conrad10781 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Maybe in the next release, there could be 2 versions, one designed for smaller slower connections where max could be 26 (which I think is the number it is now), but maybe another with ones with a higher local LAN speed, maybe gigabit, or a high internet 100Mb. where there could be a higher amount of users on at once. Link to comment
KomoSuraf Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 You don't seem to know what you are talking about. 100 Mb is over 2X faster than T3... 1 Gb is like an OC- connection. No one has these connections hardly. There's no point to two different clients, typical broadband such as cable, DSL, etc. can handle more than 26 players. Dial-up users should just not play on larger servers. Link to comment
orappa Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I can't really think of many people who'd give a whole gigabit line to just one server. Link to comment
conrad10781 Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 You don't seem to know what you are talking about. 100 Mb is over 2X faster than T3... 1 Gb is like an OC- connection.No one has these connections hardly. There's no point to two different clients, typical broadband such as cable, DSL, etc. can handle more than 26 players. Dial-up users should just not play on larger servers. uh I do know what I am talking about. I was talking more specifically for a LAN when I mentioned Gigabit, and I have a 100Mb line for internet. and either way, just saying i don't know what I am talking about, doesn't answer my question. Link to comment
Kent747 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 just because you have a 100mbit connection to your internet, does not mean that its running that fast. you are probably capped by your provider. unless you're getting 12800KByte /sec downloads.. About multiple client releases for different bandwith restrictions, we do not plan on doing this, and with future core technologies, it becomes more of a server issue than the client issue. Kent Link to comment
Lara C. Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 the 'smallest' connection in my opinion is dial-up, everything else is broadband/T1 whatever and suitable for a lots of players. For dial-up i think the border is somewhere around 10 to 15 users.....26 users is definatly not for 'a small' connection. Link to comment
Lara C. Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 uh I do know what I am talking about. I was talking more specifically for a LAN when I mentioned Gigabit, and I have a 100Mb line for internet. and either way, just saying i don't know what I am talking about, doesn't answer my question. ok, you're talking about LAN...but..i still somewhat doubt that you pull 100MB/s off the internet If yes, then congrats....i'd be happy if i had 3MB/s Link to comment
Kent747 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 actually it'd be 12.5MBytes / sec i think Link to comment
KomoSuraf Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Mb = Megabit MB = Megabyte Mb = measure of connection speed MB = file size Link to comment
Kent747 Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 connection speed is measured in bits, becaues thats how its been done for a long time .. but the conversion is still 8 bits to a byte.. so 100mbit is 12.5 MBytes. Link to comment
conrad10781 Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 just because you have a 100mbit connection to your internet, does not mean that its running that fast. you are probably capped by your provider. unless you're getting 12800KByte /sec downloads.. About multiple client releases for different bandwith restrictions, we do not plan on doing this, and with future core technologies, it becomes more of a server issue than the client issue. Kent I am my own provider, I am run directly from MCI. In process of making a fiber ISP, but currenly have colo, and webhosting. But thanks for the answer none the less. Link to comment
[KFC]KungFu Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Kent just dropped a major nugget (hint) in this thread and it was brushed over... keep em coming more info more better the two clients idea is dumb just lead ppl Link to comment
orappa Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Kent just dropped a major nugget (hint) in this thread and it was brushed over...keep em coming more info more better the two clients idea is dumb just lead ppl What, this? About multiple client releases for different bandwith restrictions, we do not plan on doing this, and with future core technologies, it becomes more of a server issue than the client issue. I didn't pick up on it because I wasn't quite sure what he meant (quite vague - but it's better than spoiling surprises, I suppose). Link to comment
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