Server useage

(Striker26500) #1

I am writing to ask Splash Damage personally about the way they plan to execute the servers in Brink. I have been playing the new COD Black Ops on PC, and there are HUGE issues with the servers. I am not sure if it is with the platform Steam, or whether it is with Activision itself; anywho, my questions are this; what Platform is Splash going to use with Brink, and if you makers of Brink are going to make sure that server disconnects don’t happen, and that there are no lagg spikes during gameplay?

Also, how do you Intend on making sure that us PC gamers are completely satisfied with the online gameplay?

(light_sh4v0r) #2

[QUOTE=Striker26500;256795]
Also, how do you Intend on making sure that us PC gamers are completely satisfied with the online gameplay?[/QUOTE]

By making the game as good as possible. What kind of answer do you want to this :confused:

(DarkangelUK) #3

It runs via steamworks, so the server browser will be steam integrated as well. The problem with blops is all servers are provided by 1 company, I believe any host can run Brink servers.

(Crytiqal) #4

I still don’t know for sure if I myself can run a dedicated server.
I sure hope so!

(LyndonL) #5

The original word was it’ll be exactly like ET:QW - user hosted servers :slight_smile:

(Nail) #6

Won’t be “exactly” like ETQW, ETQW had ranked servers

(Crytiqal) #7

k, but when I would host my own server with a mod on it (promod if it comes) then those stats shouldn’t be counted for, should they? At least I don’t think they should be…

So maybe there are no “ranked” servers, but you have to be “pure” to “count in” ?
That would be the most fair imo.

(SockDog) #8

I’ve said many times before. If it’s collating stats then it should do so based on the mod running. I’m hoping stats and XP/Perks is totally devalued by mass exploiting so that nobody cares about farming on a pure server only.

(PsYcHo) #9

I really hope for user hosted servers. We have not much usage of our root server. Most new games don’t have public-released serverfiles, that sucks.
Also, user hosted servers = longer lifetime of the game :wink:

(Spaiker) #10

Wasn’t it a thing that stats wouldn’t be that importent, so who gives a d*mn about stats?

(SockDog) #11

Just saying that it’s a solution which would hopefully mean people wouldn’t avoid mod servers or whine about their stat being undermined by a mod.

There is however XP and all the other levelling and perks it brings. If that drives people to stick to only server that can play for XP then we’ll be back to square one again. I hope in this case, as SD has said you can get XP offline, they won’t do anything to block it in mods too.

(SitDownSir!) #12

I hope they have dedicated servers because I’m already sick of Black Ops due to the HORRABLE connection. I bought the game to play with friends but I cant even do that now, I’ll say that Call of Duty is far off the best FPS franches ever !

(Nail) #13

OK, one more time:
There ARE dedicated servers for PC, consoles are peer to peer

“I’ll say that Call of Duty is far off the best FPS franches ever”

you’re entitled to your opinion even when it’s wrong

(brbrbr) #14

CoD is FPM, First Person [Action]Movie, not Shooter.

(LyndonL) #15

[QUOTE=Nail;257257]OK, one more time:
There ARE dedicated servers for PC, consoles are peer to peer

“I’ll say that Call of Duty is far off the best FPS franches ever”

you’re entitled to your opinion even when it’s wrong[/QUOTE]

COD BLOPS has dedicated servers… BUT they are not user hosted.

Nail, his comment is true. He’s saying it is far off the best franchise - he’s bagging it.

(SockDog) #16

“far off” makes no sense to me, “far from the best franchise” sounds and works better IMO. The former sounds very much like a sloppily written “by far” which is what I assume Nail took it as.

Sorry, no offense meant to anyone. :slight_smile:

(LyndonL) #17

Semantics of broken English. Christ everyone’s become superior around here lately.

Apples… come here and pass the wine :smiley:

(Crytiqal) #18

[QUOTE=Nail;257257]OK, one more time:
There ARE dedicated servers for PC, consoles are peer to peer
[/QUOTE]

I know there are dedicated servers for PC.
My question was regarding if those dedicated server were user hosted or GSP only…

(SockDog) #19

Wait so it’s fine to post and say someone misunderstood but it’s being superior to follow up that post by explaining why it was confusing? If anything has been on the increase it’s people pointing out intentions that aren’t there and creating a lot of noise as a result.

(SockDog) #20

[quote=Crytiqal;257338]I know there are dedicated servers for PC.
My question was regarding if those dedicated server were user hosted or GSP only…[/quote]

I don’t recall this being confirmed either and it is a very important question.