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  • #79238
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    @=xdc= magicker wrote:

    where is everyone.. our server is empty 🙁

    Are you on ts andy? Get on there and whip everyone into shape…sorry not pulling punches on this because this is the day to be puttimg the effort in.

    Also why i’m more keen than usual to get home from socialising…..keep me updated please.

    #79239
    Beer_Monster
    Participant

    Tried to kickstart the server just after 9.30, had 6 guys from XDC trying to get it started and we didn’t have 1 unknown punters.

    Shouldn’t be this hard to start it. 🙁

    #79240
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    and we didn’t have 1 unknown punters.

    Noone else joined?

    I’ll be back from tomorrow afternoon and hopefully we can fill it with ourselves, and put this behind us from there.

    #79241
    xdc magicker
    Participant

    now that I have most of you as friend in this really cool new web browser things we should be able to get sorted..

    #79242
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    I’ll be on asap today, around half one or two….provided work doesn’t intervene again.

    #79243
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    Any theories why the server numbers went through the roof literally the moment we switched to grand bazaar this evening? Is it a more popular map or could it be that ea central servers give a higher priority to our setup after we complete a map?

    #79244
    Beer_Monster
    Participant

    gawd knows, but we had some great games on it.

    Time to start adding suggestions. 1st off, change it from a 2 round map to a 1 round. people get bored of 30 – 40 minutes of 1 map.

    #79245
    XDCMADMAX
    Participant

    like the good old days

    #79246
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    1st off, change it from a 2 round map to a 1 round

    No need to justify it, I agree. I’ll change as soon as…..just not when the server’s full.

    #79247
    Beer_Monster
    Participant

    Good to know it’s not just our server having problems with the server list.

    http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf3/forum/threadview/2832654347700848778/

    #79248
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    Just a quick update, I’ve set up a bank account so people can easily set up standing orders, or use internet banking to send through donations. So far 9 people have given a pledge to help support the server, which would work out as £13.55 each total for 6 months. That’s for the current cost of the server, but there’s been a request to increase our capacity to 40-48 players and I’m investigating how much this will increase our costs. It’s worth noting that the rackage price has increased since their pre release offers, and there is an £86 difference (up to £208.08) in what we paid for a 6 month 32 player and a 48 player server for the same period at current prices. If Gonzo can’t offer me the same rate we started at for an upgrade, this could potentially increase what we need from £13.55 each to £23.12 over 6 months – in other words, from £2.25 per month to £3.85 per month each (based on 9 donating equally).

    Also as a final point, I’ve had some pm’s in response to this thread advising people are willing to contribute but they don’t yet know how much they can offer. I’m considering how best to manage this, as I’ll need to keep everyone updated regarding any shortfall, and while I could produce a list of donations like Pharty did in the past, I’m weighing up confidentiality vs transparency concerns before doing that. I suppose since the server’s already paid for over 6 months, we could wait until we need to renew, before calculating any surplus or shortfall.

    Anyway, I’ll provide bank details once the account is active.

    #79249
    Alzir
    Keymaster

    With regards to increasing our player count, I haven’t got any pricing information yet, but Gonzo says to leave it a week until they have their new hardware in. I’ll then go through it with him.

    #79250
    nOm
    Participant

    Will contribute at some point, just need to get ontop of a few things.

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