-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Hi n00dle, maybe you should have read Eric's reply: Actually I said "Wolfenstein3D", not "RTCW". And yes, I was employing the cryptic tactic known as "sarcasm". :) -- Eric (the Deacon remix) ;)
Sebastian At 13:08 19.12.2002 -0800, you wrote: >How do those numbers speak for themselves? "Massive exodus"? I've been >roughly following the Gamespy statistics for well over a year, and there is >no evidence of any such massive exodus to Wolfenstein (overlooking the fact >that the Gamespy numbers don't track any sort of "exodus" from players of >one game to another). > >In fact, instead of losing numbers, I would argue that Counter-Strike has >gained players. I just looked at the statistics right now at 12:45PM PST on >a Thursday, and they told me that CS alone has over 106,000 players right >now. That would compare favorably with last year, when in the middle of >summer CS had 60,000 players at noon on a weekday. That's an increase of >over 45,000 players during a comparable weekday last year. And it isn't even >peak hours right now. > >I think it's important to remember that just because people who have been >playing CS since Beta 1 decide that they want a change, that doesn't >necessarily mean that the people who picked up the game recently are ready >to put it down any time soon. > > >___________________________________ > >TorchedN00dle >http://csnation.counter-strike.net/ >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Eric (Deacon)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 5:26 AM >Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] VAC and HLDM > > > > > I really think it just a myth that CS is loosing players by the > > > billions... it sounds good, but no one has any actual proof. > > > > http://www.gamespy.com/stats/ > > > > http://www.gamespy.com/stats/mods.asp?id=15&s=1 > > > > Those numbers speak for themselves. There's been a massive exodus away > > from HL-based mods to Wolfenstein3D mods. > > > > -- > > Eric (the Deacon remix) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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_linux -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
