I can't quite put my finger on it but I remember that there was a game that was free to play but only if you already purchased at least one game in steam. So in order to play the free game you require a steam account that had at least one transaction on it. I know that's not quite Free To Play anymore, but really most people who would ever play TF2 already own a game or two on steam, right?
-- Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Sincerely Yours, Daniel Vogel On 24 June 2011 13:24, Flubber <[email protected]> wrote: > Agreed, and that's a shame. > > 2011/6/24 lwf <[email protected]> > >> http://www.teamfortress.com/freetoplay/faq.php >> >> "Q. Won’t going Free to Play mean more griefers and cheaters? >> We’re increasing our focus on making sure that hostile players can’t >> ruin your fun. Specifically, we’ll be keeping a close eye on players >> exploiting the ability to make infinite free accounts to bypass bans. >> We’ve built systems that’ll allow us to measure and track what these >> players are doing, and respond quickly." >> >> I can only assume Valve is talking about VAC bans which simply aren’t >> good enough. It's one of many tools worthwhile to keep around, but you >> can't rely on it for anything. >> Unless they're going to let us stream server bans into whatever system >> they got there will effectively be no difference between a simple kick >> and a permanent ban anymore. >> >> We've had to deal with cheaters using multiple accounts before, >> getting rid of them is more work, but doable. In the end we'll win, >> the cheater will run out of accounts and go somewhere else. But now, >> unless at least one server admin is present at all times to quickly >> respond and kick players we will be defenseless against a player >> deciding to mess with a specific server. >> >> I see no alternative other than locking down servers. >> >> >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 03:51, Chris Oryschak <[email protected]> wrote: >> > So what's to stop/prevent hackers from creating a new steam account and >> > rejoining our servers now that TF2 is free :\ >> > >> > >> > >> > Chris >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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
