Just who are the admins?

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 7:50 am Post subject: Just who are the admins?

As the title says who are the admins on the mad laps servers. I'm asking because there are certain occasions when to be honest arseholes come on the server and play up going backwards spamming chat that kind of thing which can turn an enjoyable 400mph drive into a rush hour commute.

Not asking for a complete list just the regulars so know who to politely ask to kick ass Twisted Evil

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Middenrat · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 9:33 am Post subject:

hmm, let me see, there's
DaMadman (of course Smile

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MMMBat (dishing up the Texas Takedown!)
Middenrat (Bail Bonds and Narco)
Wesley (The Laughing Policeman)
Bboy (Ward of Bruce Wayne and natty in tights)
Peto ('Doc', one of the scary Nutter Brothers)
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who else?
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mad · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:48 am Post subject:

and....

Tred
Pepper
Crj_127
Racermark
ShadowFax

erm sorry if I missed someone gulp!

As the server mutates and people join and leave, and peoples gaming habits change, admins get added to try and fill the voids.......

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 12:31 pm Post subject:

Cheers gents it's good to know who the demi gods of a server are Laughing

Now I know who to submit any particular complaints to Very Happy

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Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject:

So how much you got to donate on that paypal button to get yourself admin rights???????

I'm just saying it as a warning because guys who played on my clans BF servers who donated started to expect admin rights even though they weren't members of the clan.

Although for a Ã‚Â£20 donation if someone can build in a /makemiddenratsburgershackexplodeashepassesitifhe'sinfrontofspanky cheat for me then I'd make a more regular contribution Twisted Evil

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Middenrat · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 2:43 am Post subject:

Boss, I'm hurt by that, it's my livelihood after all.
You don't think I can keep in medication on the salary from Spanky-Tech Racing, do you?
ps any sign of December's cheque yet? Your dog ought to have shat it out by now surely Rolling Eyes

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Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 7:56 am Post subject:

mad · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 9:12 am Post subject:

lol that poor burger stands takes alot of abuse, normally in the form of me trying to land on it's roof from a great height.

Thanks for the warning on the donations by the way and rest assured that no matter how much anyone donates, the only thing it will buy them is a thanks from me and the knowledge that they've helped to keep the servers running. The donations amount is entirely up to the person who donates, and so far two donations have been gratefully received. ( Ã‚Â£5 and Ã‚Â£4 )

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

mad · Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject:

yep, when I first started i was on a 20GB usage limit... and when I hit 13GB they started to throttle the connection... I had to shut down for a few days in the month. Most home ISP's will not allow you to run servers, will happily shut you down and block all your useful ports.

As part of the business I sorted myself a connection, upload speed increased x3 and usage allowances increased. Current usage for the servers takes up around 70GB a month and ties up an old cctv DVR which I'm using as the server...

Last weekend we hit 45 players on the servers simultanously. This was an oversite on my part as I try and keep it around 30 max.

Spanky_McCoy · Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 7:57 am Post subject:

You don't want it to become a business but the unfortunate thing with a lot of success is you need to spend more time dealing with the servers. My clan had at one point 15 admins on one server and at least 8 on the other 5 and we had to agree to do shifts on console to monitor player behaviour as people were donating so much money they expected professional levels of service Laughing

Last time I logged in there donations target for all the server running costs was 750 euros a month which is ridiculous for a bunch of guys who just want to play games.

Can see why I play trackmania more than anything else now. Very Happy

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mad · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

750 euros is cheep for running proper gaming servers like that.... amazing really when the games are Ã‚Â£40+ to start with and people still end up paying fortunes to keep the thing going.

I needed the business connection anyway, so TM is kind of tagged on the side.

The various game models require that the games are run this way or that the gaming companies have other revenue streams to pay for the servers. The 'run your own server' model also allows us to heavily customise and control the servers which helps aid the clan/group mentality. The MMOG models however are moving away from this back to central servers. These are cheaper for the players, but less flexible. It will be interesting to see in the long term what server models emerge as the best compromise to multiplayer games and the way that the pricing models will change. I expect more and more PC games to be distributed free / cheap with revenue generated from monthly payments / addons / playing for money.

Moldo · Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject:

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mad · Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 9:52 am Post subject:

I tend to agree, though I like to try well before I spend out Ã‚Â£40 on a game. mostly to make sure my machine will handle it. If the game was good enough and the monthly charges cheap enough I would play on that basis... but in general yes, they are too expensive and to pay to be competitive is not a nice model.