlucky for one night, spur of the moment rage thread ahoy

Rroff · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:37

Theres been a few major network outages in the UK today which may be related.

I've seen maybe 3-4 days in the last 6 months when steam has had any real issues but its annoying when it does happen.

mikeyp123 · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:42

Couldn't be without Steam any more. Never understood the bitching associated with it.

barmyllama · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:48

You only get problems with Steam when AAA titles are released and everyone is hammering the servers for downloads and unlocking. Or when Valve release new and free stuff and again the servers take a pasting

Otherwise it's pretty bullet proof nowadays.

I think it's so good I am re-buying games on Steam thatI have previously owned retail versions off. So I've snapped up Borderlands in the sale today.

Limenote · 18 Aug 2010 at 00:57

my steam went down earlier while i was playing company of heroes, that was relic servers though so i was uneffected, however steam is hardley ever down, what a baseless and stupid comment

Tefal · 18 Aug 2010 at 01:09

mikeyp123 said:
Never understood the bitching associated with it.

it was horrible at the start (mostly because of server issues and the fact internet was very slow

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mikeyp123 · 18 Aug 2010 at 01:39

Tefal said:
it was horrible at the start (mostly because of server issues and the fact internet was very slow )

Indeed! It just irks me that people are so set in their ways, I was installing Napoleon Total War faster by downloading it from steam than the disk could be read..

Margaret · 18 Aug 2010 at 02:13

Used to hate Steam, anyone remember when it was a hog?

Efour · 18 Aug 2010 at 02:25

3 of us played MW2 tonight for the lolz as we hadn't played it for months.... Steam decided to flop out for all of us after about 1h.....

probably a good thing... im crap at that game now very crap....

Rroff · 18 Aug 2010 at 02:35

It is one of those games you have to keep your "eye" in... I just pulled off a bunch of high KDR games 19-1, 22-2, etc. and now can't join a game without someone going "oh theres that cheater" and booting me if they are using MW2SA.

Tombo · 18 Aug 2010 at 03:55

Just be happy in the fact they'll probably end up banned for using it.

twist3d0n3 · 18 Aug 2010 at 04:02

i've had steam freeze up a few times tonight, maybe around 9.30/10ish, so don't know if that coincided with your issues... but anyway, i find the updates cause it to wig out, which is understandable.

logically, a platform for millions of clients in bound to have the odd day off, deal with it ffs

pearce64 · 18 Aug 2010 at 12:44

vary rare this happens

gibb · 18 Aug 2010 at 12:46

It used to happen a fair bit for me but over the last few years it has got much better.

Memphis · 18 Aug 2010 at 12:47

badcompany said:
never had a problem myself.

This.

thecremeegg said:
it spends more time down than working!

Drama queen much? I can't recall ever having a problem with Steam dropping me out of a game for any reason, though I do admit I'm sure it happens, I do know for sure it's not as regular as you are suggesting. Sounds like a problem your side to me.