Official UWE Servers

eh?eh? Join Date: 2012-03-03 Member: 147997Members
<div class="IPBDescription">That's a lot</div>So I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed 100 or so new servers showing up randomly today.

Any info on the specs / providers / etc?
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  • HughHugh Cameraman San Francisco, CA Join Date: 2010-04-18 Member: 71444NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Onos, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Developer, Pistachionauts
    The 130 or so that went up today are just the start :). The other 50% will go up tomorrow. All major regions are covered, except South America which we are still working on. They are all 3.5Ghz Sandy Bridge.
  • VoodooHexVoodooHex Join Date: 2012-06-14 Member: 153264Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2000093:date=Oct 29 2012, 12:49 PM:name=Strayan (NS2HD))--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Strayan (NS2HD) @ Oct 29 2012, 12:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000093"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The 130 or so that went up today are just the start :). The other 50% will go up tomorrow. All major regions are covered, except South America which we are still working on. They are all 3.5Ghz Sandy Bridge.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Very nice.
  • ScrajmScrajm Join Date: 2011-10-17 Member: 127859Members
    Lolz. Quite impressive :)
  • HeatSurgeHeatSurge Some Guy Join Date: 2012-09-15 Member: 159438Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    Ermahgerd! Vewi naic gaiz.
  • CamronCamron Join Date: 2011-01-06 Member: 76356Members
    Very impressive. Great job.

    Where did you get all that server hardware? Did you rob the NSA?
  • elodeaelodea Editlodea Join Date: 2009-06-20 Member: 67877Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2000093:date=Oct 30 2012, 06:49 AM:name=Strayan (NS2HD))--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Strayan (NS2HD) @ Oct 30 2012, 06:49 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000093"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The 130 or so that went up today are just the start :). The other 50% will go up tomorrow. All major regions are covered, except South America which we are still working on. They are all 3.5Ghz Sandy Bridge.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    wow. did you build them all yourself (carpenter indeed), or is this a deal with ns2servers?
  • MestaritonttuMestaritonttu Join Date: 2004-07-29 Member: 30229Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Gold
    edited October 2012
    Daayymn. Imma have to dig hard to find me good 'ol HBZ's down there. :(

    EDIT: The names!

    We must have some funny names for them!

    Gorgies cunning feet

    Big onos belly

    Powernode neighbor

    Skulks savored bits
  • VivalaHellVivalaHell Join Date: 2012-10-04 Member: 161456Members
    I dont want to see the electricity bill of all those servers. Nice to see those servers going up. I guess that will be enough for launch or is it not? I am not in the beta and so I have no idea how many servers are needed but 260 total seems to be quite alot.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    This is pretty awesome. Thanks UWE!
  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2000105:date=Oct 29 2012, 01:01 PM:name=elodea)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (elodea @ Oct 29 2012, 01:01 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000105"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->wow. did you build them all yourself (carpenter indeed), or is this a deal with ns2servers?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Probably just Xeon Sandy Bridge hardware like the E3-1280. The higher end Xeon's are beasts and we're finally seeing them propagate to server companies.
  • XariusXarius Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24630Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    Mineshaft only servers? HA, good one UWE :P
    Nice to see so many extra servers ready to go though.
  • IndustryIndustry Esteemed Gentleman Join Date: 2010-07-13 Member: 72344Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=2000140:date=Oct 29 2012, 02:42 PM:name=Xarius)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Xarius @ Oct 29 2012, 02:42 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000140"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Mineshaft only servers? HA, good one UWE :P
    Nice to see so many extra servers ready to go though.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    To be fair, Mineshaft is a lot better than it used to be balance wise. It's still fun to play in pubs, not so much in a structured setting.
  • XariusXarius Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24630Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited October 2012
    Yea but it's not 24/7 material like summit or tram imo. There's your de_dusts and aztecs in every game, but mineshaft isn't one of them in NS 2. I always play on servers with map vote and I almost never see mineshaft even voted on. Performance wise it's a hard-hitter.
  • KaptajnKLOKaptajnKLO Join Date: 2012-06-25 Member: 153658Members
    edited October 2012
    From the twitter pic they seem to be 16 player servers, which I think is a good idea. I prefer 16 or 18 player servers, cause they run better and the gameplay seems to flow better. I don't get why the servers we have now keep upping the player number, cause that kinda negates the performance optimizations and the gameplay is just rather silly, especially on those 26-28 player servers.

