Well said botman... However, relating to the same interview, the non-moddable version of HL2 is very on-topic. I'm assuming the interview is real else you can just ignore this mail. Actually I'm doubting a bit, but it's fun to speculate :)
I wonder if it's possible to 'upgrade' your SP only HL2, if you decide you DO want to play on the net. Or would you have to buy a new copy of HL? Also, with non-moddable, does that mean HL2 SP will be non-moddable at all, or just no MP MOD's (since you don't have MP in the first place). And how is the SP only enforced? I think I got it right when I say the CD-KEY just doesn't allow you to auth online, but one would still be able to play on LAN's, possibly with a hack/crack. SP MOD's and MP MODs against bots are a possibility too. Anyone got any ideas how they might prevent using MODs and playing on LAN's? Also, I wonder what the impact of a SP HL2 would be on the MOD scene. A lot of potential new internet players are going to be 'blocked'. What I mean by this, is that I, for example, discovered this whole 'Internet gaming thing' just because I wondered "what the **** is this HL Multiplayer stuff all about". People with the SP HL don't have this entry point and thus are not as likely to get into multiplaying. While this isn't a problem for the existing user base (they will be bying HL2 'full'), it might have an impact on new MODs. The current playerbase is most likely to stick to the mods they know, and just start playing their HL2 versions. While these people will play other mods too, I think that new mods also gain a lot of players from people that are trying their first MOD. And the influx of new players will be smaller. Any opinions on this all? (Except the baaaaad spelling... :) Jeroen "ShadowLord" Bogers ----- Original Message ----- From: "botman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 22:50 Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Pay to play response from Gabe Newell. (?) > > Link here: > > > > http://halflife2.homelan.com/forums/showthread.php?&threadid=5867 > > > > There are suggestions that it's a fake. But the poster insists it's > > real. Not sure what to think myself. It looks plausible. > > <rant on> > Why is this on hlcoders e-mail list when this has NOTHING to do about coding > for Half-Life or Half-Life2. > > Not directed at the original poster, but please keep all the rumors, rants, > whining, bitching, moaning confined to the various Half-Life and/or > Half-Life2 Internet forums. > > I REALLY don't need to see more threads here debating about how Valve is > screwing people and stating that they aren't going to buy the game if they > are forced to subscribe to Steam. If you don't like Valve's (and/or > Sierra's) policies, your money (or lack of it) will speak MUCH more loudly > than any rants that you make on any website or e-mail list. > > This is NOT a PISS ON VALVE e-mail list. Can't we try to keep it that way? > <rant off> > > Jeffrey "botman" Broome > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
