Jun 20, 2008, 11:10 PM
Always someone billowing about the old days :wink: (I've been known to) but like most things, adjustments and minor changes lead to the demise of...nothing.
I've done the server thing myself, back in the day. For those of us who didn't work at the ISP's who wanted to provide a decent play-pin it was expensive and there weren't nearly as many. Times have changed, more players, more money and a much lower barrier of entry.
DF runs a server that's been popular since TF2 went gold (before?). He programs his own admin mod and as far as I know, he is the reason we can play on 32-person servers at all (which he gives away for free).
So while I'm sure DF is soliciting donations to cover costs the value he's providing the community, at large, goes well beyond a few (excellent) game servers (as if that wasn't enough).
Thanks for reminding me to donate.
I've done the server thing myself, back in the day. For those of us who didn't work at the ISP's who wanted to provide a decent play-pin it was expensive and there weren't nearly as many. Times have changed, more players, more money and a much lower barrier of entry.
DF runs a server that's been popular since TF2 went gold (before?). He programs his own admin mod and as far as I know, he is the reason we can play on 32-person servers at all (which he gives away for free).
So while I'm sure DF is soliciting donations to cover costs the value he's providing the community, at large, goes well beyond a few (excellent) game servers (as if that wasn't enough).
Thanks for reminding me to donate.