Steam support

[Whiskey1939]

What do you think about adding WoWs to Steam store?

I think that Steam could attract more players, because many people does not know about this game. Today, with a game that is not in the store, as if not exist... This game is good (better than WoT, because in WoWs are not p2w elements) and in Steam store could have really good ratings

I like Steam, because there are really good community. You can post your gameplay, start stream ...etc. You can see the player ratings and if do you like mods, vote for them (or in some games: add them to your game). Next plus are friends... Do you want to play with friend? Just start the game and try to invite him... you dont need ask him for his nickname in the game... Or marketplace is great to use too

 

Pls Wargaming, developers... add this game to Steam and connect this game with Steam account (to invite friends from the game,...)  the game will play more people, good examples: War Thunder (Steam - more than 15 000 players every day), Paladins (because of Steam perfect start: Steam - more than 35 000 players every day) or Warframe (Steam - more than 40 000 players every day) ...etc.

[Juanx]

No thanks.

[GoldenHornet]

No thanks.

 

Such a convincing argument. You sold me.  /s

[Tyrendian89]

one would kind of assume Wargaming have already thought about it, and decided it's a bad idea economically... why throw money to Valve when your own infrastructure is easily good enough...

[Niibler]

Would be great, won't be happening because of economical reasons.

[Whiskey1939]

one would kind of assume Wargaming have already thought about it, and decided it's a bad idea economically... why throw money to Valve when your own infrastructure is easily good enough...

 

Wargaming are using Steam for some games and bigger companies too (Ubisoft, EA,...)

There is question what is better: money for myself or bigger and better community (and maybe more money)

[Ectar_]

Games on steam = giving a cut to steam. When you have a free to play game with already millions of players that's self produced, you don't exactly need steam as a distribution channel.

[Whiskey1939]

Games on steam = giving a cut to steam. When you have a free to play game with already millions of players that's self produced, you don't exactly need steam as a distribution channel.

 

I agree with you. But WoWs (now) have (in EU) just 30k players (it is same as in WT (some years ago) when the game played cca 60k - 90k players.. when they used the Steam distr. the game started play more than 40k players).

My friend (some days ago) told me about WoWs (i forgot about this game) that he started play that. I told him, I can play with him, just try this game again. The game is much more better than I thought, then I stopped play this game. But why this game play just 30k players? This game is much more better than p2w World of Tanks. These developers know, what the players want. Why WG uploaded WoTlitz (mobile game), Master of Orion,... to Steam? Yea, not bad games... but why not World of Warships? Yes, they will have to pay something to Valve, but the game could play at least 2x more people, because this game is great! What is better? Have same community or try to have bigger and better community? Lets show the game to world! Not many people know about this game WoT looks still anyway like 3 years ago (when i stopped play it, now play this bu*lsh*t p2w title my brother)... Where is the Havok in WoT?.... And look, WoWs have raining, dynamic weather, player levels with THE WAY,...etc.

Post scriptum: sorry for my ENG knowledge

[Kais_S012]

What do you think about adding WoWs to Steam store?

I think that Steam could attract more players, because many people does not know about this game. Today, with a game that is not in the store, as if not exist... This game is good (better than WoT, because in WoWs are not p2w elements) and in Steam store could have really good ratings

I like Steam, because there are really good community. You can post your gameplay, start stream ...etc. You can see the player ratings and if do you like mods, vote for them (or in some games: add them to your game). Next plus are friends... Do you want to play with friend? Just start the game and try to invite him... you dont need ask him for his nickname in the game... Or marketplace is great to use too

 

Pls Wargaming, developers... add this game to Steam and connect this game with Steam account (to invite friends from the game,...)  the game will play more people, good examples: War Thunder (Steam - more than 15 000 players every day), Paladins (because of Steam perfect start: Steam - more than 35 000 players every day) or Warframe (Steam - more than 40 000 players every day) ...etc.

 

I'm not going to lie I have a strong disdain of steam and Valve. their games are sub par (much like the RN's ammuntion in game) and I view Steam as a parasite I am forced to install on my pc to play games that they have dug their grubby trotters into.

 

so the longer wargaming keeps their world of series out of valves paws the better.

 

warthunder is a bad example as that's less than 15% of active payers on war thunder currently. that's not enough to be convincing that steam is a benefit. if steam support was suddenly dropped Gaijin has their own system that works perfectly fine and doesnt come with all the steam chaff to boot.

 

one would kind of assume Wargaming have already thought about it, and decided it's a bad idea economically... why throw money to Valve when your own infrastructure is easily good enough...

 

I dont think it could be put any better that this.

 

that said if you are that desperate to corrupt your world of warships experience. at the bottom of your steam HUD there is 'add game', click on that then on 'add non-steam game' select WoWS and warships will show up in your steam line up and the overlay should work as well

[Myrmix]

I think on one hand they would get more publicity, and that's always nice, but on the other hand they have to cut profits and I think they would be more vulnerable to criticism by the community.

[MoveZig]

I don't know if it'd make business sense to put WOWS on Steam, but if they're going to do it, it'd be best not to connect with Steam accounts. A lot, probably nearly all, F2P games on Steam use Steam-exclusive accounts. If the game is taken off Steam for whatever reason, they lose that account. This happened to me when Uncharted Waters Online was taken off Steam for a while and came back under new management. War Thunder, though, manages to use unified accounts for the Steam and non-Steam versions while still having access to the Steam Wallet for transactions.

[Wolfenbane]

No thanks to steam.I have an account but love that this game and account is separate from it.

