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Ok so I think I know what the consensus is going to be already on this one, but lets go through the figures and decide on the best way forward regarding the server’s renewal.
The first week the server was live, we weren’t really prepared for it, and it wasn’t until the following weekend/week that we started putting effort into it. There were a few slow days that week, and some great ones, but we’ve more or less had the server filled every day for the past fortnight. Last weekend was the only exception when we half filled it a couple of times, but I think a few of us took a break over the weekend and when we came back last night it filled up nicely again.
Several times last week, and last night, the server saw good numbers until after midnight, with 3am the latest emptying time so far. We’ve also got some regulars now, and it really doesn’t take very long to fill when there are 3 or 4 of us logged on.
The numbers on TS have grown again to a level we’ve not seen regularly since the BF2/2142 days, and it’s all long term XDC playing again, which is brilliant. I think I saw 11 of us on TS last night, with about 8 in the BC2 channel and 3 afk.
So the server’s getting use, and XDC activity is going through the roof, which suggests to me that we’re on safe ground renewing the server. If anyone disagrees with that, speak up, but I’m going to proceed for at least another month, which I will fund. We do have an opportunity now to extend the lease a little longer, which might be prudent considering the excellent price atm, but if we’re to do this, I’ll need help with the initial payment, since I’m not paid until after the current lease’s expiry.
Assuming you agree with me up to this point, the first question is how long do you guys think we should extend the lease for? Pricing below (based on 26 players):
1 month – £13 – which I’ll fund as a further test period
3 months – £39 (£3.90 saving @ 10%)
6 months – £66.30 (£11.70 saving @ 15%)
12 months – £124.80 (£31.20 saving @ 20%)£13 is about the limit I can afford up front this month, so if we’re looking at a lump sum larger than that, I’ll need help. I’m of the opinion we should stick to the shorter term atm, going for 3 months. If there is a lot of interest though, then a longer term might be worth pondering, in order to take advantage of this current deal. It’s worth noting that Gonzo may be able to help us if Rackage up their current rate after 3 months, but it’s not a given. The other point to consider re a longer term is that BF3 is due out in 6-10 months time, and while I’m about 90% sure Gonzo could help, we’d likely need it to change the server from a BC2 setup to a BF3 one.
One final question to consider; how many slots should we opt for this time? Is the current 26 ok, or would you prefer more/less? On a month by month basis the cost per extra slot is 50p, so if we chose 32 players, the prices would be:
1 month – £16
3 months – £43.20 (£4.80 saving @ 10%)
6 months – £81.60 (£14.40 saving @ 15%)
12 months – £153.60 (£38.40 saving @ 20%)So anyway, that’s a longer post than I intended, but the very final point is that we need a decision before next Wednesday 23rd, when the current lease expires.
If you want to make a contribution towards it, you can send to my paypal account oliver_closeov@hotmail.com. Feel free to add extra 0’s before the dot 😉
I’m in. If you want to make it 3 months, and you want to pay 1/3rd, I’ll also pay 1/3rd and I’m sure someone else will as well. Then we can maybe look at longer term leases on light of 4 months of activity.
I’ll hit you up via paypal tomorrow mate.
edit. On a side note, I prefer to play on 32 man servers, feels more hectic and I like that. However 26 isn’t too bad (altough I feel 24 is a better number as it enables 3 full squads per side as opposed to 3 full squads and a guy stuck on his own theoretically)
Def woulnd’t want to go lower than 24 though.
I tend to prefer the less player servers myself, i like the 24 servers rather then to many people but horses for course, its all good! Just means more frags
I’ve been playing on the server just about every night, I’ll definatly make a contribution. Get an idea on how many want to chip in and divide it up. I’d say go for the 3 monthly rentals, if the server dies a death, then were not too much out of pocket.
On a side note, there needs to be more admins, as far as i’ve seen Wolf is the only one who’s got his head around the rcon tool. There’s nothing worse than having a complete cock on the server and not having the ability to kick. 😛
I’m happy to contribute. My personal opinion is that on smaller maps 32 player servers are more like mindless shoot-em-ups which is not really what BF is about, I think 24 is a good number.. Fills up quicker etc..
On the subject of Admins. I agree there needs to be more. And I also feel that admins need to make keeping the server free of arse-bandits a priority when playing. If we want to attract folks who have a good attitude to the game and are fun to play against/with then the knobs need to be kept out, unfortunately we will all have different “knob-tolerence” levels.. Mine is very low, and as such I would be a bad admin, as Paddy would be instantly kicked 😆
On the subject of admins, anyone can do it:
on the subject of kicking you really need to get on ts and tell me, I often miss the text conversations! The problem we have is that we want to encourage good play and I loathe to kick someone for pinging me from across the map with the tank because he is good, or the chopper pilots who manage to stay abbove gun elevation whilst strafing you, annoying though they are, they are just good players. Base rape is another interesting one and which we need to debate on TS before kicking.
@Beer_Monster wrote:
On a side note, there needs to be more admins, as far as i’ve seen Wolf is the only one who’s got his head around the rcon tool. There’s nothing worse than having a complete cock on the server and not having the ability to kick. 😛
Agreed, we should all be able to kick Wolf 😆
Base rape is another interesting one and which we need to debate on TS before kicking
I still hear calls about base raping on TS, but not everyone reads the forums regularly so as a reminder of my position on the subject:
This is my one main worry re open admin of the server by XDC.
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