I too run a very popular server and have noticed a HUGE decrease in activity almost instantly. It all started happening the week of Feb 24, 2013.
My server still strives it just takes a lot more effort to keep it full ( but no longer active all through the night now). Python On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 2:30 PM, ics <i...@ics-base.net> wrote: > I doubt it's related to MVM alone, as the most popular TF2 server of mine > is sitting now empty. That hasn't happened for over a year. Then again the > only MVM i have thrives. Full. > > -ics > > Saint K. kirjoitti: > > Seeing we have a MvM discussion I thought I'd give my opinion as well. >> >> I've been playing a lot of MvM last few days and noticed a couple of >> things; >> >> - Often you get sent to the VALVe-lux servers (from the netherlands). >> Pings are fine, however, the performance is utterly shit. The servers are >> extremely laggy! >> - Often you get sent to 3rd Party servers running Pinion, this crashes a >> lot of clients I play with, including mine >> - Our own MvM servers, unmodded, no pinion, excellent ping and >> performance (and closer by than Luxembourg) are sitting empty at the moment >> I am searching for servers, which is weird, as badly performing servers >> somehow receive most traffic. (during the evenings our MvM's are mostly >> full). >> >> So, not only the matchmaking system is broken in terms of Geolocation, >> something is also broken in the server ratings and giving VALVe servers >> prio over 3rd party servers can mean you end up at worlds most poorly >> performing machines. >> >> Saint K. >> ______________________________**__________ >> From: >> hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com<hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com>[ >> hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com<hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com>] >> on behalf of Harsh Baid [harshbai...@gmail.com] >> Sent: 13 March 2013 13:22 >> To: hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.**com<hlds_linux@list.valvesoftware.com> >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] MvM Matchmaking broken? >> >> Just something to add, but the other day a group of my friends were >> playing >> MvM. We all had Mann Up tickets however it took to long to get into Mann >> Up >> so we decided to play normal Boot Camp. We we did not except was that we >> got into a Boot Camp server in seconds because according to the statistics >> that showed. There were over 700+ servers applicable for MvM all of which >> were empty. >> >> I think the plain fact may be that there are just too many servers >> available and the fact that less people are playing making MvM and TF2 in >> general less popular. >> ______________________________**_________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> https://list.valvesoftware.**com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/**hlds_linux<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<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<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
