[NA] Poll: Server

[Malaclypse]

Looking forward to a better map rotation. Throw Tropical into your mix, community server!

[dynamike]

Classic ATS maps, NA1 is always overcrowded these days, ATS admins are the most fair(haired girls in town).

dyna <3

[CrazyCracka420]

One thing that I always thought was funny is that the Official servers are the ONLY Chicago servers I get terrible ping at. Every other Chicago server in this game or any other I get ping in the 20's. On the official though, it's always around 80. It probably senses how much I hate it.

Anyway, I've been wanting the community servers back for a while. Finally some good maps and good map variety and not the same fucking hilly village/open plains maps that seem to be the only things in rotation on official.

On an amusing side note, do you guys remember when the official servers were first announced? Remember how everyone was saying that the server will be soooo awesome that it will never, ever lag? LOL.

Looking forward to different maps than the official servers.  Also not a big fan of 55ms ping to Chicago when I live in Minneapolis (normally I get 15-25ms response time to Chicago, not 50-60). 

Would be nice if the official servers used the "up and down" votes on the maps to take out maps people don't like.

That being said, I hope it doesn't make it so instead of 100 people in the Official battle server, we'll have 50 in each.  That would blow.

[Ecko]

Couple things worthy of note:

For starters, the Community Servers went down for two reasons:

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First, because the official servers split an already declining community. With the promise of better admins, moderation, and experience there was no reason to keep any others going.

Second,

The officials were paid for by one individual, the community were paid by...well the community. We can't and never will be able to compete with single payment providers. However, now the officials are paid by donations, so if people are going to be donating, might as well get something worth while.

Now, as for rumors:

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Yes the Community servers should be back online tonight or tomorrow.

No there will not be the same admins as before or exactly the same as official.

Yes the maps will be brought back(and refined through further testing)

Occitan is the primary reason for their return, so thank them of all people.

No I will not be involved like I was before. Which means no ipod app developments, no website statistics, and no further community expansions. I feel as though that ship sailed when there was a cry for official servers only for the same people to cry for the community servers to be brought back. A little irony that i get to poke at. But I digest....

There will be two servers as of right now...both 80 man. One will be battle, the other will be siege/occitan tournament zone.

We are testing a new server provider so no one is certain how the performance will go. The box will be located in Chicago to provide an equal disadvantage for most players spread across North America. Sorry texas, go to hell.

[oprah_winfrey]

A little irony that i get to poke at. But I digest....

Whatcha eat?

Also, I am excited to see them coming back.

[Snoozer]

i think its digress getting respelled by spell check

[CrazyCracka420]

Or someone who has only ever heard the word spoken, not spelled

[LastKaze]

Sorry texas, go to hell.

word

[Ecko]

Or someone who has only ever heard the word spoken, not spelled

Or a joke.

[Reinhardt]

I'm excited to see the servers brought back. Official is nice, don't get me wrong, but community brings another choice. I won't complain about location, because I'm in NC.

So long as the maps aren't 100% infantry maps like before, I'm all for it and will happily play on them often. Also - cap of 80 or so would be nice. Different server + maps + size would be better than splitting the community 50/50.

[Miley]

ATS servers are back, success!

[SHinOCk]

Best thing to happen since.... ranged nerf (inc flaming!). Hopefully no more shitty random plains and maps where you feel like you're climbing fkn mount everest before you actually start fighting!!

[EyeBeat]

I am curious about this. Who would play on the Community Servers, if they were to come back, for the maps, ping, etc.? This is just out of curiosity; I like the official servers.

I probably will check it out if there is a bunch of players on.

Though I kind of like how the official servers have made me more effective towards cav using my elite scimitar.

Some of those ATS maps are very close quarters so it might take some getting used to.

[dynamike]

Was a blast playing yesterday, good player skill level made it positively challenging and the classic maps... well I've been asking for them to be included in the Official servers for a long time already.

I agree with Reinhardt that the Community servers should try to diversify themselves from the Official ones with a few guidelines when it comes to map selection and size, in order to accommodate for players of different play styles. This way there is no direct competition between servers and they can peacefully coexist.

[CrazyCracka420]

Back when community was up with official the community server just slowly started dying out and the majority of people played on the official battle server.  I'm assuming most people are like me and would rather play with as many people as possible.  Trying to get a server populated for an hour with 10 people isn't fun.  I like playing with 100-110 people at peak hours.