0 online player servers should go to the bottom of the list

[dibesfer]

Theres a huge gap between 1-4 players servers under headless servers with 0 players.

I mean current players online, like down to the middle end of the list, theres lots of aged stable pingless headless servers without players

I think those values: server age, stability, ping... should be used to sort servers with same players online
but all 0 players online servers should go to the bottom of the list, and them be sorted with those parameters.

Else, empty servers should have a score cap at the very least.

Thats default in most game servers list i think

That way will also improve the first impression scrolling down the server list.

Next pro solution would include sorting parameters options in the GUI.

[sfan5]

Moved to engine repo because this is caused by the main menu re-sorting the list according to (rough) physical distance.
The sorting performed by the list itself (seen here) pretty consistently keeps empty servers at the bottom.

[SwissalpS]

I hope a server that usually has players doesn't drop to the bottom just because it has zero players for a few hours.

[dibesfer]

I hope humble networking servers get a chance, and the whole list overall not to feel like liminal spaces.

@SwissalpS stable player base servers can rely on being ⭐favorited. (if they ever get a sudden fall in the ranking)

here's a (now) concept comparison of how it could look or feel like, if we rescued penalized humble player base ones from the bottom list.

from this

to this (servers sorted by current players online)

[sfan5]

Servers are intentionally not sorted by straight number of players (like you seem to be suggesting). There are more factors at play.

[dibesfer]

@sfan5 Yes, I guess. That's just my ability sorting json server list api to show some of the gap down jewels.
I think it's related with the issue.
I just don't handle most of the technicalities you may be aware of.