Game Server Host List
FukwabaWizenbat
Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
I was curious if we could maybe get a thread going where people who were interested in purchasing a NS2 server could come and see price/performance comparisons and maybe get an idea from hosts on what hardware their servers would potentially be running on.
I understand there's already a performance sticky, but I noticed a lot of those are clans running off their dedicated servers, which is cool but sucks if you're trying to find the best ban for your buck. Feedback from certain hosts would be most welcome as well if anyone has had issues or just wants to say thanks.
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><b>~Disclaimer: AFAIK 18-20 players is around the maximum before you start seeing performance issues. I'll remove this if this is discredited, or if I find something otherwise.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Prices are all monthly based | Discounts may apply if you pay Quarterly, or Semi-Annually:
<a href="http://www.gameservers.com" target="_blank">GameServers.com</a> - $31 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://www.bluefangsolutions.com/shop/natural-selection-2/" target="_blank">BlueFangSolutions.com</a> - $28 @ 16 Slot Maximum<sup>1</sup>
<a href="http://ns2servers.com" target="_blank">NS2Servers.com</a> - $45 - Unlimited Slots<sup>2</sup> @ 20-24 Slots | Overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz
<a href="http://www.hostedgameservers.com/game_server/natural-selection-2-ns2" target="_blank">HostedGameServers.com</a> - $20 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://jestservers.com" target="_blank">JestServers.com</a> - See Below<sup>3</sup> - $24 @ 16 Slots (with option up to 24 slots)
<a href="http://fragarena.net" target="_blank">FragArena.net</a> - Website Unfinished<sup>4</sup> - $29 ($1.85 only listed price) | No Player Maximum listed (Assumed @ 16 slots)
<a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/" target="_blank">MultiplayGameServers.com</a> - $27.13 - $54.26 @ 12 - 24 Slots<sup>5</sup>
<a href="http://oldassgamers.com" target="_blank">OldAssGamers.com</a> - €32 Euro = $41 Roughly - Unlimited Slots<sup>6</sup> | Intel i7 Overclocked
<a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers/natural-selection-2-server" target="_blank">GamingDeluxe.co.uk</a> - 10 - 24 Slots<sup>7</sup> @ 12.50 GBP ($20) - 30 GBP ($48) | Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd
1. Blue Fang Solutions | <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=122718&view=findpost&p=2003421" target="_blank">See below for performance chart</a><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hey everyone! This is a neat little thread you've got going here. This will certainly help the community find the best deal for their situations! I just wanted to state that BluefangServers run at the minimum 3.8GHz and turbo's at 4.0GHz. We have been monitoring some of our clients' servers at 20 slots and up and they have been full for hours at a steady average tick rate of 30.00FPS. We undersell our machines by at least 20% highest at 30% depending on which games go together well for the specifications of the machine. Each machine is connected at 1,000mbps uplink ports and have unlimited bandwidth pools.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
2. NS2 Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->At NS2Servers.com we offer a flat rate of $45 for an overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz which can easily run 20-24 slots with no problem. We also offer unlimited player slots so you have full control over the number of player slots your server runs at all times. We only specialize in NS2 servers and have been hosting servers for NS2 for over a year now.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
3. Jest Servers seems to have an option for allowing your server a dedicated core for $35 extra. This option brings the total of a 16 slot server to $59. There's still an option to raise the slots to 24, but from what I'm told this is next to impossible hardware wise.
4. Can't currently order anything...not sure why I listed, but they've got servers.
5. Multiplay Game Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As with all our game servers, a Natural Selection 2 server rented from Multiplay is chock full of freebies and extras, giving you more bang for your buck!
One whole CPU core per server
Instant Setup
Clan-Pay: Let friends contribute to the cost of your service
FREE Mumble or 1/2 Price Teamspeak, Ventrilo voice comms server
FREE Web hosting
Unlimited Profiles
Industry-leading Clanforgeâ„¢ control panel
Fast, efficient support
High quality network and server hardware
Public as standard
No setup fees
Not to mention we have 6 pre-installed maps, just clicks away using ClanForgeâ„¢.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
6. Old Ass Gamers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We at OAG also host server for uwe. :D
www.oldassgamers.com
unlimited slots for 32 Euro with the lastest technology from intel i7 overclocked.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
7. Gaming Deluxe
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Order any of our amazing high profile NS2 game servers today and our fully automated system will build your server and send you your NS2 server details in only 20 minutes!
