Editing Talk:Game server

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Would it be a lot to ask for how much bandwidth a game server would require for a typical modern game? [[User:68.54.42.141|68.54.42.141]] 17:55, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

I've cleaned up this article, merged [[listen server]] and [[dedicated server]]; it is now part of the new series on [[Internet server hosting]].  <span class="user-sig user-Quarl"><i>&mdash;[[User:Quarl|Quarl]] <sup>([[User Talk:Quarl|talk]])</sup> <small>[[2006-01-13]]&nbsp;00:12[[ISO 8601|Z]]</small></i></span>

Thanks, excellent work! :) --[[User:DaiTengu|DaiTengu]] 10:45, 15 January 2006 (UTC)

I added [http://www.serverwiki.org ServerWiki] as an external link. Yes, I run the site, but I think it's a good resource.  --[[User:DaiTengu|DaiTengu]] 15:03, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

Someone removed [http://www.serverwiki.org ServerWiki], I re-added it, but after a brief conversation with other Wikipedians it's been suggested that I let someone else add the site if they think it's relevant. --[[User:DaiTengu|DaiTengu]] 09:04, 29 May 2006 (UTC)

Someone put in an ad for a generic new GSP that I have removed. [[Special:Contributions/76.104.180.122|76.104.180.122]] ([[User talk:76.104.180.122|talk]]) 17:35, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

== Lower-bandwidth game servers such as Sauerbraten's ==

[[Sauerbraten (game)]] is a popular game that requires extremely little bandwidth for its server compared to most games. Due to that, I think it qualifies for inclusion somewhere in the article, but I'm not exactly sure where, so I hope a more experienced editor will mention this where it's relevant. --[[User:Noerrorsfound|Noerrorsfound]] 01:35, 17 August 2007 (UTC)
: Thanks you, I didn't know this game/engine, I'll try it next week ! :) (Klem, [[Special:Contributions/193.49.48.244|193.49.48.244]] ([[User talk:193.49.48.244|talk]]) 17:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC))

== No sections about custom sound/models/etc... misuse/abuse ? ==

Many servers admin add '''custom sounds''' (usually triggered by typing words in in-game discussion like "lol" or "hi") and many users complains about it : regular player have a 1 to 2 Go of wav sound in the "custom" folder, because same sounds will have different names depending of the server (ex : lol.wav, l0l.wav, 1o1.wav, etc...), they can't remove them because they will have to download them again, '''it wastes bandswitch''' and '''player's time''', '''pollute ambient sound''' and custom sounds are mostly never configure(!) so they can't be triggered without admin account (=> totally useless download).

(worst example : a song (big hits like "rap" or "r'n'b", not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R&B R&B]), initially a 128k or 64k mp3 file downloaded online (not self-encoding), converted into .wav with a ''shareware'' version of a poor quality converter (not like the freeware [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SUPER_%28software%29 SUPER]), resulting an extremely horrible sound, nearly sound like a mobile phone recorded song with too much loud speakers, and you must listen to it until it ends (usually not over 30 sec, thanks shareware limit !), or until one of the server member play it again. Sounds like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_%28film%29 Clockwork Orange] torture, isn't it ?

(''nb'' : you can't mute it with "stopsound" command if the server or the game devs deactivate/don't include this function, indeed you can't mute it while joining the server. Only few games allow download filtering.)

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Some admin add '''custom models/skins''' too : defaut model modified to add the clan name on it, more realistic model (very rare), nazi/ss model for axis in WW2 games (quite rare), "elite" anti-terrorist/police troop (not often), weapons model modify (replace any weapon model with (example) a m4a1 or a m60/minigun for mg with laser/cookies cooking device/radar/etc... usually without proper animation)(very often). It '''wastes bandswitch''', '''time''' and '''visual environment''' effect (ex : a US anti-terrorist dark-blue uniform troup with a m4a1 or awp sniper rifle in WW2 battle or in futurist game(lasers, spaceship, etc...).

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And, of course, the misuse/abuse of '''ranking/stats plug-in''' (using bandswitch = can make lag), leading players to '''forget teamwork and objectives''' and '''focus on kills''' (even if capture point are more important in official team ranking), and sometimes it gives better/much powerful weapon/power or higher amount of health/armor to "experienced" players (those who play on the same server), making '''game unbalanced''', so newbies or new players leave rapidly the server (oftenly if they complain about it, many insults came from exp.player, telling them to leave if they are not happy with it).

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Are servers illegal though?  <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/99.248.84.199|99.248.84.199]] ([[User talk:99.248.84.199|talk]]) 15:19, 19 May 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

(Klem, [[Special:Contributions/193.49.48.244|193.49.48.244]] ([[User talk:193.49.48.244|talk]]) 17:47, 6 February 2008 (UTC))

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Parts of this read like it was written by a sleep-deprived chimp. It's much easier to complain than it is to sort the problem out, so somebody rewrite it, eh?  <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/81.155.125.61|81.155.125.61]] ([[User talk:81.155.125.61|talk]]) 01:11, 31 March 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Merge Proposal ==

It would make sense to merge [[Private server]] to [[Game server]]. The former article is very brief, and the information it contains is mostly covered in this article. [[User:P.landry1|P.landry1]] ([[User talk:P.landry1|talk]]) 21:17, 5 March 2026 (UTC)