Should we bring the Scorpious2k server back?
 

I have been asked this, and since no one is running a clone right now except Sarland (Gothic Circle) and it is being highly modifed, I thought I would pass the question on.

I would help as much as I can, but would probably let Dindoleki and Mattmeck run it so I could concentrate on working on the new game.

I voted NO.

Reason there are enough servers already.

I said YES but only because I have high hopes.

Little back history


S2K was a "G" rated server, family friendly.

100% customly spawned, with 100% custom quests, and several custom zones, and has the custom Merchant class.


Bans come quick for hackers, exploiters, and people who dont respect the G rating.

There is events scripted to turn certain zones into holiday zones, holloween, X-mass etc. With custom loot, backround music, mobs.


GM events were frequent, and Donators got a decient cape (not overpowered) and access to custom made zones just for them.

Clearly someone who hasn't played on S2K....."enough servers"? HEHE

Question
 

I played the s2k server for a while, and had a great time. I am assuming, if you bring it back, it will be a fresh start? Or will it be possible to still play as my old character?

Voted yes either way.

No character wipe, everyones old characters are still there.

Plenty of servers, but very few quality servers.


Voted yes.

One of my fav servers of all time. About the only one I ever stuck with long term. If you guys bring it back up I'll tinker around on it for sure. Fun Server.

I vote yes! I love seeing custom content vs. the stuff I payed for too many years.

s2k was the only server worth sticking around for, and it still is.

Love the hated / loved



Kassatsu

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I kept all your old chars around for 6 months.
nobody claimed them so they got wiped.
S2K is still alive and well.... just in another fourm now with a lot more custom zones and items.

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I been working on the code for 6 months trying to get it updated to version 7.0.
I do run a clone of it but it's totaly different from the orginal one so I say go ahead and have at it.

If we are going to bring it back, we will need donations to bring it up and keep it running... the donate button is on http://scorpious2k.info Donators will receive the same benefits as before PLUS they will be the first to get on the server when it comes up.

I'll need a PM telling me your forum name (from the mantis forum http://www.scorpious2k.net/mantis/disclaimer.html where we will have the s2k forums), account name, email used with paypal, and amount donated.

*looks around and wonders where everyone went when he said "donations" *

If it's anything like SoD then I'd be willing to donate, but I'm not going to donate without tryign it out first. I donate monthly to SoD though and have always donated to them as long as I was playing.

What costs are there for hosting a server? Maybe you guys run server-grade machines and your own internet pipe... which costs money. Just curious how the "real" servers run, since mine is on a w/s class machine and Cox highspeed internet, and works fine for low-population servers.

We did that at first. By the time we had 10+ players on, it was lagging, even after I optimized some code to reduce bandwidth.

We went to a dedicated server which handled the 70+ players on the server very well.

Can you give me a rough estimate how many Gigabytes per Month a well populated Server would need? Just a rough estimate. Do we talk 10ish or 100ish GB/Month here?

May I ask if that optimization is only in the S2k server or did it made it into the official EQEmu code too?

I don't have any real stats. The server we had gave us 2000GB/month and we never used it all, but we didn't get any reports saying what we used.

I put what I could into EQEmu. The biggest would be the use of string numbers instead of literal strings. In the string file are commonly used phrases. Instead of sending a several byte text line, you can send the number to the same text in the string file so the client uses that instead. From the player point of view it appears the same, but the server sends fewer bytes in packets. This can add up over time.

Along the same line, I went in and reduced the range of some messages like in /say, emotes, spell messages, battle messages, etc. A smaller range can reduce the number of packets sent to players because they are outside the smaller range. It can also reduce spam messages, by reducing the range of spell messages and battle messages for example. This didn't go into EQEmu, since it is intended to be like live.

Long Long LONG time visitor and player of eqemu and specifically s2k. Scorp please bring it back. I voted yes and I was also one of the original donators and continued to donated after I stopped playing. I will definitely donate if it looks like this is going to really happen.


-Drozes

YES! Based on this poll, it really is going to happen. It'll be great to see you and all the other "old timers" back as well as new players. We will bring it back as soon as we have enough donations. So the server will be up soon.

Cant host the forums for the server there, thats what the C&D stated and I will loose my host if we do it again. They were cool and let me take it down instead of booting me as a customer, we will find an alternative place.

I'll be donating tomorrow.

Cool, that's what I was looking for. I knew residential modem access is likely not going to be good enough. But I'm too tight to spend money on anything but EQLive, heh!

Quick Question
 

I will definitely be donating again as well. Only question I have, now that I know my character is still there, would be, did you guys add any new material after putting in the MattMeck mob? The details of the server are a bit fuzzy to me, but I do remember when you guys put him in, but quit shortly thereafter.

sweet
 

I would definalty vote yes for the server to be brought back up.

It's nothing similar to SoD.

I voted yes. S2K was my first emu server i ever played and still the best that i've ever played.

I would love if the server came back.

I don't see why you noobs don't just work on Sarland. I host it for free.

Sarlaiel_G

i say yes to bring back S2k.. i need something to play... id play Sarland if it was hidden or whatnot lol/ on lockdown or whatever

Could be the attitude? Not sure.

yeah sarlalieal get a better attitude :D

Not Sure What...
 

I am not sure on what the server is about and all but it sounds kick a$$ and i would love to try it. Also i like the kind of servers with custom gear and and fast leveling, AA xp is can stay the same but on the leveling i like it to where it is like double or quadrouple what it is normally.


but i voted yes, keep posting ya'll...

The King

Yea whats up with the attitude dork!

Sarl is a good guy that we have close ties too, his attitude is him joking with us.


And to answer that questions, we want S2K back not *your* version of it.

No saying your doing a bad job its just diferent.

What I meant was the quality....not the content.

Thanks for the votes everyone.

Still waiting on donations, but it is definitely on its way back.

Ahh, I get it. Frat house stuff. No offense meant, Sarl. I tend to be a little dry sometimes, doesn't translate in text well. :)

So when do you expect the server to be comeing back up? i am really looking forward to it...

As soon as there is enough donations for the box, everything is ready to install and go.

So where are you on the donations? How much do you need?