Have the list sort by ping by default. Not servername, otherwise the idiots with 200 spaces in front of their servername get seen at the top.
Not randomized, because I dont want to see a random list, I go straight to filter by ping - Just do it that way! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:09 AM Subject: RE: [hlds] The logic behind steams server browser is incorrect from eupe. > It's a constant battle to fight this method of IP preferencing but in the > first 5 seconds of your video....long live Dallas Killzone : [RaynServ.Com] > > Heh heh > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jordan Barker > Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 10:27 AM > To: hlds@list.valvesoftware.com > Subject: Re: [hlds] The logic behind steams server browser is incorrect from > eupe. > > The IP fanning method in action: > http://pub-i.com/misc/jjb/cs1.wmv (sorry, made this video a while back > and WME's desktop recorder was the only thing handy) > > I'm in chicago, basically you see it find a few random servers around > the midwest, and then take a global (minute long) detour pinging servers > in europe/etc to little or no avail, and then finally bring back some of > the nicer datacenter servers in the 2xx. range ... > > The speed improves a lot if I restrict the region, but not many think to > do that ... > > (To get that ip address field just right click one of the column titles) > > I'm not really sure what can be done about this > > Encourage clients to set the region filter somehow? > -though I understand the region settings aren't quite fine-grained > enough for some parts of the world. > > Apply favortism to known datacenter-owned subnets? > -good for datacenters .. > > Randomize it? > -I guess that's somewhat fair ... > > Hmm > > > Ian mu wrote: > > when you do a refresh, right click on a server and view server info > > and check the IP address. Mine are all 81.x.x.x and 82.x.x.x, my IP is > > 81.x.x.x. They "look" as though they are in order of latency, but > > thats not the whole picture. > > > > It's a fairly well known issue, and some ISPs have even been changing > > their ip:ports where possible to get further up the list for more > > people. > > > > Absolutely crazy design that whoever designed should be shot for. > > > > On 7/27/05, Saint K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>doesnt with me, just when ever i click on the latency to sort it > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Clayton Macleod" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > >>Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 12:59 PM > >>Subject: Re: [hlds] The logic behind steams server browser is incorrect > from > >>eupe. > >> > >> > >> > >>>um, doesn't it default to sorting by ping/latency? Does here. > >>> > >>>On 7/27/05, Saint K. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>>>The logic is incorrect. > >>>>According to alfred, the servers closest to your IP display first. > >>>>For example i have 80.0.0.1, and a server 80.0.0.2 then that server will > >>>>show first. > >>>>Allthought here in most parts of eurpe, client IPs start mostly with > >>>>6x.xx.xx.xx or 8x.xx.xx.xx (8x is most commen). > >>>>But all the data centers server providers have other ranges (mostly > >>>>2xx.xx.xx.xx) Meaning the servers being most close to us, actually dont > >>>>get > >>>>listen on top as they should be (best performance/pings 1st). > >>>> > >>>>Saint K. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>_______________________________________________ > >>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>>>please visit: > >>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>Clayton Macleod > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>>please visit: > >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
