Host Havoc Server Host

[lllGhostlll]

My wife and I bought a server thru host havoc (originally nitrado but had same issues) but we cant see it in the server list. Sucks cause none of our friends can get on. Does anyone know of a solution to this?? Thanks in advance!!

[retsam1]

The in game steam server list is an extremely limited system.

Have you gone to the battlemetrics website, typed in your specific servers name in a search field and seen if it pops up there? If you -just- made the server it wont show up typically though, you'd need to wait a bit.

Also have you tried telling friends to connect via friends when you're on the server yourself to get it initially up to join and then have them favorite use the My Survivors tab in the future after that?

[lllGhostlll]

Never heard of the battlemetrics ill check that out. I started the server 4 days ago i think and i did get one friend on when i was on, he joined thru steam friends list and then yes they go thru the my survivors tab. But i would like randoms to join to.

[lllGhostlll]

I just checked the battlemetrics and it is there

[retsam1]

Originally posted by GhostR6 GM:

Never heard of the battlemetrics ill check that out. I started the server 4 days ago i think and i did get one friend on when i was on, he joined thru steam friends list and then yes they go thru the my survivors tab. But i would like randoms to join to.

https://www.battlemetrics.com/servers/ark

It is the only site that comprehensively lists all 100,000+ servers(yeah we hit that many this week) currently with 99,000+ of those being unofficial servers. In game cant list more than 1000 and that's a contributing factor to its difficulties for people right now.

So knowing that people can at least play the server is important as that's not the case for some players for some servers.


Also, and this is just my advice based on years of playing the game and seeing this mistake:

Don't go chasing player numbers. Ark is a players marker(as evidenced by the sheer volume of servers available). Focus more on building a gaming community that as a byproduct likes to play Ark. Time after time the people who chase player numbers then inevitably don't get lots of people playing or lose players(its always a transitional dynamic) end up giving up running them. Not to say that's the case for you but just something to keep in mind.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by GhostR6 GM:

I just checked the battlemetrics and it is there

Ok good so its(as suspected) just the in game's system. Pretty much nothing you can do about it since it cant handle the volume

[lllGhostlll]

Thanks for the advice!! Honestly think that may have been my issue on console!!! and thanks for your help!!