Our control panel allows you to start / Stop restart your server and edit configs files in a few clicks,
All of our NS2 servers are run on Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd processors with 16 GB ram 500 GB SATA 3 on 1gb connections, hooked off our 10gb network making our NS2 servers some of the best in the UK. All servers will be set up instantly. You can pay for your servers using our clan pay option and all come with a free mumble server and 1gb of web hosting.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I understand there's already a performance sticky, but I noticed a lot of those are clans running off their dedicated servers, which is cool but sucks if you're trying to find the best ban for your buck. Feedback from certain hosts would be most welcome as well if anyone has had issues or just wants to say thanks.
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><b>~Disclaimer: AFAIK 18-20 players is around the maximum before you start seeing performance issues. I'll remove this if this is discredited, or if I find something otherwise.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
Prices are all monthly based | Discounts may apply if you pay Quarterly, or Semi-Annually:
<a href="http://www.gameservers.com" target="_blank">GameServers.com</a> - $31 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://www.bluefangsolutions.com/shop/natural-selection-2/" target="_blank">BlueFangSolutions.com</a> - $28 @ 16 Slot Maximum<sup>1</sup>
<a href="http://ns2servers.com" target="_blank">NS2Servers.com</a> - $45 - Unlimited Slots<sup>2</sup> @ 20-24 Slots | Overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz
<a href="http://www.hostedgameservers.com/game_server/natural-selection-2-ns2" target="_blank">HostedGameServers.com</a> - $20 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://jestservers.com" target="_blank">JestServers.com</a> - See Below<sup>3</sup> - $24 @ 16 Slots (with option up to 24 slots)
<a href="http://fragarena.net" target="_blank">FragArena.net</a> - Website Unfinished<sup>4</sup> - $29 ($1.85 only listed price) | No Player Maximum listed (Assumed @ 16 slots)
<a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/" target="_blank">MultiplayGameServers.com</a> - $27.13 - $54.26 @ 12 - 24 Slots<sup>5</sup>
<a href="http://oldassgamers.com" target="_blank">OldAssGamers.com</a> - €32 Euro = $41 Roughly - Unlimited Slots<sup>6</sup> | Intel i7 Overclocked
<a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers/natural-selection-2-server" target="_blank">GamingDeluxe.co.uk</a> - 10 - 24 Slots<sup>7</sup> @ 12.50 GBP ($20) - 30 GBP ($48) | Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd
1. Blue Fang Solutions | <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=122718&view=findpost&p=2003421" target="_blank">See below for performance chart</a><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hey everyone! This is a neat little thread you've got going here. This will certainly help the community find the best deal for their situations! I just wanted to state that BluefangServers run at the minimum 3.8GHz and turbo's at 4.0GHz. We have been monitoring some of our clients' servers at 20 slots and up and they have been full for hours at a steady average tick rate of 30.00FPS. We undersell our machines by at least 20% highest at 30% depending on which games go together well for the specifications of the machine. Each machine is connected at 1,000mbps uplink ports and have unlimited bandwidth pools.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
2. NS2 Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->At NS2Servers.com we offer a flat rate of $45 for an overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz which can easily run 20-24 slots with no problem. We also offer unlimited player slots so you have full control over the number of player slots your server runs at all times. We only specialize in NS2 servers and have been hosting servers for NS2 for over a year now.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
3. Jest Servers seems to have an option for allowing your server a dedicated core for $35 extra. This option brings the total of a 16 slot server to $59. There's still an option to raise the slots to 24, but from what I'm told this is next to impossible hardware wise.
4. Can't currently order anything...not sure why I listed, but they've got servers.
5. Multiplay Game Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As with all our game servers, a Natural Selection 2 server rented from Multiplay is chock full of freebies and extras, giving you more bang for your buck!
