Author Topic: I made a Petition on Change.org to Valve. (Read 1704 times)

Master Matthew² · January 03, 2017, 07:17:40 PM

I made a Petition on Change.org to Valve.

Recently, the community on steam has discovered a way, through manipulation of code, to use a leftover avatar colour from the 2014 Holiday Season. In this discovery of the golden avatar border and name colour, many have been asking if Valve would add in custom colour options for the Steam Community. But it would appear unlikely due to concerns over misuse of such features. But I believe these concerns could be easily fixed and I have created this petition to let Valve know this.

The concern over improper use of custom name colours and border outlines is understandable when very few have access to it, but should everyone have access to it, why would it be an issue? I genuinely have yet to understand this. Currently name colours are used to identify Moderators and other forms of Staff on steam forums, but not only does this seem to be a large reason as to why Valve likely would not wish to implement these features, but it can and should be changed. People who suffer from visual disabilities such as colour blindness, may not be able to differentiate between moderators and normal users, unless some other form of recognition is set, such as a Star over the corner of the avatar or subtext below the name that reads 'Moderator'.

For many years, colour has been used in steam to Identify if a player is Online, In-Game, or offline, but the same colour has been used for Online, Away and Busy for as long as I can remember, making the colour identification a bit unreliable, and really this should be noted, again with a small icon next to the avatar or the name, which could be identified with a glance, instead of needlessly sifting through a friend's list to find someone to invite to your game.

In conclusion, the colour identification system of Steam is archaic, and unneeded. This system should be replaced to both benefit players, and increase the creative ability of the steam community.

What are your thoughts on this?

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e-maxx · January 03, 2017, 07:19:41 PM

Master Matthew² · January 03, 2017, 07:21:17 PM

Quote from: e-maxx on January 03, 2017, 07:19:41 PM

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Eh, I saw quite a few people complaining on the steam reddit and forums about this very issue, I decided I'd take a moment to make a petition.

I hope it helps.

TheABELBOTO · January 03, 2017, 07:21:29 PM

So just add colored borders for no reason? I agreed that they should atleast have a new colors for the away/busy status but removing it in favor of this?

forget NO