50 player server discussion

[Steve]

tried any 50 player servers yet?
personally i havent but we had discussion on our squad forum about this. we do have a server that can handle 50 players and tested it out for 2 days during which the bandwidth used was 8GB from what i remember and when the squad members pay for 10GB / month then its not possible to keep it running hehe.

some say that there is just too many people in there to have fun especially in deathmatch.. i'm thinking that it maybe due to the map layout and design mostly, especially when it is TKOTH with only one zone!

i think if servers are running more than 16 player servers they must be careful of the maps they choose and also the game type - more players does not meant that it will be more fun.


what is your opinions on this?


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[Nev]

i was on jolt.co.uk DM a few times, but IMO it's just too crowded, especially on the standard maps. most people were running around with an mg or the grenade launcher and tried to bomb as many as possible before they get shot themselves. not much room for tactics....

IMO 10-16 players are best for standard DM maps

[orlok]

In my humble opinion, i prefer meaps with fewer players, as maps with more than 16 just trun into a frag fest, counterstrike style.

But I just prefer a more tactical game.

rgds

OrLoK

ps, I got me new CD and miricle of miracles, it had a cdkey!

[Steve]

lol nice one with the cd key m8 hehe

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Congrats m8 now u can five a Party about ur cdkey lol

[Scott]

Maybe if the maps are made for 16+ players it would be fun, but 50 players I don't know, 32 even sounds a lil crowded.

I would agree with sb, if your gonna go with a large server then get the right maps for it, a closed in cqb map that has 32 or 50 players in it would be quake.

[þúÑî$h€®]

yea i think a Server with 50 ppl on a stock map lol U can't rin and you can't hide' couse everytwhere u run u will be dead..cose there is no space and become like Basrape lol

[Major Panic *f]

Played on one of the Jolt servers, think it was 3, and I have to agree it was waaaay to crowded. Interesting if you manage to sneak off to a quite corner of the map and get some sniper practice in trying to shoot running loons.
But apart from that, nah.

[~FB~Anomica]

I've been playing on ISA's server, 32 or 50, can't really remember. There was just to many people and too many explosions, which led to a massive lag problem.

[Steve]

i think that the servers have been limited to 16 players in the DF games for good reason. dont get me wrong it is fun with more players in the right circumstances which is fantastic but when it is wrong... it IS wrong and spoils fun.

choose setting, player number nad maps carefully m8s