[Hero_Swe]

So, since it has been roughly a day or so and my account still hasn't been activated by a moderator on their forums. I thought i'd show my fellow HLP'ers my issue with Steam. 
 
My issue with steam is the server browser. For some reason, I am not getting half or even less than half of the servers I'm supposed to get, and after I've gotten all that I can get. I have to wait a full 15 minutes to get the same amount, if refresh it any sooner I get even less.
     
Here's a video example  http://www.xfire.com/video/4336c3/
 

 (Just started the quickest and the game I think has the most servers. Strengthed by the fact when Llama said [14:49:00] <%Lamah> man there are a lot of CSS servers
[14:49:05] <%Lamah> 23908
[14:49:13] <%Lamah> final number)

This is something that I think started happening 2-3 months ago. A steam update must have changed something in their server browser architecture. 
 
So yeah. I've finally grown tired of this issue (Should have done a long time ago frankly ) and I'm hoping you fellas can help me out until I can post this on the steam forums. (Damn their moderation activation taking forever)
 
EDIT: Yeah, this applies to ALL games who use the steam server browser architecture. I haven't gotten anything similar in any other game that doesn't use it.

[sigtau]

There's some page on the Steam support site that states you have to have certain ports open for the Steam server architecture to work correctly.

27001-some other port if I recall correctly.

[Hero_Swe]

Yup, it's not ports though, all required steam and steam game ports are open.

[Titan]

Oddly enough, I registered for their forums several days ago as well. I haven't been accepted either.

[sigtau]

Try verifying your game cache files and re-logging into Steam, that fixes a lot of problems.

[Hero_Swe]

Trust me Sigtau. I've done the damage control, this is less about the game and more about this new server architecture.

[S-99]

Wait for fix, ***** at steam. But until then, when i was on steam i had to do this once.

It's sounding like that this wont work for you or that you may have already tried it.

[Hero_Swe]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=787588

Well this makes fixing it either easier or a lot harder.