Server Suggestion Perpheads US based Server

[uctripwire]

Suggestion Title: Perpheads US based Server
Suggestion Description: There is a lot of users who love to play Perpheads, but the major issue is the Server is located in the UK. I know it started off in the UK but a lot of people (Especially myself) lag out when the server has roughly about 64 or more users, and my ping ends up through the roof. I think there should be a US based Perpheads server where users can play on US Perpheads if they are in the states, thus having a lower Ping.

Why should this be added?:
- US users can have normal ping and have their own local server (which happens at a different timezone all together).
- Bridge more from the US/Canadian side into an awesome community. 
- Tap into a market for donations and help from other users for development of the community.

What negatives could this have?:
- Cost probably would be very high, but I don't mind donating enough to start the server!
- Probably would need a different set of mods/admins/PLPD staff.
- Different time zones might be a little bit difficult to manage,  

 

[Allen Kennedy]

Reasons such as?

such as;

Having the servers sync player data will lead to people server hopping, with people not wanting to grow or play a certain job due to mayor, amount of cops, etc. so they'll go onto the other server to grow during that server's off-peak hours, etc. Fearless had two or three servers iirc, and one was always full whilst the other was near empty, with just a few of their equivalent of our forest growers, and no real RP to speak of. I can already see one server being a tax haven where everyone goes to craft and grow, and the other being ran by a dictatorial big-government socialist, who nobody bothers killing, cause they can just go on the other server instead.

 

[Casey Heller]

No, it really wouldn't. It would lead to fracturing the community, and people server hopping for any one of a multitude of reasons.

I think you missed his question - I think he was just talking about performance-wise, wouldn't it improve the server?

 

[uctripwire]

What about reducing the server slots and reimplenting the queue server?

You might as well have two servers at this point. I do not mind paying for premium with US based server. I have ping issues, I lag out a lot, if I drive a vehicle I will lag completely to the point I should just walk or run... also depends on time of day when most are on internet.

 

[Ayjay]

We have no plans to open an NA server, or any other server for that matter. We are lucky to have a dedicated NA playerbase, which as of recent have filled up the server far into the night. As Fredy has mentioned, it's extremely difficult to populate an NA server without faking ping these days.

We're doing pretty well with the server as it is right now, although we can't do too much about your ping if you're an NA player, it is a good excuse for having bad aim (@doge) so there's that.

I'll close this now, but thanks for the discussion.