That's why it should have been put in the TF beta first! :) On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Fletcher Dunn <fletch...@valvesoftware.com>wrote:
> >with the beta quickplay system if your server uses any type of normal > connection > >method to the server for the first player it boots you out of the beta > > It will be fixed really soon. As in, today (hopefully). We're planning > an update later today, and it will have the necessary fixes on the server > side. I'm hopeful to get it fixed on the backend, too. > > There is also a problem where a "game over" condition can cause the server > to switch into a mode where it stops receiving traffic. That bug will also > be fixed today. > > Sorry for the bugs. That's why it's called beta! > > -----Original Message----- > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto: > hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Shizzle Nizzle > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:16 AM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Quickplay broken? > > It could also be due to quickplay traffic being split inbetween the beta > quickplay system and the current quickplay system. They did say with the > beta quickplay system if your server uses any type of normal connection > method to the server for the first player it boots you out of the beta. > They never did followup if that was ever fixed. I could imagine that a lot > of people running both the beta quickplay/normal quickplay aren't getting > the benefit of the beta quickplay traffic because of that bug. But I too > have noticed this same issue about the dropoff in quickplay traffic seeding > which started about a day before fletcher posted about the beta quickplay > system being started. I assume the drop in traffic is because of that. > > On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 9:51 PM, ics <i...@ics-base.net> wrote: > > Exactly this. It was once stated that quickplay is only about 30% of > > all connects to servers. Many people may have found one, two or more > > servers that they have on favorites. They will go to those servers > > first if there are players as they will be asked if they want to add > > the server to their favorites when they disconnect after 10 mins or > longer session. > > > > This can be just a normal case, some of your regulars will be gone and > > there will be quiet moments. Quickplay is only something that you may > > want to have as an extra. It helps populate a server but on peak > > times, there's a lot of servers with some empty slots so there will be > > also a lot more servers for it to pick for and where to place a random > player to. > > > > -ics > > > > 2.8.2012 5:44, Rob Liu kirjoitti: > > > > The reason can be there just less and less people are using quickplay. > > And there are more quickplay servers out there. > > > > On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Russell Smith > > <ve...@tinylittlerobots.us> > > wrote: > >> > >> I've seen mine above 12 players and not getting fed a trickle of > >> people from quickplay. Often what happens now is a swarm of players > >> join around the same time. Then usually after a map change many > >> players will leave, dropping the server to 14-15 or so where it will > >> remain until the next swarm of players gets fed in. This can take a > >> while sometimes, after which this cycle repeats. > >> > >> There seems to be less of a constant slow feed of players now and > >> instead you get big spurts. > >> > >> On 01.08.2012 13:49, Dave Rosca wrote: > >>> > >>> Thats how it was before the quickplay changes, at least for my server. > >>> > >>> Only at around 12 players does quickplay kick in. > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > >> archives, please visit: > >> https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > _______________________________________________ > 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
