Distribution of servers

[Daffeh]

I know CS is the most popular online game, but why do BW need to support 12 public CS servers?

Considering the recent switch, and the almost 100% decrease in players on BW servers (just look on BarryBrowser, although i realise this is [hopefully] just a temp. blip), cant BW support a wider selection of mods.

I know this would require a lot of work, changing server configs, hiring new liasons and admins for the servers, but it may attract a wider group of people to BW in the long run.

What about getting rid of 2 or even 3 pub CS servers, and replacing them with different mods.

I gather from the feedback people have been posting in the General forum, that a lot of CS people only play CS, and therefore arent subscribing to BW anyway.

Afterall, they do say variety is the spice of life

 

[throdgrain]

Whats the point ? All the BW servers are empty, with the exception of maybe 1 or 1.5 cs servers a night, and 1 q3 ctf server. Oh and the bf1942 server is pretty full. There are no less than 7 rtcw servers that as far as i am aware have never had any one on since p2p began.
Also, I believe there are a lot of q2 servers that rarely had anyone on before p2p, let alone after Seeing as how CS was easily the most popular game I would have thought it better to keep the servers as they are, in the hope of tempting people onto them.
Imo the main problem is that most people dont even know that bw has gone p2p. They just look on gamespy (or whatever) , and see the servers all 999, and so click on another server instead. I notice that the jolt servers for example are absolutley solid now, presumably theres people out there who are trying to get into a server, but have no idea that ours are available !

 

[Moving Target]

Get rid of some of the CS servers then, and make another 1942 server.

 

[throdgrain]

Theres already 2 1942 servers , one of which is empty whilst the other is full. Hardly effects you though MT if your not subscribed anyway ?

 

[S-Gray]

yeah only one server really get used (the most ive seen is 24 people outta 32 on the server) and plus atm theres no point in making more servers until the release of the full Game

 

[Skyler]

Daffeh what you are saying is quite silly in part...

Before p2p 12 CS servers just doesnt cut the mustard, considering BW used to have 20 and even they used to get all packed out. CS is the most popular online game averaging over 60k players playing it at any one time accross the world. Compare that to quake 3's 5k and UT's 6k ish and you might see something....

CS is the most popular game and thus should have the most servers for it, now p2p has come bwcs is somewhat dead, if bwcs is somewhat dead, given that its the most popular game, then what chance do other smaller mods have ?

Server shuffles would be nice, but there are many servers all accross the board now that sit empty, imo the cs servers are more of a priority than other much less popular hl mods

 

[Skyler]

Also most of the CS server boxes are shared with other mods like FLF DOD HLDM S&I etc.. so they are used well imo...

The actual machines arent the best tho so they wouldnt be put to much good use if you started hosting newer games on them

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by throdgrain
Theres already 2 1942 servers , one of which is empty whilst the other is full.

All the CS servers are empty, except for 1 apparently.

Originally posted by throdgrain
1 or 1.5 cs servers a night

Surely 12 servers are more than enough for this amount of people.

 

[throdgrain]

What do you care ? You dont play on them anyway ??

 

[Moving Target]

What has that got to do with it? Common sense.

 

[throdgrain]

:sleeping:
Argueing for the sake of it, when you have no real interest anyway. Boring sorry m8 .

 

[Moving Target]

Originally posted by throdgrain
Boring sorry m8 .

No shit. I should know

 

[Ch3tan]

#bwcs, read the sticky. Yes, even you are welcome in the chan Sky

 

[Skyler]

I wont be welcome when I headshot people through walls without knowing they were there tho will I