Why Show MP Servers if You Can''t Connect?

Wed Apr 02, 2003 2:54 am by SnowCrash

I typically play on c4's playhouse server, due to the low number of people allowed on and the low pings (about 10 most of the time for me). Although the server is relatively lag free, even in pitched firefights. I have noticed though that the server goes down - all the time - and doesn't seem to come back on for 21-48 hours. Is there a reason for this happening? If so, it makes me wonder why you will see the server in the list, but when you connect it just won't let you go on and pulls up an error box....

...am I just crazy, have I been banned (I use no mods, cheats, etc), or is it just poor server maintenance...

I just wonder if there's a way to avoid non-connections...

Edited by - SnowCrash on 02-04-2003 03:58:36

Wed Apr 02, 2003 5:41 pm by Nog

Server is probably unstable and the admin does not check on it enough.

The problem is that when a server goes down it can take up to 2 hours for the main list to reflect this.
On the plus side. New servers usually show up within 5 minutes.

I have heard of a rumor (In real life, not the game), that unless you wait for Freelancer to ping a server, Freelancer will lag the game. This is not true.
Freelancer, for some strange reason, only pings one server at a time and waits for a reply or a timeout (3 seconds, I believe).

If you get the wait message while trying to connect to any server, be assured that your ping will be too large to give you a good game.

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