Is it ok to Lock a server now?

[DeepEuphoria 69]

Hi all, sorry if this a commonly known thing, but I wanted to ask if it's ok to lock a server now. One of my clans servers has been crashing constantly since the 0.49 Stable update and a few of the guys want to test out what is causing it, but we can't control wants going on unless we are the only ones on the server. Plus it would be unfair to other players if it's crashing all the time.

 

I remember reading about private shards and the ability to do stuff like locking, but I want to check before I do so.

 

Thanks

[fluxley 2228]

No, Private shards are not available yet, so as your server is still connected to the public database it's against the rules to lock it.

[DeepEuphoria 69]

No, Private shards are not available yet, so as your server is still connected to the public database it's against the rules to lock it.

 

Arrh damn. Thanks for the heads-up. I've seen so many locked servers recently, I just thought things might have changed as they are locked and don't seem to have problems.

Edited September 19, 2014 by euphoria4949

[geoffdeath 43]

op. How dare you try to enter their pay to win server!

 

its a joke how the public servers are being run just look at the server names.

 

when servers can be non public servers i will not care the the admins run their private server as it will have no influence on the public hive.

 

don't get me wrong i will probably play on private servers more than public servers when they are available but public servers should be just that public.

[woffman34 10]

op. How dare you try to enter their pay to win server!

 

its a joke how the public servers are being run just look at the server names.

 

when servers can be non public servers i will not care the the admins run their private server as it will have no influence on the public hive.

 

don't get me wrong i will probably play on private servers more than public servers when they are available but public servers should be just that public .

Let me get this right . A person pays to have a server but cant make it private they are forced to make it public. Then hordes of hackers are allowed to run rampant and ruin the game is this right?

[blackberrygoo 1416]

Let me get this right . A person pays to have a server but cant make it private they are forced to make it public. Then hordes of hackers are allowed to run rampant and ruin the game is this right?

Well if you wanna state it all complainy like yes lol , but not everyone is affected by hackers , I've never met one in 800 hrs of olay ... Just glitchers .. But anyways private shards are coming soon so you can stop worrying about that ;)

[mercules 1290]

Let me get this right . A person pays to have a server but cant make it private they are forced to make it public. Then hordes of hackers are allowed to run rampant and ruin the game is this right?

 

Yes. Game is in Alpha and they need a few things from that. 

1. They need to not have locked servers connected to the hive. Otherwise people will build up and stockpile on a locked server then hop over to a busy public one to shoot people. They did it in the Mod, they will do it in the SA. So ONLY private servers should ever be allowed to be locked.

2. They want data and they want to be sure that all servers are set up more or less the same and gets traffic through them so the can see if there are any glitches they will need to fix in future updates.