Steam isn't 56k friendly itself.
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 23:50:49 +1100, Bruce Bahamut Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doesn't sound entirely 56k friendly, though that's an awesome idea. > Luckily they designed the engine to be that flexible, hey =) > I'd love to see a mmorpg on the HL2 engine, though that random company > that leased it doesn't sound entirely too promising, and there's no way > in hell a 'mod' team could work one together :( > Ah well, forcing users to upload more data then they have to will cause > them to complain if they know about it, and if they don't, someone will > find out and bring on the conspiracy theories. > > - Bruce "Bahamut" Andrews > > > HoundDawg wrote: > > >Yes, I have to agree, that WoW downloader is one of the worst solutions I've > >seen to date. > > > >One of the slickest file download/update systems I've seen, it he GuildWars > >one. The initial game download is very, very small and quick. Then, it > >downloads what it thinks you need just before you need it, while you are > >playing what has already been downloaded. Any game updates are sent in the > >background and are implemented while you keep playing. I really never would > >have believed it or liked the concept if I hadn't experienced it. Lag? I > >never noticed any, at all. This is coming from an MMORPG that hasn't even > >released yet. > > > >- HoundDawg > > > > > > > > > >>Yea, lets have a rerun of the Blizzard downloader, where it > >>works in the > >>torrent scheme and you upload more then you download (which actually > >>counts when your upload is metered [damn australia]). > >>The whole p2p thing has most likely been discussed and it definately > >>would cause a rather large uproar in the community. I heard somewhere > >>that the original creator of bittorrent is working for valve now? I'm > >>not sure how true that claim is, but aside from that, it probably > >>wouldn't go so great for Official downloads. Sure, for mods it'd be > >>good, but CS updates and stuff should remain on fast servers :/ > >>And STEAM uses VGUI2 afaik.. so you won't be getting windows widgets > >>anytime soon =) > >> > >>- Bruce "Bahamut" Andrews > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > -- ==================== <SB> Childe Roland "I will show you fear in a handful of jelly beans." _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
