[cod] CoD2 Linux / Win32 server breakdown ( linux has 75% )

[Lestat]

Games without linux server doesn't have a lot of online servers so mean not 
a lot of players so mean not a lot of people buying it...

A mass multiplayer game MUST have a linux dedicated server or it will die 
just because hoster have 75% or more linux box... So ok they are not forced 
to make any linux server but without online servers they will not sell theyr 
games... it's simple and mathematic

The big problem is that they release a patch without any advert about 
telling explicitly that player will no more able to play on 75% of the world 
server and 75% of luck theyr server for wich they have pay will not work... 
And of course no word about how to go back to the previous version... (by 
the way need just to put back the MP.exe and the 2 d3d.dll)

Steam is in that way really good because client and server will always be at 
the same version even if it is sometmes some problemes...

EA did that with BF1942/BFVietnam with a patch that blocked 75% of the 
server too... and there it was not a prior patch so sader...

So it's true that we have no way to recalim a linux server/patch but they 
must remember/learn that without 75% of the server they would sell 75% less 
games!

Just hope they will release the linux patch really soon or the game will be 
dead!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rüdiger Meier" <sweet_f_a at gmx.de>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [cod] CoD2 Linux / Win32 server breakdown ( linux has 75% )


> On Wednesday 12 April 2006 15:14, Steven Hartland wrote:
>
>> Please IW / Activision look consider these stats
>> next time and delay any patch release until the
>> Linux server is ready!!
>
> Also I think it would be a good idea to release the server (both win and
> linux) a few hours/days before the client.
> So the hosters could be better prepared before houndreds of kids
> charging the support hotlines *g*
>
> But thx that the linux server patched will be realeased at all!
> They could also solve the prob by NEVER releasing any linux server.
> - hope not - but moreover I hope that they think about linux clients too
> for future games - I would also like to play (and buy) a game like cod.
>
> cu,
> Rudi
>