That's a pretty cynical view of everything. If they DO make a couple of extra bucks off it, more power to them. But to perceive this as only a way to get kids to buy more copies of HL... Seems kind of like a low blow to Valve. They work their asses off creating a system that will hopefully curb a significant chunk of the cheating that goes on out there--in response to OUR fevered demands, and now when they get it set up, you accuse them of only being in it to sell a couple extra copies of HL... Can Valve do anything where we don't try to screw 'em in the ear? What are we going to do now, call for another server blackout?
First of all, I don't see that adding up, honestly. Secondly, HL is a tester's wet dream right now. I'm sure all this stuff they've been working on will show up in any new Valve products from the moment it goes gold. Please, I'm surprised at the negativity. I say "Two thumbs up, Valve. If I had a third, it'd be up, too!" :) -- Eric (the Deacon remix) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlds_linux- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Christian > Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 3:28 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds_linux] Universal banning > > Is it only me perceiving the economic aspect of this? I can't say I like > it. > > Is it true that universal banning will be systemized via WON? E.g. a > cheater caught will be banned through WON, thus he won't be able to play > any secure servers at all. > > Is this Valves last desperate measure to squeeze out a few more bucks > from CS addicted teenagers? It's easy to make out the logics of the > following statement: > 1. Cheater gets caught. > 2. Cheater receives universal ban. > 3. Cheater buys himself a new copy of the game, and gets a new WON-ID. > 4. Valve sqeezes more money out of an elderly engine. > > And please - I'm no oracle, correct me where I'm wrong (note the word > -where-, not -if- :)) > > Opacus - admin of [PLUTO] Counter-Strike [As near 1.3 you can get] > http://cs.pcom.no/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
