Server size is too big

[Raklodder]

I know that there have been threads about this before but 100 player servers are problematic. From my experience there are three main problems.

1. Squad size. 8 man squads are too big and clunky. If a squad is looking for transport from say a helicopter or an APC only part of the squad can go along for the ride because of the 8 person seat limitation of the BF2 engine. In the helicopter 1 seat will be taken up by the pilot and in an APC two seats will be taken by the crewmen. 8 person squads are also much harder to command as a squad leader because your guys will wonder off to get kills and then get killed.

2. Lag. I've taken careful note of this one. When server population is <64 the server runs smoothly. After that FPS seem to drop off a cliff. Servers also crash and freeze more especially on high performance maps (mostly 1km maps).

3. Teamwork. Teamwork has rapidly degraded people just follow the person in front of them and just tend to keep walking into fire over and over again. Only actual teamwork comes from clan guys who are smart enough to go around the massive clusterf**k of guys and do what they need to do.

I concur, I was all for 100-player(s) layers, until they unlocked it for Project Reality, now the majority of server(s) suffer from slightly lower performance and 36 player(s) not being rendered on the map and without a name (due to some hardcoded features in Refractor 2) with that said, I still manage to enjoy the modification, but would like the owners to distribute the server files freely to the public, if not, at least a server with a caped player limit of 64 or lower.

[commander_sinbad]

server size is good, if possible it should be bigger, too bad u couldn't have 200 ppl

[Raklodder]

server size is good, if possible it should be bigger, too bad u couldn't have 200 ppl

I do not concur with that opinion of yours!

[doop-de-doo]

If you ran your own server, you could set any limit you want, right?

People choose to play on the 100p servers, except in Soviet Russia.

[Brooklyn-Tech]

Shut your mouth tank. Blasphemer. 100p is awesome.

those are some great points you raised. certainly convinced me...

[Raklodder]

wrong post, sry sir.

[tankninja1]

People choose to play on the 100p servers, except in Soviet Russia.

People play on servers that are populated and are generally more local, North American players like North American servers and European players like European servers. It is hard for a North American player to play on an European server because of either ping or the language barrier.

Realistcally though there aren't enough active servers as it is, soon as you put all 5 (pretty much active) servers down to 80 players you've lost 100 slots

People will adjust and fill another server. Look at how things changed when 1.0 came out. We went from 2-4 active servers at peak playing EU and NA playing times during .98 to 1-2 active servers after 1.0. In both circumstances there was still a wait time to get into a server.

[Frontliner]

If you ran your own server, you could set any limit you want, right?

People choose to play on the 100p servers, except in Soviet Russia.

The most popular server right now is Merk, which runs on 80 slots, and I have a feeling if other servers would do that, they'd be just as popular easily.

[Brainlaag]

The most popular server right now is Merk, which runs on 80 slots, and I have a feeling if other servers would do that, they'd be just as popular easily.

Got any proof for that, apart from your own orientation? HOG is by far the most popular server atm.

[disnoxxio]

And then again PRTA has been most popular last weeks with 100 slots, don't come up with theories, people join the server that gets seeded the first and runs the best ping for them.

[Brainlaag]

And then again PRTA has been most popular last weeks with 100 slots, don't come up with theories, people join the server that gets seeded the first and runs the best ping for them.

PRTA was dead as the Gobi desert for months....

You are right however, popularity (not quality, keep in mind) comes from getting seeded early on and 100p are far more popular than lower slot server(s).

[disnoxxio]

Yes indeed i'm totally agreeing, most of the servers are fine anyway imo, European servers are (imo) bit more team tactical minded, but then again its different every game.

I'm having fun at PRTA/Merk/NEW and the American .

[matty1053]

There are popular servers.
Free Candy Van
Hog
Prta
New
MERK
CIA (Semi. Popular)
Brazil servers.

Most on everyday is like 450-500 at like 3pm eastern time.

[QCRulzz]

What are you talking about, 100p is great! 64 felt lonesome and maps were barren. Now there is people pretty much everywhere which is much funnier!

[Cavazos]

Rulz is right. The more players the more action. And plus he has the fleur-di-lis as his picture which makes him right also.

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[Kev5440]

100 player servers are amazing and one of the things that sucked me back into the game.