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Originally Posted by 159th_Jester
Might want to check your facts, Bliss.
The 159th and many other LOMAC/ DCS squads are running dedicated servers. Don't have the specs to hand... And you may be right about the dedi needing a GFX card..... But it IS doable and it is being done.
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My facts are correct. It appears you don't quite understand what a real dedicated server is. 1st off the large majority of them are rack mounted machines that don't have video cards. These are located, for instance, like our dedicated machines with access to high amounts of bandwidth.
The only thing people are doing in A10 is running a home pc (AKA using their crappy home ISP) to host a MP game. If you can find one A10 server that has ever had over 50 players in it, I'll eat my shorts.
If you want me to conjure up the post from ED concerning my facts that I mentioned in the 1st post (AKA - dedicated server support) a simple google search can find it for you. Next time you might want to know the facts yourself.
Edit: Here's from ED's forums. Notice they even give the definition of what a dedicated server is and the value of having what is known in the industry as "dedicated server support".
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Dedicated Servers
It looks like they have just added it to their list of things to do - do not know if it will be patched in soon. For an expansion pack maybe as a selling feature - including Nevada terrain
The value of Multiplayer Dedicated Servers had to be explained in the thread. A dedicated server program does not need a fancy graphics card to run the game. All it needs to do is handle the data packets coming in from users(clients).
That means you can use old computers that were likely to be tossed out anyway. And you can run multiple versions at once (as long as your internet pipes are big enough).
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