I don't know. I've just been trying to put together some of the stuff that I've been reading about Steam.
Like I said...thinking out loud. Wasting people's times, because of my stupidity...I think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 8:40 AM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Need new content... > we have to pay to play mods? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Day" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 2:05 PM > Subject: [hlcoders] Need new content... > > > > I'm just wondering if you, Valve, are planning on updating the content all > > the time. I mean, if I'm going to start paying to play, I'd want some new > > content to play on. New Maps each month or week or something. If someone > > told me that's how it will be, then I'd sign up and start paying right > now. > > > > Take GTA3, for instance. I was lost when I first got the game, because I > > had to learn all about the gameplay and stuff...and learn my way around > the > > city. Then, when I figured it out, I made it to the second island and had > > to learn all over again...making it feel like a brand new game. Then the > > same for the third island. But, it stopped after the third island, and > now > > it's just never getting that new feeling. I still play GTA3 and TFC all > > day, but I'd like a new city to play around in, ya know? If they just > made > > it possible to frequently download and play new cities, the game would > last > > forever, and always keep that new feeling. Of course, they're probably > > going to be doing that with the PC version...or at least I hope they are. > > > > Anyway, I'm trying to say....if I'm going to pay a monthly fee to play > > Half-Life and some of its mods, I'm going to want some new content each > > month. Not just bug fixes and stuff like that. I mean new maps, models, > > game modes, and stuff like that. TFC could use some new maps and such. I > > keep mentioning maps, because that's what I think would need to be updated > > more frequently. New maps make the game have that new, complicated, > > confusing, new feeling. (What?) New models add a little, but nothing > > compares to a new map that you have to learn and get the hang of. I had > > that feeling with dustbowl, casbah, avanti, and warpath...I think those > are > > the most recent ones. Anyway, now I've gotten use to those "new" maps, > and > > want newer maps. Don't get me wrong, I still want to play all the > classing > > TFC maps, I just want some new stuff. I'm just sayin...new content: it > > would make me pay money to play. > > > > But, I'm on 56K, so I guess it doesn't really matter what I think. I'll > get > > broadband somtime, though. > > > > If you asked me what I just talked about, I wouldn't know. I'm about to > go > > to sleep at 8 in the morning. I just started reading my new e-mails, and > > started to think outloud in this message. Sorry if you feel like I wasted > > your time. > > > > Jonathan Day > > Trepidaiton Software > > www.trepidation-software.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
