More games played in the MLP Forums Extranet?

[Clarity 3,094]

Other than Minecraft and TF2, I'm sure there're many other fun, multiplayer games out there. I suggest a separate sub-sub-forum inside the sub-forum: Other games's servers. I would really love to set up something for a game me and a few others really enjoy.  

[Bohtty 1,775]

Other than Minecraft and TF2, I'm sure there're many other fun, multiplayer games out there. I suggest a separate sub-sub-forum inside the sub-forum: Other games's servers. I would really love to set up something for a game me and a few others really enjoy.

I believe that the extranet game servers are server hosted on the same server as MLP forums and are thus endorsed officially by MLP Forums. If they let anyone set up a server as extranet then they can't ensure that the servers meet their standards. All of the extranet servers are run by MLP Forum staff members.

 

If you have an idea for another extra net server/game then you should probably take it up with an admin. 

[tehepicpony 22]

DoTa 2...... DoTa 2......

[Killian Jones 2,655]

We'd have to see what kind of persistent games with specific servers we could have and what games ponies on the forums are actually willing to play continuously. It would require a more major poll to do so. And there would have to be enough interest to justify setting up.

 

@@tehepicpony, not going to happen. you can play Dota 2 games if you ask people, but there aren't typically servers who run them.

[tehepicpony 22]

We'd have to see what kind of persistent games with specific servers we could have and what games ponies on the forums are actually willing to play continuously. It would require a more major poll to do so. And there would have to be enough interest to justify setting up.

 

@@tehepicpony, not going to happen. you can play Dota 2 games if you ask people, but there aren't typically servers who run them.

 

Dangit. Whatever. 

[Zoop 8,384]

Something to take into consideration before going around adding more and more game servers: at present, neither our Minecraft or TF2 servers are widely utilized. If anything further were to be added, would it actually be used?

[Jonke 3,743]

What Zoop just said, the game servers we currently run are not widely used, even though both games are big/well known multiplayer games, people don't seem to use them all that much unfortunately. Unless there's a huge interest, the chances for more game servers are quite low.

[Wubsie 1,123]

What about other games like Counter Strike? That seems pretty server worthy IMO.

[Zoop 8,384]

What about other games like Counter Strike? That seems pretty server worthy IMO.

Honestly, I think the best route for future games would be to focus on games that don't require a lot of folks to be online at the same time in order to be playable.

 

The issue with our TF2 server boils down to this:

 

nobody wants to sit around on an empty server - there's no fun in it.

 

With Minecraft, you can at least build and do your own thing while nobody else is around( the PvE element of the game is fleshed out and enjoyable... unfortunately, games like TF2 and CS cannot claim the same.

 

Just my thoughts on the matter. I'd love to see MLP Forums host addition games, but I'd prefer that we only utilize our resources on games that will actually get played.

[Wubsie 1,123]

Honestly, I think the best route for future games would be to focus on games that don't require a lot of folks to be online at the same time in order to be playable.

 

The issue with our TF2 server boils down to this:

 

nobody wants to sit around on an empty server - there's no fun in it.

 

With Minecraft, you can at least build and do your own thing while nobody else is around( the PvE element of the game is fleshed out and enjoyable... unfortunately, games like TF2 and CS cannot claim the same.

 

Just my thoughts on the matter. I'd love to see MLP Forums host addition games, but I'd prefer that we only utilize our resources on games that will actually get played.

Ah, I see.

Thanks for explaining it Zoop.

[tehepicpony 22]

Tearia (or however you spell it?)

[CandyRush 75]

What Zoop just said, the game servers we currently run are not widely used, even though both games are big/well known multiplayer games, people don't seem to use them all that much unfortunately. Unless there's a huge interest, the chances for more game servers are quite low.

Ya know why the game severs you have aren't used, because they are boring. You need to add new things. And not just video games. There are girls here and some don't like some games. I vote for online, not steam, multiplayer  games

[Dr. Vojislav Seselj 691]

CS 1.6!

I would be all up for some AK action.

[Shift 4,272]

 

 

Guys, the MLP Forums Extranet got removed a while ago. Plus, this thread was made in January. I highly suggest to the bumper to not bump it anymore.

[Jokuc 8,173]

 

 

Guys, the MLP Forums Extranet got removed a while ago. Plus, this thread was made in January. I highly suggest to the bumper to not bump it anymore.

 

The latest post was made many hours ago.

 

You know you just bumped it yourself, right? 

Edited May 4, 2013 by Jokuc

[Shift 4,272]

The latest post was made many hour ago.

 

You know you just bumped it yourself, right? 

 

At least I didn't make a couple-month-bump.

[NavelColt 22,880]

We've discontinued our game servers for the moment, as the staff think they'll prosper better as their own attraction in the future as our community site grows, and not as a tethered mini attraction to a forum section. Until such a time when we decide to re-implement games entirely, not much is going to be done.

 

Honestly I this didn't need to be bumped.