I think my point is more or less what Kyle just said, plus the fact that everyone is about tried of the hat-whoring. It's killing gameplay servers and promoting trade servers. Congrats, your game is now a 3D Ebay for virtual hats, good job.
And while update pre-notices are nice, at this point its like saying "wait by the phone" then calling 4 hours later. Speaking of which, is it afternoon yet? On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Kyle Sanderson <kyle.l...@gmail.com> wrote: > To be fair. The beta is only really gameplay related, nothing of any > real significance is actually tested there. While I realize this is a > server administration 'discussion' list, my client (TF2 in specific) > is still completely borked from the April 14th engine update. I can't > even play more then 20minutes without it crashing out. > > The testing model is non-existent or it's heavily flawed. It's 6 26PM > 'real' time, the sun goes down in Seattle in little under two hours. > It's being shipped right before the last person turns the light off in > the office. That's what we're all complaining about. If there is an > issue with the update tonight, it isn't going to be fixed. > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Tony Paloma <drunkenf...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > I seem to recall the beta being updated recently and containing several > > yet-to-be-released additions, but I'm sure that doesn't matter to you. > > There's obviously no satisfying you. > > > > Meanwhile, myself and what seems to be the rest of us are thankful that > they > > provided notice for today's update and that it's not late on Friday. > There > > have been plenty of Thursday updates where they fix issues the next day. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > > [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of John > Marbury > > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 6:06 PM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory updates coming later today > > > > Too bad it takes Valve 2+ days to fix the bugs they add in every update. > > > > Say, speaking of bugs in updates, wasn't that the point of the TF2 beta? > Or > > I guess they just like to test things in production like all the 'cool' > > software companies do. > > > > > > On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 9:00 PM, Tony Paloma <drunkenf...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > >> Good thing it's Thursday in Valve Land. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > >> [mailto:hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of John > >> Marbury > >> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 5:53 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Mandatory updates coming later today > >> > >> Well, I'm sure it's afternoon *somewhere!* I guess we should have > >> expected the *usual* * > >> > >> hit-the-update-button-on-the-way-out-the-door-and-not-fix-anything-unt > >> il-Mon > >> day > >> * routine. > >> > >> > >> > >> On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:26 PM, Eric Smith <er...@valvesoftware.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> > We're about 45 minutes from having it be released. > >> > > >> > -Eric > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Eric Smith > >> > Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011 11:02 AM > >> > To: 'h...@list.valvesoftware.com'; 'hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com > ' > >> > Subject: Mandatory updates coming later today > >> > > >> > We're getting ready to release mandatory updates for TF2, CS:S, > >> > DoD:S, and HL2:DM this afternoon. This is just a heads-up that they're > > coming. > >> > > >> > -Eric > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
