Dedicated servers are needed and serve a purpose, otherwise everyone would just host from home and not pay for servers.
One main factor that hasn't been mentioned is the fact that GSP's provide 5-15 major backbone connections directly to their server which means each player has a good chance of hopping networks only 1 time. Whereas a home PC has 1 backbone which is their ISP network, you may have to change across several networks to get to the ISP network of the P2P host. Many ISP networks, especially Comcast provide cheapest path routing and do not provide lowest latency routing like the GSP's do. Maybe even a bigger problem is you can't just hop on your favorite local / clan server and have your friends / teammates show up whenever. You would need to plan a game beforehand and get them to connect with you at the same time, what a drag. How would you even organize competitive match play in a game like MW2? Talk about a nightmare! Steven Hartland wrote: > I would say its not "not everywhere" but actually "90% of" which don't > have home connections capable of this, that said with the BW you stated > it still not gonna cut it for servers that most people want to run e.g. > large high rate servers. > > Regards > Steve > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Arg!" <[email protected]> > > > Im certainly not saying you cant do it, im simply saying not everywhere has > internet available capable of doing it, no matter how much you fiddle with > the rates. > > > ================================================ > This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the > person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the > recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise > disseminating it or any information contained in it. > > In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please > telephone +44 845 868 1337 > or return the E.mail to [email protected]. > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
