You guys that are all bitching about the scoring system have to realize a few things.
1.) Valve is not going to release the server scores. 2.) Unless your server is the worst of the worst of the worst (fakeclients in all slots, redirect server, etc) you're probably not going to get delisted. Most of the people that run these servers do not purchase them through GSP's (Game Server Providers.) They either run them on their own box or from home, because you don't need a huge pipe to run a shit server with redirection. Sure, you can change your IP and maybe last a few hours on each IP change before your server gets blacklisted again, but that's the point of it. 3.) I'm assuming they'll have a contact that can "unblacklist" IP's, especially if it's hosted at a major GSP. To be honest, GSP's should have more than enough IP addresses, so even if one does get blacklisted it would be fairly easy to use a different IP address, or for them to use it for an entirely different game (non TF2 or non-source, even.) If you're a GSP and don't have extra IP's laying about, what are you doing running a GSP? 4.) I'm also assuming that after a certain period of time the "scores" reset if the server hasn't been active. Thus if it's shut down the IP will eventually free itself up from the database. So quit your crying and whining because if you're running any type of legit server this isn't going to affect you in the least bit. If they didn't say it on the mailing list none of you would have even noticed. -Cc2iscooL On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Donnie Newlove <donnie.newl...@gmail.com>wrote: > Sure, reserved slots is a good thing. It's just you that are just too > ignorant to be able to manage its power. > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 8:09 PM, valve list <valvelis...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ok. Some of you really doesnt have more than just one server... We have 7 > > servers that are full every day, 200 slots in total. That doesnt come > cheap > > to have, so our community helps by donating money, we give them VIP slots > in > > exchange. > > > > Using connect command you would have to everytime search for 8 different > > server IP, port combination... 8 different keys to remeber all the > different > > servers? Putting 8 servers in main game menu. Thats bullshit and you guys > > know that. Give me any other option and I will hide the slots. Its like > 10 > > times easier just to connect to the server and you are instantly in. > > > > And if you do not know any other arguments, stop talking shit that > reserved > > slots are a bad thing! Reserved slots are the reason the lets us have > that > > many servers in the first place. > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 2:36 PM, ics <i...@ics-base.net> wrote: > > > >> So you are one of the morons who has a server for example running 32 > >> slots where 1 of them is reserved slot and every user who connects to > >> it, will be kicked. Mask it! Teach your players to use connect ip:port! > >> I really hope Valve implements the point system so i dont have to see > >> these kind of servers anymore. > >> > >> -ics > >> > >> valve list kirjoitti: > >> > Hidden slots are not an options for huge communities with reserved > slot > >> > plugins, with loads of users using VIP slots. > >> > > >> > The only way you can connect to a hidden slot is to use "connect" > >> command. > >> > > >> > Ussually like 80% percent of those users even do not know what a > Console > >> > is... > >> > > >> > Having hidden reserved slots, defeats having reserved slots at all. > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
