Game Server Host List

FukwabaWizenbatFukwabaWizenbat Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
edited November 2012 in Server Discussion
I was curious if we could maybe get a thread going where people who were interested in purchasing a NS2 server could come and see price/performance comparisons and maybe get an idea from hosts on what hardware their servers would potentially be running on.

I understand there's already a performance sticky, but I noticed a lot of those are clans running off their dedicated servers, which is cool but sucks if you're trying to find the best ban for your buck. Feedback from certain hosts would be most welcome as well if anyone has had issues or just wants to say thanks.

<!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><b>~Disclaimer: AFAIK 18-20 players is around the maximum before you start seeing performance issues. I'll remove this if this is discredited, or if I find something otherwise.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

Prices are all monthly based | Discounts may apply if you pay Quarterly, or Semi-Annually:

<a href="http://www.gameservers.com" target="_blank">GameServers.com</a> - $31 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://www.bluefangsolutions.com/shop/natural-selection-2/" target="_blank">BlueFangSolutions.com</a> - $28 @ 16 Slot Maximum<sup>1</sup>
<a href="http://ns2servers.com" target="_blank">NS2Servers.com</a> - $45 - Unlimited Slots<sup>2</sup> @ 20-24 Slots | Overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz
<a href="http://www.hostedgameservers.com/game_server/natural-selection-2-ns2" target="_blank">HostedGameServers.com</a> - $20 @ 16 Slot Maximum
<a href="http://jestservers.com" target="_blank">JestServers.com</a> - See Below<sup>3</sup> - $24 @ 16 Slots (with option up to 24 slots)
<a href="http://fragarena.net" target="_blank">FragArena.net</a> - Website Unfinished<sup>4</sup> - $29 ($1.85 only listed price) | No Player Maximum listed (Assumed @ 16 slots)
<a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/" target="_blank">MultiplayGameServers.com</a> - $27.13 - $54.26 @ 12 - 24 Slots<sup>5</sup>
<a href="http://oldassgamers.com" target="_blank">OldAssGamers.com</a> - €32 Euro = $41 Roughly - Unlimited Slots<sup>6</sup> | Intel i7 Overclocked
<a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers/natural-selection-2-server" target="_blank">GamingDeluxe.co.uk</a> - 10 - 24 Slots<sup>7</sup> @ 12.50 GBP ($20) - 30 GBP ($48) | Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd

1. Blue Fang Solutions | <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=122718&view=findpost&p=2003421" target="_blank">See below for performance chart</a><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hey everyone! This is a neat little thread you've got going here. This will certainly help the community find the best deal for their situations! I just wanted to state that BluefangServers run at the minimum 3.8GHz and turbo's at 4.0GHz. We have been monitoring some of our clients' servers at 20 slots and up and they have been full for hours at a steady average tick rate of 30.00FPS. We undersell our machines by at least 20% highest at 30% depending on which games go together well for the specifications of the machine. Each machine is connected at 1,000mbps uplink ports and have unlimited bandwidth pools.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

2. NS2 Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->At NS2Servers.com we offer a flat rate of $45 for an overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz which can easily run 20-24 slots with no problem. We also offer unlimited player slots so you have full control over the number of player slots your server runs at all times. We only specialize in NS2 servers and have been hosting servers for NS2 for over a year now.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

3. Jest Servers seems to have an option for allowing your server a dedicated core for $35 extra. This option brings the total of a 16 slot server to $59. There's still an option to raise the slots to 24, but from what I'm told this is next to impossible hardware wise.

4. Can't currently order anything...not sure why I listed, but they've got servers.

5. Multiplay Game Servers
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As with all our game servers, a Natural Selection 2 server rented from Multiplay is chock full of freebies and extras, giving you more bang for your buck!
One whole CPU core per server
Instant Setup
Clan-Pay: Let friends contribute to the cost of your service
FREE Mumble or 1/2 Price Teamspeak, Ventrilo voice comms server
FREE Web hosting
Unlimited Profiles
Industry-leading Clanforgeâ„¢ control panel
Fast, efficient support
High quality network and server hardware
Public as standard
No setup fees

Not to mention we have 6 pre-installed maps, just clicks away using ClanForgeâ„¢.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

6. Old Ass Gamers

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->We at OAG also host server for uwe. :D

www.oldassgamers.com

unlimited slots for 32 Euro with the lastest technology from intel i7 overclocked.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

7. Gaming Deluxe
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Order any of our amazing high profile NS2 game servers today and our fully automated system will build your server and send you your NS2 server details in only 20 minutes!

