I see you smart arses have completely missed the point. The fact that we have to constantly come up with our own solutions to solve problems that should have been addressed when HLDS, STEAM, VAC, were originally conceived is what I am talking about.
Good on you that you managed to come up with your own solutions, but that was not my point. But hey, you all seem to be so happy with the way Valve is running things at the moment and things are working SOOOOO well, then Im happy for you to live in your own little world where there are no gapping issues you can drive a super tanker through that some of us have to deal with, because you obviously have it so much better than the rest of us, due to you being so awfully clever and smarter than the rest of us! On Sun, 10 Oct 2004 12:24:47 -0500, BeNt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ook you make another very noted very valid point.I have got nearly 4 years > worth of server time and "money" out of my origonal purchase of > half-life.The time was great and still is,most of the games I've bought in > the last 4 years are sitting on my desk or in my cd rack collecting dust.But > Half-life is still capturing my attention.Why?Cause of the admin/player > community intrest and on going steps to make the game "better" since the day > it came out.Everyone needs to watch out.If steam ever gets nearly perfect > VALVe will be around for a long time and spin off companies will come off > with this tech and publishers will be getting phased out with the advent of > cheaper priced games since the middle man will no longer be needed to push > content out to gamers.Steam is the future of VALVe not HL2.And the future > ain't looking too bright right now.Unfortunately. > > BeNt > > > > > Half-Life was a killer deal. Worth every penny we paid. I think I paid $40 > > for mine, $20 for OP4 and another $30 or so for Blue-Shift. The BS money > > was > > wasted, but the rest of it was a great deal. We got DM, CS, TFC, OP4 and a > > bazillion other mods. And we still play it today. Those of us that make > > mods > > and maps and run servers for free have helped Valve become filthy stinkin' > > rich. What other game gets played year after year? Most of the games I've > > bought during the last 7 years are sitting in a box somewhere collecting > > dust. > > > > But...can they do it again? Most companies do something great, and then > > spend the next 5-10 years trying to recapture their past glory before > > finally selling out or shutting down. Valve had their source code stolen > > right out from under their nose (assuming they didn't make the whole thing > > up to cover the fact that HL2 wasn't anywhere close to being ready for > > release), and they think I'm going to trust them with my credit card? They > > invented Steam which although is working better now then it ever has, was > > absolute shiite for a long long time. My fear is that their success has > > contributed to their arrogance and they have lost touch with their user > > base > > and don't really know what we, the players and mappers and server admins, > > really want anymore. I hope I'm wrong, I hope HL2 is just as sucessfull as > > HL1 and that we spend the next 5 years getting our moneys worth out of HL2 > > with maps and mods. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
