Server shows 1-2 free slots, can't join says "Server Full"

(Gwarh) #1

This happens quite frequently to me, I find a server, say it shows 12 of 14 players. I try to join and it tells me the server is full.

I refresh all servers, go back to the same one, still 12 of 14 players and still get the Server Full error.

If I right click on the server, go to Info, then refresh just the server it will again say 12 of 14 players, I try to join and still says Server Full.

Is this a delay in the server pop reporting?
Is this just bug?
Is it that there are actually 2 players spectating taking up the final two slots, but they are not showing as part of the server pop, making it appear as if there are 2 free slots?

(Gestankfaust) #2

It’s full but not showing the people loading/joining before you

(Gwarh) #3

So there is some sort of reporting lag then?

(XavienX) #4

No, it’s the time you spend to refresh it, you see it and by the time you click join, someone’s quick join already joined the lobby and made it full.

(Amerika) #5

Yeah, this happens all the time right now. I am currently playing with a buddy of mine who streams DB (shameless plug, www.twitch.tv/scarfino) and a lot of times I try to join his server and it tells me it’s full with 13/14 or 12/14 players. However, when he presses tab there are actually 14 in the server. So the player count isn’t being properly refreshed on the server browser.

(Ghosthree3) #6

And then there’s the times where it will continue to lie and say there’s a spot even though it’s full for up to an hour, or more. Prevents auto join, very annoying.

The opposite too, where it says it’s full for ages and there’s actually 3-4 players missing in the server. Gotta love them 5v6 games in 7v7 servers.

Server browser so broken right now.

(CabeRawit) #7

There’s also a bug doing the opposite, where you tab and you see there’s only 13/14 players but the server browser lists 14/14 making it impossible for anyone to fill that spot. Already reported in a thread in the bugs section, so I guess we just have to wait for them to fix it.

(Gestankfaust) #8

[quote=“Ghosthree3;35956”]And then there’s the times where it will continue to lie and say there’s a spot even though it’s full for up to an hour, or more. Prevents auto join, very annoying.

The opposite too, where it says it’s full for ages and there’s actually 3-4 players missing in the server. Gotta love them 5v6 games in 7v7 servers.

Server browser so broken right now.[/quote]

The refresh rate is too slow. There’s no lying. This has been happening since forever in online FPS games…

(Ghosthree3) #9

Well one of two things are happening.
The info is being pulled from the servers directly and the servers are lying.
The info is being frequently sent to the master list server - why - and that server is lying. Maybe because it never receives the update or the database messes up, I dunno.

Either way it needs to be fixed.

(Gestankfaust) #10

Well one of two things are happening.
The info is being pulled from the servers directly and the servers are lying.
The info is being frequently sent to the master list server - why - and that server is lying. Maybe because it never receives the update or the database messes up, I dunno.

Either way it needs to be fixed.[/quote]

They aren’t human…they cannot lie.

It’s a mix of what you see when the info is sent, when others join (which you cannot see), and disconnects (which you also cannot see outside the match lobby

(Aazhyd) #11

I have this all the time, that’s why I mostly use Quick Join. But that isn’t perfect either, I join lots of games when during loading I hear the game won / lost message. That sucks.