diff --git a/MultiServer.py b/MultiServer.py
index 4eadbb79..9a91b50c 100644
--- a/MultiServer.py
+++ b/MultiServer.py
@@ -781,7 +781,8 @@ async def on_client_disconnected(ctx: Context, client: Client):
 
 
 async def on_client_joined(ctx: Context, client: Client):
-    update_client_status(ctx, client, ClientStatus.CLIENT_CONNECTED)
+    if ctx.client_game_state[client.team, client.slot] == ClientStatus.CLIENT_UNKNOWN:
+        update_client_status(ctx, client, ClientStatus.CLIENT_CONNECTED)
     version_str = '.'.join(str(x) for x in client.version)
     verb = "tracking" if "Tracker" in client.tags else "playing"
     ctx.broadcast_text_all(
@@ -798,11 +799,12 @@ async def on_client_joined(ctx: Context, client: Client):
 
 
 async def on_client_left(ctx: Context, client: Client):
-    update_client_status(ctx, client, ClientStatus.CLIENT_UNKNOWN)
+    if len(ctx.clients[client.team][client.slot]) < 1:
+        update_client_status(ctx, client, ClientStatus.CLIENT_UNKNOWN)
+        ctx.client_connection_timers[client.team, client.slot] = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
     ctx.broadcast_text_all(
         "%s (Team #%d) has left the game" % (ctx.get_aliased_name(client.team, client.slot), client.team + 1),
         {"type": "Part", "team": client.team, "slot": client.slot})
-    ctx.client_connection_timers[client.team, client.slot] = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
 
 
 async def countdown(ctx: Context, timer: int):
diff --git a/docs/network protocol.md b/docs/network protocol.md
index c320934b..f4e261dc 100644
--- a/docs/network protocol.md	
+++ b/docs/network protocol.md	
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Sent to clients when they connect to an Archipelago server.
 | tags                  | list\[str\]                                   | Denotes special features or capabilities that the sender is capable of. Example: `WebHost`                                                                                                                                            |
 | password              | bool                                          | Denoted whether a password is required to join this room.                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | permissions           | dict\[str, [Permission](#Permission)\[int\]\] | Mapping of permission name to [Permission](#Permission), keys are: "release", "collect" and "remaining".                                                                                                                              |
-| hint_cost             | int                                           | The amount of points it costs to receive a hint from the server.                                                                                                                                                                      |
+| hint_cost             | int                                           | The percentage of total locations that need to be checked to receive a hint from the server.                                                                                                                                                                      |
 | location_check_points | int                                           | The amount of hint points you receive per item/location check completed.                                                                                                                                                              |
 | games                 | list\[str\]                                   | List of games present in this multiworld.                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | datapackage_versions  | dict\[str, int\]                              | Data versions of the individual games' data packages the server will send. Used to decide which games' caches are outdated. See [Data Package Contents](#Data-Package-Contents). **Deprecated. Use `datapackage_checksums` instead.** |
@@ -555,12 +555,16 @@ Color options:
 `flags` contains the [NetworkItem](#NetworkItem) flags that belong to the item
 
 ### Client States
-An enumeration containing the possible client states that may be used to inform the server in [StatusUpdate](#StatusUpdate).
+An enumeration containing the possible client states that may be used to inform
+the server in [StatusUpdate](#StatusUpdate). The MultiServer automatically sets
+the client state to `ClientStatus.CLIENT_CONNECTED` on the first active connection
+to a slot.
 
 ```python
 import enum
 class ClientStatus(enum.IntEnum):
     CLIENT_UNKNOWN = 0
+    CLIENT_CONNECTED = 5
     CLIENT_READY = 10
     CLIENT_PLAYING = 20
     CLIENT_GOAL = 30