HLSS (and others) Ban - LIFTED

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HLSS (and others) Ban - LIFTED

Post by Spazmeister » Fri Jul 23, 2010 11:44 am

Starting Monday, 26 July 2010, we will be setting the server variable sv_allow_voice_from_file to 0. This will in effect block programs that allow you to play audio files while on the tf2 server. In addition, the admin will begin enforcing a voice chat only policy. This means no music, short audio clips, or anything else of a similar nature. Anyone who finds a way to violate this rule will be warned once, and then globally muted. Any repeat offenders will be temp banned.

This ban will end at 8am, Monday, 9 August 2010


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For more information, please read here: http://forums.joe.to/viewtopic.php?p=798356#p798356


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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by joe » Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:23 pm

is there an MOTD and auto-reply on the server announcing this also?
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by Eviltechie » Sat Jul 24, 2010 1:45 am

Does this include people singing without music?
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by ChitterChatter » Sat Jul 24, 2010 5:18 pm

But... how will you guys tell me if you want cornflakes if you can't hear my hlss Sagat voice clip? :(
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by Ninge » Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:54 pm

i never voted for this...

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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by japanimater » Sun Jul 25, 2010 3:56 am

But, but, "KITTY!" :cry: I have been coming to this server for two years for 90% of my TF2 time and THIS is the WORST change that has ever happened. I never use voicechat because of my "inadequate" voice, instead I use a scout soundboard via HLSS.

One of the reasons I stayed with this server was not just because of constructive and fair admins, but because of admins and a community that knew how to have fun and take a joke and this ban ruins this in a huge way.

Didn't the rule used to be no playing any clips over 7 seconds? I propose we stick with that and anybody wanting to play a full length song must get a admin to administer a consensual vote amongst the masses and if anybody wants the song to end another vote should be put into effect to see if it gets stopped.

If this gets taken away aside from the friendly fire, RTV, and party gibs, there isn't much seperating it from other servers.

EDIT:OOPS! Sorry for not reading it all the way through. I thought you meant indefinately. What's so special about between Monday 26 July 2010 through Monday 9 August 2010 8am that you have to disable HLSS? The only thing I can hazard a guess at is that it's to test how the server is without it for either performance or too many people bitching about HLSS spam.
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by Eviltechie » Sun Jul 25, 2010 4:13 am

Well it's just starting to annoy some people. (myself included) I mentioned that a micspam ban will start on Monday, and someone said they were glad because it was just annoying them.

Even if we do revert to micspam after two weeks, as I'm predicting, it will allow everybody to just have a cool down period.
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by Disgruntled Postman » Sun Jul 25, 2010 2:59 pm

Not directed at anybody in particular, but HLSS is literally the fucking worst thing to happen to any game ever and if you can't handle a 2 week period without it then you need to fix your awful brain.
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by ChitterChatter » Sun Jul 25, 2010 5:29 pm

Disgruntled Postman wrote:Not directed at anybody in particular, but HLSS is literally the fucking worst thing to happen to any game ever and if you can't handle a 2 week period without it then you need to fix your awful brain.
Oh... I'm gonna micspam the shit out of you, boy.... :twisted:

But is this one of those experiments to see how the admins can control the hlss spam or what?
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by ToteBag » Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:18 pm

It's a return to the good ol' days when there was little obnoxious monotone noise on the servers...and people had fun...
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban - NOW IN EFFECT

Post by Spazmeister » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:54 am

The HLSS ban is now in effect. The use of HLSS, HLDJ, or any other software which performs the same function is now banned from use on tf4.joe.to.
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban - NOW IN EFFECT

Post by koko » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:01 am

at first i was not for this at all but its not so bad now if i could get my effin mic fixed
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by kevkingofthesea » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:14 pm

japanimater wrote:I never use voicechat because of my "inadequate" voice
Just curious, how can a voice be inadequate, besides just being non-existent?
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban

Post by Django » Mon Jul 26, 2010 1:18 pm

kevkingofthesea wrote:
japanimater wrote:I never use voicechat because of my "inadequate" voice
Just curious, how can a voice be inadequate, besides just being non-existent?
Maybe his voice is so deep and lowbass that other players might consider it nsfw or inadequate
,and might provoke a response in them of the sexual nature.
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Re: HLSS (and others) Ban - NOW IN EFFECT

Post by Thunderpizza » Mon Aug 02, 2010 2:24 pm

good thing i use line in :3
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