I host direct as much as I can. First, when someone is kicked, the game freezes. Not like when you host through fumbbl. You only detect the quitter when you wait for an answer, like that apo, which leads to cheating accusations.

Then when you get kicked, you can join back if you were client, as if nothing happend at all. Simple and elegant. Add to this the safer saves and why use fumbbl?

However, I noticed that less and less people are able to join a direct IP game. Yarrrr, is that so difficult? Hey you don't want to be labelled as noobs, don't you?

Try harder next time!