So where were you?

OldBloke · November 16, 2003, 10:14:00 PM

We had 14 people available for tonight's match.

I scraped together a team of five with minutes to go.

This aint good enough. I've spent *hours* in front of this PC today for your benefit. Where were you when you were needed?

smilodon · November 16, 2003, 10:28:40 PM

I was sitting on the dMw server from 8.40pm waiting for a match call. When that fell over I was sitting on Blueballs server waiting for a match call.

I asked about the match, but no one was totally sure if it was on. Then JAS said he was of to irc and then........... a big fat nothing.....

When I finally gave up and left the servers altogether I discivered a Steam PM from JB asking me to jump on irc (about 21.10). I did and no one was home.

As far as I was aware anyone marked as avaliable and on the dMw servers fifteen minutes before match start was indicating they were avaliable.

So I'm nearly as annoyed as you I guess

DarkAngel · November 16, 2003, 10:44:18 PM

I was there at 9:44 in irc and was told by jb if i wanted his place as he was a zombie. I asked him a few times if he was alright with this and he said yes then you came in and said no. So i left i was willing to play and available.

JB · November 16, 2003, 10:56:08 PM

Match started at 9pm though, no point rolling up at 9:44 :narnar:

MAD_ness · November 16, 2003, 11:02:37 PM

at the time, when the match was within 10 mins of starting there were very few people showed up in irc.........the team was picked from there because we were having a few probs with the servers .............if ya can't get on mh or homer pleeeease try irc .......we really had to put together a team at the very last minute !!!

JB · November 16, 2003, 11:03:22 PM

You really should assume the worst and take it that the match WAS on and if no one comes to you 15 mintes before the match starts then go to them. It takes seconds to load up irc and it's always the place to be before a game.

smilodon · November 16, 2003, 11:05:19 PM

Well everyone knew where I was and if they were that desparate they only had to connect and ask.
I've been told over and over..don't go to irc, stay on the server and wait for the call.

Frankly I'm pissed off but I would be happy to be re-advised on the methods for making yourself avaliable for a match, both home and away. I may well have the process wrong.

Squonk · November 16, 2003, 11:09:57 PM

i too was about on BB'S server and i was down as avaliable.

also i didnt see jb's msn message till after 9.00pm but as soon as i did i went to irc (was about 9.10ish)

but then again iam a zombie but i was here and willing to play..i should have of droped off BB'S server to check irc as this was not the hook and you wouldnt have been able to get a message to us on there

it will not happen again!

OldBloke · November 16, 2003, 11:13:51 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by smilodon@Nov 16 2003, 11:05 PM
Well everyone knew where I was ...

Not me.

I do not check Blueball's server for dMw members before a match. I check dMw's servers. This I did and that's where I found Radders.

So sorry to ruin your evening.

OldBloke · November 16, 2003, 11:20:27 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by DarkAngel@Nov 16 2003, 10:44 PM
I was there at 9:44 in irc

No you weren't.

You arrived in irc at 8:56. Just after I'd finally got a team together.

JB offered his place but I asked for the team to remain.

smilodon · November 16, 2003, 11:28:24 PM

So it's down to the dMw servers falling over all the time, and therefore it's Steams fault.

I would still humbly suggest that with all the problems with Steam and the fact that we had all been on Blueballs server within the last 30 to 40 minutes, it might have been worth a glance at the Steam server list to see if we were there. There were about three or four dMw players there right through till gone 9pm

Still the match got played and we won. More than that, if I had actual got the game I probably would have taken JB's place (as he is a Zombie). And that doesn't bare thinking about.

DarkAngel · November 17, 2003, 12:13:52 AM

QuoteOldBloke Posted on Nov 16 2003, 11:20 PM
QUOTE (DarkAngel @ Nov 16 2003, 10:44 PM)
I was there at 9:44 in irc

No you weren't.

You arrived in irc at 8:56. Just after I'd finally got a team together.

JB offered his place but I asked for the team to remain.

I was there at 8:44 as by the time on my machine which is correct anyway with this friends list thingy in steam its very easy to contact we are but a pm away and when u are in the game a "ping" noise goes off alerting some1 wants to talk to you.

Dr Sadako · November 17, 2003, 08:03:11 AM

I was updating some stuff on the website that TL had sent me. I got a MSN message from TL 21.03 asking about the match, which I must admit had fell out of my mind when I saw there were about half the clan down as available and a majority of them ghosts. I joined IRC and TL said nothing was happening there and I returned to the website updates.

Maybe we should use "Friends" and the gametiger link as a backup I case this happens again.

Sorry I wasn't there. :oops:

DuVeL · November 17, 2003, 08:36:40 AM

JB send me a PM through the buddysystem of Steam but I was to late when I answerd it. :oops: :unsure: Was playing @ CIGS I think, would have been on Meathook if it wasn't down all the time due to Steam. Soz again.

Anonymous · November 17, 2003, 08:40:52 AM

I would be wary about relying on the "friends" system. I have been monitornig lately and too frequently peopple show up as offline when they are in fact playing a game online. This may be down to the way individuals use Steam (i stopped having friends running when in game because it kept swapping windosw when I was about to shoot somebody - turning that option off made no difference, it would still swap windows at critical moments).

Maybe this has been fixed now, I'll try it this week. Do we all religiously log in to friends? How often is the friends network down? (too often) At least with IRC we know where it is and it invariably works. (

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