The original poster had a point:  You can't break rules if there are no
rules.

Someone at Valve needs to define the law before they can lay it down.




ics wrote:
> Exactly. Put the reputation in good use. The system has been running a year already so limit of 10000 would be more than enough.
>
> -ics
>
> ----- Alkuperäinen viesti -----
>> But what prevents people to register their own listen servers ?
>>
>> My opinion: Make a reputation limit for the server to receive gifts.
>>
>> 2011/10/24 doc<drgamez@gmai...>:
>>> Mathacking and wireframing seems pretty against the spirit of the
>>> contest, these paper masks should never be that important.
>>> (did you say SEVERAL 12 slot servers for farming.......... tf2 gifts?)
>>>
>>> I thought the whole point of the registering was to stop people from
>>> just sitting in their own private present-giving-box and getting all
>>> the items.
>>>
>>> On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 10:04 PM, bottiger10@gmai...
>>> <bottiger10@gmai...
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Can we have a guideline as to what constitutes as cheating or abusing
>>>> the gift drop system?
>>>>
>>>> I have opened several private 12 slot servers for my community to
>>>> farm gifts. Some of the players are also using wireframe mode and
>>>> material mods for the gift. Will my servers be penalized for this?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Jon Lippincott
>>>> <jonl@valv...>  wrote:
>>>>> We're going to be launching some new Halloween content in the near
>>>>> future
>>>> and wanted to give you all a quick heads-up.  There will be random
>>>> gift drops, but this year we are requiring that participants
>>>> register their servers.  If you choose not to register, you can
>>>> still run the Halloween maps, but no gifts will drop on your server.
>>>>   By registering, your server will also be included in matchmaking,
>>>> which will potentially drive traffic to you.  Note that cheating or
>>>> otherwise abusing the gift drop system will result in losing your
>>>> registration, access to gift drops and other potential value-adds in
>>>> the future.
>>>>>
>>>>> You still have plenty of time, as this change won't be going live
>>>>> until
>>>> next week.  Registration is quick and simple, and is outlined here<
>>>> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2825-AFGJ-3513#how>.
>>>>>
>>>>> -Jon
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