Author Topic: steam now has offline messaging (Read 3070 times)

Port · January 24, 2013, 02:17:42 AM

this is the most amazing thing in all of ever

note: all these tabs were open when I started Steam, I received messages from those people while I was offline

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"[VKR] Brian Smith is currently offline, they will receieve your message the next time they log in."

chat history is also displayed in gray as soon as you open a chat window

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Port · January 24, 2013, 02:18:35 AM

note: you'll probably need to join the steam beta to get this right now

star9578 · January 24, 2013, 02:34:56 AM

It's about time.

Regardless this is a great feature, and it's definitely going to be useful, so I'm glad they did it.

I've also checked the beta myself, it's there.

nerraD · January 24, 2013, 02:35:06 AM

ooooo popular

masterockets · January 24, 2013, 02:55:35 AM

Yay now I can message people when I want to trade

Dexxtter · January 24, 2013, 03:24:59 AM

This is fantastic. I can't find the option to message offline people.

Fredulus · January 24, 2013, 03:50:11 AM

Quote from: Dexxtter on January 24, 2013, 03:24:59 AM

This is fantastic. I can't find the option to message offline people.

do you have beta enabled?

LeetZero · January 24, 2013, 03:54:53 AM

And /me is removed.

Dexxtter · January 24, 2013, 03:58:28 AM

Quote from: Fredulus on January 24, 2013, 03:50:11 AM

do you have beta enabled?

Yeah I figured it out.

Quote from: LeetZero on January 24, 2013, 03:54:53 AM

And /me is removed.

What. Why? WHYYY??!!!

LeetZero · January 24, 2013, 04:09:57 AM

Quote from: Dexxtter on January 24, 2013, 03:58:28 AM

What. Why? WHYYY??!!!

"Removed "/me" chat command, which allowed some users to modify the color of their chat text"

This is the official holocaust of all roleplayers.
Sure we can use *'s, but it's just not the same.

Masterlegodude · January 24, 2013, 04:10:55 AM

Why does it matter what colored text people have?

LeetZero · January 24, 2013, 04:11:49 AM

Quote from: Masterlegodude on January 24, 2013, 04:10:55 AM

Why does it matter what colored text people have?

* LeetZero sighs, patting Masterlegodude on the back.

Because it's the base function of all roleplay and actions.

MegaScientifical · January 24, 2013, 04:16:31 AM

That doesn't seem to be a good reason to completely remove the /me function. It was a nice feature to use, and... can someone show an example of the problem they have with it?

Maxwell23461 · January 24, 2013, 04:18:42 AM

* Maxwell23461 cries

Regulith · January 24, 2013, 04:19:04 AM

Quote from: Masterlegodude on January 24, 2013, 04:10:55 AM

Why does it matter what colored text people have?

people use it to scam idiots

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Steam Support : We need to validate your account due to suspicious activity. Failure to do so will cause your account to be locked. Please disable Steam Guard and enter your username and password to begin validation.
gamerguy1234: omg wtf dont lock my account I disabled steam gard
gamerguy1234: name gamerguy1234 password 1234
Steam Support is now offline