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[OverHeat]

I will go first
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[HRK69]

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[OverHeat]

83733580

We are already friends

 

[swaffles23]

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[Buggy Loop]

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[graywolf323]

2222117

 

[LiquidMetal14]

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[deriks]

48226642

I guess it's that

I'm not on PC for a while

 

[MikeM]

Maybe list the games you play? I play mainly COD and Helldivers 2 online. Eastern time zone.

61579232.

 

[Muskrat_Farms]

41951700

Playing a lot of COD lately and need to not

 

[Magic Carpet]

The friend list exists to chime a notice that someone is online.
Lots of gaffers on at all hours of the day and night. Get some sleep.

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[Dacvak]

Okay, it’s been a while since I’ve done multiplayer PC gaming… since when does Steam have friend codes? Didn’t y’all give Nintendo so much shit about this back in the day?

 

[Soapbox Killer]

I only have Steam Deck, is this a friend code?

 

[Kilau]

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[El Muerto]

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Currently playing weird shit in my backlog. Currently have 449 games in my library that i haven't touched

 

[Topher]

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[Sardaukarama]

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Playin New World: Aeternum atm, Its janky as fuck but its dug its claws in me

 

[ReBurn]

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[nikos]

8113855

 

[{insert code here}]

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[Reizo Ryuu]

Okay, it’s been a while since I’ve done multiplayer PC gaming… since when does Steam have friend codes? Didn’t y’all give Nintendo so much shit about this back in the day?

It's just an easy way to find a specific someone, instead of searching their username, which people can change.

 

[Dacvak]

It's just an easy way to find a specific someone, instead of searching their username, which people can change.

Let’s not pretend that somehow a string of randomized numbers is easier to remember or search for than someone’s username.

I mean, I’m cool with the friend code. I just remember a time where people pissed all over Nintendo for implementing them. It’s just funny to me that we’ve come back around.

 

[Furiousrunt]

141028620 I will like your purchases

 

[demented waffle]

86422125

 

[Fahdis]

Chads and Whores Only: 123915425

 

[The Cockatrice]

76561198054773976

yeah thats a big id

 

[Rossco EZ]

178873846

 

[darth.shrimp]

Damn, this code was well hidden.

67715376

 

[Big Baller]

16624292

 

[yansolo]

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Let’s not pretend that somehow a string of randomized numbers is easier to remember or search for than someone’s username.

Who's saying anything about remembering? And yes it is easier to search for because your player name can be the exact same as someone else's, like if I search for "sasuke" there's 70000 results, how do you expect to find the correct one without more information?

 

[Interfectum]

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[PlayofSparta]

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Sommelier of Europa Universalis IV

 

[digital_ghost]

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[Spyxos]

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Fortnite, Helldivers 2 some cod.

 

[Mexen]

Will you play with me?

 

[SyberWolf]

5678734

 

[Kagoshima_Luke]

80577135

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

13493304

HMU if you’re down to clown

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

8675309

 

[A.Romero]

20707018

I don't play that often but when I do, I suck.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Guys you are giving me flashbacks to ICQ, 10878332.

Seriously, Steam uses numerical identifiers? Where do you even find that ? I thought it was based on usernames.

 

[JimboJones]

Let’s not pretend that somehow a string of randomized numbers is easier to remember or search for than someone’s username.

I mean, I’m cool with the friend code. I just remember a time where people pissed all over Nintendo for implementing them. It’s just funny to me that we’ve come back around.

To be fair Wii and DS implementation was terrible as it was generated per game and then required both users to type in each others firendcodes to complete the handshake, this implementation has permanently tainted the term "friendcode".
People who still moan about them probably haven't used a Nintendo device since then or realise that Steam has been using it for quite a while.

Guys you are giving me flashbacks to ICQ, 10878332.

Seriously, Steam uses numerical identifiers? Where do you even find that ? I thought it was based on usernames.

Just click your name and then go to "Add a Friend".

Gives you:
Your friendcode
A Field to enter a friendcode
An option to generate a link to share
or you can just search for their name

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

To be fair Wii and DS implementation was terrible as it was generated per game and the required both users to type in each others firendcodes to complete the handshake, this implementation has permanently tainted the term "friendcode".
People who still moan about them probably haven't used a Nintendo device since then or realise that Steam has been using it for quite a while.

Agree, friendcodes themselves aren't bad - it's the surrounding implementation and online environment (closed) that is the problem IMO.

 

[DownLikeBCPowder]

Just click your name and then go to "Add a Friend".

Gives you:
Your friendcode
A Field to enter a friendcode
An option to generate a link to share
or you can just search for their name

What is it for? Is it some sort of privacy mechanism so you don't have to post your username? I don't really get the purpose of it.

That said: 10042357

 

[JimboJones]

What is it for? Is it some sort of privacy mechanism so you don't have to post your username? I don't really get the purpose of it.

That said: 10042357

I guess so, maybe added security for Streamers?

Nintendo do have the ability to regenerate your friendcode if you feel it's been compromised in some way or overshared. Probably not something i'd personally use unless bots start targeting Switch friendcodes in the future?

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

But then you'll see how much I play gay dating sims and banana

 

[Diseased Yak]

8427209

Added a bunch of you that I didn't already have. Add me so I can see what you're playing!

 

[IntentionalPun]

No

 

[Bartski]

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