Hope we are able to 'pick' which servers we can play on, otherwise I'm not gonna bother hosting or playing this game.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alec Sanger Sent: Thursday, 6 November 2008 1:02 PM To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead -Matchmaking Well I appreciate you taking the time to listen. To reiterate what others are saying, us every day average joes who spend the money to run our own servers do it not only to give random people a place to play, but to form a community. This really isn't possible if players are randomly thrown in a server, as you get no chance to build/get to know regulars. If we can't use L4D to help build our own communities, then there isn't really a point in us paying for the hosting. Hopefully we are still able to join a game by IP or from a browser list, and if not at first, I hope this feature is implemented by the time the final game is released. > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 17:53:24 -0800 > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead -Matchmaking > > I don't have an answer for this yet, but your feedback is noted. > > -Eric > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 5:50 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead -Matchmaking > > Agreed. This system sounds like a cool thing to have along with the > regular server browser, but not as the only option. Taking away the > choice of which server to play on regularly takes away a major incentive > for people to host servers... > > Cc2iscooL wrote: > > I certainly hope they can be manually selected. I'm not paying for > > server space to play on someone else's server. > > > > Matthew Gottlieb wrote: > > > >> I don't understand why server popularity would matter if servers are chosen > >> at random? > >> Can servers still be private or manually selected? > >> > >> Also, thanks all the info :) > >> > >> ~ Matt > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 7:34 PM, Matt Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >>> Can we get some specs on the banner please? > >>> > >>> Size, file type, size restrictions etc... > >>> > >>> Eric Smith wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Left 4 Dead will use the new matchmaking system we've been working > >>>> on. > >>>> > >>>> The new matchmaking system replaces the traditional server browser. > >>>> By running a public dedicated server your server will be added to a > >>>> list of servers available for clients to use when playing. Games are > >>>> started from a Game Lobby by clients, who are then connected to a > >>>> dedicated server when they start the game. When they're done, your > >>>> server is added back to the list of available servers. Clients will > >>>> be able to "Quick Match", "Play Online", and "Play With Friends" when > >>>> they want to play a game. > >>>> > >>>> You will still have access to the traditional Message of the Day for > >>>> your server. For Left 4 Dead, we've added a banner ad you can create > >>>> that will be displayed to clients when they're playing on your > >>>> server. There is also a ranking system to show the popularity of > >>>> your server. > >>>> > >>>> This is the first version of what we've been working on, and we're > >>>> going to want feedback from all of you once things start turning up > >>>> tomorrow. > >>>> > >>>> -Eric > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit > >>>> your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> Matt Lyons (Bsc CS & Soft Eng) > >>> Content Administrator, Internode Systems > >>> 150 Grenfell St, Adelaide SA 5000 > >>> Ph: (08) 8228 2877 > >>> E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> WWW: www.internode.com.au > >>> "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice; In > >>> practice, there is." > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail now works up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_faster_ 112008 _______________________________________________ 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
