Author Topic: Why does it seem like you have to be a veteran to host a successful server? (Read 6604 times)

Planr · December 11, 2017, 08:52:43 PM

to be honest tho i've found that most of the most popular servers are the same garbage gamemodes being hosted over and over by newbies, like family rp's and grapple knife. the popularity of those vs the popularity of actual good servers hosted by veterans is split about 50-50

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Latte · December 11, 2017, 09:54:41 PM

Quote from: Master Matthew� on December 11, 2017, 07:14:59 PM

I remember when you had to port forward to host a server. It was a naturual barrier against stuff servers.

Why wouldn't you still have to?

16-Bit · December 11, 2017, 11:44:34 PM

Quote from: Latte on December 11, 2017, 09:54:41 PM

Why wouldn't you still have to?

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows you to host without port forwarding. I don't know if its the same for dedicated server though

Wesley Williams · December 12, 2017, 01:01:42 AM

Doesn't matter if the server is dedicated

I can honestly think of multiple counterexamples to this of people that spent a good amount of time developing an actually decent server to host. From your perspective now they're probably veterans but they weren't when they started hosting the server.

YounqD · December 12, 2017, 06:25:12 AM

You don't need to be a "veteran" to host a successful server, but you do need to know your stuff first. If you try and host something but don't know how to actively keep people in it, or don't know how to monitor it and eradicate problematic folks, or even just communicate with the people in it, then your server will most likely just flock and fail.

Conan · December 12, 2017, 01:42:48 PM

Quote from: 16-Bit on December 11, 2017, 11:44:34 PM

UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) allows you to host without port forwarding. I don't know if its the same for dedicated server though

only players with UPnP on their routers as well can join. this excludes a lot of people on public wifi, or have outdated routers.

Trogtor · December 12, 2017, 05:25:18 PM

title should be 'why does it seem like you have to be a veteran to host a half assed server'

The Brighter Dark · December 12, 2017, 06:22:25 PM

trog, what does that even mean?

Clear Glass · December 13, 2017, 07:49:05 PM

Quote from: Trogtor on December 12, 2017, 05:25:18 PM

title should be 'why does it seem like you have to be a veteran yo host a half assed server'

are you drunk

Trogtor · December 14, 2017, 01:09:09 AM

to* not yo

basically what im saying is from experience that if you have a reputable name it doesn't matter if you're hosting literal stuff. people will join.

- Jezza - · December 14, 2017, 01:37:25 AM

Veterans understand the game more and know what the community likes and dislikes.

Tezuni 2.0 · December 14, 2017, 02:38:20 AM

experience

c[_] · December 14, 2017, 03:08:36 AM

"Why does it seem like you have to have experience to host a successful server?"

The Lawyer · December 15, 2017, 10:43:02 PM

i mean hes kinda right, I don't go to a server unless the hoster is popular. sorry

curiosblockland6 · December 18, 2017, 11:31:36 AM

In my experience, it's all about retaining those first few players. Once you get a couple people to stay and play with you, the server will rise on the list.