Frazer, are suggesting that server providers Boycott? LoL! That would be funny!
On 2/16/06, Richard Welsh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > I don't subscribe to any pay to play service that Valve has. The life blood > as you are talking are the people and companies that host Valve's free HLDS > server program. These people and Companies profit directly from the game. > Valve gets a meaningful supply of money from Business that pay for there > cyber cafe' program and game sales, other than that... companies pay to > release games on the Steam service. That is direction that Valve is headed > into online game streaming. If you remember back when they first parted > ways with Vivendu and started Steam. Of course they will continue to > release HL related stuff but I believe there biggest source of revenue is > going to be from the Streaming of software from the Steam program. > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Frazer > Date: 02/16/06 15:30:59 > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: RE: [hlds] Valve are you listening? > > It occurred to me that many of the subscribers to this list represent a > large number of commercial and non-commercial game hosting providers. It > seems to me that the means to get Valve's attention is self-evident, if not > a bit tricky to organize. Imagine if a large percentage of the very best > game servers went offline for 24 hours? I wonder if Valve might put a bit > more emphasis on the issues presented and discussed here. Valve's > life-blood is the revenue from game client subscribers. If their online > gameplay experience is jeopardized - well... > > Just sayin' > > > --------------------------------------------------- > "Listen to others thoughtfully and reflect on what is said. Concede > mistakes gracefully and correct others with humility, not ridicule." - > Japanese Proverb > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
