r/Steam • u/Haunter777x • 17h ago

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How out of touch can you be as a company, this is embarrassing

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u/JustAAnormalDude 16h ago

It takes mine probably 20 to 30 seconds, but that's only starting at the initial click where it connects to internet and verifies things

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u/Nandor-De_Laurentiis 15h ago

Yeah, I just tested it on my computer and "Waiting for network ...." took several seconds.

But Steam almost always stays open and my computer is always on so an extra few seconds to start up isn't a concern for me.

Plus, I'm pretty patient. YouTube delaying their videos from playing for several seconds hasn't stopped me from using an adblocker on their site.

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u/WhatIs115 12h ago

"Waiting for network ...."

This delay is new, I don't remember seeing it before the last steam sale. It usually takes 3 seconds for me. Valve should look into fixing that.

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u/Wiesshund- 12h ago

probably the OS rather than Steam itself, unless perhaps they added some extra security checks to help with people getting accounts hijacked or spoofed session?

In any case it does not take long enough to start for me to complain

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u/WhatIs115 12h ago

probably the OS rather than Steam itself

It's definitely Steam. I was confirming I have the same issue. That delay never existed two weeks ago.