Hello, I just tried forcing the quickplay beta on my computer to test the system. It sent me to a UK based TF2 server (I'm in CA; I'm guessing the quickplay beta server pool is so small that's why it sent me there), and I had to download a whole bunch of sound files (at least 30), which I'm guessing are used to play random sounds in-game or at round end. Is Valve OK with that? I was under the impression that a server labelled Quickplay had to be as Vanilla as possible, including not having to download extra sound/models.
I'm not saying it shouldn't be allowed, I'm just curious since it's probably a bit strange for new TF2 players (we get so many new-ish players that are amazed there's a Respawn Timer in TF2 Payload mode.) (Maybe the current quickplay already works like this? I admit I don't use it at all). Thanks. HG On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Devin O'Malley <omalley....@gmail.com>wrote: > Thank you, I had a moment of stupidity. Sorry about that. > > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:16 PM, Ross Bemrose <rbemr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> One is a server cvar and the other is a client cvar... >> >> >> On 7/23/2012 2:15 PM, Devin O'Malley wrote: >> >> What is the difference, rather. >> >> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:15 PM, Devin O'Malley <omalley....@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> That is the difference between that one and tf_mm_servermode? >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Fletcher Dunn < >>> fletch...@valvesoftware.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Since the weekend went without any significant problems, we're going to >>>> increase the percentage of people who are asked if they want to participate >>>> to 100 soon. Also, we'll increase the number of players needed to seed a >>>> server, since the player pool will be a bit bigger. (It's really low right >>>> now.) >>>> >>>> In the meantime, you can set the client convar >>>> >>>> tf_quickplay_beta_preference = 1 >>>> >>>> to force into the beta. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Michael Tharp [mailto:g...@partiallystapled.com] >>>> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 11:05 AM >>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>> Cc: Fletcher Dunn >>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] New quickplay is in the real Team Fortress, not TF >>>> beta >>>> >>>> On 07/23/2012 12:41 PM, Fletcher Dunn wrote: >>>> > Correct. Shipping this particular feature to beta would not get us >>>> > the type of testing we need. So we ship it as a beta feature. If >>>> > it's broken, server operators and users can opt out, and we can >>>> > quickly turn down the percentage of people who get prompted "do you >>>> > want to participate" to zero. >>>> >>>> Hey Fletch, >>>> >>>> Is there a way to opt in to the client side of this feature? It sounds >>>> very interesting and solves the #1 problem I had with quickplay, which is >>>> that it punishes servers that are already empty except when there's a >>>> supply shortage (e.g. immediately after an update). I'd like to play with >>>> it, but it seems like right now only a few randomly-chosen players get the >>>> golden ticket. My #2 issue is that there's no love for nocrits, but >>>> hopefully a lobby system will pave the way to having more knobs for players >>>> to tweak. >>>> >>>> Sorry if this was already answered elsewhere, I'm discarding mail not >>>> from Valve employees because the signal-to-noise ratio is regrettably low. >>>> >>>> -- m. tharp >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit:https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > -- *Plasma* HyperionGaming.org Admin <http://www.hyperiongaming.org>
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