No update is better than a buggy update. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:43 PM, DontWannaName! <[email protected]> wrote: > I think 7pm is a little late for a game update, but a game update is better > than no update. That said, an update before gamer's come home from work > would be ideal. Instead, users are coming home to play and have to wait to > update in order to play. This is a somewhat poor user experience, but not > the worst. Just worth noting. > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:38 PM, clad iron <[email protected]> wrote: > >> to agree with Kyle, i have talked to ppl that are outraged that they can't >> play for more than a few min's before a crash. >> as for the updating time, here in EST it's 9:35 PM. If this update was >> coming about 5 hours earlier, it wouldn't be in a main stream time that >> gamers play before bed. >> this would also allow valve ruffly 5 hours or so to fix any problems that >> arise from the update. >> or atlest revert part of the patch back to fix the issue till they come in >> on the next day. >> >> >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Kyle Sanderson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > To be fair. The beta is only really gameplay related, nothing of any >> > real significance is actually tested there. While I realize this is a >> > server administration 'discussion' list, my client (TF2 in specific) >> > is still completely borked from the April 14th engine update. I can't >> > even play more then 20minutes without it crashing out. >> > >> > The testing model is non-existent or it's heavily flawed. It's 6 26PM >> > 'real' time, the sun goes down in Seattle in little under two hours. >> > It's being shipped right before the last person turns the light off in >> > the office. That's what we're all complaining about. If there is an >> > issue with the update tonight, it isn't going to be fixed. >> > >> > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Tony Paloma <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > I seem to recall the beta being updated recently and containing several >> > > yet-to-be-released additions, but I'm sure that doesn't matter to you. >> > > There's obviously no satisfying you. >> > > >> > > Meanwhile, myself and what seems to be the rest of us are thankful that >> > they >> > > provided notice for today's update and that it's not late on Friday. >> > There >> > > have been plenty of Thursday updates where they fix issues the next >> day. >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: [email protected] >> > > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >> > Marbury >> > > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:06 PM >> > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory updates coming later today >> > > >> > > Too bad it takes Valve 2+ days to fix the bugs they add in every >> update. >> > > >> > > Say, speaking of bugs in updates, wasn't that the point of the TF2 >> beta? >> > Or >> > > I guess they just like to test things in production like all the 'cool' >> > > software companies do. >> > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Tony Paloma <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > >> Good thing it's Thursday in Valve Land. >> > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> > >> From: [email protected] >> > >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John >> > >> Marbury >> > >> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 5:53 PM >> > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory updates coming later today >> > >> >> > >> Well, I'm sure it's afternoon *somewhere!* I guess we should have >> > >> expected the *usual* * >> > >> >> > >> hit-the-update-button-on-the-way-out-the-door-and-not-fix-anything-unt >> > >> il-Mon >> > >> day >> > >> * routine. >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Eric Smith <[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > We're about 45 minutes from having it be released. >> > >> > >> > >> > -Eric >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > >> > From: Eric Smith >> > >> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 11:02 AM >> > >> > To: '[email protected]'; ' >> [email protected] >> > ' >> > >> > Subject: Mandatory updates coming later today >> > >> > >> > >> > We're getting ready to release mandatory updates for TF2, CS:S, >> > >> > DoD:S, and HL2:DM this afternoon. This is just a heads-up that >> they're >> > > coming. >> > >> > >> > >> > -Eric >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > 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 >> > > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 >
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