[cod] beware

[Click Bouyow]

I signed up as well.  Twice... Nothing...just an form email saying "Don't
call us, we'll call you."  It seems like a good strategy to avoid a lot of
this nonsense to allow select server admins to run the program in beta.
But, you know, only the "big boys" will do that...like Microsoft, Apple,
etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: rmount at gmail.com [mailto:rmount at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Robert Mount
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 8:02 AM
To: cod at icculus.org
Subject: Re: [cod] beware

That deserves a "here here", i agree 100%

I signed up for Visioneers as well, no word.

--Rob

On 11/7/05, James Landi <jim at landi.net> wrote:
> Now that's nice, not only do they use a wall hack they feel, IW/Activision
> can't do anything about them, so they advertise it on your server.
>
> Another slap in the admin's face.....
>
> Here is what IW/Activsion should do:
>
> 1) create an internal team to get a working (underline working) patch out
> ASAP
> 2) create a team kind of like Activision's visioneers (sp?) to help test,
> the patch, but with us admins who are willing to offer our services for
free
> (ok I can't speak for everyone, but most of us would be honored to help
out)
> 3) This is a big one!  Use the feed back, from this team  to actually put
> out a working patch.  Some of you may know I was part of EA's MOHteam. We
> beta tested and offered feedback regarding the game before it was released
> as well as helped test the patch.  Great idea EA but they forgot to listen
> to us and fix any bugs we found or suggestions we offered.  They did add
> some but not the really important ones.
> 4) Be a little more proactive with your community/customers. I understand
> that the dev team worked their butts off and goes on vacation right after
a
> game is released ( I could be wrong but this is what happened after the
> first CoD) but with all due respect, the dev team should be sticking
around
> after the game is launched to fix any issues it may and will have. There
has
> not been one game released in this industry that was bug free upon it's
> release.
> 5) Please continue with patches and possibly free content like maps/dev
mods
> would be really cool/additional weapons well after the game is released.
>
> Where begging you to let us help spot and fix some of the issues and build
a
> stronger relationship with your community/customers. We are passionate
about
> this hobby of ours and are willing to work for a t-shirt;) or simply
> recognition that we helped a great game we all love to support.
>
> PS has anyone every received any information on the visionneers program or
> actually got in?  I was another admin who tried to sign up for the
> Activisions beta test program to never hear from them.
>
> Sorry to rant, but where all simply trying to help.
>
> -Jim
> Rudedog
> FPSadmin.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Geoff Goas [mailto:gitman at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:03 AM
> To: cod at icculus.org
> Subject: [cod] beware
>
> aimbot/wallhack program has finally been made public. admins, be on
> the watch out - it spams a message every now and then. "I am using
> <botname> by <author>- and you can download it <website>"
>
> --
> Geoff Goas, Administrator
> |ax|anarchic - http://www.anarchic-x.com
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