Parazight 1599 Posted August 8, 2020 How does one determine, other than the server description, if a server is persistence OFF or ON? Is there a way to tell? Also, what are the rules governing said servers? Are they wiped on restart? Weekly maintenance? Monthly? I've been server hopping around Chernarus and Livonia, looking for a persistence-OFF server and everywhere I go, I find servers that are marked as OFF, but I find bases, structures, and containers that don't seem to be affected. Even after weekly maintenance. Are the all the official servers really that poorly maintained?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monosof 15 Posted August 13, 2020 I play on Xbox so the 'persistence' is clearly marked. Although the devs have not explicitly stated this...Persistence OFF just means that they can shut down the server without any warning/without details as to which servers they are shutting down, as they have almost always been used as temporary overflow. So the servers act exactly the same as any other server. I am not sure why the lifetime on items, containers and player built structures would be reduced or manually wiped after each restart. Rule of thumb is that it is not a good idea to stick anything on those servers because they may be gone tomorrow if the devs feel it is necessary. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emuthreat 2837 Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 9:14 AM, Parazight said: Are the all the official servers really that poorly maintained?? Are you asking this question in earnest, or have you just recently awoken from a coma brought on by massive head trauma? Of course they are this poorly maintained. I boggles my mind that they haven't allowed volunteer admins for public servers just to create some semblance of trying to maintain them. Their public hive is the equivalent of throwing a potato out of a moving vehicle every half mile, and calling oneself a farmer. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parazight 1599 Posted August 14, 2020 2 hours ago, emuthreat said: Are you asking this question in earnest, or have you just recently awoken from a coma brought on by massive head trauma? Both. Thanks for addressing the important part of the post!!!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monosof 15 Posted August 15, 2020 I will follow up on this because with some proofs because everywhere I go this crops up. https://forums.dayz.com/topic/247443-persistence-off/?tab=comments#comment-2454027 "Persistence OFF" means in this case that we may shut this server down at any point in time, so do not be surprised if it disappears from one day to another. - ImplulZ I had previously said they never explicitly stated the 'persistence' issue because their wording never took into account resets or lifetimes, as they understood it. As you can see this guy, xKJCxDaRkMaN "Well I know that buddy, I was wondering if they are not working properly though" has his answer fly right over his head. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monosof 15 Posted September 8, 2020 heh, Persistence off servers are marked as Temp now. Thanks devs. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Parazight 1599 Posted September 8, 2020 This is a great description change. The servers aren't as misleading. Even though there's people on twitter wondering how long they have to move their belongings, it's a step in the right direction. Perhaps the term 'conditional' or 'provisional' would server better, but people would still misunderstand anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
