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Question about server lists [message #406007] Wed, 07 October 2009 12:39 Go to next message
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Would it be possible to be able to favourite servers, nothing fancy, maybe just have a "Favourite" button along the bottom of the screen with all of the other ones and when you highlight a server you can can click it and next time you log on that server will appear at the top of the list. Would be nice considering all of the server name business.

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406008 is a reply to message #406007] Wed, 07 October 2009 12:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I think this has been confirmed, yes.

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406055 is a reply to message #406007] Wed, 07 October 2009 16:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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And just for clarifications sake, will the servers be ordered by amount of players by default?

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406099 is a reply to message #406055] Wed, 07 October 2009 23:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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raven wrote on Thu, 08 October 2009 01:41

And just for clarifications sake, will the servers be ordered by amount of players by default?

It'll be like scripts 3.4.4, I seem to recall, so yes: by amount of active xwis players in the channel.


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406160 is a reply to message #406007] Thu, 08 October 2009 09:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Favorites are indeed confirmed. Sorting will not be as in 3.4.4. It will have a few sorting rules:
- Sort favorites on top.
- Sort by dedicated/passworded/clan/version/map mismatch flags (Not sure in what order that happens currently).
- Sort by ingame player count.
- Sort by max player count.


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406161 is a reply to message #406160] Thu, 08 October 2009 09:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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StealthEye wrote on Thu, 08 October 2009 11:26

Favorites are indeed confirmed. Sorting will not be as in 3.4.4. It will have a few sorting rules:
- Sort favorites on top.
- Sort by dedicated/passworded/clan/version/map mismatch flags (Not sure in what order that happens currently).
- Sort by ingame player count.
- Sort by max player count.


Excellent, thanks Smile


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406201 is a reply to message #406161] Thu, 08 October 2009 13:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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raven wrote on Thu, 08 October 2009 18:27

StealthEye wrote on Thu, 08 October 2009 11:26

Favorites are indeed confirmed. Sorting will not be as in 3.4.4. It will have a few sorting rules:
- Sort favorites on top.
- Sort by dedicated/passworded/clan/version/map mismatch flags (Not sure in what order that happens currently).
- Sort by ingame player count.
- Sort by max player count.


Excellent, thanks Smile

Agreed, but the 'Sort by MAX player count' seems pretty useless. Seems that when a server runs 62 players but is empty shows on top then. Who would join that? >.>

Adding the favorites is much appreciated here ^^


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406227 is a reply to message #406007] Thu, 08 October 2009 15:53 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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it will only be sorting by max player count after its sorted by ingame player count (so 3 servers with 5 people in them will be sorted by max player count)


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406286 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 01:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's true that servers with a 126 max player count will end up on top though. Don't really think that's desirable. However, I don't think there's something better to sort on... Perhaps just random.

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StealthEye wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 10:51

It's true that servers with a 126 max player count will end up on top though. Don't really think that's desirable. However, I don't think there's something better to sort on... Perhaps just random.

Sort on max player count ascending. Meaning if 2 server have 20 players in it each, the one that's most filled will be just above the other one. It makes sense. If I want to join a server with 20 players in it rather than a server with 30 players in it, I'll choose the one that's closest to full with those 20 players.

This should be very rare anyway, as it's the 4th element in the line.


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406294 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 04:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It's not that rare Gozy, since most servers are:
not favorite
dedicated
non passworded
non clan
compatible
0 players ingame

So it's mostly about sorting the empty servers... Wink


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406297 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 04:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ah yes, didn't think of that Smile. I'd say completely random then for empty servers, otherwise you might get tons of 126 players (how will you sort those then Wink ). On title isn't a good idea either, otherwise you'll get titles like "! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !".

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406317 is a reply to message #406297] Fri, 09 October 2009 08:01 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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- Sort by dedicated/passworded/clan/version/map mismatch flags (Not sure in what order that happens currently).

I'd hope that player count would be primary beings like 90% of all the on-line servers are always empty. You can see all the servers containing players without even scrolling, which is a little disappointing (it was only last year that you would still have to search a little bit to see all the servers containing players).


Re: Question about server lists [message #406320 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 08:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Passworded never need to be shown on top, nor need non dedicated serevr to be: people that want to join those are looking for them. So what Seye says makes sense Smile.

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Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 09:07

Passworded never need to be shown on top, nor need non dedicated serevr to be: people that want to join those are looking for them. So what Seye says makes sense Smile.

People can invite you to the game, I've gotten invites while I've been sitting in the lobby before.


Re: Question about server lists [message #406345 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 10:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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your point being?

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StealthEye wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 10:51

It's true that servers with a 126 max player count will end up on top though. Don't really think that's desirable. However, I don't think there's something better to sort on... Perhaps just random.

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 11:35

your point being?

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 09:07

Passworded never need to be shown on top, nor need non dedicated serevr to be: people that want to join those are looking for them. So what Seye says makes sense Smile.


Organize by population, have the people that are looking for you send you an invite. I'd much rather not look at Renegade's bounty of empty servers.
I'd think it made a lot more sense to sort empty servers by ping.


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Re: Question about server lists [message #406357 is a reply to message #406346] Fri, 09 October 2009 13:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Jerad Gray wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 19:37

StealthEye wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 10:51

It's true that servers with a 126 max player count will end up on top though. Don't really think that's desirable. However, I don't think there's something better to sort on... Perhaps just random.

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 11:35

your point being?

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 09:07

Passworded never need to be shown on top, nor need non dedicated serevr to be: people that want to join those are looking for them. So what Seye says makes sense Smile.


Organize by population, have the people that are looking for you send you an invite. I'd much rather not look at Renegade's bounty of empty servers.
I'd think it made a lot more sense to sort empty servers by ping.

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406358 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 09 October 2009 13:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Except that ping requests can be, you guessed it, manipulated.

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Re: Question about server lists [message #406532 is a reply to message #406346] Sat, 10 October 2009 18:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Jerad Gray wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 19:37

StealthEye wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 10:51

It's true that servers with a 126 max player count will end up on top though. Don't really think that's desirable. However, I don't think there's something better to sort on... Perhaps just random.

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 11:35

your point being?

Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 09:07

Passworded never need to be shown on top, nor need non dedicated serevr to be: people that want to join those are looking for them. So what Seye says makes sense Smile.


Organize by population, have the people that are looking for you send you an invite. I'd much rather not look at Renegade's bounty of empty servers.
I'd think it made a lot more sense to sort empty servers by ping.

It's pretty easy, things like clan,non dedicated, passworded servers are generally not intended for everyone so are moved down on the list. so on top you have the servers you're most probable to join. At the very top you'll have servers which are your favorite. After that you'll get the servers sorted by playercount.


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Re: Question about server lists [message #407990 is a reply to message #406358] Thu, 22 October 2009 09:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Goztow wrote on Fri, 09 October 2009 14:48

Except that ping requests can be, you guessed it, manipulated.

Yeah and unless it manipulates how well the game play runs I'd drop out of that shit pretty quick once I start jumping all over the place. And out of all the things people can do to f*** with people, I highly doubt setting up an empty server with a fake high ping is one of them.

What I was saying above was that empty servers would be sorted by ping, but any server with even just ONE player would be sorted by player count rather than ping.


Re: Question about server lists [message #408060 is a reply to message #406007] Fri, 23 October 2009 03:09 Go to previous message
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Would this sorting also include players connected directly or from gamespy, coz thats really annoying when u think a serv isnt full, but it is :S

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