My thoughts on the the beta to final Steam rollover.

[BloodyL]

I decided this idea would be better served in here as the Steam forum is better for problems and skins, this is a discussion of the event.

If you remember, Valve trickled videos at us through the beta phase, it's pretty safe to assume that this was a reciprical thing in that we get hl2 media and they get to test the system out.
I think Valve then took the download and bandwidth results from the media test and based that on the needed bandwidth for the beta to final rollover.
It's not the fact that they used their server stats as a base that's the problem, it's a problem that wasn't easy to spot...

Fileplanet, Fileshack & Filemirrors.

They forgot to realise that within a few hours, the vids had been spread to web file servers all around the world.

This meant that the actual demand for the videos was shared with other companies, hence, Valve's bandwidth results were hopelessly innacurate.

So then when they did go final, everyone even remotely connected with a valve game decided to update their game engines and all manner of different excuses.
The early bugs (Apart from the fact that the whole system was practically DoS'ed from the worldwide fever to go final) only appeared at that time, I had the beta myself and it was smooth as silk for me.
The bugs had become apparent simply because the system had never suffered that kind of demand before, the beta did have a large userbase, but the final beat the beta userbase in one night.

They at least admitted they woefully underestimated the demand for the rollover, he's to hoping they've learnt their lesson! :cheers:

 

[Rasmoh]

Nafgäplöö, that's all I have to say.

 

[nomicron]

damn right you are

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron
damn right you are

I'm the man now, dawg.

 

[lhauert]

Thus delaying HL2. Shame on them !!

 

[nomicron]

if i push this button, hl2 will be delayed

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron
if i push this button, hl2 will be delayed

There's no way I'm gonna let you do that. I would have to nafgaplöö your sorry ass.

 

[lhauert]

pizza pizza

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by lhauert
pizza pizza

cucumber cucumber

 

[nomicron]

go away or i'll push the button

 

[||Diablo||]

<synth> ftp://ftp.valvesoftware.com/gaben/my_private_collection/john_carmack_gayporn/me_and_john.avi


:cheese: :cheese: :cheese: :cheese:

 

[lhauert]

It's been pushed already. By Steam.

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron
go away or i'll push the button

Nafgaplöö?

 

[||Diablo||]

hmmmm <synth> ftp://ftp.valvesoftware.com /gaben/my_private_collection/john_carmack_gayporn/me_and_john.avi

 

[nomicron]

/me pushes teh button

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron
/me pushes teh button

/me nafgaplöös nomicron before he gets to "teh" button

 

[nomicron]

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron

 

[nomicron]

 

[Rasmoh]

 

[nomicron]

 

[Rasmoh]

 

[BloodyL]

lol, way to go!
Now that's how to take a thread off topic!

 

[nomicron]

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by nomicron

 

[Rasmoh]

Originally posted by BloodyL
lol, way to go!
Now that's how to take a thread off topic!

 

[nomicron]

 

[Rasmoh]

Are we hijackers?

 

[nomicron]

yes, sorry

 

[Rasmoh]

And more importantly, who is this " " we are talking about?

 

[nomicron]

is a bad guy.
a week ago was but then made go

 

[Rasmoh]

That bastard!

 

[nomicron]

we have to kill .

wait, here comes . it will do the job

 

[Rasmoh]

I don't thikn it will do the job. Only :daddario: (see enclosed file) will do the job!

 

[nomicron]

hmm but is a member of teh italian mafia

but maybe and :daddario: can work together?

 

[Rasmoh]

No way. :daddario: works alone.


And where is BloodyL?

 

[PSX]

nice job summing up the _entire_ Steam lifetime, much props to you

now I feel better about the sept. 30 release

 

[nomicron]

i dont know

 

[BloodyL]

I'm here watching the show

 

[nomicron]

do you like it?