I'm not quite sure what the OP is rambling about, but if it is about removing html MOTDs from quickplay, here's the answer why. A majority of people, upon seeing advertising in the MOTD, will disconnect from the server. You might get some ad revenue, but you're not going to get any players.
On 8 November 2013 01:11, James Haikin <[email protected]> wrote: > What in the hell is Liquid Source talking about? This is a video game, not > the presidency. Good lord. > > -James > > > On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 4:00 PM, Weasel's Lair <[email protected]>wrote: > >> IMH(f)O, variety is a big deal. Different server operators, with >> different tastes, results in different communities, to suit different >> players tastes. >> >> However, some players only like to play stock maps and deal with a >> pre-defined world-view of what is possible/expected in the behaviour >> game. QuickPlay helps those players/noobs/whatever find what they >> want. >> >> So, I definately see the value in QuickPlay. I just wish there was >> more of an equal footing between QuickPlay and non-QuickPlay in the >> interface. Maybe there should be two equal-size / equally-marketed >> buttons - "Find QuickPlay Game" and "Find Customized Game" or >> something like that. >> >> From a playing perspective, I think servers the enforce something that >> the player can not close (and have the audio stop when it closes) is a >> very bad thing. I think the MOTD changes aren't targeting >> advertising/donation schilling necessarily - so much as that "WTF? I >> can't close this shiz and start playing right now?" effect. >> >> On a side note, if you are paying $30 for a server that can only host >> a single TF2 dedicated server instance - you are paying too much! >> >> I am using a VPS provider and paying that much - but able to host >> multiple instances of TF2 (32-player), CS:S and several GoldSrc >> stufff. Contrary to what I expected, my VPS is working better than >> any normal "dedicated" I have ever rented. I also found that VPS's >> hosted on Virtuozzo or OpenVZ perform better than KVM ones (even with >> specific resources "dedicated" to the KVM machine) - again, the >> opposite of what I expected. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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