Gotta say, I don't really care what you do with your server (although that approach does sound a wee-bit exploitative -- and potentially lucrative considering what some of the event items seem to sell for) but I got a chuckle out of "so everyone gets their fair share" when discussing a means of gaming the system.
Also liked the "especially since other people are cheating worse" part. On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:49 PM, Crazed Gunman <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > I have a server right now that I have several people on, running > viaduct_event, and what we've been doing is noclipping to the gifts and > handing them out to everyone evenly; my problem is that this could qualify > as farming, but we're doing it for everyone evenly so everyone gets their > fair share, especially since some people have material hacks from last year > already for the giftbox model and instantly get to it. Everyone is in > agreement for this, but since its farming, is that abuse? > > On 10/28/2011 6:45 PM, Emil Larsson wrote: > > I'd say it would be the nature of the server. A server that mostly attract > lulzy players who don't mind/expects this kind of stuff? Sure. Average > servers, no. > > Personally though, I wouldn't risk giving my players heart attacks. ;) > > On Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:48 AM, msleeper > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Would running this plugin count as abuse? >> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVL_Xwx4LW0 >> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:08 PM, msleeper <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I'm pretty sure the report tool is meant to be used for servers that >> > are deliberately breaking the established rules of game events and the >> > like. Not "I don't like the way this server is run" or "they do things >> > that I, personally, find annoying". >> > >> > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 6:04 PM, Jethro Seabridge <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> How about servers that embrace micspam - music played over the mic? >> >> - Jethro >> >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:14 PM, Fletcher Dunn >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I think the best answer there is that we would probably use the abuse >> >>> reporting mechanism as one tool to try to measure what sort of impact >> this >> >>> sort of thing has on our community. >> >>> >> >>> - Fletch >> >>> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >> >>> From: [email protected] >> >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of bp >> >>> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:11 PM >> >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] About the TF2 in-game abuse reporting >> >>> tool >> >>> >> >>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 22:31, Benedict Glover >> >>> <[email protected]> asked: >> >>> > I'm not personally going to report these but what about servers that >> >>> > offer over powered weapons if you pay real money? (Premium Servers >> >>> > (Nightteam)) >> >>> >> >>> I don't think it's fair to name names in such a discussion, especially >> >>> when Valve can't answer lacking data on how many people elect to >> >>> report such servers over a fairly long period of time - the main >> >>> metric being looked at right now. >> >>> >> >>> --bp is not affiliated with any such server >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> >>> please visit: >> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> >>> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> 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 > > > > -- > -- Ron / CrazeD > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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