This is especially noticeable on "private" (sv_search_key set) servers, as these are the ones which idle for longest. Most nights I have to rcon quit those forks after complaints that people are getting punted into locally-hosted servers. This restart solves the problem
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of ics > Sent: 25 November 2009 21:06 > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] ping > > This is true. For some reason games do not get assigned for some > servers > untill they are rebooted. I had few sitting empty for over 15 hours and > once i rebooted them, full again. > > And i do have to agree, not everyone is on holiday at thanksgiving, > which Europe does not have. > > -ics > > Saint K. kirjoitti: > > Oh, and rebooting the servers insta fills them again. > > > > 75% of our servers got no traffic before there. The once which would > have traffic would host game after game. The others just didn't get > hit. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Saint K. > > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:51 PM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds] ping > > > > I'm in Europe.... Don't just blindly assume every time that people > are always from the USA. > > > > We have no holiday in our country the next couple of days. > > > > Saint K. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of msleeper > > Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:50 PM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds] ping > > > > It's the day before a major holiday, most people aren't going to be > > gaming the next couple days. > > > > Also, facepalm @ being surprised that people aren't posting on the > > SERVER list about CLIENT issues. Isn't that the way it's supposed to > be? > > > > > > On Wed, 2009-11-25 at 21:45 +0100, Saint K. wrote: > > > >> You see I was just wondering why our l4d2 servers seemed so empty > tonight. > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ook > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 9:18 PM > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] ping > >> > >> It's been dead. There are some serious client issues that I'm > surprised > >> haven't made it to this list (like a lot of people can't play L4D > since the > >> 11/21 update because Valve seriously screwed the code), and the > linux folks > >> have some issues, but the Winbloze list is surprisingly quiet. > >> > >> Happy early Thanksgiving! > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Rick Payton" <[email protected]> > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:11 PM > >> Subject: [hlds] ping > >> > >> > >> > >>> did I get kicked off the list, or has it really been dead since > monday? > >>> :( > >>> > >>> --mauirixxx > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> No virus found in this incoming message. > >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > >> Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.80/2523 - Release Date: > 11/25/09 08:31:00 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.80/2523 - Release Date: > 11/25/09 08:31:00 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.80/2523 - Release Date: > 11/25/09 08:31:00 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds

