Oh For The Love Of God
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Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
Join Date: 2002-12-31 Member: 11692Banned
<div class="IPBDescription">GIVE STEAM A CHANCE</div> WTH IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?
Were ANY of you here around for the Star Wars Galaxies release?
Do you have ANY idea how common this type if occurrence is for a brand new multi player platform is released INSTANTLY to 1000's of people at a time?
I remember when SWG first came out, you had to register with your credit card online, and the friggin registration form wouldent load for anyone, the forums were BLAZING with debate and threats to not subscribe, petitions for an extra month of play for free due to lost time...
GIVE IT UP! this HAPPENS. Do you realize how big the HL/HLmod community player base is? and what happens when almost every single one of them tries to download this update simultaneously?
I say its about time valve evolves. Half life is 5 years old, and its user interface shows it. Check out www.won.net, can you believe the ever successful half life is still associated with that piece of outdated rubbish? Seirra is still dragging itself on the coattails of half life's success and their time is and has long been up.
I'm sick of loading ASE to find a list of servers, then opening HLSW to add it to the list to join, and talk to friends thru AIM or ICQ or MSN (differnet people use different programs) JUST TO GET INTO A HL GAME.
Steam combines all of these into one, it doesnt matter if your friend insists on ICQ and you on MSN. And look at the server list, its absolutly great, it ranks with all the latest games out there, reminds me of the battlefield1942 interface, clean and efficent, updates insanely fast, refreshes individual servers fast, it even has the auto join function like HLSW, its just great...
and almost best of all, it doesnt resize your entire screen just to browse servers, i cant express how great the whole concept is and how HUGE of an improvement it is on the current 5 year old version of half life.
bottom line, just give it a break, recall the opening day of SWG if you think this is a major f**k up. The community is NOT packing up and leaving, steam was released hours ago and there are already 100s of servers up, we've just started and the road is going to be bumpy for a while, just bear with valve while they streighten it out, and i couldent imagine any possible downsides to this update of an antiquated, archaic system.
Were ANY of you here around for the Star Wars Galaxies release?
Do you have ANY idea how common this type if occurrence is for a brand new multi player platform is released INSTANTLY to 1000's of people at a time?
I remember when SWG first came out, you had to register with your credit card online, and the friggin registration form wouldent load for anyone, the forums were BLAZING with debate and threats to not subscribe, petitions for an extra month of play for free due to lost time...
GIVE IT UP! this HAPPENS. Do you realize how big the HL/HLmod community player base is? and what happens when almost every single one of them tries to download this update simultaneously?
I say its about time valve evolves. Half life is 5 years old, and its user interface shows it. Check out www.won.net, can you believe the ever successful half life is still associated with that piece of outdated rubbish? Seirra is still dragging itself on the coattails of half life's success and their time is and has long been up.
I'm sick of loading ASE to find a list of servers, then opening HLSW to add it to the list to join, and talk to friends thru AIM or ICQ or MSN (differnet people use different programs) JUST TO GET INTO A HL GAME.
Steam combines all of these into one, it doesnt matter if your friend insists on ICQ and you on MSN. And look at the server list, its absolutly great, it ranks with all the latest games out there, reminds me of the battlefield1942 interface, clean and efficent, updates insanely fast, refreshes individual servers fast, it even has the auto join function like HLSW, its just great...
and almost best of all, it doesnt resize your entire screen just to browse servers, i cant express how great the whole concept is and how HUGE of an improvement it is on the current 5 year old version of half life.
bottom line, just give it a break, recall the opening day of SWG if you think this is a major f**k up. The community is NOT packing up and leaving, steam was released hours ago and there are already 100s of servers up, we've just started and the road is going to be bumpy for a while, just bear with valve while they streighten it out, and i couldent imagine any possible downsides to this update of an antiquated, archaic system.
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It was released hours ago.
Not to mention that if it continues trying to do these huge downloads (ie if that's not a bug) then us modemers are royally screwed.
Not to mention that if it continues trying to do these huge downloads (ie if that's not a bug) then us modemers are royally screwed. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It was released hours ago.
k. If your whole defence is going to be repeating that phrase over and over there's no point having this discussion.
i know, thats my point, this happens every single time somthing is changed.
am i the only one sick of HL resizing my monitor to 640x480 to set up the game and
browse servers, then resizing again when loading, then having sound loss and the
mouse interfieir with the game when it gets alt+tabbed, etc etc etc etc....
IT IS BROKE.
ITS 5 YEARS OLD.
its time for an update, and despite the massive flaws so far, steam has proposed a
great alternitive, and you should be happy they're taking the initiative to keep this
game up with the times.
these argumetns happen
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
a new massive update is released, and i as 1 single human cannot stop all the morons
from spamming the boards with complaints, but maybe bringing these good sides of
steam to the limelight will change the minds of a few of you
Battle.net for StarCraft came with StarCraft so i like SC's system because it came with the game from Day 1 or near there.
Steam is like Battle.net, except the game is HL... and HL has a system already setup to play multiplayer games. Steam is just a cheap trap to sucker you into putting more stuff (RE: Spyware, 3rd party Programs, etc) onto your computer when you dont really need it in the first place. "If it aint broke dont fix it" comes to mind.
