I noticed the same problem on all of my servers too. Looking at gametracker.com valve has 76 ACTIVE Helltower servers running which is only taking up 1824 players (24players*76servers) of the 64K playing right now...
http://www.gametracker.com/search/tf2/?query=valve+helltower&searchipp=50&sort=c_numplayers&order=DESC#search http://store.steampowered.com/stats/ I guess that's what it is though. Chris On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Marco Padovan <[email protected]> wrote: > This explains everything :D > > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Fletcher Dunn > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > There were no Valve event servers running until last night. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel Barreiro > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:13 AM > > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Is sv_tags "event247" broken after the update? > > > > Never run any bots, all of my servers were full yesterday and are > > completely dead last night until now. > > Only change was the update. > > One of the servers wasn't registered until this event (converted it from > a > > custom server temporarily just to get a 24/7 helltower server for the > > week), so it was a brand new ID. > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:08 PM, Calvin Judy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > None of my servers are running any sort of bots, and they all dropped > > > quickplay traffic completely last night. > > > > > > Can you double check to verify this update didn't create an additional > > > issue, as it sure does look like something is wrong. > > > > > > ~6000 players in 24h to 0 in 12h, doesn't really make any sense. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fletcher Dunn" < > > > [email protected]> > > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > > > <hlds_linux@list.** valvesoftware.com > > > <[email protected]>> > > > Cc: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 12:32 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Is sv_tags "event247" broken after the > update? > > > > > > > > > We recently fixed a bug that has been giving servers running bots an > > >> unfair and unintended quickplay scoring advantage. This could change > > >> traffic patterns. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: hlds_linux-bounces@list.**valvesoftware.com< > > [email protected]>[mailto: > > >> hlds_linux-bounces@**list.valvesoftware.com<[email protected] > > >> alvesoftware.com>] > > >> On Behalf Of Marco Padovan > > >> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 8:52 AM > > >> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Is sv_tags "event247" broken after the > update? > > >> > > >> Same here... seeing the same issue on 12servers.... all where full > > >> yesterday :) > > >> > > >> > > >> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Padraig Fahy <[email protected] > > >> >wrote: > > >> > > >> Server was full last night before update..but no one has been on > > >> since > > >>> the update. > > >>> > > >>> Thankfully I am not the only one with this issue! > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 3:41 PM, thesupremecommander < > > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > Seeing problems on my end as well. A server holding at 24/24 > > >>> > constant before the update has seen all of its traffic vanish even > > >>> > with a few players to seed QuickPlay traffic. > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:36 AM, Calvin Judy <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>> > > > >>> > > VAC secure mode is activated. > > >>> > > Connection to game coordinator established. > > >>> > > Current item schema is up-to-date with version 553324E3. > > >>> > > Received auth challenge; signing into gameserver account... > > >>> > > L 10/31/2013 - 06:01:08: Received auth challenge; signing into > > >>> gameserver > > >>> > > account... > > >>> > > L 10/31/2013 - 06:01:08: Loading map "plr_hightower_event" > > >>> > > Game server authentication: SUCCESS! Standing: Good. Trend: > > >>> > > Upward Fast L 10/31/2013 - 06:01:08: Game server authentication: > > >>> > > SUCCESS! > > > >>> > Standing: > > >>> > > Good. Trend: Upward Fast > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > I'm not seeing any bad ratings on mine, but quickplay traffic > > >>> > > just vanished. > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lambda" > > >>> > > <[email protected]> > > >>> > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > > <hlds_linux@list. > > >>> ** > > >>> > > valvesoftware.com > > >>> > > <hlds_linux@list.**valvesoftware.com<[email protected] > > >>> > > re.com> > > >>> >> > > >>> > > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:29 AM > > >>> > > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Is sv_tags "event247" broken after the > > >>> update? > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > Same here, i checked the quickplay status and it went from > "Good" > > >>> > > to > > >>> > "Bad" > > >>> > >> out of a sudden, funny thing is that the client command to list > > >>> > >> the identities and the status says that they're all good but > > >>> > >> upon server launch it says that its "Bad" > > >>> > >> > > >>> > >> > > >>> > >> 2013/10/31 Calvin Judy <[email protected]> > > >>> > >> > > >>> > >> http://i.imgur.com/bejbG1m.png > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> There has been a significant drop in quickplay traffic on our > > >>> > >>> servers > > >>> > as > > >>> > >>> well. > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Pettit" < > > >>> > [email protected]> > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> To: "Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list" > >>> > > >>> <hlds_linux@list. > > >>> > ** > > >>> > >>> valvesoftware.com > > >>> > >>> <hlds_linux@list.**valvesoftwa**re.com<http://valvesoftware.co > > >>> > >>> m> > > >>> < > > >>> > [email protected].**com<[email protected]. > > >>> > com> > > >>> > > > >>> > >>> >> > > >>> > >>> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 11:13 AM > > >>> > >>> Subject: [hlds_linux] Is sv_tags "event247" broken after the > > > >>> > >>> >>> > > >>> update? > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>> I noticed Halloween servers running plr_hightower_event are > > >>> > >>> no > > >>> longer > > >>> > >>> > > >>> > >>>> receiving quickplay traffic after the last update. > > >>> > >>>> Is anyone else having the same issue? 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