Why not stand up and be good-guy russian hosting firm? Make your product better than the pireted, like provide mods only working on newer versions of css servers etc.
2012/4/30 Secv74 <[email protected]>: > Maavrik <maavrikftw <at> gmail.com> writes: > >> >> >> I think he could be trying to say that the hosting services in his country >> are > selling pirated servers instead of actual servers, and that he may want to try > to compete with the services by hosting actual servers. I dunno however, it's > just a guess. >> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Team BOOM! <teamboom <at> comcast.net> >> wrote: >> My Friends, >> We shouldn't even bother discussing this on the list. He's asking about >> using illegal software practices. He can go elsewhere to search for this >> information. This is an Official Valve server list. I can't believe you guys >> are even replying to him. All he wants to know is if he will get caught or >> sanctioned for being the catalyst to illegal software activity. Valve and >> the rest of us legit operators suffer when people like these work their >> magic. Please don't help him, it only hurts the people doing the right >> thing. >> Just my two cents. >> Mike >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hlds-bounces <at> list.valvesoftware.com >> [mailto:hlds-bounces <at> list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of ics >> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 10:35 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Game hosting >> That's what i think he means too. It's kind of hard to compete with >> legit version over the cheap pirated servers, especially on CS/CSS scene. >> -ics >> 29.4.2012 20:27, Ravnox kirjoitti: >> > Secv74, if you are using Google translate or some such service to >> > translate from Russian to English, it is doing a terrible job and it >> > is very hard to understand what it is exactly that you are trying to >> > achieve. >> > >> > If I understand correctly, you want to offer legit dedicated Source >> > gaming servers that players can rent. However, you are worry that >> > there is no market to offer such services because of the proliferation >> > of illegal servers that allow unregistered copies of games to connect. >> > So, you are wondering if Valve are doing anything to shutdown or >> > "fine" those servers operators. Is that it? >> > >> > -- >> > Ravnox >> > >> > >> > Quoting Secv74 <secv74 <at> yandex.ru>: >> > >> >> Cc2iscooL <cc2iscool <at> gmail.com> writes: >> >> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Neither Valve nor this mailing list will give you any support on >> >>> your pirated >> >> servers. Buy the game. >> >>> On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 7:19 AM, Secv74 <secv74 <at> yandex.ru> >> >>> wrote:Hi >> >>> We want to open your game hosting. But we are interested in one >> >>> question. Valve monitors that provide for hosting pirated css server? >> >>> In our region - Russia, a lot of customers pirated the game. >> >>> Therefore, we would like to know whether or not they are prohibited. >> >>> Many official hosting server we sell the old version of the game css >> >>> and cssv70 and have nothing for it did not. We are ready to compete, >> >>> but competition must be fair. Hence the question: >> >>> 1 Can a game server hosting is provided pirated css, l4d and other >> >>> (ks16 >> >>> with the situation clear, but now with other games - no) >> >>> 2 If allowed, what sanctions can be imposed? >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> >>> archives, please >> >> visit:https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> You do not understand the meaning, or simply through an interpreter >> >> went bad. >> >> We want to rent only to steam servers, but there are many hosting >> >> services in >> >> our country who are quietly selling pirated css server. Therefore, >> >> the question >> >> is how do Valvel oversees the hosting, or you can provide years of >> >> pirate server >> >> and we do not? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit:https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit:https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> >> > > Thank you guys for your answers. And excuse me for my bad english > > I see many of my questions are perceived not entirely correct. Postrayus easy > to > explain. And I hope that anyone of you would clarify > > We want to open the game hosting. We plan to sell only steam server. Only > steam. > However, in our country a lot of players with a pirated version of the game - > potential customers for pirated servers. Steam players is several times > smaller. > To compete with pirated server hosting is provided, it is very difficult. > Since > their income will clearly be more due to pirated servers. > > We want to understand whether or not we engage in this business or not, > because > if Valve still for such hosting, it is likely that we will not stand the > competition, or at least our revenue will be much smaller and therefore we > will > be more difficult to develop > > An example of the European hosting > http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ (css only license - we are > ready to compete with the likes of hosting) > http://www.verygames.net/product/13/Game_server/buy_hosting_rental_Server_Only > (css only license - we are ready to compete with the likes of hosting) > http://www.i3d.net/gamehosting-games.php (css only license - we are ready to > compete with the likes of hosting) > > The situation in our country (3 large hosting) > http://www.forteam.ru/ru/services (css only license - we are ready to compete > with the likes of hosting) > http://www.serva4ok.ru/order (steam + css css the old version - so we will > play > host to the income and as a result will not be able to fully compete) > http://www.myarena.ru/gamemanager.php (steam + css css the old version - so we > will play host to the income and as a result will not be able to fully > compete) > > Once again, we are only at the Steam servers. We do not want to sell pirated > server. But the omission of Valve put us in an unequal footing with other > hosting companies. Therefore, we think that if Valve anyway, it is likely that > we do not need to open, or in the long run we will not survive. The market of > pirated games in our country is very high ... > A couple of questions. > 1 css v34, is licensed as a game or it is still a pirate version? (old css) > 2 Does it make sense to write in Valve? Sent them several emails, no > response. I > think they do not particularly interested in such things > > Thank you for your attention, nadesyu this time I will understand everything > correctly. > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds
