Dedicated Servers

[samsung]

What does everyone think about having an (optional) Subscription service where people who want to take this game more seriously would pay a monthly fee to be part of a Dedicated server?

[Reddington [Red] 🔴]

Originally posted by Andreseaus90:

What does everyone think about having an (optional) Subscription service where people who want to take this game more seriously would pay a monthly fee to be part of a Dedicated server?

At this time dedicated servers are not planned, and it's unsure if they ever will be. I'm not Nils (developer), so I'm not speaking on behalf, but I for one would not want to segregate the community into subscription service with dedicated servers and the "normal" users who don't pay. That will lead to a whole lot more trouble down the road.

The sentiment of donating and helping to fund the game is very thoughtful. Personally, I'd like something that simply allows us to donate/subscribe to help fund the game in general, but nothing like paying for exclusive servers to only part of the community.

[samsung]

I agree, what ever we could do to help make online gameplay more stable I would be all for. Sometimes online sessions become completely unplayable.

[Sir Roadwolf]

There is no reason that joining or hosting a server should be or needs to be a paid subscription based thing. I often host my own multiplayer servers for free for anyone who wants to enjoy them as I do. Just easier and more stable than hosting a game from a computer you are playing on, and also easier to find if you have a group of friends who often play together. Plus you would be able to define specific admins to help moderate.

Sure, you could just hop out of a game if a troll gets admin in the current setup, but then you'd have to start a new one and bring all your friends over which is kinda disruptive.

[CJVercetti]

Host your own server on an old computer. BAM! Dedicated server.

[Sir Roadwolf]

Originally posted by CJVercetti:

Host your own server on an old computer. BAM! Dedicated server.

Then you would need to purchase the game twice...... Poor solution.

[Splash Colour]

Originally posted by Sir Roadwolf:

Originally posted by CJVercetti:

Host your own server on an old computer. BAM! Dedicated server.

Then you would need to purchase the game twice...... Poor solution.

I guess thats the only way to fund?

[Ridge J. Lycan]

If the idea of paying is disruptive or not to be suggested, then there ought to be a built in functionality to have the concurrent servers be locked. In the same way that server hosting other titles is done but just without the cost.

I suggest this as I have a small community of over the current 10 player limit that wants to do more serious role-playing. But that can get hung up with a player limitation and the title being hosted by either just myself or one of our community admins.

So the idea of being able to have a slightly larger group (let's say 34?) on an exterior hosted server sounds both doable and worth the effort if that funding for it gets diverted into the development teams creative outlet for updates. For example, Conan Exiles does this, they allow for other companies to host servers but they also have a company within themselves that offers official hosting. All that currency is shuttled right back into the game to assist with development.

Which I think would work here in this titles communities. There's enough people playing it who I can see wanting this feature. What do you all think?