Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-13 Thread Nevermore
Matchmaking is not a bad idea, but i think it is bad implemented. Lobby creator should be able to choose his favourite server if it is empty... I dislike random things. Players in general want to choose the server by themselves, cause they like some map, some plugin, some config or the ping. El

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-13 Thread Nikolay Shopik
On 13.01.2010 14:05, Nevermore wrote: Matchmaking is not a bad idea, but i think it is bad implemented. Lobby creator should be able to choose his favourite server if it is empty... I dislike random things. Players in general want to choose the server by themselves, cause they like some map,

[hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread Nikolay Shopik
I'm wondering if sv_region is taken in consideration when doing matchmaking server search? Because I've seen a lot time when we put into server with ping 200-300 and these looks like from different region. ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread tom nikitopoulos
ditto.. yeah what he said i also think there should be a rule that u cant tie up a server to play campaign by urself. go play singleplayer On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 4:08 AM, Nikolay Shopik sho...@inblock.ru wrote: I'm wondering if sv_region is taken in consideration when doing matchmaking server

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread Craig H
Matchmaking uses your selected Steam download server to determine who to match you with. In Steam, go to settings and click on the downloads tab. Set that to a nearby location and you should be good. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 11:32 AM, tom nikitopoulos screwtop...@gmail.comwrote: ditto.. yeah

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread Nikolay Shopik
Even if it so, this basically has nothing to do with server selection. On 12.01.2010 22:54, Craig H wrote: Matchmaking uses your selected Steam download server to determine who to match you with. In Steam, go to settings and click on the downloads tab. Set that to a nearby location and you

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread Craig H
Set your download server to somewhere in Russia and you will see what I mean. You'll get matched with Russian players, and connect to Russian servers essentially every single time. On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Nikolay Shopik sho...@inblock.ru wrote: Even if it so, this basically has nothing

Re: [hlds_linux] sv_region and L4D matchmaking

2010-01-12 Thread Nikolay Shopik
Yeah I will be matched mostly with people from my country, but servers barely could be from my country. Even though serverbrowser shows lots empty server from my country. There no differentiation from which country your server because only variable we have is sv_region, so game only know about