The dedicated servers mentioned in that article are for Xbox 360, not PC. Also, Gabe has made mention of the new lobby system that will debut with Left 4 Dead, so finding a game with your friends should be a cinch. This would greatly reduce the amount of tomfoolerly that goes on as you'd not normally get griefed by your friends...normally. ;)
http://www.steamfriends.com/steam/p2_articleid/1225 Jackasses, lamers and ragers could be a problem, but they'd be no different than a lot of admins we all run into now anyway. Generally, admins are decent, but lately, more and more, admins *are* the jackasses, lamers and ragers. Maybe there'll be a votekick system incorporated into the game. Three teamwork oriented people and one idiot...shouldn't be hard to get rid of the idiot even without an admin. As far as cheating in Left 4 Dead...meh. It would seem silly to cheat, but I'm sure they'll be out there. Ahhh, let the speculation begin. ;) By the way, I can't wait for the game! -Richard Eid On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "in a way, as there'd be less chance of me > getting suckered into playing on a server that modifies gameplay without > proper advertising." > > And instead, you get to be on a stock server that has no admins and > jackasses, cheaters, lamers, and ragers have free reign. > > Enjoy! > > I sure hope they support srcds, they will be making a huge mistake if they > actually think they can run their own servers, and enough of them, to > support such a massive amount of players. > > They'll need scores of admins, and there probably won't be any tools other > than rcon for the poor souls who have to manage the servers. > > - voogru. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Eid > Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 4:20 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Does Left 4 Dead use srcds? > > I thought Valve said something about having plenty of servers up and > running > for the Xbox 360 version of Left 4 Dead... > > http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54485 > > I'm not sure if this applies to the PC version of the game. It would be > nice with no dedicated servers, in a way, as there'd be less chance of me > getting suckered into playing on a server that modifies gameplay without > proper advertising. > > -Richard Eid > > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Ronny Schedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >wrote: > > > I don't think there will be dedicated servers. It's only 4 player coop. > The > > players will open a listen server and starts playing. Players can join > the > > game via a lobby system. > > > > > > > Just a question I know a few admin's may have, is Left 4 Dead using the > > > orange box engine or at least an advanced version of it? If so I assume > > > that > > > it will be somewhat compatible with the tools we currently use, MetaMod > > > etc. > > > Also will the dedicated server client be released with the demo? I > think > > > this would allow for some great feedback before the full version is > > > released. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > Probationer > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
