This would be the way to go. If you can encourage people to go get the real copy of the game because of what you offer you'll make a killing.
That being said, CSS is not that expensive anymore. I could possibly see the point if it were a $50 game, but it's only $20 and goes on sale pretty frequently. Once you build a server setup, if you see it go on sale, send an email out to your clients so they can tell their friends to buy it while it's cheap. On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 6:00 AM, Herover <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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