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Facepunch don't give a fuuuuuuck anymore about A2S_INFO caching... they used to; not anymore now that all of the biggest communities do it, also they never had a problem with "Anycast" they had a problem with "A2S_INFO caching"... I'll touch on that a little bit later (because it annoys me when people talk as if they are one in the same). As for other publishers, Valve never gave a fuck, when have they about community servers? There's an incredibly, incredibly low chance that HG will become blacklisted because it would mean also blacklisting (almost) every large community out there (there's some exceptions like creator-owned/backed servers that are huge but do not use caching). "Anycast" and "A2S_INFO caching" are not exactly synonyms... No, Anycast does not inherently introduce "fake ping" in the server browser, A2S_INFO caching does. In this context, "fake ping" refers to a mismatch between server browser "ping" and latency to the game server when you are connected and playing due to the PoP from which A2S_INFO is received being located far away from the game server. The document quoted below explains this in far greater detail. Yep... it's scummy - but it's basically necessary nowadays. I'm sure HG higherups hold reservations about using this technology, as did we. Heck, GFL was one of the main proponents of getting servers who use A2S_INFO caching as a form of "legitimate ping spoofing" blacklisted off the face off the earth by Valve back in the day (https://gflclan.com/work/projects/misc/contact-facepunch-and-valve-regarding-anycast-in-garrys-mod-r24/). In short: an anycast network with many PoPs in different locations with A2S_INFO caching enabled is, with very few exceptions, a necessary evil right now. Edit: What is the specs of this (quoted below) machine? I'm curious what you got donated as a dual processor machine haha.

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