[Whiskey1939]

I don't know if it'd make business sense to put WOWS on Steam, but if they're going to do it, it'd be best not to connect with Steam accounts. A lot, probably nearly all, F2P games on Steam use Steam-exclusive accounts. If the game is taken off Steam for whatever reason, they lose that account. This happened to me when Uncharted Waters Online was taken off Steam for a while and came back under new management. War Thunder, though, manages to use unified accounts for the Steam and non-Steam versions while still having access to the Steam Wallet for transactions.

 

Yes, true. But why to stop our accounts? No reason just connect with Steam (for adding friends, inviting friends to game, Streaming, writting critics in store... etc.) If the game is good or developers are listening community, the players would be more

[tenacious_torps]

What do you think about adding WoWs to Steam store?

I think that Steam could attract more players, because many people does not know about this game. Today, with a game that is not in the store, as if not exist... This game is good (better than WoT, because in WoWs are not p2w elements) and in Steam store could have really good ratings

I like Steam, because there are really good community. You can post your gameplay, start stream ...etc. You can see the player ratings and if do you like mods, vote for them (or in some games: add them to your game). Next plus are friends... Do you want to play with friend? Just start the game and try to invite him... you dont need ask him for his nickname in the game... Or marketplace is great to use too

 

Pls Wargaming, developers... add this game to Steam and connect this game with Steam account (to invite friends from the game,...)  the game will play more people, good examples: War Thunder (Steam - more than 15 000 players every day), Paladins (because of Steam perfect start: Steam - more than 35 000 players every day) or Warframe (Steam - more than 40 000 players every day) ...etc.

 

Hell no. I've got a crystal-clear no steam policy. I've ditched the civilization series because they went to Steam, I've ditched Fallout, I'd immediately and without hesitation ditch WOWS. Talking about that, I didn't buy Master of Orion neither because of that and boy did I love MOO2 back in the day. Actually still have it installed to this very day. I rather put up with pre-2000 gfx than with Steam. I'm not alone with this attitude among my friends btw, I highly doubt WG would actually gain all that much. 

[HotshotJimmy]

I use the steam overlay but WG doesn't need Steam to push its products.

[FaceFisted]

Steam support would be awesome. I am planning to migrate from Windows to Linux and Steam is the only gaming platform for Linux that I know of.

[Uriens_The_Gray]

Yes, Steam support would be great.

And with the steam gift cards ( https://store.steampowered.com/account/redeemwalletcode ), you don't even need to mess with your bank account details or give them away. Becaus you don't need them for payment (security reason number one!!).

Frankly speaking, i want to spend money on WoWs. But without steam support i have to wait (maybe forever) ...

[krautjaeger]

WoT Blitz is on Steam now, so who knows. Maybe some day.

[Juanx]

Yes, Steam support would be great.

And with the steam gift cards ( https://store.steampowered.com/account/redeemwalletcode ), you don't even need to mess with your bank account details or give them away. Becaus you don't need them for payment (security reason number one!!).

Frankly speaking, i want to spend money on WoWs. But without steam support i have to wait (maybe forever) ...

 

So you trust steam with your CC info, but not WG?

Let me tell you, you are in for a shock...

[Aotearas]

The words "Steam" and "Support" should only ever be uttered in the same sentence when you're ridiculing Steam's notoriously bad support.

[RUSSIANBlAS]

WoT Blitz is on Steam...

 

I trust Gabe far, far more than Victor. Yes, there is a lot of utter Indie garbage on Steam but don't forget they're essentially just the distributor. It's like hating on a shop instead of the manufacturer. 

 

Steam will refund you on games you've only just bought but played briefly. WG would never allow that with a Prem vehicle in a million years.

[kodos]

Steam support would be awesome. I am planning to migrate from Windows to Linux and Steam is the only gaming platform for Linux that I know of.

 

that is [edited], first of all you don't need a gaming platform to play games, secound, GoG > Steam regarding linux support

if WoWS would migrate to Steam you can forget to play on linux, as native Steam does not support non-linux games, and non-native Steam gives you a lot of problems if you play more than 1 game (you know, the advantage of gaming on linux is that you can setup a specific prefix with the optimal settings for each game, that's why older games work better on linux than on win10, not that easy to get it working that why if you are forced to use steam)

[Aotearas]

 

Steam will refund you on games you've only just bought but played briefly. WG would never allow that with a Prem vehicle in a million years.

 

Only because they had the choice of either complying with the EU trade laws or stop making business in the EU.

And even then Steam tried to pull some BS with their EULA before the EU knocked on their door again and essentially was like "you really want to keep that up?", so Steam finally budged and complied with the barest minimum of refund policy they could legally get away with.

 

I have zero, absolutely no doubts whatsoever that Steam would drop any and all refunds the moment they thought they could get away with it.

 

Let's be honest here, Steam is no better than WG. At least WG isn't trying to monetize mods and demand a 40% cut just for distributing it via their Workshops ... (and yes, I'm also looking at you Bethasda!).

[RUSSIANBlAS]

 

Let's be honest here, Steam is no better than WG. At least WG isn't trying to monetize mods and demand a 40% cut just for distributing it via their Workshops ... (and yes, I'm also looking at you Bethasda!).

 

At least Valve's own titles currently don't have any p2w issues as they only sell cosmetic changes and not Prem stuff like WG. 

 

The workshop stuff has never figured much to me but TF2 is Satan. I played QWTF a long time ago and TF2 is just a dumb cartoon knock off with hats 

 

Sadly the days of buying a game once then paying for it are dying. It's F2P but P2W or at least progress...

[iJoby]

No thanks, Steam support is too bad.