One whole CPU core per server
Instant Setup
Clan-Pay: Let friends contribute to the cost of your service
FREE Mumble or 1/2 Price Teamspeak, Ventrilo voice comms server
FREE Web hosting
Unlimited Profiles
Industry-leading Clanforgeâ„¢ control panel
Fast, efficient support
High quality network and server hardware
Public as standard
No setup fees
Not to mention we have 6 pre-installed maps, just clicks away using ClanForgeâ„¢.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
6. Old Ass Gamers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We at OAG also host server for uwe. :D
www.oldassgamers.com
unlimited slots for 32 Euro with the lastest technology from intel i7 overclocked.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
7. Gaming Deluxe
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Order any of our amazing high profile NS2 game servers today and our fully automated system will build your server and send you your NS2 server details in only 20 minutes!
Our control panel allows you to start / Stop restart your server and edit configs files in a few clicks,
All of our NS2 servers are run on Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd processors with 16 GB ram 500 GB SATA 3 on 1gb connections, hooked off our 10gb network making our NS2 servers some of the best in the UK. All servers will be set up instantly. You can pay for your servers using our clan pay option and all come with a free mumble server and 1gb of web hosting.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Comments
We have a wide range of experience in over 20 games and have international locations in the US and EU. We have been running for almost a year now but we have 7 years of game server hosting experience and 15 years of datacenter experience. Put your trust in our service and experience in server hosting and customer support.
Thanks for any consideration.
Regards,
Bluefang
No mention of NS2 on their rental page though.
I was a first time server renter with Chivalry and they answered all my questions and were very patient with my lack of knowledge. They have been available through their site chat as well as over steam which has helped a lot.
Just giving my feedback from my experience with them so far. Great price, performance and service. I recommend them!
Cid
www.oldassgamers.com
unlimited slots for 32 Euro with the lastest technology from intel i7 overclocked.
<a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/" target="_blank">http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/</a>
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->for those interested in purchasing a natural selection 2 server, please note
all our servers run on 3.9ghz turbo'd dell r210vii, you get full ftp access to your server + game panel access, full access to the commandline, and a user friendly webadmin front end to easily manage your servers by default
details can be found here: <a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers/natural-selection-2-server" target="_blank">http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers...ection-2-server</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Maximum slot size is 24
Jump on to one of the many "GamingDeluxe.co.uk" public servers for an idea of the performance.
Sorry for the lack of updates at the moment. I played NS2 non-stop last night, so I didn't have time to check the forums.
Great service!
I understand there's already a performance sticky, but I noticed a lot of those are clans running off their dedicated servers, which is cool but sucks if you're trying to find the best ban for your buck. Feedback from certain hosts would be most welcome as well if anyone has had issues or just wants to say thanks.
<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><b>~Disclaimer: AFAIK 18-20 players is around the maximum before you start seeing performance issues. I'll remove this if this is discredited, or if I find something otherwise.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yea anything over 18-20 slots you dont have time or room to take a breath and actualy enjoy the game-
Performance might be a issue for a while however its like 10 times better than a year ago and I for one am loving it. Welcome NS2 Noobs glad you could join us lol
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=121581" target="_blank">NS2 Server Specs and Performancey Website</a>
I updated the original post again. BlueFangSolutions has gone back to 16 slot maximum until further optimizations have been made.
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=123596" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=123596</a>
<a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=121581&view=findpost&p=2012969" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...t&p=2012969</a>
<a href="http://www.lowpinggameservers.com/natural_selection_2.php" target="_blank">http://www.lowpinggameservers.com/natural_selection_2.php</a>
they don't specifically have NS2 servers but you can get VPS up to 5ghz(!!) for a reasonable cost
Server 1 that is. Server 2 can do 4x 20 man servers with average of 28 fps.
Questions? Let me know, I'd be glad to help.
they don't specifically have NS2 servers but you can get VPS up to 5ghz(!!) for a reasonable cost<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmm. Ordered a 5ghz VPS, got a dual core 2.33ghz... maths fail, and no good for NS2, cancelling... :/
Hi Proplus,
Feel free to check us out! We offer 6-24 slots in 5 different locations all on turbo E3-1230v2 intel xeon quad core machines. We strive for 24/7 customer support as well as under 30 minute response times. We have been hosting NS2 since release. Check out our thread for some customer reviews <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=122711" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=122711</a>
Send me a PM or use our <a href="http://www.bluefangsolutions.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">Contact Us</a> page to inquire about a dedicated NS2 server from BlueFangSolutions.com!