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Topic: TF2 Dedicated Server (Read 214341 times)
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Soukyan
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So....
Are there any servers that people generally frequent for TF2? Or any that you'd recommend?
I'm with Haemish and Johnny Cee. Where do you all play? Or did the fun and shiny wear off already?
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schild
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I usually play on a 24 hour Dustbowl/Gravel Pit server with fruit, mkvenner, and dannyb. Well, when they're around. I do not remember the name of it.
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Zetleft
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I still play daily but can't remember the names of my favorite servers. I usually try to join someone thats in a game on my friend list though.
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Samwise
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I play on any server that doesn't have any custom shit and has a ping under 70. I've got a few of them favorited but can't remember the names now.
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Hoax
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l33t kiddie
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I play on Medick's Madhouse server(s), Bay Area, all-talk, some custom maps but a good rtv contingent so we only play them when we feel like it. It had a very high overall quality of play back before everyone got tired of TF2 having no fucking maps. Now its above-avg but sometimes one team is obviously the nub team.
I like it enough that I've come close to buying a reserved spot for $10 a couple of times, its a great server and I'll post the ip when I'm at home.
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Nija
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I play on Medick's Mad house too, but mostly you can find me on one of theville.org's servers. They have a few that are 24/7 Dustbowl but they'll occasionally change the name mid-game and fire up Gravel Pit.
My clan's server is on the internap backbone and located in Chicago if you guys want to just jump on there randomly. It gets seeded pretty quick. I ping 60ish from SF, guys ping 50ish from Seattle, 40-60 from Canada, and for some reason 3 guys ping 10ms from DC.
tf2.qf.cx
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Johny Cee
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Okay:
1. Insta-respawn servers make the original maps suck balls. There's almost no way to take alot of those maps if the defenders immediately respawn. Really makes a suicidal pyro rush on Dee annoying, since they immediately respawn at their last flag.
2. What's the deal with jumping when firing the rocket as a soldier? I started doing it tonight, and all of a sudden I'm murdering people left and right. Is it just increasing your height from the ground meaning you're more likely to land a rocket directly at someones feet, or some wierd TF2 mechanic?
3. There's a pile of shittily designed maps floating around. Waaay too many sniper heaven maps.
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eldaec
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Is it just increasing your height from the ground meaning you're more likely to land a rocket directly at someones feet?
Yes.
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Hoax
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Here are the medick server IP's you'll find me in them if I'm on TF2...
8.6.3.213 8.6.15.135 8.6.15.84
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A nation consists of its laws. A nation does not consist of its situation at a given time. If an individual's morals are situational, then that individual is without morals. If a nation's laws are situational, that nation has no laws, and soon isn't a nation. -William Gibson
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Azazel
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The biggest shame of the f13 server disappearing, for me, is that it actually allowed me to play with you people.
That's also why I donated for it. I don't have a huge resentment for the server being taken down after I only got to play on it a few times and the monies going to keep the board afloat, but it doesnt give me warm fuzzies either, since I donated for a different cause. (I'd have donated again seperately for the board, but hey thats where my TF2 money went, so hey..)
BTW, the donation box - "All Donations Go to Second Server. 56% There!" I'm sure it's been explained at some stage but I missed it. What does it mean again?
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schild
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Well, when we hit enough for the second server, we'll decide to either use it for f13's next box or for a game server.
Again, the ONLY reason the f13 server was taken down is because it was empty for 2 weeks. A good server for games costs between $110 and $130 a month for me. That's at a 25% discount. If someone donates $120 and says put up a games server, we'll put it up. Not trying to tell you to do that, just saying, paying for a dead server is stupid. Unless someone else wants to be silly like that.
Also, there are no linux binaries for zombie panic yet.
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Azazel
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Makes sense, and like I said, I don't have a huge resentment. It was just that I got to play at the start over a couple weeks, then work got busy, then when it cleared up the server was gone, so I only got to play like 8 times or so.
So (not knowing how they charge or by what time amount) would it work to have an occasional f13 server for a weekend here and there for different games depending on what people are playing /willing to play for a weekend or other short bursts?
Like one weekend: TF2. 2 weeks later: Zombie Panic. 2 weeks later: CoD4 2 Weeks later: something else..
etc.
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schild
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The bigger problem with that is that it's a shitload of work for the admin (Ookii).
It's month by month (or 35% off for the year).
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bhodi
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No lie.
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meh, just pay costs for another year. There's nothing that we really gain by owning our own server that we can't have by invading someone elses.
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Phildo
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meh, just pay costs for another year. There's nothing that we really gain by owning our own server that we can't have by invading someone elses.
It IS pretty fun to have F13 server reunions on other people's servers. But the last time I tried it, we got our asses handed to us but good.
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Ookii
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meh, just pay costs for another year. There's nothing that we really gain by owning our own server that we can't have by invading someone elses.
It IS pretty fun to have F13 server reunions on other people's servers. But the last time I tried it, we got our asses handed to us but good. The only problem playing on other people's servers is the inability to kick douchebags who cheat and grief. Well for the people who had kicking powers on f13's servers that is.
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Nija
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Ookii
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Posts: 2676
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Yeah but for about 25 more bucks a month we have the full server which can run 2 or 3 24 slot servers plus vent and have full root access. If we charged people 85 a month for a 20 slot server I bet we could fit 4 in our server, every 20 slot server would be 27.50 in actual server costs would garner 57.50 in profit per server which would be 230 total profit a month. Not a bad business idea!
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schild
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You all pay too much for way too little. Edit: What Ookii said.
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Nija
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No.
I ping 40ms from SF. Nucks ping 40-60. Guy in Mexico pings 75. DC guys ping 10 for some reason, and NY/mass guys ping 25.
You get what you pay for.
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