Oonyx - 1 day ban

[Oonyx]

When the server is full and there are reserved slots left, the server will kick you immediately after connecting (even before the game shows up) for not having a reserved slot if you do not have one. To active players in the server, the console will still show that player as having connected (though it does not seem to show that the player was also kicked). I was successfully connected only on my second or third try. I hope that clears up the confusion.

[DrTran]

I know about people being kicked for reserved slots, its happened to me in the past. I thought it shows a message about reserved slot in the console though when it does happen.

[Oonyx]

@DrTran: No, I've never seen any messages about reserved slots being shown to active players other than the person who's being automatically kicked. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the console does not show it to administrators either. I can assure you, however, that I was simply reconnecting due to the reserved slots. With that, please reconsider the ban. Thanks.

[DrTran]

I'm not sure if I have the ability to unban; I know my admin is limited. I'll find someone who can if I can't.

In the future though lay off rejoining just so you can spawn as a zombie. You may not have not done it on purpose when I banned you but you did before.

[walterbrunswick]

Actually to correct you, aco, an extra slot is allocated for SourceTV in ZM and GG (don't know about PUB or WCS).

That means that there can only be 19 actual players in GG 19/21 (SourceTV is #20), and 41/43 in ZM (SourceTV is #42).

Anyway, I have a more important question...

[loka]

SourceTV takes an invisible slot and does not take an actual slot. ZM and GG has reached it's full potential of 21 and 43 many times with SourceTV. It does not show in your console that someone was kicked for reserve slot, only the person who it kicked. I guess this is the faulty of adding rules where morons can be ban happy.

[walterbrunswick]

SourceTV takes an invisible slot and does not take an actual slot. ZM and GG has reached it's full potential of 21 and 43 many times with SourceTV. It does not show in your console that someone was kicked for reserve slot, only the person who it kicked. I guess this is the faulty of adding rules where morons can be ban happy.

SourceTV is indeed allocated a spot.

And yes it does include in the message that someone was kicked for a reserve slot.

Can I ask you... are you acting this stupid just for kicks?

[DrTran]

Right, one ban makes me ban happy....

[loka]

Has nothing to do with the source tv bot as it uses an invisible slot. ???

This comes from Zero. So....... not sure where I would be careful as to count the eggs coming from your ovaries walter.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

as much as i can't stand oonyx, he is right about the reconnecting thing. the servers have 21 (43 for zm) slots, but at any one time there are only 20 (42 for zm) people playing. that's because the last slot is automatically kicked...at all times. so basically, when someone tries to join, they'll "join" and then be automatically kicked before they actually are "in". People are actually "in" once you see the line from steambans.com and the info about their steamID.

players in game watching chat will see "so-and-so has joined the game" and will see that each time the person tries to join.

so yes, oonyx is right that he probably was joining late. HOWEVEr, i find that it is common courtesy to announce to the ct's in game (once you join late and are in spec) that you joined late and intend to !zspawn. normally, they'll say there's no problem with it. but don't do it if there isn't much time left, or there are only a few cts left.

edit: this isn't even talking about the reserved slot. nobody w/ a reserved slot will ever fill that 21st (or 43rd) slot. it's only there to kick people from.