Andrew Forsberg wrote: > >> On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Frederick P wrote: >> >>> I >>> don't see any reason for this idea to be added to Ad unless if it is a >>> marketing scheme to kill off CS 1.6 and get people into CS Source. > > Hmmm, I doubt that. CS *was* a cash cow, but I imagine sales figures > for it > these days are rather slim. They've got a lot of gear, a lot of > bandwidth, > and a lot of staff to maintain. That costs $$$s. Why should sales of new > games continue to support their old one? Obviously because if they got > rid > of that support the backlash would be immediate, and permanent. > > > From: "Marcel Beringer" > Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 7:49 AM >> As I have mentioned before, I finance my hardware and server >> connectivity >> myself, no ISP sponsoring me whatsoever. I do not need Valve to make >> advertisements on my server > > Erm, tough! :-) You could always put your own ads on the server to > finance > your hardware and connection. > > Sorry, I don't want to sound like a valve fanboy or anything, and I > personally dislike having dynamic ads in games that I've played and > enjoyed > for years, but if it's a choice between ads, or decreasing quality and > quantity of support and service for CS 1.6, then I'll choose the ads. I > think the situation is quite different from the bf2142 one. Besides, > so far > it seems they're just advertising their own products, which makes > sense -- > 1.6 is helping promote the current generation of games. > > -Andrew > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > i was playing dust tonight and one thing i really hated about this whole thing is not the subject but the size and the placement of the the ads. The one at ct spawn i find distracting the ads in the score viewer and the one top left when you are dead are ok.
I expressed concerns when this was announced and i was denounced as being silly and told "valve wouldn't do that" but here we are with screen shots to prove that i was right and the fact that all of my 1.6 customers hate it, the members of the clan i'm affiliated with hate it, i even spoke to my brother this evening and when i told him that valve had implemented the "feature" his face was a picture of hatred and disgust. That means well over 100 people i work and play with hate this idea and it is also 100% of the people i know that play 1.6. All of whom have paid hard cash for this game and many play other steam based games, again all full paid for. I fear valve and therefore myself will lose a lot of business because of this. Way to go valve. /me mutters curses _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
