the problem is, most of the time there are only the personal servers and *ONE* mirror for most of the files.
im not paying $30 or so to download free things. add that ti $30 for ISP, $60 on average per game, plus hardware. somewhere, somebodies getting seriously ripped off. paying the cash for a game to me is fine, but as if im going to pay to download *FREE* patches, and *FREE* mods.its just completely wrong. -omega Blackened Interactive http://www.nofadz.com/blackened IRC: irc.gamesnet.net channel: #blackened-interactive Assistant Coder, Underhive (http://www.underhive.com) ----- Original Message ----- From: "_Phantom_" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] what a bloody n00b > I download at all kinds of times, mostly when the US are up as well, I've > never had to wait longer than 40mins for a file off one of the main servers > (last one was RtCW multiplayer demo) > I dont have the money to pay atm so I dont and use the free system > > As for charging, tech the are charging u so they can maintain the system, > revnues (sp?) from adverts and the like which companys like this used to use > to maintain the opertations have all but vanished, if they dont charge they > will have to close down (hosting + bandwidth charges for something like > fileplanet are gonna be huge!!! so after everyone pays their $x, I forget > how much, but I know it's not much, I doubt they are turning a huge profit > as they dont charge per download, just per month/year) > > If you dont like them hosting your files, email them and tell 'em to stop, > as you are the copyright holder of the work then they have no choice (as I > understand it), however, imho that's just petty.. if I produce something I > want it to reach as wider audiance as I can, if some ppl chose to spend some > $$$$ to download files quicker, all power to 'em I say. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
