I doubt they will change the default option (since they can't guarantee the server they are sent to, follows quickplay rules).
@Fletcher Dunn - can you not make a compromise that would work for both of us? I think having a notification/box pop up upon opening the quickplay after having play X hours with default filters set - to alert the user if they wish to expand their search filter to find community servers as well as valve servers (with an easy yes/no button). Sent from Blackberry. From: ics Sent: Wednesday, 19 February 2014 19:44 To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Reply To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] [hlds] Valve Only Servers in Community Servers Valve did nice job of alienating players from community servers. 2/4 of the 24 slot servers i run are now dead in the water. -ics Erik-jan Riemers kirjoitti: > Mine already died, only custom servers are still doing fine. Everything but > stock.. after +- 6 years of having a successful stock server it has now > died completely. > > > 2014-02-19 17:39 GMT+01:00 Invalid Protocol < > [email protected]>: > >> Very few players use the server browser or change the default settings when >> looking for playing a classic game (not prop-hunt, saxon, custom maps >> etc...). Now Quickplay sends almost all players to Valve servers. I doubt >> that many community servers running classic maps / gameplay will survive. >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 4:44 AM, Robert Paulson <[email protected] >>> wrote: >>> This isn't really a big deal. >>> >>> As I predicted, just about no one uses quickpick. Only 5% of our players >>> now are from quickplay and 1% use quickpick. I am sure everyone here >> using >>> Doctor McKay's plugin can confirm this. >>> >>> Being the default for play now is too much of an advantage and there's >> not >>> enough being done to put community servers on an even playing field with >>> official servers. >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 1:29 AM, Doctor McKay <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> If any other option has "Don't care" chosen, the "Gameserver Host" >> option >>>> will be interpreted as "Don't care". I've already informed Valve and >> they >>>> are aware of this. >>>> >>>> >>>> Dr. McKay >>>> www.doctormckay.com >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 4:12 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I agree, othrewise that kind of makes the whole idea unfair to >>>> communities >>>>> and players if that's how they intended it to be (when opting to go >> to >>> a >>>>> community server). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 15 February 2014 19:06, Abdulrahman Abdulkawi < >> [email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> Valve servers are showing up when searching for "Community >> Servers". >>>>>> If this is "how it's meant to be", then that needs to be changed - >> If >>>> we >>>>>> don't get listed in 'Valve servers' option, then Valve Servers >>>> shouldn't >>>>>> get listed for "Community Servers". >>>>>> >>>>>> All other filters are 'default'. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >>> archives, >>>>>> please visit: >>>>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> archives, >>>>> please visit: >>>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
