As long as you report increased_maxplayers when you increase your maxplayers, you aren't lying whatsoever, and so complying with the Policy of Truth.
Kind regards, Saul Rennison On 5 May 2013 13:46, Jason Tango <jtrun...@outlook.com> wrote: > Fletcher Dunn and/or TF2 Team: > > Can we get a ruling on the use of "Dynamic Slots" with TF2/CS:S servers > and their compliance with the Policy of Truth? > > Specifically, there are server operators using them to keep their servers > at 24 slots (to gain the maximum benefit from quickplay, I assume) until > they fill, and then switching them to a higher slot count, etc. I know that > there are much fewer server operators using these anymore (and one of the > major TF2 gaming communities stopped using them about 6 months ago simply > because they didn't want to run afoul of the "Policy of Truth"), but there > are still quite a few operators using them, and it gives them an advantage > (when filling their servers) as a result. > > I asked Fletcher this question many months ago, but never received a > reply. We were considering using a similar system to keep our servers at a > slot count of 24 until one of our donators needed to join a full server, at > which time we would have the system change to a 32 slot server (and report > all appropriate tags, etc.). We had no intention to "game the system", but > we wanted to maximize server population while preventing as many players as > possible from getting kicked due to reserved slots. > > In the end, since we never received an answer back, we decided to err on > the side of caution and not use a such a system. > > I know this is kind of a "grey" area, because on one hand Fletcher has > said the "Policy of Truth" says that all servers must report the correct > sv_tags that are *actively* in use, so technically, as long as the server > reports "increased_maxplayers" when they change to 25+ slots, then I > suppose they are in compliance, but as I've never heard a definitive yes or > no as to whether this type of system would cross the line, I just wanted to > pose the question here so we can know if using the kind of system I > described above (to prevent too many reserved-slot kicks) would be ok. > > To be clear - this is not meant to "call anyone out" who are > using dynamic slots, I'm merely trying to finally get a ruling on their use > and compliance with the "Policy of Truth" > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >
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