ROFL - of course we are whining! And with valid reason! When someone connects to my server (my clients or anyone else for that matter) and they see an ad for my competitor? When connecting to my server (not to mention downloading maps from my server using my bandwidth) that does not use the content servers at all for them to connect.
Damn skippy we are gonna complain. If they wanna advertise someone then they can advert VALVE and I could give a care less, but not another server company. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Red Phive Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 7:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] valve advertising crap when someones joining my server I host Here here. R5 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Arden Sent: November 20, 2003 2:28 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] valve advertising crap when someones joining my server I host OMFG.... some of you server admins make me sick.. You are whining about a ad that pops everytme someone connects to your server? When you are running someone elses software on your machine.... what do you expect? They release a server for you to load on your system to make money... for free... Sometimes I wonder where your heads are at.... -PM Shane Robinett aka Weaver wrote: >Come on guys, it's really not that complex of an issue. > >Valve is not a bunch of guys around the living room making stuff to "have >fun" or to "get respect of a community". > >Valve is a business. Business's only goal is to make money. They have >created something that, for the most of the world and audiences, will be a >godsend. > >How many people get turned off from a game because they can't get on to >fileplanet to download a patch. Hell, how many people can't figure out that >they NEEDED a patch. Game and content distribution is they key behind >STEAM. Distribute content more cheaply then publishers can and from a >centralized source (or controlled centrally) versus the ways it's been done >in the old days. > >How many network engineers are out here that remember the days of >downloading NT service packs and installing them, step by step, across a >whole network. It sucked. Microsoft built the autoupdater function for NT >sp6 + onward. It's a godsend. > >Valve is attempting the same thing. Call it bloat if you want. I suggest you >ditch the pentium200. <Grin> > >Shane > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Matt Judge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 3:39 PM >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] valve advertising crap when someones joining my >server I host > > > > >>KnowHow The NetCrawler wrote: >> >> >> >>>Well, the only reason CS is still alive is because it reinvents itself. >>>The entire "if the shit works, don't touch it slash status quo" attitude >>>is naive. >>> >>> >>The general opinion is the latest reinvention sucks. The hard core >>gamers who have been with CS since day 1 think the shield sucks (at >>least an awp should kill any mofo using it), the STEAM bloatware is over >>the top, and I have seen far more cheaters/hackers/etc in 1.6 than I >>ever saw in 1.5. >> >> >> >>>Yeah, steam may have it's problems, but it's a good idea, a fantastic >>>concept. >>> >>> >>ROFL. Maybe a fantastic concept for valve to make money, but it is >>certainly not a fantastic concept for the admins and the players. If >>you run any servers of your own, I suggest that you start a forum so >>that you can get feedback about what the the players really think of 1.6 >>and STEAM. >> >> >> >>>A lot of you may think that ppl are leaving to play toher games, hell, >>>they might even be doind that. But the truth is that they're still a >>>gazillion more out there, and the ppl who stop playing have already >>>bought the game anyway. As for servers, well, there's too many of those >>>as it is now anyway. >>> >>> >>I don't have any problems filling my servers, but I hear the complaints, >>and I know the problems myself. With 1.6 I am losing the community >>spirit that developed around 1.5. 1.6 is full of frag whores and cheats >>(sorry to repeat myself), the shield is a n00bies invulnerability >>shield, the updates are pile of cack, the advertising is an insult to >>all the admins who have been providing a free services all these years >>and the cpu usage is astronomical. >> >> >> >>>I personally don't give a shit wether or not the "content" ad is there >>>or not. I can't see your point, but I don't care. >>> >>> >>Well, you must be one loaded son-of-a-bitch not to care that someone is >>making money out of your hard earned labour without paying you a >>cent/penny. Especially, when all that work has been for no financial >>gain to yourself, and when most of the expenditure for the >>services/hardware provided has been out of your own pocket without and >>financial reward. I find it bloody well insulting to the time and >>effort I have spent in helping build this community that Valve are >>advertising while using my bandwidth (money spent on bandwidth and >>hardware). >> >> >> >>>Though the idea of simply putting the ad there instead of writing the >>>content part is actually very good, it works for everyone. >>> >>> >>Twat. >> >> >> >>>And I have had no decrease of players on my server since 1.6, actually >>>it might even be the other way around. >>> >>> >>More of a twat... >> >> >> >>>Mad, this isn't directed at you but all the ppl in this thread who's >>>crying about how valve has raped their children and whatnot. >>> >>> >>Man, you are going overload. You need to pull that tongue from up >>Valve's arse before you get completely sucked in - oops, too late. >> >> >> >>>And I firmly believe that it's not the game server rental companies >>>that's the majority of this community, but ppl like me, and AFAIK you, >>>who run it out of our own pockets. >>> >>> >>Hahaha! So you pay for your servers, out of your own pocket - cash you >>have worked hard for - and you don't mind people making money off you? >> Go jerk off somewhere else you waste of space. You are bullshitting >>noone on this list. >> >> >> >>>And I don't see how we're being screwed over, yeah the cpu usage has >>>gone up, and it sucks, but that really has nothing to do with Steam. >>> >>> >>You complete fscking jerk. >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
