Guesting and Overflow [merged]

#1 - March 3, 2013, 6:47 p.m.
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I don’t know anything about programming or server management but it seems like the simplest solution to the issues at hand would be to have the overflow servers sync up with the main server so events run on the overflow server at the same time as the main.

Is that possible? If so, seems like a no brainer.

#8 - March 5, 2013, 5:03 p.m.
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What people dont realize is that “overflow” is not really a seperate server, but rather one of the other servers that are not currently full. Overflow is just a title that you got moved, not an actual “extra” server as many would like to believe.

This information is actually totally wrong. Overflow are separate from the worlds.

#13 - March 5, 2013, 5:11 p.m.
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What people dont realize is that “overflow” is not really a seperate server, but rather one of the other servers that are not currently full. Overflow is just a title that you got moved, not an actual “extra” server as many would like to believe.

This information is actually totally wrong. Overflow are separate from the worlds.

Thanks for clarifying Martin. Is what I was thinking of possible then? Or is it a programming nightmare?

As overflow servers are a shared resource (they are not world specific) my guess is that it would not be possible.

#498 - March 7, 2013, 6:01 p.m.
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Hey everybody,

We’ve made some changes that should improve overflow issues on most maps. The team is also investigating larger solutions to help in the long term.