Addendum March 25th 13:33 UTC +2
1 out of 49 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
Lobby from exhibit RR has returned.
Addendum March 25th 13:33 UTC +2
1 out of 49 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
Lobby from exhibit RR has returned.
Addendum March 26th 09:18 UTC +2
0 out of 25 lobbies (0%) are spam lobbies.
We’ve reached our first data point of 0 spam lobbies! I will keep tracking for a few days or a week to make sure they are really gone but hopefully they really are!
Wow!! One person can truly make a difference!
@Hjoerleif thank you so much for this detailed research and your time
Addendum March 26th 21:41 UTC +2
1 out of 47 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby. We got to enjoy a spam free lobby browser a little under a day.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit OOOO: “reward no play”
its improving! w0w! 20x
Addendum March 27th 17:37 UTC +2
0 out of 45 lobbies (0%) are spam lobbies!
Addendum March 29th 17:49 UTC +2
1 out of 46 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit PPPP: “ms rewards no playing”
makes me curious what they are doing to limit these because the patch note mentioning nothing of this
I think what you are doing is working?
I think the main reason is Microsoft Rewards shutting down the “Play on PC with friends” reward
I did reach out to Microsoft Rewards support and they got back to me a few days before this happened so I might have had an effect but who knows
https://x.com/hjoerleif/status/1770519857043210473?s=20
Addendum March 30th 09:38 UTC +2
3 out of 48 lobbies (6%) are spam lobbies.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit QQQQ: “MS Rewards No Play”
Lobby from exhibit OO has returned.
A new instance has a appeared. Exhibit RRRR: “ms points no play”
You got a shout out in nili’s what happened in March video!
Thank you for your efforts here. It was quite a nuisance!
Addendum April 1st 19:32 UTC +2
There was one spam lobby on March 31st (new instance; exhibit SSSS (“rewards no play”).
Today on April 1st, 1 out of 49 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit TTTT: “MS Rewards AFK”
Addendum April 3rd 23:37 UTC +2
1 out of 46 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
Lobby from exhibit FFFF has returned.
Addendum April 4th 15:42 UTC +2
2 out of 49 lobbies (4%) are spam lobbies.
Lobby from exhibit FFFF is still there. it has been occupying its lobby slot since the previous addendum (16 hours and counting).
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit UUUU: “MS Points only”
Addendum April 5th 19:24 UTC +2
1 out of 48 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit VVVV: “MS Rewards”
Addendum April 6th 11:24 UTC +2
1 out of 50 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
Lobby from exhibit QQ has returned.
Addendum April 7th 16:17 UTC +2
1 out of 49 lobbies (2%) is a spam lobby.
A new instance has appeared. Exhibit WWWW: “Microsoft Rewards Only no play”