I'm setting up a server now with normal difficulty! I may actually buy this game too.
On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:12 PM, John Gibson <j...@tripwireinteractive.com>wrote: > We actually announced the free weekend over a week ago. I didn't send > anything out to the HLDS list at the time because I wasn't sure it was > appropriate. I also did a message to hlds on thursday to let admins > know the update was coming, and asked if any wanted to put any extra > up then. > > John > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 24, 2009, at 7:49 PM, Violent Crimes < > violentcri...@convictgaming.com > > wrote: > > > You know what makes sense how about give us more of a heads up when > > you > > give a free weekend and shouldn't be a problem but when you don't > > give > > us not much of a notice meh. > > > > Rick Payton wrote: > >> ok, that's all fine and dandy, and much better stated then saying > >> "What > >> are you? Infinity Ward?" We all know IW (and in relation Activision > >> probably) is very hated by people who wanted to host a dedicated > >> server > >> - we get that. Calling Tripwire "Infinity Ward" because the owner > >> asked > >> for the community to drop the difficulty is just fucked up. If you > >> don't > >> want to do it, fine - that's your community and you do as you see > >> fit to > >> make it successful. If they demand hard mode only servers, then you > >> obviously need to provide only servers on hard mode. I (and probably > >> "We") get that. > >> > >> Other admins may or may not pick up the slack, it's obviously > >> totally up > >> to them, as it is to you. > >> > >> But name calling - and yes calling calling another company "Infinity > >> Ward" at this point in time IS name calling :P - there's no need for > >> that. Especially considering Tripwire is doing everything they can to > >> support their game (see John post further down the list) - something > >> Infinity Ward OBVIOUSLY isn't doing right now. > >> > >> Aloha, > >> > >> --mauirixxx > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Kitteny > >> Berk > >> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 9:14 AM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Killing Floor free weekend difficulty settings > >> > >> My regulars won't play on the servers they help to pay for if they're > >> set too easy, and as such, the new players won't experience our > >> unique > >> style and will almost certainly stay away from our community having > >> had > >> no contact with our members. > >> > >> Course, new players are always welcome, usually our regulars will > >> drag > >> them along and help them out. But that's because we're nice > >> people, we > >> > >> won't just call people newbs and spoil the game for the majority, > >> just > >> help those who are struggling. > >> > >> So, on balance, I don't consider it a win for me, my community or > >> people > >> > >> likely to join us. > >> > >> > >> Rick Payton wrote: > >> > >>> that was totally unnecessary Kitteny, all the guy was asking was for > >>> admins to lower the difficulty settings on some servers, which > >>> accomplishes the following: > >>> > >>> Newbs DON'T get owned, and have fun, which means ... they'll most > >>> > >> likely > >> > >>> purchase the game, which means, more money for Tripwire to continue > >>> developing the game, which will keep the newbs interested, which > >>> then > >>> means they'll eventually want to join a community - probably yours > >>> at > >>> some point - and then eventually, get good enough to play on the > >>> > >> harder > >> > >>> difficulty. > >>> > >>> Basically, by dropping the difficulty, IT'S A WIN FOR EVERYONE > >>> > >> INVOLVED. > >> > >>> But I guess you didn't see that .... > >>> > >>> --mauirixxx > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >>> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Kitteny > >>> Berk > >>> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 8:42 AM > >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Killing Floor free weekend difficulty settings > >>> > >>> What are you? Infinity ward? > >>> > >>> I'll be keeping my servers as my regulars like them, thanks all the > >>> same. > >>> > >>> John Gibson wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> As many of you know we are currently running a free weekend for > >>>> Killing Floor. One thing I have noticed is a lot of the servers are > >>>> set to the hard difficulty setting, and the free weekend players > >>>> are > >>>> > >> > >> > >>>> getting owned on hard since hard is designed for players that have > >>>> levelled up their perks to level 2 or 3 at least. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >>> signature database 4538 (20091024) __________ > >>> > >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >>> > >>> http://www.eset.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >>> > >>> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >>> > >> signature database 4539 (20091024) __________ > >> > >>> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >>> > >>> http://www.eset.com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > >> signature database 4539 (20091024) __________ > >> > >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > >> > >> http://www.eset.com > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> --- > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 9.0.698 / Virus Database: 270.14.29/2455 - Release Date: > >> 10/23/09 23:43:00 > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
