Telorn

As I see it, our private server is going to waste. We don't have enough supporting member player base to keep the server populated enough for others to want to join. So why have this server at all?

I say either make the server available to all forum members so we can make use of this private server, or just remove it so as not to waste money on it.

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Muld

I have to agree the BF2 private server and the UT2k4 server seem to be going to waste. I would be up for opening it up for forum members on weekdays, and only SM's on weekends. Some way to split the time up so hopefully we can get more support for a third server from SM's and forum members.

Turbo

I have had some good games in the private server, small but fun.

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Telorn

Open it to forum members and you'll have large fun

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Trooper

everynight i get on TS and ask for members to join the private server and no one joins.....what about making it invite only on the private...a regular must be invited to the private server but a SM....that way we can some more people in but in a controlled way...

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that sounds like a good idea trooper.
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Tempus

We are already discussing making one of the public servers available only to forum members. The private server is still new and the community is growing. We can give it some time.

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TG_Rizzo

If you do, please make it the 48-player server so that we can still get some TG "overflow" on the 64-player server to maintain a decent representation of our teamwork.

DigitalAssassin

I would agree with opening the private server up at the moment. Most nights when I look at the server status pages the two public servers are full the entire evening but the private server only has a few scattered times where there are more than say 10 people.

At least for the time being I think opening up the private server would be beneficial because it will allow even more people to get involved in the TG community. Trust me, I like the idea of a private server but the player levels just aren't consistent and if we are paying for it I think we should be using it more. Maybe as the number of supporting members increases we could migrate it back to private.

I guess what I'm envisioning is locking one of the three servers (probably #1 since we all want to play on the one with the best hardware for our Saturday evening battles and scrimmages. When we have something scheduled and everyone can plan for it we DO get the player numbers that make it fun. Otherwise, how better to embrace the TG attitude and encourage teamwork then to spread us out across three public servers so there are always TG people playing on those servers.

Just my 2 cents...

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MileHighAko

I agree. Give it some time. Continue to encourage SMs to join the private server.

To be honest, I haven't been having as much fun lately on the TG public servers. Probably my timing, but certinaly not the quality of play we had right around release.

The private server, however, is always GOOD game play, even if small. If SMs would jump in there, more will come.

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Tempus

Would you guys like to see server 1 passworded a couple of times a week? Maybe on Wednesday and Saturday nights?

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Trooper

now if its passworded who would have access to it..all FM's or just SM's...

im acctually fine with haveing it set like it is...if you are a supporting member you can always play just need to get admin to boot someone.....just need more people to join me in the private and have them stay for more then one round

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that sounds like a good idea trooper.
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MileHighAko

YES!

Wedensday and Saturday nights is perfect. Just make it a regular thing.

It isn't a room issue. I can always get on, that's not a problem. It is TG's low ping!!! It attracts some great players, but also some that are not into what TG is all about. Maybe I'm getting stingy, but I have limited time to play games each week, and when I do play I want to play quality games, with SL's that are on comms and with a commander that gives orders, and with team mates that want to play tactically, and not just rush to the next flag as fast as the closest vehicle will take them.

A regular password on Wedesday and Saturday nights available to the public in these forums will go a long way.

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Telorn

I'd go as far as to say password the whole weekend. Friday evening until Monday morning.

Although i would prefer one server to be permanently like this, I'll take what I can get.

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Muld

Not a bad idea to start

I rather server 2 be passworded also. I could only see a problem if 49 SM's wanted to join the server. It seems like it would help the stability of keeping good gameplay on the 64 player one by having 16 more forum members on it.