256 player servers.. or not

[Gotrol]

Haters gonna hate- but I'm loving!

[Ninjam3rc]

It's not enough as long as there's more ground between players than players!
9000 player servers are the minimum!

Where would we get these players from? I doubt there's ever been half that amount of players on at once.

[Jigsaw]

Duplicate threads merged.

[Spec]

Where would we get these players from? I doubt there's ever been half that amount of players on at once.

All bots. Only bots.

(Read: I was kidding. This is way too much.)

[Robskie]

QAULITY>QAUNTITY.

Baby steps are needed if this is going to be successful. Stop wrapping your heads around the fact 256 players is just gonna be released. There needs to be better communication systems in place for that.

[hiberNative]

i think 128 players is enough tbh.

[Rico]

What did it get up to?

[Adriaan]

What did it get up to?

According to PRSPY it is currently at around 210 players.

[Robskie]

I think PR will get more members, but there will be a lot of lawlessness in the first few weeks.

To the DEV's be prepared. These changes are pretty big, but I'm sure you're all aware

I think 128 is good enough for now.

[Muffins]

Yeah, i think we should stick with 128, and 256 for now. 512 is just insane

[Nugiman]

Yeah, i think we should stick with 128, and 256 for now. 512 is just insane

Relax, the 512 player server will never fill up to its max, im sure with that!

[Camshaft]

it always crashes when reach over 200

[Robskie]

it always crashes when reach over 200

The reason WHY 516 isn't happening soon.

[KingKong.CCCP]

@Robskie,
you are one of those 64ers, ain't ya?

128 is... kinda low...
If you ask me (I know you are not), 200 works good... although on Karez Offensive map we felt the need for 300-400... I hope we will see that soon... at least Karez 250, maybe with added gunships?

[ghoststorm11]

I have been playing all day, and I LOVE the massive server. 190 players is a great number for a lot of the more developed maps. I personally like Iron Ridge (I think) with that many. The game has a great balance of firefights and traveling. Plus, now we can add logistical support and operational war fighting strategies to the mix. All and all, love the big server. Keep the tests going, I want to get me some more. haha.

[Wicca]

Thanks for all the good feedback. If you have any strange bugs, regarding kits/voip/squads and team oriented stuff. Let us know. So we can fix it.

[Muffins]

Relax, the 512 player server will never fill up to its max, im sure with that!

Good to know, because i was totally stressing about it

[Snazz]

Perhaps further feedback and discussion should be referred to one of the other 2 threads already about the server.

In general discussion: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f10-pr-bf2-general-discussion/94112-128-player-tests-feedback-observations.html

In server feedback forum: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f29-pr-bf2-server-feedback/95525-128-player-test-sisu-europe.html

This thread started out as an announcement that 128 had been surpassed and a query about what the community thinks about potential player numbers. However the testing situation has changed on an almost daily basis and parallel discussions have occurred on all 3 threads.

'128' and '256' are just rounded figures, the server limit has usually not been set to those exact amounts. A more appropriate and general name for a thread about the test server would start with '>64 Player...' or 'SISU Test...' for instance. If a new thread needs to be made entirely or all discussion vectored to the Server Feedback forum (with no duplicate General Discussion thread open) so be it.

When the Devs make an official announcement about their decided player limit and client side patch everyone can then make a relatively educated response about the general matter in the subsequent announcement thread/s.

[Rico]

Whilst the thought of a 512 size server is awesome, its never going to be practical. We should stick to testing appropriate thresholds such as 116 up to 200.

From all the reading since this breakthrough, somewhere in the middle seems the most desirable (150ish). Above this seems unneccesary and may take away from other servers, and as we have seen, cause some resentment. I dont run a server anymore so effects me in no way, lets just not try to splinter the community.