IMHO, I think that's kind of a good suggestion since it's likely to be a very flooded server. However, that would be something left up to Stinger & company.

"We're almost there." - Jorg

I think that's reasonable. A lot of clan servers password their servers when a game is just coming out. It wouldn't have to be exclusive, just put the password in a thread on the forum for anybody to find it, but to keep casual people from hogging it, just for a while?

thats not a bad idea i think we should have a thread in this forum for that kind of thing when i get my server up it will be password protected but i have every intetion of posting it here (broadband players only however and european if possible)

later..

I actually saw a very nice server in Finland last night. Big potential. Hope I can contact the admin.

About passwording ELITE and putting it on a thread. I think that s a great idea. I think we should make this server like a whisper in the wind. It should be like a something strive for. Go innto a comon room and i want to hear people talking about the amazing server which allows 60 players. It should be great. Anyone with enough wit and commitment to walk onto this sight and see the password is definelty worthy of playing on the server.

for the record, I'm against password protecting the Elite server. We want people to push the envelope!!

If it gets full, a simple reboot of the server and suddenly, all the spots are open again. It takes less than 20 seconds to reboot a server.

Um, kicking all the people is not the solution

Just imagine all that hard work people would lose if you rebooted the server...lost upgrades, cash etc...btw what happens if you got disco'd mid battle while you were damaged...does that count as a death like in JumpGate?

Password protecting is not the way to promote FL, in fact it does just the opposite IMHO.

If the Elite server get's pegged to the limit all the time, how is that a bad thing? What good comes from utlizing a password, so only people that know where to go to get it can play? I really do not believe the owner wants to manually limit the use of Elite in any way shape or form. The numbers of players (pegging the pipeline) or the hardware/software running behind the scenes is probably going to be limiting enough as it is. No need to add insult to injury.

Now dont take this the wrong way Stinger but...would you feel the same way if after say 4 or 5 days you were still unable to connect to Elite because its maxed out all the time?
And what about the people who, when they have had enough of playing and are going out or to bed, park at a planet/station and stay connected to g'tee they can continue the next day - thus preventing more people from logging in and enjoying this wonderful game with there friends?

Worth thinking about.

*My God this thread is getting BIG - what have I done ! *

Edited by - TheGauntlet on 13-02-2003 01:41:14

We have considered that and are working on that issue (among others) right now. It's fairly easy to figure out if someone is "camping" out from the server console. Our goal is to automate it if we can. Not to worry, there are some very good, common sense people brainstorming all the possiblities. That why we want to keep it as open to everyone as we can, so contigency plans can be implemented if need be.

BTW, rebooting the server doesn't reset everything. The data is still on the HDD, and when it boots up it will continue just as it was.

Is a waiting queue a possibility ?
Like on fileplanet but now for entering the ELITE server ?

I wouldn't want to wait like that, Gamespy's queue is way too long to wait. I wouldn't wait that long before I even got to start a game.


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