I think it's more likely that there simply aren't any better servers out there. When we searched for a server last night (due to a routing issue one of the 4 of use could not use our own servers) we first ended up with a lobby-leader-hosted server, and secondly with one hosted in Chicago, USA (we're all in the UK)
Certainly our own public servers always have people in them at least 18 hours of the day atm. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of shoskins73 > Sent: 20 November 2009 23:53 > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Server Key > > I'm going to make the assumption that when searching for "Best > Available > Dedicated Server" from a Lobby that it looks at your Steam Group > servers > first, which actually might explain a lot of why I keep getting the > same > servers with bad pings. Guess I'll be leaving the official Left 4 Dead > 2 > Steam community so it stops going for the servers people have attached > to > that group. > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 3:50 PM, shoskins73 <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > "you can't just join any server and start playing." > > > > Actually, yes you can, it's called Quick Play and is in the UI for > all game > > modes. This is no different than selecting a server from a browser > list > > (CSS/TF2)...except for one small thing, you don't get to choose which > server > > you are actually joining. You can also join a game in progress from > the > > Game Mode screens, but you can't see ping, who is currently playing, > etc, > > etc. > > > > The system as it is now, is really flawed. Has been since they > started it > > in L4D. Removing the ability for people to choose the server, see > the > > status of said server before joining and then not including a UI > function in > > the Lobby for joining a specific server is a step backwards. Almost > as bad > > as MW2 not having dedicated servers at all. > > > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 3:34 PM, msleeper > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >> This seems like a lot of user error then since all of that stuff > works > >> for everyone else, or at least works as much as it is supposed to. > Why > >> doesn't search key work for you? You should investigate that. Why > can't > >> you "actually connect" to the server? That also seems like something > >> that should be important to figure out. > >> > >> The search key and force dedicated servers lets you, as lobby > leader, > >> specify what servers you want to preference to. If the servers are > full > >> then you'll go to another server, just like you normally would. > >> > >> I don't get what you're not understanding. "I should have the direct > >> option of choosing a server (mine and my favorites) as well as the > >> option of being matched to one." That's exactly what search key > and/or > >> force dedicated servers does. You specify a server to use, and if it > is > >> free then you go to it. Your little list of complains all work with > >> minimal effort, except the first one which doesn't really make sense > >> with the type of environment in L4D/L4D2. > >> > >> This isn't TF2 or CSS, you can't just join any server and start > playing. > >> If you want to do that, then remove your server from the lobby > system > >> and connect directly via IP. If you want to use a lobby, then use > some > >> combination of the many server CVARs to make it possible. You can't > have > >> it both ways, they conflict how eachother work. > >> > >> > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > 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
