-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] The guy speaks from the player's POV and simply doesn't give a thing about admins' problems like servers migration or load balancing.
Newbie -----Original Message----- From: "Roman Hatsiev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2006 14:42:43 +0300 Subject: Re: [hlds] Valve...can we get the connect command for redirect in SCRDS? Now I see. There must be only two opinions about everything - yours and wrong one. Let me stick to the wrong one please as I'm pretty happy with it :) On 18/12/06, Wim Barelds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > You don't need it either, plus pretty much every player that ever > gets redirected finds it annoying as fuck. I'm not saying you couldn't > find ways to use/abuse it, I'm sure you could and would. But you don't > need it. > > On 12/18/06, Roman Hatsiev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Looks like your only argument presented in different wordings is "I > > don't need it, ". The fact that you don't need this tool or don't know > > how to properly apply this tool does not make it less valuable to > > other admins. And I'm not going to waste my time convincing you that > > you need it because with your single server you don't :) > > > > On 18/12/06, Wim Barelds <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -- > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > Regulars knew the domain name, and it was no problem at all. > > > I did not see any kind of player drop on our server when we > > > relocated. > > > > > > > "(would you rather join an empty or populated server?)." > > > I would rather join a populated server, which I would expect to > > > join when I do. > > > > > > > "I think by load balancing it's more meant to keep the two or > > > > more servers full.. (correct me if I'm wrong)." > > > Do you actually play this game? You barely, if ever, get moved > > > to a server worth while. Either the server is empty, has some > > > fucked up gameplay mods, or has piranesi kind of map. No > > > thanks. > > > > > > > > > On 12/18/06, Chris Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Oppss > > > > > > > > I meant: > > > > > > > > Once the client resolves an IP to that subdomain, the client saves the > > IP > > > > addy in it's favourites and not the domain name. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Barnett > > > > Sent: 18 December 2006 01:32 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: RE: [hlds] Valve...can we get the connect command for > > redirect in > > > > SCRDS? > > > > > > > > > > > > Automatic server redirects are gone for good. As an admin that never > > > > abused > > > > them, I'm quite angry at those that did. Such people even used to brag > > on > > > > various forums that their servers were full, but at whose expense? > > > > > > > > I hope some kind of redirect that asks the user, will be implemented. > > As > > > > for > > > > using a sub-domain for a server, it doesn't work...once the client > > > > resolves > > > > an IP to that subdomain, the client saves the IP addy in it's > > favourites > > > > and > > > > not the IP address. > > > > > > > > Chris. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wim Barelds > > > > Sent: 18 December 2006 00:39 > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Valve...can we get the connect command for > > redirect in > > > > SCRDS? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > > > > Seems like you never had an experience of migrating your servers to > > > > > another ISP. Not to mention other cases when redirection can be very > > > > > useful - load balancing and promoting new server just to name a few. > > > > > Fortunately, as far as I know, Mani promised to restore this > > > > > functionality in next version of his mod. > > > > > > > > I sure did, you should consider getting a subdomain to refer to your > > > > server. > > > > I had "deathmatch.BoooM.co.uk", when we needed to "change IP", we > > > > could do that without any problem at all. "Load balancing"? Are you > > > > kidding? > > > > If a server can't handle 18 players, it should simply not have 18 > > slots, > > > > there > > > > is no problem here. "Promoting new servers"? Why? Why should these > > > > servers get any additional promotion over any other new server out > > there? > > > > If the server is good, it'll get it's own crowd. > > > > > > > > On 12/17/06, [GS]Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Thortok2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:54 AM > > > > > > > > > > > What I'd like to see: In the 'this server is full, auto-retry' > > dialog > > > > > > box, > > > > > > have a 'this server recommends' and have a button to push to go to > > the > > > > > > server it recommends. Also, if you attempt to connect to the > > server > > > > and > > > > > > they don't want you playing there, it could be a 'this server is > > > > closed, > > > > > > go > > > > > > here instead, please update your favorites' and again have the > > button. > > > > > > > > > > > > Automatically redirecting you...no, I don't like that, I don't > > like > > > > that > > > > > > at > > > > > > all. > > > > > > > > > > I actually like this idea and think it should be implemented.Thenyou > > > > > could > > > > > have a cvar kinda like the fast download in your server.cfg which > > you > > > > > could > > > > > advertise for friendly servers or yours or even other servers you > > own.Or > > > > > make it to where gaming communites could put multiple servers in > > there > > > > and > > > > > it would advertise what map and how many players are on it with join > > > > > buttons > > > > > along side them.Basically you could make a community over view join > > > > > button.The reason I like it is because of how many people go "oh I > > > > didn't > > > > > know you had that server!" > > > > > > > > > > And Frazer what you said was just funny.But you have a point.But it > > > > would > > > > > be > > > > > nice to have the ability.Or maybe even put it into another tab, like > > you > > > > > have the recent servers make a list from that server config file > > that > > > > > lists > > > > > in blue offset alittle the other servers they suggest.Like upto 10 > > > > servers > > > > > or something to that effect.Just my $.02 . > > > > > > > > > > -BeNt- > > > > > http://www.gorillazsouth.com [http://www.gorillazsouth.com/] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > ___________________________ > > > > Wim 'TheUnknownFactor' Barelds > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ___________________________ > > > Wim 'TheUnknownFactor' Barelds > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > > > > > > -- > ___________________________ > Wim 'TheUnknownFactor' Barelds > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds [http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds] -- _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
