If TPG had a Bad Company 2 server and a public TS instance

**Coyote Warlady** · 09-28-10, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by space.cowboy

I never lagged until the server was full.

So maybe the amount of players should be 28?

**WileECyte** · 09-28-10, 12:42 PM

Hub: We a number of different ways to publicize the TS channel. The server message during the loading screen is one. Scrolling messages in-game is another. We can also have messages setup to display when a player joins our server.

**WileECyte** · 09-28-10, 12:47 PM

My suspicions at this point are there's a network issue with the Hypernia box. It's degraded over the last couple months to the point it started impacting the BF2 (and to a lesser degree 2142) server. My guess is BC2 is MUCH more sensitive to random lag spikes, which is what we're seeing.

**CivilWars** · 09-28-10, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by WileECyte

My suspicions at this point are there's a network issue with the Hypernia box. It's degraded over the last couple months to the point it started impacting the BF2 (and to a lesser degree 2142) server. My guess is BC2 is MUCH more sensitive to random lag spikes, which is what we're seeing.

Could we get a new box, maybe even in a new data center, for testing purposes? The lag on BF2 and BC2 is/was pathetic. Can't speak for 2142 as I have not played in a while.

**WileECyte** · 09-28-10, 12:55 PM

That's all being discussed amongst the highs. We're dancing Hypernia's dance at the moment trying to troubleshoot this.

**Potemkine** · 09-28-10, 01:23 PM

We will probably use this as a yard stick to measure the demand for a return of the BC2 server. The outcome of this vote wont directly lead to us rehosting it. If we see enough votes, we may open discussion in the high forums then move to BC2 admin and/or site mod if its close.

**investigater** · 09-28-10, 01:24 PM

Here is a possible TS solution for BC2.

Description: This plugin connects B3 to your TeamSpeak server. It will create channels for all squads and move players to the squad channel they belong to.

I'm all for some BC2 action to come back to TPG. Hated to see it go the first time. You couldn't ask for a better FPS/shooter game right now. Great engine for the destructible environment and graphics that it provides. The kits are well balanced and the maps are just right for a 28/32 man server. The admin tools are also way easier to configure a server and powers, with patches coming out regularly than in the beginning with BC2's release. The in-game sounds are also amazing. I think VOIP is a minor flaw (which I almost guarantee there will be a patch, just not as fast as we would like it) when compared to what the game provides.

The only set back i see is encouraging the masses to DL Team Speak and get a voice. We have ways of reaching out though.

I voted..... 'Prime and Play'

**Potemkine** · 09-28-10, 01:25 PM

Originally Posted by WileECyte

That's all being discussed amongst the highs. We're dancing Hypernia's dance at the moment trying to troubleshoot this.

At this point it feels like doing a root canal WHILE running a marathon.

**Potemkine** · 09-28-10, 01:27 PM

Originally Posted by investigater

Here is a possible TS solution for BC2.

I'm all for some BC2 action to come back to TPG. Hated to see it go the first time. You couldn't ask for a better FPS/shooter game right now. Great engine for the destructible environment and graphics that it provides. The kits are well balanced and the maps are just right for a 28/32 man server. The admin tools are also way easier to configure a server and powers, with patches coming out regularly than in the beginning with BC2's release. The in-game sounds are also amazing. I think VOIP is a minor flaw (which I almost guarantee there will be a patch, just not as fast as we would like it) when compared to what the game provides.

The only set back i see is encouraging the masses to DL Team Speak and get a voice. We have ways of reaching out though.

I voted..... 'Prime and Play'

We used B3 on our CoD 4 and W@W server as our admin tool. I cannot begin to describe the frustrations we had it. Actually, let me go grab something that I just posted.

EDIT: my thoughts on B3:

Originally Posted by Potemkine

whoa, whoa whoa...wait a minute....B3? Not just no, not just hell no, but FUCK NO. Forget fuck no, try HELL FUCKING NO. We had B3 on CoD 4 and W@W, and it was a TOTAL piece of shit. It was buggy, UI sucked balls, frequently crashed and was a general pain in the ass. MAYBE as a plug in for TS3, but it will be a cold day in hell before I vote in favor of this.

Dex, you remember B3 dont you? You remember what a pain in the ass this was?

Arreo, would you care to add to the pure joy that was B3?