I have no experience with tech or servers, etc, so I'm sort of shooting into the dark here. Anyways, I have noticed a problem every day when I log on. From at least 3pm to 5pm (CST) the server is COMPLETELY full. Could it be possible to raise the player count without crashing/destroying the server? Or would that put to much pressure on the staff? I have seen servers with a 1000+ player count. I think it would be fun to have even more people on the server, but mostly I don't want to have to spam the refresh button, looking for an opening! I'm almost certain I am displaying my ignorance by asking about this, but what the hey, it's just a suggestion.
I know that I have thought of this, (though I am a donator so it doesn't affect me) but I think that it is lower to prevent server lag, and also slightly so that donators have one more perk, Access to the server even when it is full.
As far as I know andrews new server can support up to 500 but as thismay be true I don't know if he would do this It could easily be increasedby 50
For the server to stay stable we can have around 200-250 players. You can also donate to the server and then you can join over the limit.
I'd say that until the forum is flooded with complaints of not being able to get in, the cap seems just about right. High enough that people can sometimes not get on (which means its packed full of people playing, which is good) and some will donate to ensure a spot, which is good. Low enough that those trying can usually still log on within a short period. The wait thus far doesn't seem to be long enough to make anyone mad enough to post on the forums. It's also psychological, seeing the server at 200/200 or 250/250 is better than seeing it at 250/500 or 300/500. It's that whole half empty point of view. RagMan
I am not sure, like Logo I'm kind of shooting into the dark, but when there are some spots and a donater joins does the count go up? Because lets say the count does go up. Then maybe 40 people on are donaters. If donaters dont affect the count then when even 40 donaters are on the count is 160/200 Im not sure though about what happens when there are open slots and a donater takes them.
Donators take up slots like any other player, when a donator joins over the limit it would say 201/200 for example.
Okay thanks but If a donater makes the count 200/200 then no one can join. If a donater takes up no slot (if possible) there would still be one slot left. Hopes this makes sense! (lol it makes no sense)
A donator takes up a normal layer slot. When the server is full, the donator creates an extra slot, therefore bypassing the server limit.
