Popular Counter-Strike Servers
Late last night after way to much wine I found myself staring at HLSW and a packed Counter Strike Server. 24 people playing at about 11:00pm and I didn't recognize any of them. In my wine induced thought process I started wondering what exactly makes some counter strike servers popular and others vacant 99% of the time?
I came up with a short list…
Ping/Latency. This is important. No one with a broadband connection is going to enjoy playing on a server where everyone else is pinging in the 30 - 40 range while they are pinging 100+. That just makes the game suck and every time you die you think "damn lag".
Admins present. Another important aspect. With the limited availability of a reliable Admin mod at this point in time having an admin in the game is important. I've seen TK'ers clean out a packed server in less than 5 minutes. A server that has a couple admins online usually has a group of players too.
Dedicated. CS servers should be dedicated, I'm not going to play on Joe's server he's running at his house with his 256K up Comcast connection. Maybe that's fun for a 1 vs. 1 game, but who in the hell wants to play 1 vs. 1 in Counter Strike? The servers I play on are available24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If I want to plat at 3:00 am on Tuesday I expect the server to be up and running, not down because Joe's mom needed to check her e-mail and shut down CS:S.
Regulars. I think the most popular servers have "regs", people that play on a regular basis. I don't know about you, but the more I play with certain people the better I get. I learn their tendencies and they learn mine - we work better together. Not to mention I sometimes like to shoot the shit with people I know while I'm dead and waiting to start the next round.
Website. Most of the popular servers have a website/forum where the people who play on the server can go hang out, check stats and shoot the breeze with their fellow CS'ers.
That's the list I came up with after a bottle of wine:-)
Fell free to discuss what makes a great Counter Strike server in our gaming forums.
I came up with a short list…
Ping/Latency. This is important. No one with a broadband connection is going to enjoy playing on a server where everyone else is pinging in the 30 - 40 range while they are pinging 100+. That just makes the game suck and every time you die you think "damn lag".
Admins present. Another important aspect. With the limited availability of a reliable Admin mod at this point in time having an admin in the game is important. I've seen TK'ers clean out a packed server in less than 5 minutes. A server that has a couple admins online usually has a group of players too.
Dedicated. CS servers should be dedicated, I'm not going to play on Joe's server he's running at his house with his 256K up Comcast connection. Maybe that's fun for a 1 vs. 1 game, but who in the hell wants to play 1 vs. 1 in Counter Strike? The servers I play on are available24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. If I want to plat at 3:00 am on Tuesday I expect the server to be up and running, not down because Joe's mom needed to check her e-mail and shut down CS:S.
Regulars. I think the most popular servers have "regs", people that play on a regular basis. I don't know about you, but the more I play with certain people the better I get. I learn their tendencies and they learn mine - we work better together. Not to mention I sometimes like to shoot the shit with people I know while I'm dead and waiting to start the next round.
Website. Most of the popular servers have a website/forum where the people who play on the server can go hang out, check stats and shoot the breeze with their fellow CS'ers.
That's the list I came up with after a bottle of wine:-)
Fell free to discuss what makes a great Counter Strike server in our gaming forums.
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