    Edit: wait... are they really mineshaft only? That seems silly. o.O
  • XariusXarius Join Date: 2003-12-21 Member: 24630Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited October 2012
    To each his own, though I definitely agree 18 is the sweet spot and everything above that is just crazy. UWE is clearly setting the standard with 16 player servers, not a bad thing. Game experiences differ heavily based on player numbers, so it's actually quite important that UWE takes an official stance on the 'advisory' player count for best gameplay experiences.
  • IndustryIndustry Esteemed Gentleman Join Date: 2010-07-13 Member: 72344Members, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Supporter
    edited October 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=2000147:date=Oct 29 2012, 02:46 PM:name=KaptajnKLO)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KaptajnKLO @ Oct 29 2012, 02:46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000147"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->From the twitter pic they seem to be 16 player servers, which I think is a good idea. I prefer 16 or 18 player servers, cause they run better and the gameplay seems to flow better. I don't get why the servers we have now keep upping the player number, cause that kinda negates the performance optimizations and the gameplay is just rather silly, especially on those 26-28 player servers.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I would assume it is to push the limits of the hardware and see what it can handle. Especially after the improvements in 224 I am sure a lot of server ops really wanted to see what was possible. This is why that 100 person server pops up from time to time.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Edit: wait... are they really mineshaft only? That seems silly. o.O<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Only a few of them.
  • KaptajnKLOKaptajnKLO Join Date: 2012-06-25 Member: 153658Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2000150:date=Oct 29 2012, 10:48 PM:name=Industry)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Industry @ Oct 29 2012, 10:48 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000150"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I would assume it is to push the limits of the hardware and see what it can handle. Especially after the improvements in 224 I am sure a lot of server ops really wanted to see what was possible. This is why that 100 person server pops up from time to time.



    Only a few of them.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Makes sense.

    But what is the reason for only running one map on some of the servers? I always want to change maps after at most 4 or 5 rounds, so I'd properly find it rather boring after a while if I could only play on one map.
  • ArgathorArgathor Join Date: 2011-07-18 Member: 110942Members, Squad Five Blue
    Great job on getting so many servers up for release!
  • IeptBarakatIeptBarakat The most difficult name to speak ingame. Join Date: 2009-07-10 Member: 68107Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow
    Now that's a server army.
  • PersianImm0rtalPersianImm0rtal Join Date: 2010-12-02 Member: 75414Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    what happened to the ns2hd servers?
  • WasabiOneWasabiOne Co-Lead NS2 CDT Join Date: 2011-06-15 Member: 104623Members, NS2 Developer, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Gold, NS2 Map Tester, Reinforced - Supporter, Reinforced - Silver, Reinforced - Gold, Reinforced - Diamond, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    NS2HD servers will be back online with the next patch.
  • goblingoblin Join Date: 2004-09-05 Member: 31412Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2000093:date=Oct 29 2012, 05:49 PM:name=Strayan (NS2HD))--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Strayan (NS2HD) @ Oct 29 2012, 05:49 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000093"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The 130 or so that went up today are just the start :). The other 50% will go up tomorrow. All major regions are covered, except South America which we are still working on. They are all 3.5Ghz Sandy Bridge.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Good to know that you didn't forget us in south america :)
  • AurOn2AurOn2 COOKIES&#33; FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS&#33; Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff
    It IS going to be nessesary. good work on it though. :)
  • clowningclowning Join Date: 2003-11-15 Member: 22956Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited October 2012
    I too noticed that there are a lot of single map servers (Summit only, Tram only, Mineshaft only).
    I don't agree with this rationale, new players will likely get bored of the same map over and over.

    Keep the game new and exciting, like a layered present for new players to continuously unwrap. Keep them rotating.

    I also feel that if new players stay on the same server and discover the game together they will have a much better experience.
    NS2 is a social and teamwork based game. Having to change servers for a different map, or for variety, will ruin this experience. People won't develop and learn together as easily.

    Let people discover cool mechanics together, each map a new "OMG" moment. A new commander discovers the 'wonders' of turret farming, a new place to gorge and clog up, and new vents to explore.
  • twilitebluetwiliteblue bug stalker Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13116Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    There are going to be official servers down under? Great stuff!
  • ArkantiArkanti pub baddie Join Date: 2011-07-22 Member: 111781Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    Thanks for this UWE!
  • YotopiaYotopia Join Date: 2010-11-22 Member: 75176Members
    Holly ###### thats a lot of servers !
    Never expected so much.But why is there no single middle european server in Germany or Austria ?
    Does it depend on the sales per country you have made ?

    Good job !


    PS:I would raise for at least some servers the player count to 18.
  • carlgmcarlgm Join Date: 2004-08-26 Member: 30907Members, Constellation
    <!--quoteo(post=2000764:date=Oct 30 2012, 06:52 AM:name=Yotopia)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Yotopia @ Oct 30 2012, 06:52 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2000764"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Never expected so much.But why is there no single middle european server in Germany or Austria ?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    There are as shown <a href="http://hypernovadesign.co.uk/nanogrid/" target="_blank">http://hypernovadesign.co.uk/nanogrid/</a> -> scroll for Germany flags.
  • AngeluszAngelusz Harmonic entropist Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18072Members, Forum Moderators, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    Lovely! I was wondering how we'd be able to accomodate all the new players... question answered!
  • Skyforger2Skyforger2 Join Date: 2007-10-19 Member: 62681Members
    Bricks will be shat, if all those servers are full on release.

    [Q] Are they gona stay up after the release ?
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