Servers that let you join thinking there is an open spot, and then kick you with a reserved slot warning are the worst of the worst, honestly. If you are going to do reserved slots, you need to make sure the visible players settings are adjusted accordingly, letting the two players join even when it looks like the server is full.
Seriously, getting kicked on joining is super lame, and I would hope that valve would penalize servers like this, if they implement a scoring system. Sorry, but thats the way I see it. Reserved slots, when done, should be done correctly. Kevin Daniel Vogel wrote: > I think the question is, how is valve keeping track of player joins and > leaves. Is it a event that fires or is it a query which gets server > informations? And the next question would be, on which point ist he reserved > slot plugins kicking? Before valve knows a player has joined or after? > I'm running too a slot plugin, and I think so do many others too. I don't > think that 32 slot servers will get pennalties because of two reserved > slots! Or not? > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Evaldas > Žilinskas > Gesendet: Freitag, 13. März 2009 15:08 > An: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > Betreff: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Delisting > > Question > > If I have a slot plugin, and players get kicked, when they connect, due > reserved slots "msg"? > Will I get the -15point pennalt? Yes I will :) andevery minute I get at > least 10 tries to connect. :) > -150points every minute... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David A. Parker" <[email protected]> > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 3:58 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Delisting > > >> I read that blog post last night, and I agree with the OP that Valve is >> going about this the wrong way. It seems to me that entirely delisting >> servers with poor scores is a bad idea. What they should do is put a >> "server score" field into the serverbrowser, so players can sort by >> score. Hacked servers, etc., would still be listed, bu they would be at >> the bottom. Also, as mentioned before, there is sure to be some kind of >> exploit to rapidly connect and disconnect from a server a few hundred >> times, effectively delisting it. >> >> Just my $0.02 (USD). >> >> - Dave >> >> Donnie Newlove wrote: >>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 5:10 AM, Brian Rak <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> I'm a bit worried about this new server delisting system.. I see a few >>>> issues: >>>> >>>> A) Every major GSP (a large portion of the servers) reuses IP addresses >>>> between different clients. It's entirely possible (and very likely) >>>> that someone is going to get their server delisted, then request that >>>> their IP be changed, leaving the next client to deal with that. Are >>>> these delistings permanent? >>> Then every major GSP will have to forbid hacking servers to inflate >>> the player count if they want to protect their addresses. Which is of >>> course great. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> -- >> >> Dave Parker >> Utica College >> Integrated Information Technology Services >> (315) 792-3229 >> Registered Linux User #408177 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
