The Path of Chaos Server

[Melwin]

Originally Posted by Cisyouc

May I?

• A Seperate LoginServer would...
• Allow more private/restricted access
• Allow more ease for the user
• Allow more control over the server
• Allow LAN-login or Minilogin
• Run multiple servers, perhaps?
  -edit-
  Added an important one.
• To allow hosting on a more reliable server. (EQEMulator.net has been fluky recently)

Theres more but I think that should cover enough for now.

1: Can be done from your server. See: Winter's Roar's approval feature.
2: what
3: How?
4: Uh, how? The loginserver has nothing to do with the actual server.
5: You can do that anyway.
6: Point conceded.

Originally Posted by KhaN

- Forum / Server account match, same login/password like it is for EQEmu. More user friendly, and way less trouble for players.
- When someone is banned, its for all services, server / irc / forum / ...
- More correspondances between server / forum account. An example is the installation on the board of RPG plus, players can make XP by posting, buy special items on forum / website, and more ... it merge more the player into the game.
- No dependancy from EQEmu, you can stick to whatever version you want, players will be able to play. Here i smell Melwin will answer Winter Run run on a 5.3 LoginServer, sorry, not all server have EQEmu devs in their teams, and i dont think EQEmu would run 12 versions of LoginServers for all the servers that would need it.
- EQLive Account Registration System like, player go on your website, create one unique account for server / forum and its done, no need to do more. Yes, i know Winter Roar found a way to bypass this, but it is not "professionnal" for me.
- If you have a public LoginServer, making a Minilogin is cake, allowing your dev team to work on your project whenever they want.

These, are the major points for me, aka, offer a more professionnal way for players. Dont get me wrong, nothing against EQEmu LoginServer, but when you choose to restrict the access (being sources, database, whatever ...) to something, expect to see peoples not using it.

1: Somewhat true, but we have our reasons for wanting people to go through the process we have.
2: This has happened all of twice, both for hacking the EQEmu DBs.
3: Has nothing to do with the loginserver. At all.
4: Point conceded, but I find it pretty irrelevant.
5: what
6: No. Wrong.


Well kids, I hope that clarifies some gross misunderstandings in this thread. D:

Not that I want to discourage you from making a loginserver, feel free. I just don't see the point.