+1In post 2, Infinity 324 wrote:i generally only replace into games that i'm already spectating or that i really wanted to play but didn't get up a chance to sign up for so i got on the replacement list.
i think it would be good to replace in more, but the prospect of reading however many pages is to daunting.
This for me. I’m way more picky when it comes to replacing into games as opposed to joining them upfront. Also what T3 said. If I think I have a pretty good handle on the current gamestate. Another very important factor is the slot. I absolutely hate replacing into a doomed scumslot probably more than anything, so I usually try to determine if that slot is likely town usually.