Thanks, that was what i was expecting for... I will do what you say... but i don't know if such thing exists here :P...
Thank you El mar, 28-10-2008 a las 18:52 +0300, Roman Hatsiev escribió: > Some time ago I had to make similar choice about The Ship. I could > host nosteam server and push nosteam client with my server address > built into it to few local torrent sites or just let this great game > go. It was difficult decision since I really love this game but I > decided to let it go. It was right thing to do even though I regret > it. > > Should you want to change anything - find local game publisher and > talk to them. We had similar problem here in Russia, people were not > buying games for exactly the same reason - pirated games were cheaper > and it was difficult to buy the game without credit card. At the same > time pirates had huge distribution network over the country selling > millions of illegal copies for a few dollars each. > > But as pressure to pirates grew and western publishers came to an > understanding that they are losing money situation began to change. > Western publishers made agreements with local publishers (most of them > are former pirates actually) so now most new games are available for a > fraction of it original price and now it more comfortable for former > pirates to sell legit games and have almost the same profit without > all those criminal risks. Orange box, for example, was sold for local > equivalent of 15 USD. > > All CD-keys sold in Russia are restricted to Russia, so you cannot > play these games if your current IP address belongs to any other > region which is enough protection against fraudulent business of > selling cheap CD keys to other countries. My point here is that such > functionality is already built into Steam so it only a matter of > agreement between publishers. > > This how it works in Russia and the same approach may work for your > country as well but you'll have to do a lot of talking outside of this > list... > > On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Nevermore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In this case, the game will die, cause only 7 players is not enough to > > play... > > > > I will not ask for help anymore... > > Sorry... > > And godbye. > > > > > > El mar, 28-10-2008 a las 09:59 -0400, Karl Weckstrom escribió: > >> If you want to promote legal software in your country, step #1 is to take > >> down your cracked server. Where have I heard that before? > >> > >> There is NO LEGITIMATE JUSTIFICATION for running a server that facilitates > >> the use of pirated software. > >> > >> I would like you to read that line above. > >> > >> Now, read it again. > >> > >> Continue reading it over and over until you accept its meaning. > >> > >> Piracy is a fact of life everywhere in the world. The decision to break > >> the law is yours alone. You cannot promote lawful use of software while > >> promoting piracy at the same time. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nevermore > >> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 9:28 AM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] help !!! > >> > >> But i am asking for help, TO STOP PIRACY! > >> I want ideas to promote legal software in a country where piracy is in > >> every day life... > >> > >> But just mention "pirate" makes all of you to scream... > >> > >> I have 20.000 players registered in my HLSTATS... > >> Only 7 of them uses steam... > >> I want your help to make all 20.000 players to buy steam... > >> > >> Anyway... Who cares... you all are prejudiced people that will never > >> help me... > >> > >> With people like you, this game will die... > >> Argentina has nowdays one of the most active HLDM and Adrenaline Gamer > >> comunity... Do you want to kill it? > >> I have reborn a 10 years old game from ashes... and it cost me so > >> much... > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> El mar, 28-10-2008 a las 08:06 -0400, Karl Weckstrom escribió: > >> > If you REALLY want people on your server, and no one is coming to your > >> > LEGIT server, scrap gaming and put up a porn site. That's a FAR better > >> > option than feeding the pirates, and it's completely legit. > >> > > >> > Valve wants to be paid for their work. No one has the legal right to use > >> > their product to support people who did not pay for the game, whether > >> > it's your primary goal or not. > >> > > >> > That guy should simply take down his server and stop supporting piracy. > >> > He will not see anything but criticism here, as we have all paid for the > >> > privilege to use their software. > >> > ________________________________________ > >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of DontWannaName! > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 3:19 AM > >> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> > Subject: Re: [hlds] help !!! > >> > > >> > What happened to the phrase if you cant beat them join them. If the only > >> > servers there that get people on are cracked then hell if I wanted > >> > people on my server I would probably be forced to do the same whether I > >> > liked it or not until it was stopped by Valve. I understand that its > >> > wrong but it comes down to empty or full, wasting money or starting a > >> > community. And no, if someone asked me to jump off a cliff I wouldnt... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
