good idea On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 7:24 PM, chillicane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Apart from the fact that it took me a while to realise the custom tab was > there when it was first implemented, my main issue with it is that it is > STILL not in the out of game, steam server list. > > I think the tags should still be there, but instead of shunting the servers > off to the custom tab where no-one looks, allow them to be searchable via > filters. If something like this was happening instead of the custom tab > arrangment, we wouldnt be trying so hard to circumvent this in the first > place. The fact is, if your on the custom tab, people dont come. > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:01 AM, Blood Letter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > The last thing Valve wants to do is get in a war with the mod writers > over > > this. > > Every TF2 update will include a patch to the delisting code, and every > mod > > update will include a patch for that. > > > > I'm a server admin. I don't know what the tags are. I don't know how to > > use them. I don't care. > > I run a game server for people to have fun. My server run's Beetles Mod > > for administration and reserved slots. > > I have custom maps, but not in my regular rotation. If the server is > > switched to one, you'll be able to download it lickity split from my > > redirect. > > I see no need for tags in my case. > > > > If you're running a 24/7 or party mode or omg supar low gravity or > whatever > > server that can mess with people's stats, achievements, etc., just list > it > > in the damned server name. > > > > As for tags/stats/etc.... > > > > I'd be more than happy to see Valve do away with the custom tags entirely > > and just give us more robust filter options, and the option to reset our > > stats. > > Ideally, you'd be able to reset individual stats and achievements, and > > track stats over all time, month, week, etc. Sure, that kind of stat > > tracking is more suited to a mod/plugin, but those would only catch data > > from one server/group of servers, and you wouldn't see them when loading. > > > > The way Valve handled stats seems to have been shortsighted. When > someone > > first gets into TF2, they see their stats at each map load and can see > their > > progress, and it's interesting. It encourages you to try out other > classes > > and do better. After a few weeks/months, you're basically staring at the > > same bars. Stats don't age well. A lot of people complain about custom > > servers avoiding the tags because they can ruin their stats. A lot of > > people want to reset their stats because of this. I'm willing to be > there > > are also a lot of people who would like to reset their stats just because > > they'd like to get a picture of how they're doing now that they're > > experienced with the game. Stats would a lot more fun for me if I could > > reset them (keeping my unlocks/achievements!) and play for a week or two > > from a blank slate. > > > > If we can't reset our stats, let us reset our stat displays. Think of it > > as an odometer versus a trip odometer. > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:31:02 -0400 > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: [hlds] valve, some feedback? > > > > > > Most likely there will be a patch and make some of this more worthless > > > then it already is, but since its been kinda quite the last few days i > > > thought what the heck. No its not beating a long lost dead horse...well > > > maybe a small poke. > > > > > > > > > A while ago valve made mention about delisting servers that are > > > bypassing the custom tags. Now i am not wanting to start a huge thing > > > again on if there should be tags or what not, but i am more wondering > on > > > why valve gave out a kind of idle threat then does nothing with it. You > > > look on the lists and there are a bunch of servers that are bypassing > > > it. Is there going to be any actual enforcement here or something else > > > you guys are just giving up on it? > > > > > > I would like to hear some feedback from valve about some bug fixes that > > > i had brought up in the list before. most that have been there since > > > long long ago that also seem to have been ignored. > > > > > > Can we get some information on these things? > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Use video conversation to talk face-to-face with Windows Live Messenger. > > > > > http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/connect_your_way.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_messenger_video_072008 > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > -- > -------- > Chillidog Systems - Re-inventing the wheel for the sake of all humanity! > -------- > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- I don't have a sig -_- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