Our control panel allows you to start / Stop restart your server and edit configs files in a few clicks,

All of our NS2 servers are run on Dell R210 vii with E3-1270 3.9ghz turbo 'd processors with 16 GB ram 500 GB SATA 3 on 1gb connections, hooked off our 10gb network making our NS2 servers some of the best in the UK. All servers will be set up instantly. You can pay for your servers using our clan pay option and all come with a free mumble server and 1gb of web hosting.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Comments

  • 4bdul4bdul Join Date: 2012-10-30 Member: 164668Members
    BlueFangSolutions now support 24 slots @ $42 p/m
  • FukwabaWizenbatFukwabaWizenbat Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
    Thanks, updated OP.
  • invTempestinvTempest Join Date: 2003-03-02 Member: 14223Members, Constellation, Squad Five Blue
    At NS2Servers.com we offer a flat rate of $45 for an overclocked i5 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz which can easily run 20-24 slots with no problem. We also offer unlimited player slots so you have full control over the number of player slots your server runs at all times. We only specialize in NS2 servers and have been hosting servers for NS2 for over a year now.
  • BluefangServersBluefangServers Join Date: 2012-10-30 Member: 164763Members
    edited November 2012
    Hey everyone! This is a neat little thread you've got going here. This will certainly help the community find the best deal for their situations! I just wanted to state that BluefangServers run at the minimum 3.8GHz and turbo's at 4.0GHz. We have been monitoring some of our clients' servers at 16 and they have been full for hours at a steady average tick rate of 30.00FPS. We undersell our machines by at least 20% depending on which games go together well for the specifications of the machine. Each machine is connected at 1,000mbps uplink ports and have unlimited bandwidth pools.

    We have a wide range of experience in over 20 games and have international locations in the US and EU. We have been running for almost a year now but we have 7 years of game server hosting experience and 15 years of datacenter experience. Put your trust in our service and experience in server hosting and customer support.

    Thanks for any consideration.

    Regards,

    Bluefang
  • WhosatWhosat Singapore Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58301Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/" target="_blank">http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/</a> hosts UWE Official Singapore servers.

    No mention of NS2 on their rental page though.
  • CidmanCidman Join Date: 2005-01-07 Member: 33606Members
    I've used BlueFang for Chivalry and now for NS2 and they do a great job. I've never had any real performance issue and I haven't seen any complaints from people playing on the servers I rented. I rent an 18 slot Chivalry and a 12 slot NS2 server from them.

    I was a first time server renter with Chivalry and they answered all my questions and were very patient with my lack of knowledge. They have been available through their site chat as well as over steam which has helped a lot.

    Just giving my feedback from my experience with them so far. Great price, performance and service. I recommend them!

    Cid
  • FukwabaWizenbatFukwabaWizenbat Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
    Thanks for all the information guys, I've updated the original post to reflect this new information. Please let me know if I got anything wrong.
  • oldassgamersoldassgamers Join Date: 2011-02-02 Member: 80033Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2012
    We at OAG also host server for uwe. :D

    www.oldassgamers.com

    unlimited slots for 32 Euro with the lastest technology from intel i7 overclocked.
  • WhosatWhosat Singapore Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58301Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    Multiplay Servers now host ns2 servers.

    <a href="http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/" target="_blank">http://www.multiplaygameservers.com/game-servers/ns2/</a>
  • A[L]CA[L]C Join Date: 2010-07-25 Member: 72801Members
    <a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk" target="_blank">www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk</a> also offer NS2 servers.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->for those interested in purchasing a natural selection 2 server, please note

    all our servers run on 3.9ghz turbo'd dell r210vii, you get full ftp access to your server + game panel access, full access to the commandline, and a user friendly webadmin front end to easily manage your servers by default

    details can be found here: <a href="http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers/natural-selection-2-server" target="_blank">http://www.gamingdeluxe.co.uk/game-servers...ection-2-server</a><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Maximum slot size is 24

    Jump on to one of the many "GamingDeluxe.co.uk" public servers for an idea of the performance.
  • FukwabaWizenbatFukwabaWizenbat Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
    Updated list!

    Sorry for the lack of updates at the moment. I played NS2 non-stop last night, so I didn't have time to check the forums.
  • TorrqTorrq Join Date: 2012-11-03 Member: 166500Members
    I wanted to give a second recommendation for BlueFangSolutions.com.
    Great service!
  • woodywoody SoCal Woody56 Join Date: 2004-02-14 Member: 26541Members
    edited November 2012
    <!--quoteo(post=2003211:date=Oct 31 2012, 03:34 PM:name=######wabaWizenbat)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (######wabaWizenbat @ Oct 31 2012, 03:34 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2003211"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I was curious if we could maybe get a thread going where people who were interested in purchasing a NS2 server could come and see price/performance comparisons and maybe get an idea from hosts on what hardware their servers would potentially be running on.

