Oops, sorry my bad. I deleted the reply where he said that. It's still addressed to all the freaks who claim that CS is hemorrhaging players, though. There's still plenty of them out there.
___________________________________ TorchedN00dle http://csnation.counter-strike.net/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sebastian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2002 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] VAC and HLDM > -- > [ 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
