One minor thing I forgot. "our" client was a full crossfire client. Although it ran with reduced features (worse graphics, no graphical dialogs etc. for lack of server support), we faithfully implemented all Crossfire features, in some cases at a lack of fidelity to support the limited protocol options available from Crossfire servers. There is tons of code the exists solely to give a nice impression for people playing on Crossfire servers (not just graphics, also music, sound, dialogs and so on). We really wanted to support Crossfire servers, too, in the best possible way.
We faithfully tried to support players as neutrally as possible. We didn't advertise against Crossfire, we didn't tell our users how much better our server is (because we believe in more than just fair/legal play and are confident (adn history has proven us right) that our players can make educated choices themselves). We always and fairly included all servers from the metaserver, even though plaing on crossfire servers came at a big loss of functionality. (Quite to the contrary, whenever a I joined metalforge e.g. to see wether a bug is older or not, I was greeted rather derogatively "schmorp the asshole", "go away", "your server stinks" etc. This does never happen to anybody joining our servers. While those players (or debelopers) can say whatever they want, this is just another datapoint at how nice we played (or actually, to me, thats not "playing nice" but actually the minimum honesty one can humanly give, something the Crossfire project by actively spreading lies about us does not grant us) Unlike supporting gcfclient (which I agree is, or at lats was, is a practical necessity) we didn't have to do that at all, we did that because we were always friendly and open towards Crossfire. Just the opposite: our client was never included in the list of clients (despite being compatible and the most gamelike/highest fidelity client). Our servers were barred from being included in the forums, although it was initially offered to us. Any service available and possible, most simple help or support was REJECT by the Crossfire project. It was always *us* who were open and compatible and trying to improve the situation. (And in hindsight, the choice to use our own metaserver for our client, which of course came at a cost, turned out to be a blessing). Almost needless to say, however, I will personally rip out each and any support for Crossfire in the future. This latest behaviour is just too much to bear, and even the most forgiving man (which decidedly I am not) would not see a reason to continue supporting a project that always tries to hurt whereever possible. Also, my relations to Crossfire as a project officially end here except keeping the memory of "those guys who tried to harm us all the time". (Yes, I am aware its just leaf, nicholas, yann and a few others, but I do condemn all of you who actively supporting crossfire for supporting those). -- First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi _______________________________________________ crossfire mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.metalforge.org/mailman/listinfo/crossfire
