Valve has done some good things for the game industry: they encouraged modifications, and made some good games.
However, I feel as if the gaming community praises Valve too much.
- The gaming community praises Valve’s monopoly on game distribution services.
That’s about it though.
Keyword is worship. You could also say Microsoft has done great things with the Xbox or live.
I don’t think anyone believes that DirectX has been ‘great things’ for the industry or players.