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Steam adds "Dwarf" as a tag (store.steampowered.com)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by testeronious@lemmy.world to c/steam@lemmy.ml
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[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 174 points 2 years ago

They went from, ‘That’s stupid. We're not doing that," to "That’s stupid but okay," so fucking fast.

[-] neuropean@kbin.social 42 points 2 years ago

I get it from their perspective, featuring dwarves in a game doesn’t really help others find similar games in the same vein. On the other hand, they have a tag for pirates and Black Flag differs quite a bit from puzzle pirates.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Alright, I'll ask the obvious follow-up question: do they have a tag for ninjas?

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 35 points 2 years ago

Of course not. The search result would always be empty.

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[-] Kbin_space_program@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago

Because the team behind Deep Rock Galactic asked their community to start using it to show demand. And apparently they listened.

[-] swab148@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago

And Dwarf Fortress

[-] GeneralEmergency@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

It was a fake "controversy" to draw sales and engagement.

[-] schmidtster@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

But by pretending to make scene they just gave themselves and two other companies a shit ton of marketing and people talking about it.

Its always about the money, they found a way to make a few dollars out of nothing.

I mean, that's how it should be.

If a mass amount of people want a trivial thing that doesn't harm anybody else, even if you disagree with it, why not?

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[-] JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca 93 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Lmao that happened so fast. Deep rock galactic and dwarf fortress teaming up really worked!

[-] t0fr@lemmy.ca 84 points 2 years ago
[-] odium@programming.dev 17 points 2 years ago

We fight for rock and stone!

[-] uriel238 11 points 2 years ago

Did I hear a Rock and Stone!?

[-] vojel@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 2 years ago
[-] ormr@feddit.de 7 points 2 years ago

Rock and stone brother

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[-] KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 years ago

See? Valve does listen to its customers.

[-] Zuberi@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 2 years ago

I for one went and marked 100% of my dwarf games with the custom title yesterday.

Glad to see that now that I helped, they're gunna change it

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

How many dwarf games could there really be?

Is there an entire genre that I'm unaware of?

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[-] Tristaniopsis@aussie.zone 48 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Seems like a short headline.

[-] Whitebrow@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Short headline, but goes deep.

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Too deep, some might say 🔥

[-] Zugyuk@lemmy.world 41 points 2 years ago

Strike the earth

[-] vexikron@lemmy.zip 35 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

So basically this means there is a significant demographic of gamers that will play a game largely because it features dwarves?

Im sorry, I missed all the fuss about this.

I guess look forward to Dwarf Cart Racing and Dwarf Chess and Dwarf MilSim Tac Squad.

I was gonna say A Dwarf And His Horse but uh... well maybe it would work with dwarf horses. Thats probably got some appeal.

[-] MelastSB@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago

A Dwarf MilSim Tac Squad would be nice

[-] Locrio@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Some Warhammer dev is taking this to a meeting right now.

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[-] vexikron@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 years ago

It would simplify the control scheme somewhat as there would basically be no point whatsoever for a dwarf to crouch. Prone might make sense?

Can dwarves lean left and right around corners without going off balance and just falling over?

[-] technologicalcaveman@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

The idea of a a Ready or Not styled game with the comedy and tone of Deep Rock would be killer.

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[-] wahming@monyet.cc 7 points 2 years ago

A dwarf and his horse would rapidly become a dwarf and his lifetime supply of jerky

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[-] plantedworld@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

I would lol

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[-] cradac@feddit.de 26 points 2 years ago

Big win for gamers

[-] ULS@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago

Okay... Thanks for the update.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 6 points 2 years ago

LOL right? Like.. neat. Cool that it finally got this random tag... Seems like a slow news cycle for gaming.

[-] Yondoza@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 years ago

OOTL: Can I get a summary?

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 34 points 2 years ago

they rejected the request of Deep Rock Galatic and Dwarf Fortress to add a dwarf tag, the two teamed up on a co marketing campaign to get the decision reversed, Steam acquiesced.

What next? A tag for elves? A tag for tieflings? What a slippery slope!

/s

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 years ago

I'd never support a tag for pointy eared leaf lovers that's going to far

[-] Nikko882@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

As far as I've gathered Valve "accidentally" created the elf tag instead when the dwarf tag campaign happened. When someone noticed they went "oh, whoopsie, hehe" and added the dwarf tag too. So elf should also be a tag now.

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[-] Sinful@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago
[-] HorreC@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

I think they could have solved a twitter protest buy going with dwarves instead.

[-] TubeTalkerX@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

WE DID IT!!!

[-] rem26_art@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

lmao that was so fast. Lets goooooo

[-] SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Yet Smashmouth never ate the eggs...

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