This is missing the point. The goal is not to have a scoring system with which to rank servers, but rather to identify BAD servers. The threshold will surely be set in such a way that there is a clear distinction shared by all of the servers which fall below the line. Griefers will no doubt try to abuse the system, but I'm sure if they find a way to make it fail completely, Valve will just adjust it or turn it off.
-----Original message----- From: "David A. Parker" [email protected] Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:58:53 -0400 To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing [email protected] 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
