There seems to be this trend in PC gaming where developers want to control the game experience in online play more and more. The most extreme case would be DICE and the ranked servers for BF2 and 2142. More and more the options we as admins have to host a game the way we want to play it are being taken away. In my opinion, this has stemmed from the consoles where developers and publishers have complete control over the gaming experience. That model will never work in the PC gaming world. I am really frustrated with how out of touch the devs and publishers have become. From this problem with the custom tabs in TF2 to the complete and utter BS with KAOS and Frontlines to the crappy console ports we get for a lot of games anymore I just have to shake my head and wonder what the hell happened to PC gaming.
Rodge Stumbaugh wrote: > I have hosted a server for over 4 years now and I only do it for my own > entertainment and sorry Valve, but the best part of running(and playing on) > a server is all the cool mods these kids out there like Mani, Mattie, the > sourcemod folks and now more than ever Beetlefart and of course others have > come up with. I'm not blind though, I do realize there are serious CAL type > gamers out there who only want vanilla servers, but I do believe that there > are more who like the fun stuff that's been added on. Maybe I'm wrong, maybe > Valve could care less about these mods, but if so, why make a completely > different tab that only shows up if you are already in the game? That part > really confuses me because I run steam from windows, I decide what game to > play from my steam client before I go into the game, even what server. So, I > rarely ever use the steam search while I'm in the game. So, why is it that > Valve decided to put the tab there and not in the steam client I use before > I start the game??? That part I don't get at all. But in all honestly, I did > check out the new message from the update tonight and it seems fine to me. > Do I think anyone will notice it? I doubt it, will they use it? I hope they > do. I do, however agree with most people on this list that adding this type > of thing to the current filters would be much better, but then again, I make > no money from my server, so it doesn't affect me the same way. > > Also, I'd like to say I am glad to have this list and am very appreciative > of the few people from Valve who do send out updated info, even though we > never hear from Alfred anymore! > > Just my two cents, > Rodge from Maryland(aka Monkey House) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jason Ruymen > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:52 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds] Team Fortress 2/Dedicated Server update released > > The required Team Fortress 2 update is now released. Please run > hldsupdatetool to receive this update. The specific changes include: > > - Added Custom Tab explanation dialog to be shown the first time the > server browser is opened > - Changed Medigun Ubercharge meter to drain faster for each target that > still has Ubercharge beyond your current target. This means there is a > penalty for having multiple people being Ubercharged at one time > - Fixed crouch-jump exploit that allowed players to get outside of the > world > - Fixed bad characters in the chat string when achievements are > announced in languages other than English > - Fixed a few instances of truncated text in the menus and dialogs for > languages other than English > - Fixed problem that was preventing some dedicated servers from > uploading gamestats > - Fixed scoring bug during Sudden Death when the map timelimit is > triggered > - Added the string "(extra slot was added for SourceTV)" when maxplayers > is increased for SourceTV > > Jason > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
