Possible (Major) Bug in Reserved Slots

[The Killing Joke]

So - I tried the Reserved Slot system for the first time last night, on our Server with 20/20. I got on immediately, yet something was very, very wrong.

Everybody playing seemed to be frozen in place! (Yes, frozen.)

I choose Engineer, walked my ass to "C", planted a Dispenser and got time to build up an entire Turret (rocket launcher and everything), all the while, standing around with a bunch of non-moving players. When I panned over them, their names were there, as were they in the player list when I pressed "tab".

I was really hoping that they would all of a sudden just start playing, because the ensuing massacre of the other team would have been priceless :) however all I noticed after this long time was that everybody started dropping off, then reconnecting a minute or two later.

Regardless, I was still in-game, with a good ping, could move around the maps and do anything I wanted to.

Now, here's where I think it might be a "reserved slot" issue - a bunch of guys claimed that this was the third time in an hour that this had happened, which begs the question - is it possible that, by using the reserved slot, it's kicking/freezing EVERYBODY, or possibly everybody playing has a reserved slot as well, and it can't figure out who to kick?

Is there any way to see what happened the other times the freeze occurred?

[manofphat]

Which server was it on and what time was it at Rick?

[The Killing Joke]

It was on the TF2 Server last night.

Dude, I'm sick - I can't tell you where or when, but it would have been between 8pm and 10pm. Whenever I first joined, that's when it happened - if you can find my name suddenly appear in a log file, that's the issue.

[manofphat]

