Quickplay penalty questions

[Stantz]

Greetings,
A bit of a backstory, from 4th of Nov. to about 1st of Dec. my tf2 server received daily quickplay traffic as seen here http://glhftfmf.hlstatsx.nfoservers.com ... FF&range=3

I've "seeded" it with my friends daily, people came at almost the same time every day, then I decided to fiddle around with the server, and install a few gamemodes, just to try it out. I knew this would disable quickplay, but what I didn't know is that it'll not turn it back.

Now, my question is, how long does it take for such a penalty to wear off? It's been 3 days, we seed daily, but people are coming not from quickplay but from server browser (got a plugin that shows that).

I wrote steam support asking the same question but I've yet to hear back from them.

[soja]

you can see your matchmaking status by typing: cl_gameserver_list in the console on the steam account you made the ID for.

Quickplay bonuses are based on many things, but mainly: maps(obviously), server size(24 is perfect, and the penalty gets higher as you go. over 32 is disqualified), and how long players stay on your server after they join.

[Stantz]

you can see your matchmaking status by typing: cl_gameserver_list in the console on the steam account you made the ID for.

Quickplay bonuses are based on many things, but mainly: maps(obviously), server size(24 is perfect, and the penalty gets higher as you go. over 32 is disqualified), and how long players stay on your server after they join.

Those weren't my questions at all, thanks nevertheless.

[soja]

you can see your matchmaking status by typing: cl_gameserver_list in the console on the steam account you made the ID for.

Quickplay bonuses are based on many things, but mainly: maps(obviously), server size(24 is perfect, and the penalty gets higher as you go. over 32 is disqualified), and how long players stay on your server after they join.

Those weren't my questions at all, thanks nevertheless.

You asked how long till the penalty goes away, quickplay is automatically enabled when the server meets the requirements. Have you done any research into quickplay? Game servers are ranked from best to worst, and your server goes up and down in the ranks based on what I said. I am telling you how to get your server going again.


EDIT: Also note quickplay is enabled after 6 players are in the server.

[kraze]

Did you undo all of the changes you made?

You may also try going through Valves quick match FAQ just to confirm you got everything back to normal.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_art ... -AFGJ-3513

[Stantz]

You asked how long till the penalty goes away, quickplay is automatically enabled when the server meets the requirements.

Usually that's the case, my question was whether someone experienced something similar to my problem, which would be an unusual case.

Have you done any research into quickplay? Game servers are ranked from best to worst, and your server goes up and down in the ranks based on what I said. I am telling you how to get your server going again.

I did the research, and once again, my question was about a penalty, I'm doing everything I can to get it back again.

EDIT: Also note quickplay is enabled after 6 players are in the server.

It's actually enabled at 0, but you get the lowest priority at 0, then higher priority is enabled at 5-6, when those 5-6 sit for 10-20 minutes it hits 10, and then instantly gets full, I've monitored that for a month.

[Stantz]

Did you undo all of the changes you made?

You may also try going through Valves quick match FAQ just to confirm you got everything back to normal.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_art ... -AFGJ-3513

All the changes, and checked my _tags like a madman to see if we're "_registered", we were, all this time.

[Stantz]

To anyone who'll read/find this for future reference:
Changing the IP (has to be location change with case of NFOservers), but staying on the same Quickplay ID helped, at least for now.

[soja]

You probably could of requested an IP change through a support ticket.

[kraze]

You probably could of requested an IP change through a support ticket.

We don't support changing server IPs, currently a location change is the only way to do it.

[soja]

Good to know, thanks.