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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179861 is a reply to message #179818] Sun, 20 November 2005 04:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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icedog90 wrote on Sat, 19 November 2005 19:04

Has BHS ever considered fixing the pistol reload thing?


We can't fix this bug... either because only Core Patch users would have it or because it would cause a version mismatch on unpatched clients. I can't remember which.


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179871 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 06:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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either because only Core Patch users would have it


y is that a reason?
Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179874 is a reply to message #179871] Sun, 20 November 2005 07:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Nightma12 wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 13:42

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either because only Core Patch users would have it


y is that a reason?


Is it too much effort for you to type "why"?


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179891 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 10:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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This is true up till a certain point, and then it doesn't matter. Generic servers need A0000 names, heavily customized servers don't.

E.G.

Black-cell servers don't need A000 names, their server is unique. ZUnnies Co-op doens't need these either.UN New Maps doens't as well (I just simply choose an A0 name to have both GSA (yes GSA needs an a000 name...)+New Maps close together in the listing)

Its when you have servers which are clones of each other they need to compete for players. Most server owners have no choice but to do this to get players, even though people who are lazy to scroll down are n00bs.

As for its lame, well get used to it, or make it so that the server listing isn't sorting by player but by PING in game players. Btw ingame player thing will kill wolspy players, because on the listing the xwis server doens't report any renip/ase/gamespy/directConnect players in game, which is why you see 6/40 on new maps in the listing, but when you join the channel their are like 34/40 or so players. Wol players are stupid and dont' bother downloading anything new, hence 70% of traffic on new maps is from places outside wol.


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179893 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 10:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I don't see why it's such a big deal. I sort by player size anyway. Razz

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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179916 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 14:44 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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a000 names are the ones that have most players, so does it really matter selecting the listing? Listen

Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179929 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 17:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Sort by the game name not the host. Problem solved. You should capitalize the g in God.
This may help too.
I waisted more time sorting through this post than I have sorting through games all year long.


Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179934 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 18:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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A 1.038 patch to make it auto-sort by ping would be the best(only real) solution. But unless strike team can deliver patches I can't see that happening.

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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179936 is a reply to message #179934] Sun, 20 November 2005 18:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Renx wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 20:07

A 1.038 patch to make it auto-sort by ping would be the best(only real) solution. But unless strike team can deliver patches I can't see that happening.



ping would be the best, becouse you cant change your ping..


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179940 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 20:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yeah, but then Strike Team would need to fix whatever is causing so many servers to have 999 pings.

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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179941 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 20:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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true, true




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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179944 is a reply to message #179731] Sun, 20 November 2005 21:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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BUT ALL PING WOULD PROBABLY BE THE SAME OR CLOSE...

cause....


THEPLANET ISP Listen

They need to have a way to add server to favorites like in gamespy and have those allways on top of your particular listing similiar to gamespy.


Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179960 is a reply to message #179940] Mon, 21 November 2005 01:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Crimson wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 22:07

Yeah, but then Strike Team would need to fix whatever is causing so many servers to have 999 pings.

Did you discover the cause already?
Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179967 is a reply to message #179960] Mon, 21 November 2005 02:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Olaf van der Spek wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 01:55

Did you discover the cause already?

This is the server list now:
index.php?t=getfile&id=467&private=0

This is the server list when we were on WOL:
index.php?t=getfile&id=468&private=0

I can't find any reason for the high ping. I assume the 996 figure signifies a timeout, but I don't know why my server is timing out on the ping when it didn't before.


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179970 is a reply to message #179731] Mon, 21 November 2005 03:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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At the euro WOL listing we already had the same problems: we never had any green pings, mostly red and some yellow even though the server I played on was located in my country...

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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179978 is a reply to message #179970] Mon, 21 November 2005 04:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Goztow wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 05:07

At the euro WOL listing we already had the same problems: we never had any green pings, mostly red and some yellow even though the server I played on was located in my country...



What he says^

Last time I had green ping's was before the takeover. I think it was Feb2003 That's when I would see pings varieing from 26 - 120
Now a days. I'm talking the last 2 years even my own server would show up a with a 150 ping while it's 60-120 ingame ish.

And I haven't seen a green maybe once in a blue moon.

I was really happy when I saw the 0 ping's in the server list at the start of xwis.


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Crimson wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 22:07

Yeah, but then Strike Team would need to fix whatever is causing so many servers to have 999 pings.



What about a firewall, if configured right it blocks ICMP? or if you let them trough would't that really show the actually ping? Let's assume your behind a hardware firewall/software. It blocks the icmp request therefore giving it 0 ping/999?

I am just wondering because if I have it to block ICMP I will get that kind of pings too :/


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179981 is a reply to message #179731] Mon, 21 November 2005 05:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Either way, I didn't change anything from WOL to XWIS. I even tried with WOLproxy and without and I still show up with 996 ping. And I doubt all of us server owners who are now showing up with that ping all simultaneously made some change...

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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179982 is a reply to message #179731] Mon, 21 November 2005 05:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well i think the only real way to get past the a000 naming shit, is not to be so damn lazy and scroll down.. When i play on WOL which is maybe once a month.. I never go on a a00 name o look for a server that has maybe 5-15 players already there.

All you gotta do is find your fav server and just ignore the others. I dont play on MP's aow server because i think they have modded the game to much.. I do play on there CO-OP and sniper. It's just the matter of fact what server do you like to play on.


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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179984 is a reply to message #179893] Mon, 21 November 2005 05:19 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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YSLMuffins wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 19:32

I don't see why it's such a big deal. I sort by player size anyway. Razz

Wouldn't it be better if it sorted by the amount of players actually IN the server? Not the amount of players the server can (supposedly) handle..


Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179986 is a reply to message #179984] Mon, 21 November 2005 05:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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RTsa wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 06:19

YSLMuffins wrote on Sun, 20 November 2005 19:32

I don't see why it's such a big deal. I sort by player size anyway. Razz

Wouldn't it be better if it sorted by the amount of players actually IN the server? Not the amount of players the server can (supposedly) handle..


Yeah only one problem with that

With XWIS it doesnt show how many players are actually in the server if there are players from GSA,ASE or Direct Connect in the game aswell.

So you might have a server that is WOL only which has 8 players (being the top of the list)

And having a server that only has 3 WOL players but the server actually has like 40 players and that gonna be at the bottom of the list.


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caveman wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 13:24

Yeah only one problem with that

With XWIS it doesnt show how many players are actually in the server if there are players from GSA,ASE or Direct Connect in the game aswell.

So you might have a server that is WOL only which has 8 players (being the top of the list)

And having a server that only has 3 WOL players but the server actually has like 40 players and that gonna be at the bottom of the list.


Thats my way to handle it:

index.php?t=getfile&id=469&private=0
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Re: stupid a0000000 names [message #179997 is a reply to message #179731] Mon, 21 November 2005 08:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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gbull wrote on Mon, 21 November 2005 10:34

My Solution: Use Gamespy if you don't like the a0 names.


gball+solution=problem solved??


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