Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-13 Thread Paul
PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bryan Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game advertising is wrong. Should they push

AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread sl
An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game advertising is wrong. Should they push it to CSS then we will shut that server down as well. Crazy_One David Williams

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Whisper
: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game advertising is wrong. Should they push it to CSS then we will shut that server down as well. Crazy_One David Williams wrote: if you read tyhe TOS it states

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Valtteri Kiviniemi
get away with this!!! Simon -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bryan Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread ics
Very polite comments from you. No need to get rude on us. Closing servers must not have been an easy decision but some people just dont tolerate advertisements when they have had the game without them before. While the advertisements are not at the server itself, they still need a server to be

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Paul
Nachricht- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bryan Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Valtteri Kiviniemi
Yes, you are right about that. But, if youre so willing to get rid of the ads just do a simple prog. There is a clientfunction which raffles the ad to different places. The function always returns zero (0) if it asks new ad from server. If you do a prog that always return zero to the functiont

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Bryan
, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game advertising is wrong. Should they push it to CSS then we will shut that server down

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread Bryan
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von Bryan Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game

Re: AW: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-10 Thread muldy
Auftrag von Bryan Gesendet: Samstag, 10. März 2007 06:31 An: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads [ Converted text/html to text/plain ] We have made that decision, our CS 1.6 server is down for good. In game advertising is wrong. Should they push it to CSS

RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-09 Thread Parker Lewis
First my personal statement on the new ads: I hate them. Mostly the annoying topleft banner (did ya recently played deathmatch/gungame? A 3 seconds delayed spawning makes this ad really disturbing..). The question I have is: Is it legal? You can apply it on everything: buying something ad-free,

RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-09 Thread Thomas S. Crum - AAA Web Solution
@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads First my personal statement on the new ads: I hate them. Mostly the annoying topleft banner (did ya recently played deathmatch/gungame? A 3 seconds delayed spawning makes this ad really disturbing..). The question I have

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-09 Thread David Williams
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Parker Lewis Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:37 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads First my personal statement on the new ads: I hate them. Mostly

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-09 Thread Bryan
] On Behalf Of Parker Lewis Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 2:37 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads First my personal statement on the new ads: I hate them. Mostly the annoying topleft banner (did ya recently played deathmatch/gungame? A 3 seconds delayed spawning makes

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread LDuke
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] On 3/6/07, Andrew Forsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Erm, tough! :-) You could always put your own ads on the server to finance your hardware and connection. Actually, you can't. Remember a while back when a company was putting subway ads

RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Nic Strix
things like this? We also are all players - do you hear our voice? Is there ONE server admin who likes this idea? I doubt it... N From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 09:04:00 -0700 -- [ Picked text

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Ondřej Hošek
We are their most valuable asset, but they ignore our opinion about ads and sixty-four bits... (Don't forget they don't make any money off us, letting us earn money for hosting instead.) I advise you to get over it... they gamble on the probability that we will never manage to organize a global

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Cc2iscooL
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Not until it hits $9.99. On 3/7/07, Ondřej Hošek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We are their most valuable asset, but they ignore our opinion about ads and sixty-four bits... (Don't forget they don't make any money off us, letting us earn money

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Father dougal
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] thing is its unsupported by Valve so it shouldnt even be $9.99 i understand they cant make it free becouse they'll just get flooded with emails about cheats etc. but with CZ and Source you can play offline against bots. what doe's CS have ? no

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Andrew Forsberg
- Original Message - From: LDuke [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, you can't. Remember a while back when a company was putting subway ads into CS:S servers? Valve said it was against the EULA and they had to stop. If you're advertising your server/website they probably won't say much, but if

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Regime
Read the Valve EULA. You are not allowed to use any part of their software, for any kind of commercial gain. I'm no lawyer, but the way I read it, it technically even renders GSP's hosting their games 'illegal' though, as they are making money by hosting the Valve server-software. Anyway, mani

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Saint K.
NAh thats quiet easy to get around. You just provide the space for the game to be hosted. - Original Message - From: Regime [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:35 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads Read the Valve EULA

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Father dougal
: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads Read the Valve EULA. You are not allowed to use any part of their software, for any kind of commercial gain. I'm no lawyer, but the way I read it, it technically even renders GSP's hosting their games 'illegal' though, as they are making money by hosting

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread ics
Valves EULA applies if it doesnt go over a law in the country where the software is used. However, there is no law in any country, as far as i know, that allows other company software to be used for commercial purposes by other companies if the company policies which provide the software,

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread John Sheu
/rant Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of hearing people whine about thi_. Don't get me wrong: I am all against in-game advertisements. I feel that they detract from the gameplay experience and the congruity of the environment, and are generally just a cheap trick to cash in on a popular

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Andrew Forsberg
Re: CS: Source having ads: On 08/03/2007, at 6:06 AM, Cc2iscooL wrote: Not until it hits $9.99. My point exactly. CS 1.6 is an old game that is costing them a lot more money to run than they're making out of it. You may be running a server for love or profit, or both. Valve is a business

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Falk Husemann
Sorry, couldn't resist this time. Am Mar 7, 2007 um 9:52 PM schrieb John Sheu: /rant Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of hearing people whine about thi_. Don't get me wrong: I am all against in-game advertisements. I feel that they detract from the gameplay experience and the congruity

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Saint K.
] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads Re: CS: Source having ads: On 08/03/2007, at 6:06 AM, Cc2iscooL wrote: Not until it hits $9.99. My point exactly. CS 1.6 is an old game that is costing them a lot more money

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread John Sheu
On Wednesday 07 March 2007 3:20 pm, Falk Husemann wrote: And by you, I mean the vast mass of bitching bigheaded University of Texas CS players out there. So nothing personal. What makes you think I play CS anymore? I don't. -John Sheu ___ To

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Andrew Forsberg
On 08/03/2007, at 10:25 AM, Saint K. wrote: Dont you think supporting a game once its released has been pre- calculated in the bugets? When the budget has expired do you want to see support for the game cease completely? or could you put up with a few small ads here and there?

RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Thomas S. Crum - AAA Web Solution
. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Forsberg Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:53 PM To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads On 08/03/2007, at 10:25 AM, Saint K. wrote: Dont you think

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Bryan
Just remember its $0.50 a minute on your soap box :) Seriously though you are right to a large extent, until people stick to their guns and say NO MORE CS then it will go on. Crazy_One John Sheu wrote: /rant Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of hearing people whine about thi_. Don't get me

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread ics
In-game adds are not added into game because of money problems. Valve has not made any mentions about funding problems and there should not be any. Game has paid itself back many times already so nothing justifies the adverts in-game. Game itself doesnt cost that much to run as you think. They

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Saint K.
, 2007 11:23 PM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads This is a multi-part message in MIME format. -- Why not turn the source code over to the community that supported it in the first place. That is if this is truly an intellectual debate speaking to what is best for everyone and not just

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Andrew Forsberg
From: Thomas S. Crum - AAA Web Solution Why not turn the source code over to the community that supported it in the first place. That is if this is truly an intellectual debate speaking to what is best for everyone and not just a sponging revenue off a deprecated product discussion. Good

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Cc2iscooL
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] You might quit playing it, but they already have your money. They're not losing much because you stop playing. On 3/7/07, ics [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In-game adds are not added into game because of money problems. Valve has not made any

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Saint K.
No, but there you can fill in any of the other advantages they already had over the succes of CS. Saint K. - Original Message - From: Andrew Forsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Saint K.
Oh and the second thing, the ads aint small! - Original Message - From: Andrew Forsberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads On 08/03/2007, at 10:25 AM, Saint K. wrote: Dont you

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-07 Thread Midnight
If you CS guys want to quit and come play UT2004 we'd be happy to have you. I wouldn't put up with this if I were you. John Sheu wrote: /rant Quite frankly, I am sick and tired of hearing people whine about thi_. Don't get me wrong: I am all against in-game advertisements. I feel that they

[hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Frederick P
Well, they are finally here... a lot of negative feedbacks so far... I personally don't see the reason to have in game Ads. People paid for the product, they deserve having a product without Ads. It makes more sense for a Free version of CS 1.6 to be released that has Ad support and also giving

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Father dougal
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] i aggree with you on what you have said. i dont understand how they can still make money from a game the apperently dont support anymore ? if you dont support it why sell it ?? maybe with the money your going to make from these adverts you might

Re[2]: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Tomasz Formanowski
Hi Fd i aggree with you on what you have said. i dont understand how they can Fd still make money from a game the apperently dont support anymore ? if you Fd dont support it why sell it ?? Well, it's The Law of the Jungle... They just don't care about gsp's, performance, bugs etc. The majority

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Bryan
[ Converted text/html to text/plain ] From the discussions last night with fellow gamers and server admins last night, there is going to be a huge backlash against this. I for one have paid for my HL and CSS WITHOUT adverts. To now tell me as a server owner/admin I have to let VALVE advertise on a

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Marcel Beringer
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Frederick P wrote: Well, they are finally here... a lot of negative feedbacks so far... I personally don't see the reason to have in game Ads. People paid for the product, they deserve having a product without Ads. It makes more sense for a Free version of CS 1.6 to be

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Valtteri Kiviniemi
The ad's are on clientside, not serverside, so there is really now ad's on your server. The client's game draws them. There's already a two way to disable the ad's, but that's forbidden so I don't tell you how to do that. -- Valtteri Marcel Beringer kirjoitti: On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Frederick P

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Saint K.
Please tell me some key words ;) I will figure it out myself then. Saint K. - Original Message - From: Valtteri Kiviniemi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads The ad's

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread ics
Kiviniemi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads The ad's are on clientside, not serverside, so there is really now ad's on your server. The client's game draws them. There's already a two way

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Cc2iscooL
: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads The ad's are on clientside, not serverside, so there is really now ad's on your server. The client's game draws them. There's already a two way to disable the ad's, but that's forbidden so I don't tell you how to do that. -- Valtteri Marcel

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread Andrew Forsberg
On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Frederick P wrote: I don't see any reason for this idea to be added to Ad unless if it is a marketing scheme to kill off CS 1.6 and get people into CS Source. Hmmm, I doubt that. CS *was* a cash cow, but I imagine sales figures for it these days are rather slim. They've

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread ics
[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads The ad's are on clientside, not serverside, so there is really now ad's on your server. The client's game draws them. There's already a two way to disable

Re: [hlds_linux] CS 1.6 in game Ads

2007-03-06 Thread David Williams
Andrew Forsberg wrote: On Tue, 6 Mar 2007, Frederick P wrote: I don't see any reason for this idea to be added to Ad unless if it is a marketing scheme to kill off CS 1.6 and get people into CS Source. Hmmm, I doubt that. CS *was* a cash cow, but I imagine sales figures for it these days