I'd have to agree with the "modded" ranking servers being privately hosted to be invalid for global ranking, those could cheat the system etc.
Downsides on having only "GPS partners" or "valve" hosting them: - nobody banning cheaters, hackers, farmers, unfriendlies etc. - Lets face it, VAC isn't cutting it to keep it a nice place. Already seen on their own servers for TF2 etc. - Communities would try to rent from said partners, and then see quickly that they pay way more for such servers then if they would host themselves, and admin themselves. Seen that on several communities already, they stopped with such after a couple months. Just cos they couldn't fully support to do ban, admin it etc. I'd think that it should not be a problem to do allow game communities to have their own ranked "sphere" with 1 or more servers. Which wouldn't rank global, but only to their own rank cloud. If they mess up with bad stuff, they lose their players. If they don't mess up, their players would become real regulars in their community, playing only on their servers. Only downside I see is competitive, but thats already dumb with ranked with forms of rewards/unlocks etc. in my opinion. >________________________________ >From: Emil Larsson <[email protected]> >To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list ><[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, 26 August 2011, 15:32 >Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS:GO info - VALVe becoming evil? > >Not to say the various gameplay affecting mods. Imagine two teams wanting to >duke it out, and then it turns out that the random they join have a "roll >the dice" plugin. Seriously, that annoyed me to hell and back with the >L4D(2) matchmaking system while we're at it... having to remake a game due >to crappy mods server admins added. > >As far I understand, "unranked" servers is pretty much the same as the CSS >servers we have today. > >2011/8/26 Björn Rohlén <[email protected]> > >> The amount of cheating would make the whole "matchmaking" idea useless. >> Imagine if Blizzard would allow arbitrary people to run >> battle.netservers... *cringe* >> >> -TheG >> >> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 2:49 PM, Andre Pozos <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > well, its normal, they cant control plugins in dedicated servers and fake >> > statistics. Also, EA has a "trusted partner program" and ONLY allow >> ranked >> > servers, used to allow unranked in bf2,bf2142 but not anymore. To become >> ea >> > trusted partner is a hell and they ignore almost any request. >> > >> > I just read something very dissapointing, something I am not used to from >> >> VALVe. VALVe going EA (ranked/unranked) server style? >> >> >> >> CS:GO will permit hosting your own servers, however they won't be >> included >> >> in the matchmaking system. Only servers from VALVe itself will be >> included >> >> (thus draw all taffic). >> >> >> >> Saint K. >> >> ______________________________**__________ >> >> From: hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com< >> [email protected]>[ >> >> hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com< >> [email protected]>] >> >> On Behalf Of Andre Pozos [[email protected]] >> >> Sent: 26 August 2011 14:12 >> >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >> >> Subject: [hlds_linux] CS:GO info >> >> >> >> Dear Valve: >> >> >> >> Whats the CS:GO server requirements? The cpu usage is like a tf2 server? >> >> Any news about the CS:GO dedicated server beta release date(i heard >> >> somewhere its in october)? >> >> The engine(the one in portal 2?) will still use only one core in a >> >> dedicated server? >> >> >> >> Best regards >> >> >> >> Note: i sent it before in the wrong mail list post, sorry. >> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> >> 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> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
