Tagging DLC as Shovelware

[PhyrxianLibrarin 1,153]

https://psnprofiles.com/trophies/18158-stroke-the-dog#DLC-1

 

Well, that didn't take long. Shovelware developers have apparently noticed their games aren't showing up in the list of new releases anymore... but they are showing in the list of new DLC. Hopefully whatever Sly did to tag full games, they can do to tag DLC as well.

[grifteskymfning 1,707]

Ping @Sly Ripper

[steel6burgh 1,870]

kind of amazing what a difference just hiding the games from the new games list made.  It's evidently hurting their sales and i've noticed a few of the people who based their entire profile off these games have left the site.  

 

If I were the developers I wouldn't want to push my luck because this site really has the power to shut them down for good.  I don't consider the integrity of the people making these games as any better than someone who buys a 100 ps5 systems and scalps them.  I hope they get shut down.

 

[Thrillhelm 724]

I'd like to see these evidences.

 

Still a long stretch because there are far less DLC releases and so far - it may or may not change in the future - shovelware DLC isn't flooding anything. A PS5 port of a PS4 game with lots of DLCs (e.g. Dead by Daylight) floods the DLC release list and nobody complained.

 

Until there is a flood of shovelware DLCs I'd say its just another cheap shot from the shovelware witch hunt, the resentfulness being shown in that game's DLC thread (lets make the DLC $50, and insults).

[Dry 758]

I already mentioned it just yesterday in the other trending topic calling out the "Stroke The Puppy" DLC pack and I'm gonna ask once again:

 

Can the show/hide shovelware filter be applied onto or just outright remove the "Easy Games" box positioned right of the main games page's list of games, you know, the one sitting under "Popular Games"?

Edited November 14, 2022 by Dry
Post 420, nice.

[Rebourne07 1,968]

21 minutes ago, Dry said:

I already mentioned it just yesterday in the other trending topic calling out the "Stroke The Puppy" DLC pack and I'm gonna ask once again:

 

Can the show/hide shovelware filter be applied onto or just outright remove the "Easy Games" box positioned right of the main games page's list of games, you know, the one sitting under "Popular Games"?

@HusKy?

[Deadly_Ha_Ha 3,000]

These dummies must be sweating if they're now starting to prey on dlc lists just to show up on the website's front page again

[Letenko 773]

If the hide shovelware feature can be implemented onto the DLC section, I hope every single shovelware stack will get a paid DLC so that all the connoisseurs of these "games" will have a reason to come back and spend some more quality time on these titles. I am sure the developers will be delighted by the revenue and the people who enjoy these masterpieces will be thrilled to go back to them.

[GAchievements 50]

I feel that this would be a good idea, especially with what is to come. Plus I don't think it has anything to do with the publicity of the dlc section.

[Undead Wolf 20,820]

They're getting desperate now. I guess we can expect the DLC tab to become unusable soon. I don't want to give them ideas since they're almost certainly aware of both threads about this topic and all the discussion that goes on about their "games" here in general, but they could quite easily use this loophole to bypass the shovelware filter on new trophy lists by giving their new releases a free DLC trophy pack at launch. Then boom, their shovelware gets a ton of free advertising by having them appear on the front page again like nothing ever happened.

 

This seems like an oversight on Sly's part, and I know it's asking a lot from him, but I hope he plugs this loophole as soon as possible. There's already a list of games marked as shovelware, so it should be as simple as applying that same filter to the 'New DLC' section on the homepage and the DLC tab on the games page. Just going to tag @BlindMango since I think you had something to do with getting Sly to implement the shovelware filter in the first place. 

 

Also, while I'm at it, I figured I'd mention that the DLC page does't actually mention PS5 in the header at the top, so it's in need of an update anyway. 😛

 

 

I also agree with one of the posts above that suggested the 'Easy Games' box should be removed from the games page. It's just another avenue for these so-called devs to promote their garbage shovelware. You can get the same result by ordering the game page by average completion anyway. It's just about making it more difficult for people to find.

[Lance_87 2,446]

The WHAT? They're making DLCs for the Stroke games?

 

Can't wait for the "European Hedgehog" DLC for Stroke the Hedgehog. I'm tired of African Pigmy Hedgehogs. Justice for the Europeans!