    I understand there's already a performance sticky, but I noticed a lot of those are clans running off their dedicated servers, which is cool but sucks if you're trying to find the best ban for your buck. Feedback from certain hosts would be most welcome as well if anyone has had issues or just wants to say thanks.

    <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro--><b>~Disclaimer: AFAIK 18-20 players is around the maximum before you start seeing performance issues. I'll remove this if this is discredited, or if I find something otherwise.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Yea anything over 18-20 slots you dont have time or room to take a breath and actualy enjoy the game-

    Performance might be a issue for a while however its like 10 times better than a year ago and I for one am loving it. Welcome NS2 Noobs glad you could join us lol

    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=121581" target="_blank">NS2 Server Specs and Performancey Website</a>
  • FukwabaWizenbatFukwabaWizenbat Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 164998Members
    Ah okay, thanks woody

    I updated the original post again. BlueFangSolutions has gone back to 16 slot maximum until further optimizations have been made.
  • WhosatWhosat Singapore Join Date: 2006-11-03 Member: 58301Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    One user's review of HostedGameServers:
    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=123596" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=123596</a>
  • CLARK_KENTCLARK_KENT Vancouver, Canada Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9508Members, Reinforced - Silver
    Review of Multiplay (UWE's official server provider), which I highly recommend:

    <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=121581&view=findpost&p=2012969" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...t&p=2012969</a>
  • ScardyBobScardyBob ScardyBob Join Date: 2009-11-25 Member: 69528Forum Admins, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Shadow
    Just came across this game server company hosting ns2 servers:
    <a href="http://www.lowpinggameservers.com/natural_selection_2.php" target="_blank">http://www.lowpinggameservers.com/natural_selection_2.php</a>
  • SeeVeeSeeVee Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165206Members
    My 18 player NS2 server @ jestservers.com has been great. They put a lot of effort into making sure the customer is satisfied. Also, in some locations they have new boxes just for running NS2 servers only. Their pricing is more than competitive and their service is outstanding.
  • ProplusProplus Join Date: 2012-12-08 Member: 174523Members
    Does anyone have any experience with <a href="http://www.clanplanet.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.clanplanet.co.uk/</a> ?
    they don't specifically have NS2 servers but you can get VPS up to 5ghz(!!) for a reasonable cost
  • TechnIckSTechnIckS Join Date: 2007-01-14 Member: 59616Members
    If you want to run a machine that will do 4x servers at 24 man each with perfect performance at all times check out the server we are running for our community: <a href="http://www.nationalgaming.org/index.php?/page/articles.html/_/news/server-information-r11" target="_blank">http://www.nationalgaming.org/index.php?/p...information-r11</a>

    Server 1 that is. Server 2 can do 4x 20 man servers with average of 28 fps.

    Questions? Let me know, I'd be glad to help.
  • ProplusProplus Join Date: 2012-12-08 Member: 174523Members
    edited January 2013
    <!--quoteo(post=2059621:date=Jan 12 2013, 11:47 AM:name=Proplus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Proplus @ Jan 12 2013, 11:47 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2059621"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Does anyone have any experience with <a href="http://www.clanplanet.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.clanplanet.co.uk/</a> ?
    they don't specifically have NS2 servers but you can get VPS up to 5ghz(!!) for a reasonable cost<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Hmm. Ordered a 5ghz VPS, got a dual core 2.33ghz... maths fail, and no good for NS2, cancelling... :/
  • BluefangServersBluefangServers Join Date: 2012-10-30 Member: 164763Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2060522:date=Jan 14 2013, 03:27 PM:name=Proplus)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Proplus @ Jan 14 2013, 03:27 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2060522"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Hmm. Ordered a 5ghz VPS, got a dual core 2.33ghz... maths fail, and no good for NS2, cancelling... :/<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Hi Proplus,

    Feel free to check us out! We offer 6-24 slots in 5 different locations all on turbo E3-1230v2 intel xeon quad core machines. We strive for 24/7 customer support as well as under 30 minute response times. We have been hosting NS2 since release. Check out our thread for some customer reviews <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/index.php?showtopic=122711" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/forums/in...howtopic=122711</a>

    Send me a PM or use our <a href="http://www.bluefangsolutions.com/contact-us/" target="_blank">Contact Us</a> page to inquire about a dedicated NS2 server from BlueFangSolutions.com!
  • cpt000cpt000 Join Date: 2013-08-28 Member: 187152Members
    I just learned that Crack Miata uses Blue Fang to host their services and it's rock solid. Crack Miata NS2 server always fills up quickly as a result.
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