L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:12: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_ID_PENDING><>" connected, address "*************"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:13: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_0:1:5242706><>" STEAM USERID validated
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:27: "Toku^<353><STEAM_0:0:13803409><Blue>" say "session"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:27: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "Toku^ has 28:4 kills, 0 hs (0%), 61 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:27: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say Toku^ has 28:4 kills, 0 hs (0%), 61 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: "Toku^<353><STEAM_0:0:13803409><Blue>" say "kpd"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "Toku^ has 1,358:715 kills (1.90), 201 Headshots (15%)"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say Toku^ has 1,358:715 kills (1.90), 201 Headshots (15%)"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: "bad astronaut<352><STEAM_0:0:3317377><Red>" say "session"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "bad astronaut has 22:23 kills, 0 hs (0%), 118 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:31: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say bad astronaut has 22:23 kills, 0 hs (0%), 118 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:32: "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>" say "rank"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:32: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "[GitP] Lilplinka is on rank 118 of 7,866 with 3,389 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:32: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say [GitP] Lilplinka is on rank 118 of 7,866 with 3,389 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:36: "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>" say "session"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:36: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "[GitP] Lilplinka has 26:9 kills, 0 hs (0%), 169 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:36: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say [GitP] Lilplinka has 26:9 kills, 0 hs (0%), 169 skill change"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:37: "=VGF=SixSteppa<361><STEAM_0:0:5125474><Blue>" say "rank"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:37: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "=VGF=SixSteppa is on rank 334 of 7,866 with 2,257 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:37: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say =VGF=SixSteppa is on rank 334 of 7,866 with 2,257 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:38: "Toku^<353><STEAM_0:0:13803409><Blue>" say "rank"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:38: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "Toku^ is on rank 6 of 7,866 with 8,052 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:38: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say Toku^ is on rank 6 of 7,866 with 8,052 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:47: "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>" killed "Gibby<359><STEAM_0:1:16467640><Blue>" with "tf_projectile_rocket"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:47: "Oceanic<316><STEAM_0:0:9127040><Red>" triggered "kill assist" against "Gibby<359><STEAM_0:1:16467640><Blue>"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:50: "Kermit the Frog<339><STEAM_0:1:503900><Blue>" triggered "chargedeployed"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:53: "Sypher<358><STEAM_0:1:6683163><Red>" say_team "rank"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:53: "Console<0><Console><Console>" say "Sypher is on rank 861 of 7,866 with 1,444 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:53: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command "say Sypher is on rank 861 of 7,866 with 1,444 Points"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:59: "AMC<346><STEAM_0:0:2654801><Blue>" killed "Oceanic<316><STEAM_0:0:9127040><Red>" with "tf_projectile_rocket"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:25:59: "=VGF=SixSteppa<361><STEAM_0:0:5125474><Blue>" triggered "kill assist" against "Oceanic<316><STEAM_0:0:9127040><Red>"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:01: "Cujo<351><STEAM_0:1:5927388><Red>" killed "spaz<342><STEAM_0:1:416791><Blue>" with "tf_projectile_pipe_remote"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:03: "=VGF=SixSteppa<361><STEAM_0:0:5125474><Blue>" killed "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>" with "tf_projectile_rocket"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:03: "Kermit the Frog<339><STEAM_0:1:503900><Blue>" triggered "kill assist" against "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:06: rcon from "216.40.218.130:54075": command ""
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:10: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_0:1:5242706><>" entered the game
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:15: "=VGF=SixSteppa<361><STEAM_0:0:5125474><Blue>" killed "bad astronaut<352><STEAM_0:0:3317377><Red>" with "tf_projectile_rocket"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:15: "DragoonGimp<341><STEAM_0:1:7498082><Blue>" triggered "kill assist" against "bad astronaut<352><STEAM_0:0:3317377><Red>"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:18: "Drunkey_Monkey<360><STEAM_0:1:344425><Red>" killed "Derkastan<344><STEAM_0:1:8906543><Blue>" with "tf_projectile_rocket"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:22: "=VGF=SixSteppa<361><STEAM_0:0:5125474><Blue>" disconnected (reason "You were kicked to make room for a player with a reserved slot. Get one on our website!")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:28: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_0:1:5242706><Unassigned>" joined team "Blue"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:31: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_0:1:5242706><Blue>" changed role to "engineer"
L 11/05/2007 - 20:26:47: Team "Blue" triggered "pointcaptured" (cp "0") (cpname "#Gravelpit_cap_A") (numcappers "3") (player "damonin<329><STEAM_0:1:9108503><Blue>") (player "Shook Ones<356><STEAM_0:0:13486339><Blue>") (player "AMC<346><STEAM_0:0:2654801><Blue>")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:06: "NRM | The Killing Joke<362><STEAM_0:1:5242706><Blue>" triggered "builtobject" (object "OBJ_DISPENSER")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "AMC<346><STEAM_0:0:2654801><Blue>" disconnected (reason "AMC timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Gibby<359><STEAM_0:1:16467640><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Gibby timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Sypher<358><STEAM_0:1:6683163><Red>" disconnected (reason "Sypher timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "damonin<329><STEAM_0:1:9108503><Blue>" disconnected (reason "damonin timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "bad astronaut<352><STEAM_0:0:3317377><Red>" disconnected (reason "bad astronaut timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Toku^<353><STEAM_0:0:13803409><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Toku^ timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Cujo<351><STEAM_0:1:5927388><Red>" disconnected (reason "Cujo timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "RandoM HerO<355><STEAM_0:1:612236><Red>" disconnected (reason "RandoM HerO timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Shook Ones<356><STEAM_0:0:13486339><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Shook Ones timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "[GitP] Lilplinka<357><STEAM_0:0:6101578><Red>" disconnected (reason "[GitP] Lilplinka timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Derkastan<344><STEAM_0:1:8906543><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Derkastan timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Oceanic<316><STEAM_0:0:9127040><Red>" disconnected (reason "Oceanic timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "spaz<342><STEAM_0:1:416791><Blue>" disconnected (reason "spaz timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "mBh ^ Contra<330><STEAM_0:0:741965><Red>" disconnected (reason "mBh ^ Contra timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Drunkey_Monkey<360><STEAM_0:1:344425><Red>" disconnected (reason "Drunkey_Monkey timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "DragoonGimp<341><STEAM_0:1:7498082><Blue>" disconnected (reason "DragoonGimp timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "BLUEFISH44<287><STEAM_0:0:4887484><Red>" disconnected (reason "BLUEFISH44 timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Chandler55<350><STEAM_0:0:3327366><Red>" disconnected (reason "Chandler55 timed out")
L 11/05/2007 - 20:27:27: "Kermit the Frog<339><STEAM_0:1:503900><Blue>" disconnected (reason "Kermit the Frog timed out")

I'd like to hear from anyone else who used a reserved slot last night or anyone else that has experienced the issue.

[The Killing Joke]

If I'm ever lucky to see frozen players again, I'll build my superturrets deep in enemy territory! Maybe they'll blast away at the zombies, instead of sitting there waiting for people to move...

:))

[Kura]

I'd like to hear from anyone else who used a reserved slot last night or anyone else that has experienced the issue.

I don't have a reserved slot, but I saw this happen sometime last week. Someone joined and then all but three or four players from each team timed out. I stayed in the game, but my friend ungst timed out (along with the rest of his team lol).

[manofphat]

If it happened last week then it's not a reserved slot issue.
We'll see if it happens on the new server and the new host
Thanks!

[Cleavage Monkey]

I didn't have a freeze issue but the other day (Sat maybe) I joined using a reserved slot and everyone dropped off the server but 6 of us within 5 mins of joining. Same as the timing out issue...maybe? Grum was on and he went bye bye.