Providing the score as a column in the server browser would be helpful. It wouldn't let Valve completely blacklist servers, but it would provide clients with the ability to choose for themselves. If they like Valves automated opinion of a server, they can sort by server score. If not, they can still sort by ping, players, etc.
David A. Parker wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
