Hello @Geez
Thanks for the quick response. Is there anything we can do as server admins to minimize the frequency of this issue?
Is there anything that Bohemia can do with Steam or have they already been made aware of this issue?
Thanks again for your continued support of DayZ

This was discovered on The Struggle Bus Chernarus with default vanilla settings (minus CoT for admin tools only).

Yes, I am not sure why this hasn't been listed for patching yet. We have tested many times and determined it despawns incorrectly. tarkules fix is still the solution.

In T170263#2419223, @Geez wrote:

In T170263#2418157, @operativo wrote:

In T170263#2412979, @raxto wrote:

So let's summarize it.

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1. Extremly slow loading of servers. Loading the furthest away servers first is a problem with Steam, but it's a new issue. The reversed loading order has only been noticeable in Dayz for a last months.
2. The server browser is not showing some servers, and this problem has remained unresolved for more than year. (problem of DayZ Launcher)
3. Fake or falsely full servers in server list. I reported this as a private bug in 2021 to bring attention to the issue, but received no response or reaction. Private bug reports are not taken seriously if no one sees them.
4. Chinese servers in server list. I don't understand why regions are not being used to reduce future problems at a local level. Steam already has regions. DayZ doesn't use them at all.
   
   
   
   
   *** IMPORTANT: All these problems have just accumulated and not having been solved for a long time, and now they are much more problematic together.
   
   NOTE: It will be great to give players the option to choose whether they want to load the entire server list or only small part/region, what can significatly improve loading times of server list.
   
   | SERVERS | REGION | | 11422 | Asia (China 4.5K + Singapore 6.8K) | | 4255 | Europe | | 3706 | North America | | 332 | Oceania | | 237 | South America | | 45 | Africa |
   
   I hope that all these issues will be resolved as soon as possible and players and server owners will start to be happy again. 😃

@Gaz
I think this is the easiest solution to implement to fix this. Is it possible to make the DayZ launcher settable by these Steam areas so we do not see the furthest ping servers?

Just to clarify. This is not being ignored.
I have forwarded this proposed solution to the devs when it was proposed the first time in another ticket. However, I do not have any info from the devs yet as to whether this would be possible to implement or would solve our issues.

In T170263#2412979, @raxto wrote:

So let's summarize it.

---

1. Extremly slow loading of servers. Loading the furthest away servers first is a problem with Steam, but it's a new issue. The reversed loading order has only been noticeable in Dayz for a last months.
2. The server browser is not showing some servers, and this problem has remained unresolved for more than year. (problem of DayZ Launcher)
3. Fake or falsely full servers in server list. I reported this as a private bug in 2021 to bring attention to the issue, but received no response or reaction. Private bug reports are not taken seriously if no one sees them.
4. Chinese servers in server list. I don't understand why regions are not being used to reduce future problems at a local level. Steam already has regions. DayZ doesn't use them at all.
   
   
   
   
   *** IMPORTANT: All these problems have just accumulated and not having been solved for a long time, and now they are much more problematic together.
   
   NOTE: It will be great to give players the option to choose whether they want to load the entire server list or only small part/region, what can significatly improve loading times of server list.
   
   | SERVERS | REGION | | 11422 | Asia (China 4.5K + Singapore 6.8K) | | 4255 | Europe | | 3706 | North America | | 332 | Oceania | | 237 | South America | | 45 | Africa |
   
   I hope that all these issues will be resolved as soon as possible and players and server owners will start to be happy again. 😃

In T170263#2417233, @Perivision wrote:

In T170263#2417060, @operativo wrote:

I recommend we all start directing our players to the DayZ SA Launcher in the meantime as it seems like Valve is not able to fix this easily. It runs on a separate system from the Steam service so as long as you have set your server up right it will show.
Another option is to educate people on how to direct connect but even that is having issues.

Please don't. As a responsible admin you absolutely do not want to recommend your users towards using some random, unverified, for profit third party software. Ever.

I recommend we all start directing our players to the DayZ SA Launcher in the meantime as it seems like Valve is not able to fix this easily. It runs on a separate system from the Steam service so as long as you have set your server up right it will show.
Another option is to educate people on how to direct connect but even that is having issues.

Thank you, I wasn't trying to be rude, I simply saw the original ticket was still in "unassigned" so wasn't sure if you had seen it.

Higher priority ticket:
https://feedback.bistudio.com/T170630

I am going to open a new ticket as critical priority now.

Players are also reporting this issue:

Is there something that can be done to fix this issue?

Is the solution to this still to do the workaround posted by tarkules?

Hello! Seeking an update:
Any plants to patch this in 1.19?