Comments on: Modem Warfare: Dedicated Servers Go

By: Malibu Stacey

Malibu Stacey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:58:55 +0000

Lets not get hung up on things like facts though shall we when there’s good hard internet rumour mongering to be done.
They’re not actually using a dedicated server for that. It’s simple console commands in the regular game client. (oops I said it out loud, apolgies. if it makes it any better you can pretend you didn’t read it & carry on the angry internet mob).

Mr Rud I agree with your friend’s complaints about the lack of “vanilla” TF2 servers. Thankfully there are a few UK communities who do run such things (tell him to look up http://www.viaclan.com & http://www.thehh.co.uk for server IP’s). What’s the point in dev’s taking the time to playtest & balance a game if server admins are going to simply go “OMG RESPAWN R 2 LONG MAKE IT INSTANT” etc.

By: Mr Rud

Mr Rud — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:32 +0000

“And besides, who are you to judge how people want to play a game they paid for?”

if someone plays a game in a different way and it damages me because he gets more attention than me (more and better servers), i DO care.

I wanted to point out the fact that customization is important, but if you neglect the core play and give more importance to mods, than the customer who wants the core game (like me) has every right to complain.

I can give you an example: I used to play COD4 on Pc, than the PROMOD came and all the servers that my clan had turned magicaly to promod. in this way I became a minority and I got neglected over a mod that, in fact, turned the game to a cod2 restyling (with sprint).

i was a bit ironical over the video (i believe mods can be REALLY great), but abusing them for this crap is wrong, thats it.

By: TotalBiscuit

TotalBiscuit — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:41:41 +0000

That’s absurd. The video was made to show what can be done, not what should be done. And besides, who are you to judge how people want to play a game they paid for? With that kind of attitude, niche game types like low-grav instagib would have never existed.

The closed off system is garbage, PC gamers don’t have to stand for that shit.

By: Mr Rud

Mr Rud — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:35:51 +0000

I have nothing against pc “elite” players / whiners about dedi server etc. But seeing this vid makes me think: “They want dedicated servers for this crap ?”. I know that in reality Dedicated servers give a lot of ups and options, but i’d prefer a closed, console like system to the lack of original game modes (a friend of mine complaints about shortage of servers runnin the original version of TF2).
vids like this annoy me as much as RPG hardcore team-killers on COD4 …

By: Eplekongen

Eplekongen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:50:32 +0000

You see what happens, Larry? You see what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps? This is what happens. You see what happens, Larry?!

By: Eplekongen

Eplekongen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:25:24 +0000

I need to make one thing clear, Starship Troopers is a masterly executed parody. Not some cheap hollywood money-making blockbuster.

By: Maniac11919

Maniac11919 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:08 +0000

You see what happens, Larry? You see what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass? This is what happens. You see what happens, Larry?!

By: Ashen

Ashen — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:23:08 +0000

Nice try. The entire xbox live service passed 2 million simultaneous users just recently. This includes everyone logged in, regardless of whether they’re playing a multi-player game or not.

This is about the as the number of concurrent Steam users logged in.

By: yns88

yns88 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:42:40 +0000

It’s true that it does not need to run on Linux, but it’s not just for ping. The reason for having a dedicated server is so that you can run the server without having to waste system resources on loading the client. As it is, it’s still utterly impractical to try running these servers 24/7, and the person hosting the dedicated server will always be taking up a slot in-game.

By: bill

bill — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:54:06 +0000

People’s ingenuity never ceases to impress me.

But the 3% thing is pretty meaningless if we don’t have Steam sales figures. I doubt anyone even attempts to find the PC games in retail stores anymore… and it seems to have been in the top 10 steam bestsellers charts for a very long time.

By: Strife

Strife — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:56:13 +0000

You do know the 360 version has more than 1,000,000 people simultaneously logged on?

80,000 is truly pitiful.

By: Strife

Strife — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:55:55 +0000

You do know the 360 version has more than 1,000,000 people simultaneously logged on?

80,000 is truly pitifull.