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Post by xPhoenixXx on Feb 23, 2012 9:01:57 GMT 10
Guys its a long while till we do this, but we have some options for moving the server to a larger connection. At the moment I have found 2 possibilities - A US based data centre: Pros - on average will be consistently faster for all.
- is a professionally managed server with full access to config and shell which makes it similar to our current server
- we have control of our slot sizes etc
- They throw in a lot of stuff free that is extra on Aus hosts (forums teamspeak etc)
Cons - limited ram, will probably only take 30-40 players
- Is in a US datacentre - so actual wire ping speeds will vary from 50 to 200 (but we have higher than that now some times)
- We wont be able to promote on certain Australian minecraft lists
An Australian based data centre pros - on average ping will be faster for (some) Australian ISPs
- we can list on all Australian minecraft list servers
- drewbzz already familiar with them
cons - severely limited slots and ram
- pingspeeds outside australia will vary from ok to terrible (aus datacentres generally suck at international routing)
- uptime - time and again aus datacentres have proven they are incompetant with redundancy so expect downtime
- very amateurish service, no shell access, no control over slots
- for the cost of a 20 slot we could get a 30+ slot with more ram on the US host
Common PROS/CONS for BOTH - Pros - Faster overall, generally consistently less lag Cons - - The servers will become VERY dependant on donations, as the hosting costs are ongoing, if popularity dies we could loose the server
- If any proplems occur, we may not have a backup of the world we can move back to our own server
- If popularity of minecraft or business decisions change the hosting companies priorities, they may shut down their minecraft services.
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Post by rpaipersone on Feb 23, 2012 12:01:30 GMT 10
I vote NZ based server MWAHAHAHAHAHAHHA  |
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Post by quantumarray on Feb 23, 2012 17:38:27 GMT 10
Yes, give NZ the power >  |
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Post by lexybane on Feb 24, 2012 12:22:15 GMT 10
I am on the test server via datacentre.. and i love it! im not experiencing any lag whatsoever. i thought it was my laptop  yayyyy!!! |
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Post by voxelle on Feb 25, 2012 1:44:37 GMT 10
We should make more donating ranks (e.g Gold Donator, Diamond Donator, VIP) , and add more perms for those who DO donate. Also, if you advertise on US Server lists, people don't really like the fact that it's an Australian server, simply because they come to the surmise that it'll be slow and unpopular. Advertising on an Australian server list will attract more people, despite the difference in the amount of people actually playing in Australia than in the USA.
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