-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] As mentioned in the article, there won't be an option to disable the in-game ads. It'd defeat the purpose of the entire idea if there was a CVAR for this.
On 12/8/06, Ronny Schedel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We need a client side and server side CVAR to prevent this, like DWP. > > Regards > Ronny > > > > interview: advertisements coming to cs > > > > In-game advertisements are coming to Counter-Strike 1.6. Go ahead and > let > > that sink in a bit. CS-Nation has the exclusive first interview with > > Valve's > > Doug Lombardi about this upcoming addition into the Counter-Strike > world. > > CS-Nation: Many gamers who play CS 1.6 purchased the retail version. > CS: > > Source was sold as part of the Half-Life 2 package. How do you think > > gamers > > who purchase your products will react to in-game ads? > > > > Doug Lombardi: We believe that gamers are going to expect and accept > > well-done advertising in games. We want to make sure that advertising > does > > not detract from the game experience, so it is our hope that first time > > Counter-Strike purchasers will consider it simply as part of the game > > world. > > There are three information packed pages to this interview. Go ahead and > > give it a gander and voice your opinions in the comment section. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Hey permanent screw heads. Your going to pay for my fucking server when > > you > > put up ads in it? Get bloody real! > > > > This SO pisses me off. We do all the fuckin work of hosting YOUR GAME on > > OUR > > SERVERS for fucking FREE and you are now going to use it as > advertisement > > base? > > > > What the bloody fucking hell is wrong with you people? > > > > Forgive me for all the swearing, but i basicly feel like i've been > fucked > > up > > the ass with a giant baseball batt. > > > > We pay the cost for the server hardware, we pay the costs for the > bandwith > > and propper server locations, and your gettin all the money of it? > > > > If we put up some ads in our server to help fund it you go all wah wah > > treadning with lawsuites 'n shit, and now your pulling the very same > shit, > > by putting the ads in, and taking money out of our own hands. Meaning we > > have to pay even more cause we wont attrackt our own advertisers anymore > > due > > to this shit? > > > > What a bunch of crap shit this is. > > > > Saint K. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
