Yeah, I had read original email from Fletch, and I just thought that each server would take up higher CPU cycles. I didn't see the thing about having 32 player servers though.
The reason I ask is that I have a couple of 12-player servers that I use for competitive matches that I would like to convert to MvM servers. I guess I just have to fork over more money to NFO! On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Michael Ojeda <mojed...@gmail.com> wrote: > Fletch sent out an email to this mail list with the following: > > Here are some answers to questions regarding hosting MvM servers: > > > > * Players can join your server through any means they can join PvP games: > > the server browser, ad hoc joins, or the new matchmaking system > (quickplay > > beta). > > * To accept matchmaking traffic, you must select which sort of traffic > you > > want. (Regular PvP traffic or MvM traffic.) Set "tf_mm_servermode 2" to > > be placed in the MvM pool. > > * For MvM matchmaking, if 6 players are sent to your server to start a > new > > game, it will switch to whatever map the players selected. > > * You will need a TF gameserver account to accept matchmaking traffic. > > * You can switch the server in and out of any matchmaking mode pool or > > back to any regular game mode at any time. > > * The CPU usage for a 6 player MvM game is about the same as for a > regular > > TF server. (Yep, this mode requires significantly more CPU cycles per > > player than the PvP mode, that's an unfortunate fact.) > > Given the surge of players that comes with any major release, and the > > player / server ratio of this game mode, the demand for MvM servers will > > probably be high. We expect that a large number of players will want to > > try out the new mode, so we will be converting most of our servers to > host > > MvM, and then adjust the allocation based on what players are playing. > > > > I, for one, DO NOT welcome our new robot overlords! > > > > - Fletch > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Enthusiasm over accuracy! _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