IMO Valve should just shove steam back up the pipe, and release it with HL 2... and to be used on only with HL 2.
Steam = HL 2's battle.net
WON = HL's battle.net
Nuff' said from me...
Heh, you make it sound like it takes 5 hours to do.
ASE = Own
I just open ASE, right-click and copy server address and paste it in my AIM away message and then click enter or double click on the server on ASE and I'm in the game. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
I was on Dial-up and tried back then, atleast then I could isntall it.
But for the public release It won't even install.
Valve are awful at bringing out spontanious things I.E taking over DOD project, they beta-tasted it and guess what...it had major bugs in, even the bug where you can see enemy grenades on the minimap.
I do wonder who is the guy behind all these awful ideas, I need a sack of potatoes to whack him.
in many ways i find Steam to mimic this, bringing all thoes great functions got HL
just like you said,
Steam = HL2's battle.net
WON = HL's battle.net
thats true.
but WON doesnt go beyond cd key validation and server listing (with horribly lacking filtering options)
steam is updating this, steam IS BRINGING HL 1 TO THE RANKS OF HL2, they're keeping it updated, they
arent abandoning it and leaving it in the dust to make way for HL2
true alienation of the HL community would be to abandon HL and focus entirely on HL2.
you think steam lags now? imagine if valve abandoned HL and you were forced to get HL2, and a new
processor, and a new video card, and more ram.....
You'd think that since you are being forced to DL this trash if you want to play HL, they'd do a good job of it but hell no...
i know, thats my point, this happens every single time somthing is changed.
am i the only one sick of HL resizing my monitor to 640x480 to set up the game and
browse servers, then resizing again when loading, then having sound loss and the
mouse interfieir with the game when it gets alt+tabbed, etc etc etc etc....
IT IS BROKE.
ITS 5 YEARS OLD.
its time for an update, and despite the massive flaws so far, steam has proposed a
great alternitive, and you should be happy they're taking the initiative to keep this
game up with the times.
these argumetns happen
EVERY
SINGLE
TIME
a new massive update is released, and i as 1 single human cannot stop all the morons
from spamming the boards with complaints, but maybe bringing these good sides of
steam to the limelight will change the minds of a few of you <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hey tard, here are my arguments:
IT
ISNT
BROKEN
DONT
FIX
IT
See? Quite simple. Try and comprehend, grasshopper.
"Um please know what your talking about..."
im sure your witty 1 liners go well over in middle school. no one's impressed.
The ideas behind steam are great, If they get it working it will be a great tool for the halflife community. But to go through the beta test and come up to the release without removing all the main bugs is very worrying <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
steam is updating this, steam IS BRINGING HL 1 TO THE RANKS OF HL2, they're keeping it updated, they
arent abandoning it and leaving it in the dust to make way for HL2 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
WON wasn't meant to do all that... and im sure HL wasn't meant to do that, "To the ranks of HL 2", either. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->
Its like exchanging Battle.net for something thats highly-uber but poorly implemented + bugged.
hence you get steam.
(And steam is what people seem to be gathering in their head...)
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Valve wont abandon HL, but Sierra will (like they did to OutPost 2: Divided Destiny). Trust me, Sierra will pull the plug on the WON servers, long before Valve does.
lol thats like telling people to stop saying which chamber is best for first choice. It won't happen.
Also I agree with Forlorn, You'd expect steam to WORK atleast 90% have minimum bugs, I mean come on, they had it in beta2 stages for ages for broadbanders before they closed of d/l links.
steam is updating this, steam IS BRINGING HL 1 TO THE RANKS OF HL2, they're keeping it updated, they
arent abandoning it and leaving it in the dust to make way for HL2 <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bahahhaha.... I just read this and I have to give it to you; you are one of the most ignorant people on this forum. I do agree that Steam is a great update to a user interface which only newbies such as yourself even used. Everyone else had been using Gamespy and ASE after GS became crap.
I especially love the second paragraph, it's just so uninformed and clearly brainwashed that it makes me laugh :)
(PS: WON doesn't need to go beyond CD key validation :D)
again, im forced to bring up the example of Star Wars Galaxies, maybe you've heard of it?
it was release a few months back and has already made itself one of the most successful
MMORPG's in the history of computer gaming...
when they first released it, you had to fill out a subscribtion form in order to get in the game..
guess what? by the time the game hit the shelves, THE SUBSCRIBTION SYSTEM WAS OFFLINE!
the ENTIRE community was up in flames. In a few hours thought (by a few i mean like 12) they
got it online, you were able to log in, create your account and select a server to play on.
then, the servers, every single one of them, went down. they couldent handel the stress, and every
single one went off line. this happened on and off for a VERY long time...
and look at it now. one of the most popular games in history with somthing like 250,000 players i
believe.
people like "Forlorn" saying 'this is the worst software release ever' have not a single, solitary clue
as to what they're talking about.
