But in advertising your cracked server to the public, and keeping it cracked (well over a year after release) that strikes me more like you're running cracked servers and condoning piracy.
Justin wrote: > I got members who were cracked who bought the game, i wanted to remove the > crack after my friend who got the game for christmas but i didn't expect > this to happen.. > it does not matter its all screwed up and over with. > > On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 10:29 PM, Kitteny Berk <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Just to clarify myself a little; >> >> Cracked servers are always going to be a touchy subject among gamers and >> admins. >> >> Personally, I'm not *completely* against running /*private*/ cracked >> servers, I ran one for CoD4 for 2 weeks at release for my community, the >> result was that 25 people from my community who wouldn't have bought the >> game ended up buying it. (I know some people here will be against this, >> but the only affect it had on anyone was more sales as people had got to >> love the game bought it) and that was a one off for my community, as >> the uptake was slow for such a fun game. net result? 25 more sales for >> activision. >> >> >> What you're doing, advertising yourself as "The only english/usa cracked >> tf2 server." does nothing but encourage piracy, and I suspect cheating >> to some degree, which is bad for players and bad for valve. >> >> You're giving nothing back to valve, it's unlikely you've caused more >> sales by advertising your server as you have, and now you're lashing out >> at others who seem to run legit servers. >> >> Kitteny Berk wrote: >> >>> Or, you could be fucking another business over (valve) by supporting, >>> condoning, and advertising piracy, You're nothing but a parasite. >>> >>> Justin wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Both could be used to do the same thing and that's to get traffic onto a >>>> server. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:47 PM, msleeper <[email protected]> >>>> >> wrote: >> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Personally I think supporting pirates is worse than spoofing player >>>>> counts, but maybe that's just me. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 21:42 -0500, Justin wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah well its funny how you had cracked servers a while ago(wheres >>>>>> >> your >> >>>>>> >>>>> slap >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> on the wrist?) >>>>>> honestly stop being a player whore and remove your packet manipulation >>>>>> plugin or take it off your server altogether. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 9:36 PM, 1nsane <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> I believe a bunch of us banned you for using those server crashing >>>>>>> >> cvar >> >>>>>>> exploits a while ago. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Infact didn't Nephyrin or someone else make a thread about it here >>>>>>> >> too? >> >>>>>>> Funny you'd ask for our help now. Get off my mailing list, fattie >>>>>>> >> (the >> >>>>>>> >>>>> last >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> part is confirmed). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 4:15 PM, Justin <[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I don't know how its happening, but my windows tf2 server keeps >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> crashing >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> after a player with a blank name joins. >>>>>>>> The crash happens instantly after the player connects and logs of >>>>>>>> >> the >> >>>>>>>> >>>>> ip >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> are >>>>>>>> not made; I don't know what this player has against us but he's >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> really >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>> trying my patience >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>>> >> signature database 3707 (20081219) __________ >> >>>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>>> >>>> http://www.eset.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> >> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >>> >> signature database 3707 (20081219) __________ >> >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >>> >>> http://www.eset.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 3707 (20081219) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
