Steam comment system has been renewed, filtering options have expanded!

Steamattracts attention with a new update that changes the way users evaluate game comments. Thanks to the newly added “usefulness” filter, comments can now be sorted more efficiently. This system deprioritizes comments, especially those containing jokes and ASCII art, but doesn’t exactly help with purchasing decisions.

Big changes to the Steam comment system

Valve has introduced a new “usefulness” filter so Steam users can sort game reviews more efficiently. This filter reorders comments on game store pages and discards comments containing jokes, memes, and ASCII art that won’t influence purchasing decisions. According to the statement made on the Steam blog, this new system is enabled by default, but users can turn off this filter if they wish.

The new filtering system aims to increase the usefulness of comments and highlights comments that will be especially useful to users who want to purchase games. Valve acknowledges that seeing witty and funny comments can be enjoyable for existing customers, but notes that such comments are not very helpful to potential customers. Therefore, comments that are short or written only for humorous purposes will now be made less visible.

While the new helpfulness filter will make some users less likely to see certain comments, Steam states that these comments will not disappear completely. For example, recent comments may not be affected by this filtering. But overall, users looking to learn about the game will encounter fewer jokes and more useful information.

This new system also raises some questions about what effect it will have in cases of organized negative comments on games, known as “review bombing”. Valve states that whether a comment is positive or negative will not affect the usefulness ranking. However, some users think that such negative comments can be pushed to the background with this filtering.

Steam aims to improve user experience with its new comment filtering system. Game This step taken to make reviews more useful provides great convenience, especially for those who are considering purchasing a game. However, how this new system will work and its impact on users will become clear over time. You can also share your thoughts about Steam’s new comment filtering system!