I don't know, it's really hard to say "why" your server is empty other than: there are a lot of servers and if you've just put your server up then you have to actually build a community to play there.
Putting people in your MOTD might help, or people might join, see this is a server that has rankings (and a few people are already laughably far ahead of others) and decide they don't to sit here. I don't think this is an issue at all - this is just a general "How do I get my server popular?" type of question. Which isn't bad but... I think we all grapple with this question at one time or another. On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 2:31 AM, Ryan Walmsley <[email protected]> wrote: > I have noticed one thing, on the MOTD the server shows no rank or players > served on it. Could this be why? > > > On 17 March 2013 23:07, Eli Witt <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Gordon probably nailed it. > > > > As a player, I always exclude full and empty servers from my browser. > Don't > > care about full ones, and I'm not spending my precious time seeding > someone > > else's server. > > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Ryan Walmsley <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > Not fully sure, Unless its because its a starting out server. > > > > > > It is showing on the master server lists correctly. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 17 March 2013 18:47, Gordon Reynolds <[email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > Is this a bug, or do people just not want to join an empty server? > > > > > > > > Most people probably click "Server not full" and "Has users playing". > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 6:24 AM, Ryan Walmsley <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > I have this problem / bug with a L4D2 server which I am really > > wanting > > > to > > > > > sort out. > > > > > > > > > > Now I'm not sure if this is a problem or bug but here is what > > happens: > > > > > > > > > > I can play on the server fine, I connect to it by typing connect > > > > > l4d.ryanteck.org.uk (The Domain). The client connects fine and the > > > > server > > > > > starts playing. > > > > > > > > > > Within about 5 Minutes all of the other slots fill up almost > > instantly > > > > with > > > > > other players. > > > > > > > > > > My question is without me starting the game by connecting to it how > > > can I > > > > > get it so people connect? I don't mind paying out for the VPS it > runs > > > on > > > > > but if it requires me to login each time I will just switch it to > TF2 > > > if > > > > > possible (Which is looking nice due to the fact I use Ubuntu 99% of > > the > > > > > time and steam for linux still does not surprisingly support L4D2). > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Thanks - > > > > > > > > > > Ryan Walmsley > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > - Gordon Reynolds > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Thanks - > > > > > > Ryan Walmsley > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Thanks - > > Ryan Walmsley > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- - Gordon Reynolds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
