-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I'm guessing this was mostly down to Alfred being away (not criticizing Alfred!), things seem not to follow the usual way in which we are accustomed which is fairly decent. I get the impression Alfred is really the only one who communicates direct and once he's away etc, there's no "alternative" which really they need to look at.
On 12/24/05, Hell Phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well you have to admit it IS more than a little rediculous. If they > dont want to announce non-mandatory updates ahead of time fine, I think > we can all live with that. But not announcing mandatory updates is just > plain rude. It is more than past the time that the folks at Valve got > their heads out of their asses =/ > > Dan Stevens (IAmAI) wrote: > > >-- > >[ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > >Whoa. I'm amazed at how frequenctly and easily some people resort to > anger. > >If it's not my mother, it's someone on the Internet. What is the world > >coming to? > > > >On 24/12/05, [xXx] con <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>i agree , in the past 3 months of updates Valve has literally crushed my > >>chances of ever getting anywhere with my tiny little game server > providor > >>business. > >>ive lost nearly half my customers because of laggy and unannounced > updates > >>that keep servers offline for hours. > >>its hi time valve put out an ANNOUNCED optimization of the game. > >>im sick of playing evry single game on earth and getting 250 fps, but > >>barely > >>clear 75 in source because "free sound list is full" error and many > others > >>run in console lowering fps and raising cpu. > >>please just clean up the game errors > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > >>Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 9:45 PM > >>Subject: [hlds] unannounced updates > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>>Alright, this is getting old. For the guys at Valve that don't have a > >>>clue.... > >>> > >>>WINDOWS DOES NOT AUTOUPDATE OUR CLIENT'S SERVERS!!! > >>> > >>>I don't care what cool new tool you guys add or fix to these server > >>> > >>> > >>files > >> > >> > >>>but Windows server operators need some god damned NOTICE!! When the > >>>customers that bought your game have to come to us to ask why their > >>> > >>> > >>server > >> > >> > >>>is down and we find out there has been an update and that's why the > >>> > >>> > >>Linux > >> > >> > >>>servers aren't restarting for 20+ minutes you create support issues for > >>>GSPs. Whoever you got in there authorizing these unannounced updates > >>> > >>> > >>needs > >> > >> > >>>to get in this list and NOTIFY US of this shit. Years of running your > >>>servers and still we have to put up with this bullshit. Either run ALL > >>> > >>> > >>the > >> > >> > >>>world's servers or have some respect for the companies, businesses, and > >>>people that actually give your customers a place to play. > >>> > >>>The group here can flame all you want and I promise not to respond but > >>> > >>> > >>we've > >> > >> > >>>absolutely had it with Alfred being the ONLY Valve staff member who > >>> > >>> > >>actually > >> > >> > >>>posts to this list and when he's gone we have piles of support contacts > >>>because the monkeys in Valve take the opportunity before a major > holiday > >>> > >>> > >>to > >> > >> > >>>run updates (in the last case a mandatory one). Get your shit together > >>> > >>> > >>or > >> > >> > >>>get out of the business. You shoved this STEAM shit down our throats > and > >>>provide no way for Windows admins to autoupdate our servers. Your > >>> > >>> > >>choices > >> > >> > >>>are fairly simple. Either code something into the binaries to > autoupdate > >>>these things or give some god damn warning before you release shit. > >>> > >>>GGGGGRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >>> > >>>Rayne > >>> > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> > >>> > >>please visit: > >> > >> > >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>please visit: > >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >> > >-- > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