 

[DavySuicide 421]

After a couple of weeks with these garbage games disappearing from the front page i must say, it's amazing. Finally you can track new releases and don't need to scroll through tons of garbage. it's really a great thing. A minor change that had a huge impact on the page in general. It's just very well done!

 

I really hope something similar will be added now for dlcs soon, as the section on the main page is even smaller. imagine a flood of garbage dlcs you would search forever again for "normal" expansions -.- 

 

10 minutes ago, Undead Wolf said:

 

I also agree with one of the posts above that suggested the 'Easy Games' box should be removed from the games page. It's just another avenue for these so-called devs to promote their garbage shovelware. You can get the same result by ordering the game page by average completion anyway. It's just about making it more difficult for people to find.

 

 

And yes, this is absolutely useless in 2022 It was a nice feat back in those days, but now it's just a waste of space. 

[Lance_87 2,446]

34 minutes ago, DavySuicide said:

And yes, this is absolutely useless in 2022 It was a nice feat back in those days, but now it's just a waste of space. 

 

Do you guys remember when players with hidden trophies were "accused" of having easy games like Terminator Salvation and Hannah Montana: The Game?

Edited November 14, 2022 by Lance_87

[Jerry_Appleby 319]

44 minutes ago, Undead Wolf said:

I also agree with one of the posts above that suggested the 'Easy Games' box should be removed from the games page. It's just another avenue for these so-called devs to promote their garbage shovelware. You can get the same result by ordering the game page by average completion anyway. It's just about making it more difficult for people to find.

 

The one thing that always frustrated me is that for people like me who want to look at the hardest games out there, I always have to go to that Easy Games list, then go to the last few pages of that. Wish it could be the opposite and have it filter the hard games first.

I have no issues about removing shovelware from that Easy Games list, but if it's not possible, then I'd rather have the list of "Hard Games" have a box to click instead of the Easy Games box.

Edited November 14, 2022 by Jerry_Appleby
typo

[BlindMango 9,156]

4 hours ago, Undead Wolf said:

They're getting desperate now...

 

I agree, I went ahead and sent him a message - we'll see if Sly fixes this

 

I recommended removing the easy games box earlier too, since yeah that's not very useful anymore  

[Jerry_Appleby 319]

3 minutes ago, BlindMango said:

 

I agree, I went ahead and sent him a message - we'll see if Sly fixes this

 

I recommended removing the easy games box earlier too, since yeah that's not very useful anymore  

If you're gonna remove the "Easy Games" box, can you at least update the Hard Games box to have a button you can click to sort the games list automatically?  

[enaysoft 6,559]

It's kinda frustrating that DLC comes out way less often than new games (at least these days)

So now "Stroke The Dog" takes literal center piece of the front end of the website and might be there for several weeks at this rate...

[HusKy 7,335]

10 hours ago, Rebourne07 said:

@HusKy?

Would only hide it for psnp+ users. Is that what OP wants?

[StygianWolf4 3,750]

5 hours ago, enaysoft said:

It's kinda frustrating that DLC comes out way less often than new games (at least these days)

So now "Stroke The Dog" takes literal center piece of the front end of the website and might be there for several weeks at this rate...

If the DLC front page becomes all “Stroke The” DLC’s, then we absolutely need the filter. 

[Lance_87 2,446]

7 hours ago, BlindMango said:

 

I agree, I went ahead and sent him a message - we'll see if Sly fixes this

 

I recommended removing the easy games box earlier too, since yeah that's not very useful anymore  

 

Sly replies to PMs?

 

Because i kindly asked something to him a couple of months ago and he didn't even read the PM.

[KenjiCBZ 2,133]

2 hours ago, StygianWolf4 said:

If the DLC front page becomes all “Stroke The” DLC’s, then we absolutely need the filter. 

Nah, we need the filter as soon as possible. Even those few DLC we have now are too much for me. This site is about Trophy hunting, not Trophy popping.

[MarCCeoN 11]

Just delete the Shovelware everywhere.

 

No lists, no points, no rankings, etc.

[StygianWolf4 3,750]

3 hours ago, KenjiCBZ said:

Nah, we need the filter as soon as possible. Even those few DLC we have now are too much for me. This site is about Trophy hunting, not Trophy popping.

 

Apparently Sly "nipped it" already, good riddance I'd say! 

[DaivRules 14,780]

 

[BlindMango 9,156]

This has been fixed  

 

Thank you @Sly Ripper!