I was talking about the matchmaking of course... 2008/11/6 AnAkIn . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Before complaining, maybe you should wait that the demo is released and try > it. > > 2008/11/6 Cobalt Bomb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I must say, I'm a little aghast at the thought that I may not have access >> to >> the type of server browser/list I've used for the past decade and more. >> I'm >> not a GSP so I have no real interest in it from that perspective, but I do >> prefer to pick my own server. I'm not sure how L4D works with regard to >> dropping in to games (like we would with Quake or TF2 etc.), but when I >> look >> to join an existing game, I'll go to one of my favourite servers. That >> might be a server where I play a lot and have built up a relationship with >> the player base, or a server I know will give me a good ping. >> >> How will it work with private servers? How will I tell my client that I >> want to join a specific server if they're just picked from a random list? >> If >> I'm playing with friends and a couple of us are ready early, we'll join >> our >> provate server and mess about while waiting for the others. I don't want >> to >> hang around in some sterile "lobby" where all I can do it type. I've >> already >> got IRC for that. I want to join my server, blast some infected while we >> wait, and then rcon restart the map when everyone's ready. >> >> Maybe it won't be as crap and "dumbed-down" as it sounds, but I'm already >> prejudiced against the idea even before I experience it. >> >> "There is also a ranking system to show the popularity of your server." >> >> What's the point of that when it's some back-end system that selects the >> server? It doesn't show real popularity amongst players, merely which >> servers get populated by the game manager. >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
