ENT Gaming

Hi
Big supporter of Ent - between all my accounts I probably have ~1000 games played.

Just one suggestion though - I'd wager 90%+ of the games hosted on ENT are 'apem us/ca'. It's not unusual for the apem us/ca lobby to fill up in under 10 seconds. Even now, on a Wednesday evening, I've spent 5 minutes trying to get into game. Clicking 'refresh' on the games list, in the time it takes me to see a new lobby created, and pull up my minimized WC3, the lobby is already full.

Would it be possible (or plausible?) to have 3 or 4x "apem us/ca" lobbies at any one point? That way at least it would be easier for individuals that want to play with friends to get into a lobby before it fills up?

-If the game fills up so fast usually, why would u tab out?

-Instead of looking for the game in custome games list, you should whisper the bot then copy paste the gamename you are going to join.

ex.
1) /w clan.enterprise !g apem us (Bot response with game name: [ent] dota apem us/ca #1)
Type [ent] dota apem us/ca #1 in a bnet channel. ctrl+c to copy. ctrl+v to paste.

2) Once u see your desired game with slots available, paste the gamename you copied onto the custom game search box.

No need to look for the game on the list...

Wait, so the bot can message when the new game is up?

No, but you can check the number of available slots that are open when u use the command !g apem us
You can either whisper the bot /w clan.enterprise or just type the command at a clan ent channel.

You can also check through the gamelist on forum: games.php

I must not be understanding what you're suggesting - right now I use the games list, and I refresh every second, and when I see a new game start, I copy/paste the text, go into WC3 (takes 2 seconds to maximize the window), paste it in the game name field, and click 'join'. The whole process takes like 5 seconds (quicker than it would be to TYPE the game name, then copy it (in wc3))

your doing what I was suggesting.

@mystical_ice nabo actually described another method in his first part of the post:

In battle.net: /w clan.enterprise !g <part of gamename>
For example, you want to play a dota game but you dont know the exact game number, just whisper
/w clan.enterprise !g dota
You'll receive a list of open dota games which you can copy/paste and join the game without having to minimize wc3.