Yes I meant TF2. My apologies. Silly iPhone keyboard. With a password I assume you would be excluded from quick play but that wouldn't effect server registration I wouldn't think.
On 22 Oct 2011, at 15:36, Emil Larsson <[email protected]> wrote: I would like to know this too, especially as we have a "for the community" passworded server, which ran 24/7 mann manor last year (password was on the steam community page for the group so it wasn't exactly that much of a secret). No abuse were going on of any kind, the only difference was that it was limited to the people who knew the password. I want a clarification of what abuse or cheating would be. Of course, fooling the server into that the server is full is one obvious way but still... On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Violent Crimes <[email protected]>wrote: > Would setting up a 10 person private server for you and your friends to get > the gifts and not have to deal with other people be abusing the system? > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jon Lippincott <[email protected]> > *To:* Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list < > [email protected]>; Half-Life dedicated Win32 server > mailing list <[email protected]> > *Cc:* TF Team <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Friday, October 21, 2011 10:32 PM > *Subject:* [hlds] Halloween 2011 > > We’re going to be launching some new Halloween content in the near future > and wanted to give you all a quick heads-up. There will be random gift > drops, but this year we are requiring that participants register their > servers. If you choose not to register, you can still run the Halloween > maps, but no gifts will drop on your server. By registering, your server > will also be included in matchmaking, which will potentially drive > traffic to you. Note that cheating or otherwise abusing the gift drop > system will result in losing your registration, access to gift drops and > other potential value-adds in the future. > > You still have plenty of time, as this change won’t be going live until > next week. Registration is quick and simple, and is outlined > here<https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513#how> > . > > -Jon > > _______________________________________________ > 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
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