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]]> By: Mister Chef http://steamreview.org/posts/playlincintegration/#comment-1204 Mister Chef Fri, 28 Jul 2006 02:04:42 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=91#comment-1204 I didn't play in the tournament but I did follow it closely. Like MAZZTer said, there were a lot of little problems but hopefully it was a good learning experience for all parties involved. With better integration, PlayLinc and Steam can offer end users a very attractive interface for organized play. CAL seems to be committed to running at least one more HL2DM tournament before the year is out and hopefully things will go much more smoothly next time around. I didn’t play in the tournament but I did follow it closely. Like MAZZTer said, there were a lot of little problems but hopefully it was a good learning experience for all parties involved. With better integration, PlayLinc and Steam can offer end users a very attractive interface for organized play. CAL seems to be committed to running at least one more HL2DM tournament before the year is out and hopefully things will go much more smoothly next time around.

]]> By: The MAZZTer http://steamreview.org/posts/playlincintegration/#comment-1174 The MAZZTer Mon, 17 Jul 2006 03:44:23 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=91#comment-1174 I signed up for the FiOS tourney thing but in the end I didn't participate... they kept having to push the starting date back and back... when the PlayLinc client DID work, it worked for other people but not for me... lobbies were empty, although others swore they were bursting. And then there was the unexplainable inexcusable issue where I could see all my AIM contacts EXCEPT FOR THE ONE I NEEDED TO INVITE TO MY GAME and vice versa! I signed up for the FiOS tourney thing but in the end I didn’t participate… they kept having to push the starting date back and back… when the PlayLinc client DID work, it worked for other people but not for me… lobbies were empty, although others swore they were bursting. And then there was the unexplainable inexcusable issue where I could see all my AIM contacts EXCEPT FOR THE ONE I NEEDED TO INVITE TO MY GAME and vice versa!

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/playlincintegration/#comment-1064 Tom Edwards Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:50:59 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=91#comment-1064 I'll keep an eye out. Thanks for dropping by. I’ll keep an eye out. Thanks for dropping by.

]]> By: Jason Henderson http://steamreview.org/posts/playlincintegration/#comment-1063 Jason Henderson Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:02:26 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=91#comment-1063 Man, thanks for the coverage-- to let you in on background, we absolutely want to get PlayLinc more integrated with STEAM. This makes total sense because there are more complements to the two platforms than competition; PlayLinc is at its core a method of launching multiplayer titles, especially on dynamic servers, whereas STEAM focuses on distribution and server browsing. But the beta is not there yet; for the tournament we just needed it to successfully let people fire off their HL2DM servers. Thankfully it did that-- you'll note that PlayLinc does know you have STEAM and fires off STEAM to launch the title at the same time it fires off the server. -Jay Jason Henderson Games Product Manager Verizon Man, thanks for the coverage– to let you in on background, we absolutely want to get PlayLinc more integrated with STEAM. This makes total sense because there are more complements to the two platforms than competition; PlayLinc is at its core a method of launching multiplayer titles, especially on dynamic servers, whereas STEAM focuses on distribution and server browsing. But the beta is not there yet; for the tournament we just needed it to successfully let people fire off their HL2DM servers. Thankfully it did that– you’ll note that PlayLinc does know you have STEAM and fires off STEAM to launch the title at the same time it fires off the server.

-Jay

Jason Henderson
Games Product Manager
Verizon

]]> By: wizpig64 http://steamreview.org/posts/playlincintegration/#comment-1062 wizpig64 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:33:00 +0000 http://www.steamreview.org/?p=91#comment-1062 cool thanks cool thanks

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