Maybe this update is to delist the custom servers. I wouldn't be surprised. Just in time for the free weekend.
On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 3:16 PM, P. Bhandal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Spot on L. Duke, it's unfortunate that Valve hasn't adopted the same > common > sense approach to the matter. > > As it is now there's an incentive to mislead players which ends up making > it > more difficult for players to find custom servers rather than easier, > which > clearly isn't the goal of the custom tab. If all servers are on one tab > and > they can be sorted based on tags server owners will have a reason to be > upfront about the modifications they're running. Servers running instant > spawn or increased crit multipliers want players to know that they're > running those addons, unfortunately with the current incarnation of the > custom tab it's far too damaging to do so. > > Sadly this will just end up being another footnote of this mailing list. > Valve will continue its crusade against the custom tab list, and the > majority of server owners will continue to subvert it. Valve ends up > wasting > money, server owners end up wasting time which results in the players > losing > out the most. A lose, lose situation regardless of the angle. > > Implement all of the servers on a single tab and make it easy to sort > through those servers. If you give all servers equivalent face time when a > user first loads up the list it will be in a server owners best interest > to > be forthcoming about the game altering plugins/hacks they are running. > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:23 PM, LDuke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > It will be pointless as long as there is incentive for plugins to not > add > > tags (like now). > > > > If all tags are used for is filtering/searching and the servers are on > one > > tab, then plugins that modify any aspect of the ngame would be likely to > > add > > a tag so players that enjoy the plugin can find the server. Then there > > would be no more CSSDM or ZM cluttering up the server name (which was > the > > reason Valve gave for implementing sv_tags in the first place. > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:19 PM, Ben B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I agree. with plugins that now can change spawn times and crit > > variables > > > w/o changing the cvars (mp_respawnwavetime; sv_weapon_criticals) that > > are > > > picked up by sv_tags, the custom tab is kind of pointless. > > > > > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 1:48 PM, P. Bhandal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > You want to see 32 man servers on the internet tab as well? > > > > > > > > Glad to see the change of heart, Ronny boy! > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Ronny Schedel < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, would be nice to see the 32 player servers and all other > custom > > > > > servers > > > > > on the correct tab. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hopefully the Custom tab [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "1nsane ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > > > > > > <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > > > > > > Sent: 2008-05-02 03:27 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Team Fortress 2 Update Coming > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> More bugfixes! Yay! I'll be waiting. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 3:15 PM, Jason Ruymen < > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > > > >>> Later today we'll be releasing a required Team Fortress 2 > > update. > > > > No > > > > > >>> specific timeframe yet, but we hope to have it out soon. > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > From Ben. 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