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		RapidFire on Feb 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Analytics: Stop feeding the beast Valve did this with Portal! Or at least I feel like they did after playing through the games XD The games theme felt like a giant analytics test where everything was noted!!

account42 on Feb 26, 2021 [–]

I'm sure Portal was heavily playtested but it hasn't significantly changed after release so there is no reason to believe that they are making changes based on player analytics (even if they are collecting at least some via achievements).

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