This is very true, but pointing out the good features of what is available is only going to help him develop something that stands out...
On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 5:40 AM, Frazer Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There is no doubt that PS and hlstatsX are good stats applications - but I > would make this observation: if software developers backed away from > developing new applications simply because there were already competing > products, we would all be using Wang 1200 Word Processors. This is an > admin-oriented listserv and for the most part, admins generally don't care > much about fixin' stuff that ain't broke. This does not mean that the > availability of a new application with new and innovative features will not > gain a following. I put together a very modest application which provided > crash protection. There were certainly other workable alternatives already > out there. I recall more than one posting on this forum that went along the > lines of "Well, I use bat files and srvany and that works perfectly, but good > luck anyway." But, I threw in a few features that the other solutions didn't > offer (dynamic declarative game configuration, multiple game support, email > notification, etc.) and found that I soon had a respectable user base. > > Frazer > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ricky Smith > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2008 10:15 PM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: [hlds] TF2 Stats Service > > Hey everybody, > I apologize if this isn't an appropriate place to ask this, but I've been > toying with creating a unified stats service for TF2 (and possible more > Source games, depending on my response). > > I already have an application written that is collecting log file > information (everything I think I need to generate stats data) and it's been > running on my clan's server. > > I would like to know if there is any real interest in *another* stats > service? Even if it's made to be free? Does anyone have any input as to > things that people are looking for above the hum-drum stats? Would any of > you be interested in allowing me to collect data from your servers (I > wouldn't need access, just a simple config change)? > > If this isn't the best place to ask these questions, please help me out and > tell me where might be. > > Thanks! > Ricky (aka [FLASH]DigitallyBorn) > _______________________________________________ > 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
