Server redirect is evil and it must be stopped
MrPink
Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
Server redirect is when you join a server, get a message that tells you it is full, and are then sent to one of the other servers belonging to the network owner.
1. It is annoying when you end up on a server that you did not choose
2. It wastes your time when you have to load a map twice before you are allowed to quit
3. It kills other servers by establishing a monopoly on one server network and puts single owner servers at a disadvantage
Please stop it before it spreads, it is the Walmart of NS2 servers!
1. It is annoying when you end up on a server that you did not choose
2. It wastes your time when you have to load a map twice before you are allowed to quit
3. It kills other servers by establishing a monopoly on one server network and puts single owner servers at a disadvantage
Please stop it before it spreads, it is the Walmart of NS2 servers!
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Best you can do is make a note of it and avoid them. Sucks when there are a limited number of servers to choose from though.
And for those that haven't experienced this - good for you, enjoy your server.
We only have 3 public servers.
You can choose between one of the most played servers wordwide (YESSSS)
But with performance from hell.
You can choose endless redirections and end on slotamounts you dont want to play on.
Or you can choose one of the other >20 spamfest servers.
In Europe we have an good mix between 16 to 24 servers.
80% with great performance
I didnt know a single server in the EU with reserved slots (wich is another annoying "feature")
With or without mods.
Its a bit one sided in the US.
but seriously, F*** O** with this server re-direct crap.
For the average joe that doesn't care about playing with friends it's okay, right up until he gets sent to an empty server.
KKG has a 2 slot reserve on every server. Not just one. It is rather annoying.
Anyway, UWE is working on reserve slot settings for server admins right now. I am hopping they will do it right.
And yeah i agree with locklear. Personally I play there even less now with the redirect in place.
Bullsnot. It's their choice to have a redirect, but it must be the connecting client's choice not to follow a redirect.
I recommend that people discontinue to perpetrate this kind of servers existance and find loyalty to help fill other servers and support their communities. This encourages better competition (server population-wise).
Don't forget that every game where you run/rent a server has this issue where the servers mostly remain empty until peak hour, or until the above conditions are met.
I will try to get DMZGaming.com's Rookie and Non Rookie servers back up, not sure if they're up atm,
They run no mods, and plays vanilla NS2, and they are administrated by yours truly. Their combat server seems popular though.
I encourage people join less populated (and even empty) servers to help create competition, I've been graced to have a regular group of players who I play with regularly and will try to jump start a server.
I realize this is less appealing to an individual, but sitting in a server waiting for it to fill is probably less annoying than reloading the map 4 times just to end up in an empty server. It's a wise choice to join some NS2 communities so you don't have to feel alone, and for community managers, let's start rising awareness for your servers or groups, it's to your own benefit, here I'll start this motion:
Here is my Steam Community, it's always public and we play NS2 along with other games in groups on a daily basis.
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/Super-Effective-Gamers/
When I can I often join the DMZGaming.com servers, search them up
My CDN $0.02,
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This goes along the same lines as the servers with reserved slots in general. Of the usual 12-15 US servers active and listed, I have effectively blacklisted 9 of them, leaving 6 left. Sadly those are all labelled rookie friendly and I try to avoid the rookie friendly servers because its not fun killing ground-skulks.
Basically you can join them when they are 22/24 and if 2 Admins are on you won't get relocated
As I mentioned in the last thread like this though I don't think it takes much effort to get on the list if you are a regular or head to their official forums
-A major issue is that this is clearly killing other servers because it works even though no one wants it. I don't want to play on these servers but lately there are times when they are the only servers available with decent ping and player counts.
-This is not their right to do this just like it isn't a right to host malicious software or use unfair business practices. It might not be as bad as putting a virus on my computer but it is not a different concept either.