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In game server list not refreshing properly
« on: December 21, 2007, 03:18:05 PM »
When you 'update' it lists the server with the lowest ping at the top. However this is never an accurate ping, only when you refresh do you get an accurate ping.

This is important for two reasons, from a self-interest position i want people to play on my server, but if newbie European players are seeing it halfway down the list, or people are seeing it with a 200 ping when it should be 40, then its unlikely to be played on.

The second is for new players who, i presume, would pick the fullest servers near the top. Imagine someone from the US going on an OTB server with a 200 ping, more than enough to put them off the game.

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2007, 11:55:56 PM »
In build 20, I increased the delay when pinging the servers to help generate more accurate results.  Haven't really tested it, though.

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #2 on: December 26, 2007, 01:20:29 PM »
Ahhh, excellent, I have yet to try it.

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #3 on: January 04, 2008, 02:32:07 PM »
Well I've had buld 20 a while now and its still not pinging the servers properly, apparently the [-DarkPGP-] server has 148 ping, the same as Graf.

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #4 on: January 04, 2008, 02:52:39 PM »
Well, ping depends on a number of things, so you'll probably have to refresh a few times before you get an accurate value.

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2008, 09:33:04 PM »
I know, but that doesnt reorganise the list, so my server stays way down the list :(

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Re: In game server list not refreshing properly
« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2008, 10:20:46 PM »
The list is ordered according to which server has been up the longest.  New servers end up near the bottom.