Valve warns of collateral damage in campaign against Steam review bombs

Valve warns of collateral damage in campaign against Steam review bombs


Steam revealed this weekend it was taking measures to curtail the swiftly-growing practice of review bombing by essentially hiding all reviews within the “bombing” period — even the ones from gamers who aren’t participating. This would probably take out a chunk of “legitimate” reviews, and won’t do much to smooth the tensions between gamers and game-makers. Five minutes after I tell users that review-bombs can be used for good, and to wield their power with that “great responsibility” I’ve heard so much about — Steam comes out with this new rule. According to Valve, it’s created a tool that will…

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Valve warns of collateral damage in campaign against Steam review bombs
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