We Need More Servers
Justin_Case
Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1114Members
<div class="IPBDescription">self explanatory I think</div> There are far too few servers right now, so if you are able yourself, or have friends with resources, convince them of the greatness of natural selection and make them set up a new server or two . <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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Nope. I use the regular halflife menu public list, 175 ms. Basically all those servers are completely full. Furthermore there are very few 20 ppl servers, and those are the best(or even more). 16 is a bit too few.
8 v 8 is not too little.
24
12 v 12
hmmm.
Fun but chaotic.
lol
The problem is, theres just not enough servers out there willing to sacrafice their CS#5 Dust2 ONLY server for a measly Beta NS server.
6v6 .. pings are great. Any more players and the pings go above ~115ish. (Tbird 1.33/768/Linux/10mbps. Is something wrong here <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo--> ) *shrug* I'm always in IRC and available if someone wants a mapchange, an **obscenity** kicked, etc.
130.94.121.43:27016
12.102.7.98 :27105
12.102.7.99 :27015
the biggest problem seems to be the requirements to run a server. Admins are reluctant to take down 3 CS servers and replace it with 1 NS server.
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So yes, we need more servers. Tell you friends, spam your favorite Mod servers, etc.
I use the HL browser also, and most of the servers ping back with a "red" ping, when in fact they have something much better than that. Try removing the max ping filter and you will see ALOT more empty servers, I'm not blind. Also, I've only played maybe ONE game where people had pings below 100, and it was on a smaller server (14-16 or something). I don't know if its just that servers haven't yet applied the patch or what, but there are still some hellacious pings out there.
Also, server admins need to make sure they're connections can support X ammount of players. I was on a server last night where the pings would double when a new player or two would join. This may be a flaw in the code, but I'd lean towards an inadequate server.
Cept then it will become CS, as is slowly happening with DoD. More people = a much larger percentage of llamas, they multiply exponentially. Not to say that the team doesn't deserve something for their hard work. Hopefully fan appreciation will be enough <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
So amazingly true. I normaly play on a private server. After we unpassword it the server fills up in less that 2 minutes. Good pinging servers fill fast. Pushing for alot of servers will do nothing. Pushing for fast servers is what is needed.