I think the system only looks for servers with players already in them if you search alone. If you're in a party with friends it might be different.
And fletcher said the thing with matching in players on the old system was unintentional. Hopefully a fix for that is released soon. On Jul 21, 2012 10:59 AM, "Björn Rohlén" <[email protected]> wrote: > No, the "mindfucking" comes into play when you realise that on top of that, > if the server is joined by regular means so it will not be considered empty > -- the server will be considered full. > > -TheG > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Claudio Beretta > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > If I'm getting it right, the new system won't put players in empty > servers > > but now requires at least 2 players to join an empty server exclusively > > with the new system, otherwise the server will be considered full. > > Mindfuck? > > > > On Sat, Jul 21, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Fletcher Dunn > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > · Regular joins through through other means can coexist with > > > joins through quickplay beta, with one significant shortcoming: If the > > > first person to join your server joins outside of the new matchmaking > > > system, the system will treat your server is “full”. If the first > person > > > to join your server comes in through the matchmaking system, your > server > > > will accept players from either source. This shortcoming will be > > addressed > > > soon. > > > > > > · Never get matched into an empty server by yourself. A server > > > will always be seeded with at least N players. (Currently N = 2 since > > > there will not be many players using the system, but we will increase > > that > > > over time.) > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
