You’re wrong and Valve is doing its job wrong. But I don’t want to flame off topic about how companies should do their job dealing with cracked industry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl" <aidsf...@gmail.com> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 5:23 PM Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Delisting > This new scoring system would help get rid of servers like yours. > > Evaldas Z(ilinskas wrote: >> Question >> >> If I have a slot plugin, and players get kicked, when they connect, due >> reserved slots "msg"? >> Will I get the -15point pennalt? Yes I will :) andevery minute I get at >> least 10 tries to connect. :) >> -150points every minute... >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "David A. Parker" <dpar...@utica.edu> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" >> <hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> >> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 3:58 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] TF2 Delisting >> >> >> >>> 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 <d...@devicenull.org> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> >>> Dave Parker >>> Utica College >>> Integrated Information Technology Services >>> (315) 792-3229 >>> Registered Linux User #408177 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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
