Well said Dennis!!
Mick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 4:41 PM Subject: [hlds] [OT] The "community" > All of a sudden I'm reading messages from pissed-off elitists saying that > servers run from a home connection are somehow meaningless, run by > 12-year-olds, poorly run, or otherwise insignificant. While this is > certainly true in many cases, there ARE some that are well run by people who > have just as much pride in running a clean, fun, and yes, well-liked server > as you do. > > Point one: Like it or not, EVERY ONE of them is part of the same "community" > that you guys who do it for the money are. Don't forget, the original intent > of CS, DoD, TFC, etc. was exactly that. The community was MEANT to be game > enthusiasts running servers from home connections. At some point someone > figured out that they could install a server on their T1 line at work and > host a much larger game. From there it evolved into commercial ventures as > the high bandwidth connections became more prevalent. I know because I > watched it happen. > > Point two: I'm much, MUCH older than 12, and probably older than just about > everyone on this list. I ran a small TFC server from my cable connection > until WON went down, and I had pretty much only regulars, which tells me I > was doing something right. I did daily maintenance, read the logs to see who > was causing trouble when there was no admin, and strictly enforced the rules > to prevent anyone from spoiling the fun for everyone else. I'm sure I'm not > the only one with a cable server who did this. That's a lot more than I can > say for most of you people and your 3 Ghz, dual-Zeon, 2 gig RAM, T3's. > > Example: I was on a 32-player server last night, and things were great for a > while. The troublemakers were warned and kicked as necessary. Then, after > about 4 or 5 games the admin must have gotten bored or something, because > there were 15 on his team, and 10 on mine. When people complained he ignored > them. His team was doing nothing but spamming respawn, which was supposedly > a serious offense, and he thought is was hilarious. They were encouraged to > do more. I finally had to leave out of disgust. The reason I mention this is > because this is NOT the exception to the rule. Whether you people know it or > not, some of YOUR servers are run this way - maybe when you're not there to > see it, but it happens. What good is a screaming fast box and mega-bandwidth > when no one is having fun? You want to know what's splintering the > community? THIS IS IT! I very very RARELY have seen a truly well run server. > > Point three: The reason I ran a server from my cable connection was to learn > as much as I could before investing the big bucks on a rented server. Again, > I'm sure many others are doing this. If you do NOT do this, then IMO you are > a fool. As we all know, until you've actually run a server you have no idea > the unimaginable problems you're going to have. Why waste tremendous amounts > of money, time, and resources, not to mention your reputation, while you're > learning and experimenting? > > Anyway, my point is that you shouldn't just disregard every server with a > slower connection than you just because you're jealous that you're no longer > on the top of the server list. It shows your incredible ignorance of what's > REALLY going on. > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.745 / Virus Database: 497 - Release Date: 27/08/2004 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
