This post is mostly about: - Finding a dedicated server when starting the game from a lobby is now faster and more reliable
but i have something to say for those too who run servers, especially modded ones so i will post this here instead of useless steampowered ranting forums. After the update, i and others have constantly having issues with connecting to a proper servers. Either the new improved search system at lobby, which automatically selects the server where the players are thrown, is faulty or there isnt free servers at this area. Me and others keep getting into servers far away from us. To American, Australian and other countries. What is the reason why there could not be favorite servers that can be selected from lobby? Sort of like pre-reservation or something. Sure there is that "play on steamgroup server" but thats not enough. With that way i can only play with friends - if none are around, i get to go to random roulette and face the following issues: Some servers also seem to swap from normal to versus mode on the fly after first completed map in the campaign. Happened twice now in 2 different servers after the latest 2 updates. Not sure if this is caused somehow by those server settings or in-game bug. Another issue aimed to all of you who run modded servers - it is nice that you set up some plugin that filters players out according to their country. Now if i end up in US server and there is a filter on that does not allow me to get it (your country blablablaa is not allowed on this server), its somehow game breaking bug. Frustration to the max and i sure aint the only one who faces these errors. Another thing is ping kicker that some servers seem to have gotten on using some plugin. Very nice invention. It is likely that i would not play on these servers anyway but it is extreamly frustrating when you have nice group along from previous game and then new server is selected for another campaign -> booted and then someone else manages to join in to your place. One more issue that comes to my mind from versus mode problems are the servers that are using director_no_human_zombies 1 which means that half of the players will get message "human player limit exceeded 8/4". Sure there is that return to lobby vote option but thats not enough. Some people are already left the server due to this issue and it breaks the game. All servers using this cvar should be excluded from versus search. My suggesting would be sv_allow_versus cvar that would be checked upon reservation. Best (?) thing for everyone would be to exclude these "custom" plugin servers filtered out somehow from lobby server search or improve the system so we should not end up on servers far away at all where these problems come up. -ics _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
