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    Help! Am I getting redirected to empty servers??

    Hi peeps

    This is a bit of an ongoing problem now - half the time when I join games online on my PC, I look at scoreboard and the servers are empty... but it's when I selected to join a server that's almost full. This is really annoying as I can't join servers that look like they would be good, as well as taking ages to find a game I can play. It's like I'm being mysteriously redirected to alternative empty servers all the time lol.

    This happens with TF2, etc and then I bought UT3 and it's happening to me now that I'm trying it online.

    I have XBL here which doesn't usually have any problems joining games online. As for my net connection, I'm using Virgin Cable 20mb via a Linksys WRT54g router (with Tomato firmware) through wireless. I really have no idea what's provoking this as it works half the time.

    If anyone could help, it would be really appreciated. Thanks!

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    Re: Help! Am I getting redirected to empty servers??

    I know that there was/is code for TF2 to make it looks as though a server has a certain number of players when, in fact, it could have none. Most server groups seem to have a community board, check to see if there's complaints about this behaviour and the rationalizations they give for lying.

    Generally, you can work out what servers/groups fudge the numbers and just stay out of them.

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    Re: Help! Am I getting redirected to empty servers??

    Wow, seriously? That's so scheming...

    Well I've updated the firmware on the Linksys router and it actually seems to be behaving well now, I'll come back to this thread if the problem keeps creeping up, thanks!

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