Dunno, If I'm playing Euro server with 150 ping I expect it, but I'm talkin' 60 ping US server and major 1-2 second freeze when I hit fire... And this is NEW. I've played plenty before this update and not run into this. Like I said, maybe not a TW problem, but admins trying to push the servers... ?
I know you have visited our server Part and so do many other Americans so your comments are based upon playing on a server that can handle the numbers correctly.
i think it's a very valid statemant and one which all server Admins need to be aware of.
The fear that some Admins would overstretch their servers was stated by Ramm and myself as a very serious concern very early on as the original testing was being done.
You can do some serious damage to a server by capping the CPU constantly.
Admins need to be cautious and try not to overload the server to the detriment of the players using it just because they want to run 50 players.
Mikes very kind words are appreciated and his east coast US based servers are in fact amongst the few that can handle the load as he was one of the first Admins to contact me for our server spec and he had his servers built to suit TWI's recommended specs for the new player numbers.
Unfortuantely that is costly and Mike is the exception here in being able to actually run 50 players rather than the rule within the community.
Most Admins are doing the best they can with their hardware and to be honest I still think that many are still testing and pushing to see what their servers can acceptably run with regards to player numbers and the increase in bandwitdh that this can also have on a very busy server.
I think we will see servers beginning to settle down as Admins take onboard what their hardware will actually produce and what they can realistically run with regards to increased player numbers.
PS.. We Love you too aesdana...lol