Rent public servers?

(opicr0n) #1

Is there an ETA on renting public servers?

(Ardez1) #2

Currently no ETA. Based on the Dev stream this will not be an option. Every time somebody asks about it they say that ‘Private Matches’ will be coming soon and that the private server model doesn’t work well with Dirty Bomb.

(opicr0n) #3

Thanks for the response! My wish to have these is as follows:

  • having an specific persitent name for an server
  • players can already set favorite servers with an specific persistent name (why would this functionality be implemented if all servers are generic/nameless?)
  • players will find enjoyable/certain skill level communities on specific named servers
  • player hubs/clusters will form around clans/servers/skillsets/team play, this has been proven in many online privately owned, but public(!), servers.

This brings me back the days of ET where I only joined an dozen servers where I knew the team skill play was extremely high. There were waiting cues to join those servers.

Let the community form itself instead of forcing it. Well I might miss something but I wonder how the community thinks about this. Public (not private!) persistent named servers will cluster certain player groups and will also generate income.

PS: This request has nothing to do with admin rights to harass, kick, ban players. An natural procedure is much more effective.