What I expected to happen was:
It should have kicked me and said "Outdated Server"
What actually happened was:
Game crashed
Steps to Reproduce:
Direct connect to an outdated server
MC-21450
Minecraft crashes when trying to direct connect to an outdated server
Resolved
Duplicate
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Cole Weinman
(Unassigned)
Unconfirmed
crash
Minecraft 1.6.1
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Based on a crash report provided in this issue, I believe with high certainty that this report may be a duplicate of MC-20163. You can view all information known about this specific crash at MCX-777.