Its because it's so much more feature rich than any other counter strike game. Complicated games are going to require complicated management, and the server files really aren't that hard to configure if you just pay attention. The only thing I don't understand is requiring steam login to update instead of using something like tf2's registration system, but I'm sure they have some sort of reason for that as well. On Sep 3, 2012 5:59 AM, "Roberto Omezzolli" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't understand you guys, this game is allready a deadbirth game. no > one understands why they put in such crapy things like gamemodes_server.txt > and other stuff. you have to do a whole bunch of work only to be able to > play a custom map. and now all this ads ingame... **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *Von:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *Im Auftrag von *1nsane > *Gesendet:* Montag, 3. September 2012 04:55 > *An:* [email protected] > *Betreff:* Re: [Csgo_servers] This game should be free**** > > ** ** > > No they won't. There's plenty of official servers. Also no one would do > that. And if lots of people shut down servers then others will put up > servers to replace them. Perfect opportunity, even I would put up CS:GO > servers in such a case.**** > > ** ** > > If by some miracle everyone would shut down their servers it would only > show valve that the community doesn't care enough to support their new > games and they should just lock it down even more in the future. Official > servers run by hosting partners only for their next game.**** > > ** ** > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > if we all shut down the go servers we run. for 24hrs. ill be they will > hear us then.**** > > **** > > *From:* 1nsane <[email protected]> **** > > *Sent:* Sunday, September 02, 2012 7:40 PM**** > > *To:* [email protected] **** > > *Subject:* Re: [Csgo_servers] This game should be free**** > > **** > > That's because the game felt unfinished and has multiple issues. Ads on > some official servers are not what's causing the player drop. **** > > **** > > Things like joining the server and having it "freeze" on a loading screen > because the server is running the wrong map group or whatever other issue. > That does not give a good impression. Then there's also the max player > count issues and map downloading not providing good feedback to the players. > **** > > **** > > Perhaps we could say official servers being the focus is providing a more > stale game... but we don't have access to valve's stats so we don't know > what kind of percentage of players do not use the server browser. Really > though this game was made around small non customizable matches. This is > the entire game on consoles. Yes, PC has servers with a bigger player cap > and more mod options but it does not seem to be made for that as a whole. > Just look at all the complaints on this mailing list.**** > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 9:44 PM, Russell Smith <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Is it? The player counts aren't looking too good. > > > http://steamgraph.net/index.php?action=graph&jstime=1&appid=730q10q240&from=1345532400000&to=End+Time > **** > > > > On 9/2/2012 6:27 PM, 1nsane wrote:**** > > Don't forget that Valve already tried adding ads to their games. But that > did not work out: **** > > http://kotaku.com/241766/ads-hit-counter+strike **** > > **** > > This time however it did work out, from the looks of it.**** > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 8:59 PM, Russell Smith <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > If the official Valve sanctioned experience is one in which you're forced > to watch a Pinion ad every time you want to play a game why exactly does > this game have a price tag attached to it? > > Splitting up the matchmaking into official and community pools is already > salt in the eye to those of us trying to run communities. But letting an > advertising agency run official servers held above all of our community > servers is shady as fuck for a game that you're charging money for. > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers**** > > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________**** > > Csgo_servers mailing list**** > > [email protected]**** > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers**** > > ** ** > > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers**** > > **** > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers**** > > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers**** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Csgo_servers mailing list > [email protected] > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/csgo_servers >
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