Why 1C like Steam

[Erkki]

Originally Posted by ColdfireTrilogy

I almost wish 1946 had the benefit of steam, while all of you oldies love Hyperlobby, it was bourne out of necessity and it is definately not a great lobby software. Each person who buys IL2 is not notified that Hyperlobby even exists AND unless someone mentions it to them or they have the common sense to google search for a multiplayer function; they will never know 1946 multi-player even exists. That hasn't been healthy on our online community as the influx of players leaving has far surpassed the numbers of those joining even though many copies are sold a week on steam and other distribution sites. A centralized server querey site like a steam search or some method for game-monitor to hook into is an integral part of maintaining an online community these days.

Not exactly true, there are approx 300 new users every week. Why is it not a great lobby software btw?