Why is the Steam Community handicapped?

[Dominator]

Whenever I have a Steam-related game problem, I google it and find a link to the Steam forum so I check it out. Most of the replies are "I have the same problem" and offer no useful help. How are they so stupid?

For example,

I bought Hitman Blood Money off steam in the Hitman series package. When I try and start the game through the steam launcher it has the launching message, goes black, and then goes back to the desktop. When I try and launch it directly by going through program files. It gives me the "failed to find steam" error when I click on it. Reinstalls have not worked. Are there any fixes?

same thing, not sure what to do :/

Source: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=989713

The OP clearly stated his problem and some handicap wastes his time typing that. It pisses me off.

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[TheABELBOTO]

not to mention they copy comments and post them else were

[Dominator]

not to mention they copy comments and post them else were

This is the kind of thing that makes me facedesk.

[HellsSpot]

8 year olds who have Steam accounts

There's your problem.

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[Nickelob Ultra]

Something unhelpful would be like "delete system32".  Saying that you have the same problem isn't unhelpful at all.

[BanishedLetters]

not to mention they copy comments and post them else were

no, that's youtube

[Dnitro]

Something unhelpful would be like "delete system32".  Saying that you have the same problem isn't unhelpful at all.

also saying you have the same problem instead of making a new topic cuts down on spam.

[Tokthree]

Something unhelpful would be like "delete system32".  Saying that you have the same problem isn't unhelpful at all.

Yeah.
If multiple people get the same issue then that could signal that it's a real fault with the game itself, a fault which requires a patch or somesuch, a patch which would never be made because people like you got their way and only one person was allowed to say they have a certain issue with something at a time

[Dominator]

Something unhelpful would be like "delete system32".  Saying that you have the same problem isn't unhelpful at all.

It is, can you fix a problem from "I have the same problem"?

8 year olds who have Steam accounts

There's your problem.

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[Anybody]

Isn't it helpful when the thread is bumped, it's more likely get answered.

[Nickelob Ultra]

It is, can you fix a problem from "I have the same problem"?

If they're asked for specifications to look for common causes, then yes.

If there's no common cause between multiple users and it's one of those games that has a rare form of "not working on some systems because of the alignment of the planets", then it's something with the developer and most likely can't be fixed.

[Fracture]

OP is dumb.
They arent handicapped for saying, "I have the same problem". It allows the person who asked the question to know that hes not the only one with the problem.

Not to mention this happens everywhere, not just steam.

[Soukuw]

It's 8 inches at 15 years old.
I just wanted to see your reactions but seriously it is.

OP.

[HellsSpot]

OP is dumb.
They arent handicapped for saying, "I have the same problem". It allows the person who asked the question to know that hes not the only one with the problem.

Not to mention this happens everywhere, not just steam.

If you have the same problem, what good will it do to post "i haz sam prblem" if you do, then just wait for someone to give a fix. Otherwise its just a useless bump.

[Fracture]

If you have the same problem, what good will it do to post "i haz sam prblem" if you do, then just wait for someone to give a fix. Otherwise its just a useless bump.

Good point they should just make another thread about the same problem.