I agree with 90 percent of that. But point 3 is not necessarily true. I run an end of round message every 3 rounds or so because I run 24/7 map servers and no one likes to go through a map change. I also fund my servers with ads and want my community to be happy so I give them the 24/7 servers they love and run an occasional AD so I can actually pay for the server. I would absolutely love to run an AD at the end of every single round and theoretically make more money. In reality I would end up with an empty server because no player will stand for it and I would end up loosing money.
Its not abuse if the players stay and play. If some of you don't see it this way I wonder how much time you actually spend listening to your players. Want to make more money spamming MOTD AD's every round... Go ahead try it and see what happens. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sampson Rogers" <[email protected]> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 9:01:21 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Server Delisting, does it need some changes? Man some of you guys are just hellbent on keeping this about advertisements. It is my opinion that running ads are okay. It is also my opinion that if a community has grown big enough to make a large profit off of those ads they shouldn't be punished for it. At the same time, that is contingent on the server operators also maintaining a quality gaming experience. If you're one of those admins who tosses up several dozen servers, overloading your systems and trying to earn a buck? I have no sympathy for you. 1. Ads in the MOTD are okay. 2. Several ads jammed in to the MOTD are annoying, but okay I suppose. 3. Servers that redisplay the MOTD at any point OTHER than map cycle are abusive. 4. Servers that trick the system in to bringing new players in via Quickplay when they don't have any REAL players are abusive. That is all my opinion, of course. _______________________________________________ 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
