>From the little I heard about Counter-strike 2, it probably turns out very different. And due to the little press around it, it's probably in the "we test what sticks stage", which was the stage TF2 was under for almost seven years.
I expect a lot of CSS players moan about CS2 when it's out as it's "too diffrent". Kinda like with some TFC players when TF2 came out, but on a larger scale. On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Evaldas <[email protected]> wrote: > That's really funny... CS2? What should CS2 look like? OrangeBox? Nop, we > have CS:S > OrangeBox+1.6 gameplay? Nop, we have CS:Promod? A game on 14 year old > engine? HL1:CS2? Nop, thats hilarious... > I don't really understand what you kids want from CS2 actually? > > > On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:57:08 +0300, C Szabo <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> They could update VAC so it actually catches cheaters and then they would >> make money again! :) >> There is a lot of cheaters in 1.6. Or they should make CS2 so they can >> make money again on 1.6 players. >> >> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:07:32 -0400 >>> From: [email protected] >>> To: [email protected].**com<[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Half-Life 1 engine beta update released >>> >>> I'm not saying CS 1.6 is irrelevant; I shouldn't have compared it to >>> Quake 2 and that was my mistake. Yes, CS 1.6 is hugely popular >>> worldwide, and yes, it's still a great game. But Valve is in the >>> business of making money, and how much does Valve make off of CS 1.6 >>> these days compared to its other products? Probably not much. I think >>> this game has become a monkey on Valve's back, so to speak. It's still >>> very popular and it has a tremendous following, but the actual revenue >>> they bring in from it is small. Most software companies don't support >>> their products nearly as long Valve has been supporting CS. >>> >>> That's why I'm saying that we're lucky they even work on it at all. >>> They could just as easily throw their hands up in the air and say >>> they're done working on it. People would still buy new games, Valve >>> would continue to make money, and we would be stuck with bugs that will >>> never get fixed. So, instead of insulting them for not doing this work >>> sooner, it seems like we should be thanking them for doing this work at >>> all. We're not paying them to use the game once we've bought it, and >>> we're not paying them for the server stuff at all. >>> >>> On 07/26/2011 01:48 PM, ics wrote: >>> > One sentence. Mann Co Store ingame. More money than cs 1.6 buyers bring >>> in. >>> > >>> > -ics >>> > >>> > 26.7.2011 20:43, C Szabo kirjoitti: >>> >> TF2 is only bigger becuse its free. So they should stop support TF2 >>> >> when they dont even make money on it? :P >>> >> >>> >>> Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:24:49 +0300 >>> >>> From: [email protected] >>> >>> To: >>> >>> [email protected].**com<[email protected]> >>> >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Half-Life 1 engine beta update released >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Ok, I understand you, but Counter-Strike was the most played game in >>> >>> The STEAM before TF2 F2P, and now it is in second place, so VALVe >>> >>> SHOULD release bugfixes and support this game, and I think this game >>> >>> is most popular First Person Shooter in The World, because there are >>> >>> a lot of non-steam players, thousands of them ... >>> >>> Quoting *David A. Parker<[email protected]> [1]*: >>> >>>> I don't want to get into a flame war here, but seriously, Counter >>> >>>> Strike >>> >>>> is how old now? I think we're lucky that Valve is still putting >>> >>>> effort >>> >>>> into it, and insulting Alfred for doing this work now instead of >>> >>>> two >>> >>>> years ago isn't productive. I'm sure everyone at Valve, including >>> >>>> Alfred, has better (and more profitable) things to work on in the >>> >>>> last >>> >>>> few years. Complaining to Valve about the lack of fixes in CS is >>> >>>> like >>> >>>> complaining to id Software about a bug in Quake 2. It doesn't even >>> >>>> make >>> >>>> sense. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> - Dave >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On 07/26/2011 12:57 PM, Janis Petrovs wrote: >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > Did you read this bug with +voicerecord(voicecomm)? And what >>> >>>> about >>> >>>> > cs_siege bug with "concert hall" sound? After this map I >>> >>>> have to >>> >>>> > restart my CS to get back normal sound. Also "Internet List" >>> >>>> is full >>> >>>> > with Fake Servers, please ban these servers or block. >>> >>>> Counter-strike >>> >>>> > is going down because VALVe don't fix bugs, Ok now Alfred is >>> >>>> doing >>> >>>> > something after two years of doing nothing... I think VALVe >>> >>>> need to >>> >>>> > shame ... >>> >>>> > Quoting *Janis Petrovs<[email protected]> [1]*: >>> >>>> >> Good update, now setmaster work correct, but now there is >>> >>>> problem >>> >>>> >> with voicecomm, when player join server, it works but >>> >>>> after some >>> >>>> >> time it doesn't, so players can't use voicecomm, please >>> >>>> fix this as >>> >>>> >> fast as you can, players are asking me why they can't >>> >>>> speak. >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> >> Quoting *Alfred >>> >>>> >> Reynolds<Alfred@valvesoftware.**com<[email protected]> >>> > >>> >>>> [2]*: >>> >>>> >>> We have released an update to the beta, run the >>> >>>> hldsupdatetool with >>> >>>> >>> "-beta hlbeta" to get this update. Changes for this >>> >>>> update are: >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> - fixed failing to load steam interfaces on windows >>> >>>> (updated >>> >>>> >>> steamclient binaries) (win32) >>> >>>> >>> - statically linked libsteam.so to libstdc++ so you >>> >>>> don't need to >>> >>>> >>> update it (linux) >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> Let us see if this one sticks. >>> >>>> >>> >>> >>>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> >>>> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view >>> >>>> the list >>> >>>> >>> archives, please visit: >>> >>>> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds> >>> >>>> >> >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> > Links: >>> >>>> > ------ >>> >>>> > [1] mailto:[email protected] >>> >>>> > [2] mailto:Alfred@valvesoftware.**com <[email protected]> >>> >>>> > ______________________________**_________________ >>> >>>> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> >>>> archives, please visit: >>> >>>> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >>> >>>> > >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Dave Parker >>> >>>> Systems Administrator >>> >>>> Utica College >>> >>>> Integrated Information Technology Services >>> >>>> (315) 792-3229 >>> >>>> Registered Linux User #408177 >>> >>>> >>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> >>>> archives, please visit: >>> >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Links: >>> >>> ------ >>> >>> [1] mailto:[email protected] >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> >>> archives, please visit: >>> >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<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<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<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dave Parker >>> Systems Administrator >>> Utica College >>> Integrated Information Technology Services >>> (315) 792-3229 >>> Registered Linux User #408177 >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<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<http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux> >> > > > -- > > > Evaldas, > EVAgames community > www.evagames.eu > > > ______________________________**_________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/**mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux<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
