Why don't we open the THN server?
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Fi$hy
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It's partly due to two things (I think)
Firstly, it's not a ranked server resulting in less-demand.
Secondly and more importantly, it's not a dedicated BF2 server, and BF2 is a real-resource hog and to have BF2 running constantly would slow everything else down (website, and all other stuff for example)
However, if it can be done, it might be a nice idea, see what one of the "techy" admins thinks
Firstly, it's not a ranked server resulting in less-demand.
Secondly and more importantly, it's not a dedicated BF2 server, and BF2 is a real-resource hog and to have BF2 running constantly would slow everything else down (website, and all other stuff for example)
However, if it can be done, it might be a nice idea, see what one of the "techy" admins thinks
This is only an issue if we run too much at once. Since demmand for NS and CS have disapeared we could probably host the two instances of UT2004 and one instance of BF2 and stop running the rest. The only way to know for sure is to try it. Technically it is a dedicated server - its just not one we leave up all the time
have disapeared we could probably host the two instances of UT2004 and one instance of BF2 and stop running the rest. The only way to know for sure is to try it. Technically it is a dedicated server - its just not one we leave up all the time 
DeZmond
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My concern would still be of the reliability of BF2, given the state of early versions - I'd want to be sure that we wouldn't have to restart the server just because BF2 got a bit too greedy.
As for the other games, are there really that many people playing vanilla UT2004 any more? I thought most people had switched over the Alien Swarm (hey, I could be wrong!).
On the CS and NS front, events for those have been partly arranged but have fallen through for various reasons. Perhaps it's time to look at what people are interested in playing and therefore keeping on the server? I think we have people with an interest in each game but clearly not enough to play it on a regular basis. Like IRC, we need players to 'idle' in our games servers to make them appeal to potential players - like my oft-used story of one night when I was on the NS server alone, and ended up with 6 other people on with me (non-THN).
As for the other games, are there really that many people playing vanilla UT2004 any more? I thought most people had switched over the Alien Swarm (hey, I could be wrong!).
On the CS and NS front, events for those have been partly arranged but have fallen through for various reasons. Perhaps it's time to look at what people are interested in playing and therefore keeping on the server? I think we have people with an interest in each game but clearly not enough to play it on a regular basis. Like IRC, we need players to 'idle' in our games servers to make them appeal to potential players - like my oft-used story of one night when I was on the NS server alone, and ended up with 6 other people on with me (non-THN).
pHatBambi
In Cryo Sleep
Nice idea but completely useless.
It might be nice to have the server up so that people could go and test things out etc... but that would really be the only use the server would get.
The reason being because of the ranking system and because everyone uses EA UK/Europe servers. Most of the clans I know who run dedicated ranked servers have a hard time pulling in enough players to make them successful.
Just don't think it's worth it really.
It might be nice to have the server up so that people could go and test things out etc... but that would really be the only use the server would get.
The reason being because of the ranking system and because everyone uses EA UK/Europe servers. Most of the clans I know who run dedicated ranked servers have a hard time pulling in enough players to make them successful.
Just don't think it's worth it really.
Macca
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Yeah I agree with Bambi there is no real point. I remember when we had the CSS server up and running, and it was really hard to get a lot of people on that - and that was without a ranking system obviously.
Most people who play BF2 are only really intrested in the Ranks, don't ask me why, i wouldn't be too bothered playing on non-ranked servers. I suppose its a view of how well your doing
Most people who play BF2 are only really intrested in the Ranks, don't ask me why, i wouldn't be too bothered playing on non-ranked servers. I suppose its a view of how well your doing
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LynxGB
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YEAH
sounbds good to me man !
sounbds good to me man !
Pubic_Warrior
In Cryo Sleep
we should get a ranked server so we can stat pad
(that was a joke so dont have a go at me)
(that was a joke so dont have a go at me)
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Fi$hy
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it would also effectivly double the running costs of THN right?
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LynxGB
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The whole "ranked" server issue, does anyone now what makes it ranked? Is it just one file? If so I might be able to get hold of a copy
I have one friend who owns his own server renting company and I also have a friend who works for EA games in chertsey so I might be able to get a copy???
But I don't know how EA look upon such things?
I have one friend who owns his own server renting company and I also have a friend who works for EA games in chertsey so I might be able to get a copy???
But I don't know how EA look upon such things?
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