[ZAPR]The Thing; you bring up another point. bringing HL to steam to me is like a representation of their
concern and care for HL.
they arent leaving it in the dust and shifting all focus to HL2 (which is the strategy for most mass commercially
produced games published by EA and others), they're updating it, and keeping it as fresh and new as their
most recet game, yeah the path is proving to be bumpy, but if you think this is a big deal, you (all of you who
weren't around for the SWG opening) havent seen ANYTHING.
steam is updating this, steam IS BRINGING HL 1 TO THE RANKS OF HL2, they're keeping it updated, they
arent abandoning it and leaving it in the dust to make way for HL2 <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Bahahhaha.... I just read this and I have to give it to you; you are one of the most ignorant people on this forum. I do agree that Steam is a great update to a user interface which only newbies such as yourself even used. Everyone else had been using Gamespy and ASE after GS became crap.
I especially love the second paragraph, it's just so uninformed and clearly brainwashed that it makes me laugh <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
(PS: WON doesn't need to go beyond CD key validation <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
absentic:
"Let me just restate that anyone who seriously thinks that a client that:
a) requires you to download counter-strike and HALF-LIFE ITSELF to play
b) is buggy/slow
c) somewhat disables far superior browsers like ASE
d) _WILL_ have a monthly pay 2 play
... is good, seriously needs to think this over again. I just mentioned some of the bad sides; the most important thing ofcourse is the fact that Half-Life just got it's death sentence and I surely will not support a company that pulls this obnoxious bullsh1t on gamers who have supported their 5 year old game like this. I'll just "aquire" HL2 instead. "
you are no longer significant. please dispose of yourself
Maybe it was good if it would work. It doesn't. Not for me and not for many other people.
So: Heck no it is not good!
Or to reply to the sub title of this thread: I gave it a chance.
believe. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
oooo 250,000 people...must be one of the most popular then <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
anyone care to list numbers for cs,ns,quake,dod,ut,etcetcetc
believe. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
oooo 250,000 people...must be one of the most popular then <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
anyone care to list numbers for cs,ns,quake,dod,ut,etcetcetc <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
lol, take your rittalin, and try to focus on the entire scope of my point, not just 1 small fact.
i know focusing for that long is not somthing you're accustomed to, but try.
besides, you're reinforcing my point, what the **** ****ing ***** *****!! do you expect
when this many people try to log on all at once?
you guys have no idea how steam works at all... all I can say is... give it a week's time and things will be back to normal.
heck valve is realsing a big version of steam as we speak so you don't need to dl it when u launch it.
the same type of whining was apparent when 1.4 came out... you will threaten to leave but two weeks time you will come crawling back.
I can be very positiive to say you all will love steam within a week or so.
Until then play another game till things are fixed. well you can't play ns anymore so... try homeworld 2 demo or some enemy territory to spice things up.
Hugs anyone?
I think I'm going to remember 9/12 as the greatest tragedy of all time, the day a million halflife fans died a little inside. It dwarfs that whole trade centre thing.
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Back to the arguments. Using the ingame browser to search for games is beyond laughable, the All Seeing Eye brought to the table a far superior interface, a multitude of options, instant refresh/scan/ping options and most of all the ability to search ALL games. You complain you can't let MSN/ICQ/IRC know which game you're going to - have you checked the DDE/Options gumps recently? I guess not, auto update features the likes of which Steam will NEVER have live there.
It's insane how Valve can pass on this ad ridden, buggy, slow, RESOURCE HOGGING piece of software with numerous memory leaks and use "a lot of people are using it" as an excuse for poor performance! What did they expect when they unleashed something every single HL player in the world is going to have to use? Us to take it in turns? They could at least have saved us the insult of making the software so below par it hurts.
I think I've said enough, I guess I'll be subject to a retort such as "you are no longer significant. please dispose of yourself." GGWP.
Double-click icon, connect to server. I use this method for many FPS games, not just Half-life. I spend about a month playing different servers with ACE (or Gamespy, back in the day when it didn't suck), figure out which ones are my favorites, and make shortcuts of them. I'll lean back on ACE if my 2-3 favorite servers manage to get filled to capacity for longer than 5 minutes.
There was even a fancy program I picked up a while ago which let you know ahead of time whether the server was full, prior to clicking the link and it would auto-redial for you.
Still, since most users are very <b>un-</b>hardcore, STEAM makes sense. As long as the UI is responsive and well designed, it'll improve the user's experience. That's the catch though, it has to be at least as responsive as the current system (and with my shortcut launching directly to my favorite server, that's a pretty tall order).
I find it fairly entertaining that some people are still using the in-game browser to find games. The in-game browser is a POS. However, I kind of doubt that STEAM will be better than the current alternatives we have (ACE or Shortcuts, among others).
I also find it entertaining that someone said they would <i>sue</i> Valve for a monopoly on server browsers. What, do you think there's some law stating that companies can't limit how you use their software? Battle.net is currently just as closed as any new system Valve comes up with. Silly angry people and their attempts to sue over everything. <b>"I'm angry, give me money!"</b> The only thing you could seriously try would be to return the game - if multiplayer is broken to the point of being unplayable for you. You bought a product advertising multiplayer and if that feature isn't there, you probably have some sort of a valid argument (depending on how the box, EULA, etc, are worded).