-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Yes, having SourceTV on your xserver adds an extra slot. That DOES add it to the custom server.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlds] TF2 update coming later today > Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 19:01:06 -0500 > > I think we have to see the new UI changes first. > > If they do not solve the issues, I think a very large protest is in order > along with graphs showing what happens to servers that get put on the custom > tab. > > To valve: > > Without people running servers, you have no game. > > Also, I'd like to see a solution for my standard TWENTY FOUR player server > that's flagged with the "increased_maxplayers" tag due to having 25 slots to > accept connections for reserved slots. I wonder if SourceTV has the same > effect. > > Do I need to run a 23 player server now? Wonderful. > > - voogru. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Armstrong > Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 6:23 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [hlds] TF2 update coming later today > > Yeah. > > I think the server tags thing can be made much nicer if the 'server tags' > box was simply moved to the Internet tab, just allowing it as an extra > filter. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Hartland > Sent: Friday, 7 March 2008 9:55 AM > To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds] TF2 update coming later today > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Eric Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > We'll be doing some work to educate players on the new Custom servers > > tab, using both PR and user interface changes. Now that the > > Internet/Custom servers system is in place, we'd like server admin to > > work within it. We'll be delisting servers with custom rule sets that > > deliberately work around the system. > > Unfortunately we can tell you from many years of experience it doesn't > matter how much PR or education you put behind something like this, > it simply wont work as gamers are:- > 1. Lazy > 2. Creatures of habit > 3. Quite stupid > > As I previously mentioned this is from bitter experience with Epic's > failed attempt at a similar feature which was very much simpler, a > tick box for "Standard servers only" that was selected by default. > > We look forward to the changes you propose to the UI and hope this > takes into account the information we have all provided since its > release. > > In short creating a single search interface which allows users to > quickly and easily filter servers from a default show all list is > the only option. Splitting XYZ servers over here and the rest over > there is simply too confusing / complicated for your average joe. > > As an annalogy, you dont see Google only listing XHTML compliant web > pages in their main search and forcing users to go another page to > search all none conforming sites. Yes XHTML compliant sites will > likely provide a better more consitent user experience, but when it > all comes down to it 99% of users simply dont care. They want to > sample whats out there, if they try something and it doesnt work > for them they will go somewhere else. > > Regards > Steve > > > ================================================ > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the > person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the > recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise > disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please > telephone +44 845 868 1337 > or return the E.mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
