Is it me or does anyone else get annoyed when they can't join their favourite server because of reserved slots? You see a server that appears to have space before you notice the little number in brackets. It means many servers are full without actually being full because of invisible players that may or may not join the game at a later stage.
I know why they are there, but why can't Admin just resort to kicking people to make room for someone who has a reserved place? I have only ever been kicked once to make room for admin and it really didn't annoy me that much, I could understand it perfectly and just found another server, but it does wind me up when I can't join because of RS. With regards to kicking to make room, not only does this ensure the server's full at all times, but it also means that admin can kick the minus/low scoring players to make room and not discriminate against potentially decent players who can't get in because of reserved slots.
What makes the whole process worse is that when you're trying to join a server that your friend is in (and you're using the 'enter IP' method) the browser acts like it's going to let you in before giving you the message. At least with "server full" it comes up straight away so you can try again.
What so you guys think? I'd be interested to hear from someone who admins a server with reserve slots....
I know why they are there, but why can't Admin just resort to kicking people to make room for someone who has a reserved place? I have only ever been kicked once to make room for admin and it really didn't annoy me that much, I could understand it perfectly and just found another server, but it does wind me up when I can't join because of RS. With regards to kicking to make room, not only does this ensure the server's full at all times, but it also means that admin can kick the minus/low scoring players to make room and not discriminate against potentially decent players who can't get in because of reserved slots.
What makes the whole process worse is that when you're trying to join a server that your friend is in (and you're using the 'enter IP' method) the browser acts like it's going to let you in before giving you the message. At least with "server full" it comes up straight away so you can try again.
What so you guys think? I'd be interested to hear from someone who admins a server with reserve slots....