Browsing is a total pain

TentacleMayor · 04-12-2012, 11:51 PM

Why is Steam so aggravating when you're browsing through games? Say you're looking through all games under $10. There's like 60 pages to go through (why not just one big list?) Then on page 15, you see something you may be interested in, so you click on it. After adding it to your wishlist, you go back and... what? Back on page 1? There's no quick way to get back to page 15 so you have to click 3-5-7-9-11-13-15? What a PITA it is to just browse through this list.

Suggestion: The [...] that's between the page numbers? Make it so when you click on that, you can choose the page number you want to navigate to. It's pretty bad when some adult sites are more user-friendly than Steam.

Etherouge · 04-28-2012, 01:46 PM

I totally agree with this post.

The Steam client is slow and frustrating to use.

DarthPsymon · 04-29-2012, 06:32 AM

If they can change the list to an endless scroll, like they have for the news page, this would be a much nicer to use.

Failing that, OPs ideas are good.

OptimGameStudio · 04-29-2012, 07:27 PM

I've had an issue where no images load so many times .. it's annoying.

Mr SmokesAlot · 04-29-2012, 08:32 PM

Signed. However until it's fixed I'll be clicking the middle mouse button in my browser.

bottleHeD · 04-30-2012, 01:55 AM

Yup, this is an issue that needs to be addressed. Maybe a simple dropdown with page numbers that you can jump to would work.

GDL · 04-30-2012, 02:05 AM

Signed, the store page is horrid to use.

WormMan · 04-30-2012, 04:08 AM

I think the client is very slow too.

shado028 · 04-30-2012, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarthPsymon

change the list to an endless scroll, like they have for the news page, this would be a much nicer to use.

I'm with him.

leetmurdoc · 05-13-2012, 03:01 PM

so im not alone with being annoyed at this

SweetNothing · 05-14-2012, 01:34 PM

It pains me to say that I avoid this issue by browsing the store in a standard web browser. When I see a game I want to examine further, I right click and choose "Open in New Tab." That way, I get to see the game's store page without losing my place in the store.

Not ideal, obviously. It's one of my three major issues with the Steam client. The other two are library management and unscalable teeny tiny fonts, both of which have lengthy threads in this very forum, pleading for improvements.

Why don't ANY of the self-directed employees/employee teams at Valve care about making the Steam client have better user functionality? Honestly, they need some competition. Competition almost always means improvements for the consumer.

99Reaper99 · 05-14-2012, 03:55 PM

I agree. There should at least be an option as how to view it. Forums have that, how many posts to show, in what manner, etc.

pokeymans · 05-15-2012, 06:24 PM

I agree with everything in this thread but honestly, when's the last time they added anything new to the steam client? There was the mobile app but...wooooow so useful. How did I ever get by with text, calling, BBM, facetime etc. Instead of adding pointless things they should actually read these forums, like OPs post.

04-12-2012, 11:51 PM	#1
TentacleMayor Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 110 Posts: 985	Browsing is a total pain Why is Steam so aggravating when you're browsing through games? Say you're looking through all games under $10. There's like 60 pages to go through (why not just one big list?) Then on page 15, you see something you may be interested in, so you click on it. After adding it to your wishlist, you go back and... what? Back on page 1? There's no quick way to get back to page 15 so you have to click 3-5-7-9-11-13-15? What a PITA it is to just browse through this list. Suggestion: The [...] that's between the page numbers? Make it so when you click on that, you can choose the page number you want to navigate to. It's pretty bad when some adult sites are more user-friendly than Steam. Last edited by TentacleMayor: 04-12-2012 at 11:55 PM.

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04-28-2012, 01:46 PM	#2
Etherouge Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 17	I totally agree with this post. The Steam client is slow and frustrating to use.

04-29-2012, 06:32 AM	#3
DarthPsymon Join Date: May 2004 Reputation: 125 Posts: 1,952	If they can change the list to an endless scroll, like they have for the news page, this would be a much nicer to use. Failing that, OPs ideas are good.

04-29-2012, 07:27 PM	#4
OptimGameStudio Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 9	I've had an issue where no images load so many times .. it's annoying.

04-29-2012, 08:32 PM	#5
Mr SmokesAlot Banned Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 209 Posts: 1,167	Signed. However until it's fixed I'll be clicking the middle mouse button in my browser.

04-30-2012, 01:55 AM	#6
bottleHeD Join Date: Sep 2010 Reputation: 5 Posts: 162	Yup, this is an issue that needs to be addressed. Maybe a simple dropdown with page numbers that you can jump to would work.

04-30-2012, 02:05 AM	#7
GDL Join Date: Mar 2012 Reputation: 997 Posts: 2,173	Signed, the store page is horrid to use.

04-30-2012, 04:08 AM	#8
WormMan Join Date: Apr 2011 Reputation: 6 Posts: 40	I think the client is very slow too.

05-13-2012, 03:01 PM	#10
leetmurdoc Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 13 Posts: 57	so im not alone with being annoyed at this

05-14-2012, 01:34 PM	#11
SweetNothing Join Date: Jun 2010 Reputation: 379 Posts: 1,190	It pains me to say that I avoid this issue by browsing the store in a standard web browser. When I see a game I want to examine further, I right click and choose "Open in New Tab." That way, I get to see the game's store page without losing my place in the store. Not ideal, obviously. It's one of my three major issues with the Steam client. The other two are library management and unscalable teeny tiny fonts, both of which have lengthy threads in this very forum, pleading for improvements. Why don't ANY of the self-directed employees/employee teams at Valve care about making the Steam client have better user functionality? Honestly, they need some competition. Competition almost always means improvements for the consumer.

05-14-2012, 03:55 PM	#12
99Reaper99 Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 123 Posts: 1,041	I agree. There should at least be an option as how to view it. Forums have that, how many posts to show, in what manner, etc.

05-15-2012, 06:24 PM	#13
pokeymans Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 4 Posts: 106	I agree with everything in this thread but honestly, when's the last time they added anything new to the steam client? There was the mobile app but...wooooow so useful. How did I ever get by with text, calling, BBM, facetime etc. Instead of adding pointless things they should actually read these forums, like OPs post.