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When retreiving list of servers it crashes my internet. Think it floods router.
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Description

Whenever I search for a game in multiplayer, the retrieving of the server list crashes my internet.

There are ways around this, IF you guys add the necessary options to the game.

But the way you have Arma III multiplayer server search set up, it is almost impossible to join a game. The only way to get it to work is to start searching and immediately click on a random server as fast as you can.

Details

Legacy ID
1284851266
Severity
None
Resolution
Open
Reproducibility
Always
Category
Multiplayer
Steps To Reproduce

Simply searching for a server.

Additional Information

It's generally related to routers. Most games work fine. Some like Arma 3 or notably Valve games or any Source engine game has this problem.

The difference between Arma III and these source games is that they give you options to not trigger a flooded router.

I would buy a new router, but just about any router I've researched either also has the problem, or there is no mention, so I don't know. Many people with many routers have this problem, and there are ways YOU can give us a chance to play the game.

You MUST add a button that STOPS the search for servers. Also when we use the filter to select various options of what games we want to see, it seems you are still flooding the router and then just showing us what we want to see AFTER you search through all the routers.

So if you could add a stop search button (and of course not remove what has been found up to that point), we could then connect to that server.

If when searching, you do the search on your end and send the appropriate IP addresses/other stuff that make up the server list we request via our filter, then we could allow the search to find more servers before we need to hit 'stop search' to prevent the flooding of the router.

It may not fix the problem, but it WILL allow us who are suffering to be able to play. It's a dirty workaround, but it'll work.

So please at least at a 'stop search' button on server search page, there's room for it next to the 'cancel' button.

Basically the pings used to search for server it seems is crashing many routers.

Please, Please add a STOP SEARCH button, and allow what has been found to stay there displayed for us to join.

Thank You.

Event Timeline

jmc8888 edited Steps To Reproduce. (Show Details)Jul 1 2014, 6:32 AM
jmc8888 edited Additional Information. (Show Details)
jmc8888 set Category to Multiplayer.
jmc8888 set Reproducibility to Always.
jmc8888 set Severity to None.
jmc8888 set Resolution to Open.
jmc8888 set Legacy ID to 1284851266.May 7 2016, 6:51 PM
Bohemia added a subscriber: AD2001.Jul 1 2014, 6:32 AM
Iceman added a comment.Jul 1 2014, 9:55 AM

Hello,
the problem is unfortunately present on Steam side. Refreshing server list locks up internet connection. There are some solutions which seem to be working for some users.
Please, visit https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=4487-YUOC-6922 for more info.
I understand that the issue is very unpleasant, we are trying our best to solve it; however, the root of the problem is present on Steam side and affects multiple games.
Sorry for inconveniences, have a nice day.

none added a subscriber: none.May 29 2018, 3:50 PM

What a bullshit reply. I'm a steam member since since 2003. NONE of the steam games in my library has this problem. The second I start ARMA3 BOOOM internet gone. You are flodding with multiple connections, ISP thinks you are using P2P -> no more connections. Known problem on YOUR side -> blame Steam. 4 years later... shame on you