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HitbackTR
2012-02-01, 11:02 PM
I am wondering how many servers Planetside will be running and where they will be located. I have trawled through the main Planetside 2 thread but haven't been able to come up with any answers. My reason for asking these questions as I live in New Zealand and at the moment the best speed available for most New Zealanders is ADSL2, apparently because our phone lines are interconnected via sheep which are spaced out accordingly.

In Planetside I would normally get a in-game ping of about 100-200 which was still playable. Higby mentioned that because of the game engine pings would be better? Anyone got any info on this? Also the reason I ask is that a few people in my outfit are dirty Aussies and they would also like to know.
VioletZero
2012-02-01, 11:04 PM
O_

How do you even get playable latency from that far away?
RadarX
2012-02-01, 11:06 PM
This is hard for us to answer at this time as we don't have the game deployed on existing game servers. I'll try and give you the best answer I can based on existing SOE products. If right now you were playing a US version of a game like DC Universe Online you would connect to our servers in Las Vegas. If you were playing a European client you would connect with ones in New Amsterdam. If were launching tomorrow this would likely be the case. I of course cannot guarantee what happens down the road.
HitbackTR
2012-02-01, 11:09 PM
This is hard for us to answer at this time as we don't have the game deployed on existing game servers. I'll try and give you the best answer I can based on existing SOE products. If right now you were playing a US version of a game like DC Universe Online you would connect to our servers in Las Vegas. If you were playing a European client you would connect with ones in New Amsterdam. If were launching tomorrow this would likely be the case. I of course cannot guarantee what happens down the road.

Thanks for the prompt reply RadarX. I always used to play on Markov so I hope those kind of pings that I experienced in PS1 would still be playable in PS2.
Tool
2012-02-01, 11:13 PM
The bit about sheep gave me a laugh.
HitbackTR
2012-02-01, 11:17 PM
O_

How do you even get playable latency from that far away?

I get the sheep to run, cuts down on packetloss.
Princess Frosty
2012-02-02, 03:39 AM
Pings inside Europe these days are pretty reasonable, somewhere fairly central like Germany or Amsterdam is a good idea, UK pings to those areas aren't what i'd call ideal but they're usable, if PS2 becomes really massive it might be nice to have some UK servers specifically :)
SKYeXile
2012-02-02, 03:51 AM
100 ping is pretty good but, best I can get is 150...but that's from my work and we're next door to a server farm.
HitbackTR
2012-02-02, 04:45 AM
100 ping is pretty good but, best I can get is 150...but that's from my work and we're next door to a server farm.

A server farm full of sheep?

I digress...

Are you in Oz Sky?
SKYeXile
2012-02-02, 04:56 AM
A server farm full of sheep?

I digress...

Are you in Oz Sky?

Yea :P i thought that was like common knowledge by now, guess i need to troll more, like old times.

Planetside was pretty playable on a high ping but, hopfully this is the same, i liked playing on markov and having it active 24/7...hate getting kill stole back my packets get to the servers later though but :(
Sirisian
2012-02-02, 04:56 AM
Good enough for me. I'm in Michigan so I have a 60 ms latency to Las Vegas. :)

Though it does seem odd not to have a US East and US West server like normal. Then I'd be in the 30 ms range like normal.
SKYeXile
2012-02-02, 04:58 AM
Good enough for me. I'm in Michigan so I have a 60 ms latency to Las Vegas. :)

Though it does seem odd not to have a US East and US West server like normal. Then I'd be in the 30 ms range like normal.

yea i hope they put servers back in san Jose.
HitbackTR
2012-02-02, 05:14 AM
yea i hope they put servers back in san Jose.

I live in hope that there will be a major server closer to New Zealand than what Markov was......
Azren
2012-02-02, 05:16 AM
This is hard for us to answer at this time as we don't have the game deployed on existing game servers. I'll try and give you the best answer I can based on existing SOE products. If right now you were playing a US version of a game like DC Universe Online you would connect to our servers in Las Vegas. If you were playing a European client you would connect with ones in New Amsterdam. If were launching tomorrow this would likely be the case. I of course cannot guarantee what happens down the road.

In regards of the european server, I am sure all european players would appreciate it if it would be located in Europa. The ping I'm getting in PS now is playable, because I am playing as support and tank driver, but PS2 is supposedly faster paced, so pings over 150ms will be bad.
SKYeXile
2012-02-02, 05:21 AM
I live in hope that there will be a major server closer to New Zealand than what Markov was......

hawaii would be good, i cant see them putting servers in australia, not with the bandwidth prices we pay.

and also only EA has ever put servers in australia, SOE? i doubt it, given the popularity would be likly lower than WAR.

but you never know, this is F2P and will attract alot of people...and australia isn't in a recession, we're willing to pay more :)
HitbackTR
2012-02-02, 05:35 AM
hawaii would be good, i cant see them putting servers in australia, not with the bandwidth prices we pay.

and also only EA has ever put servers in australia, SOE? i doubt it, given the popularity would be likly lower than WAR.

but you never know, this is F2P and will attract alot of people...and australia isn't in a recession, we're willing to pay more :)

This is true. I am expecting my ping to have improved somewhat as I am now on ADSL 2 and I was only on normal ADSL, (ADSL 2 is faster...a bit...) when I was playing Planetside.
Mastachief
2012-02-02, 05:36 AM
I get 100 ping to gemini with no loss from the north of England.

I hope one of the euro servers is located in London or at worse Amsterdam, but with this German company deal that SOE have signed i fear it will be German based server so i would see 85+ ping most likely.
Itsme
2012-02-02, 05:47 AM
This is hard for us to answer at this time as we don't have the game deployed on existing game servers. I'll try and give you the best answer I can based on existing SOE products. If right now you were playing a US version of a game like DC Universe Online you would connect to our servers in Las Vegas. If you were playing a European client you would connect with ones in New Amsterdam. If were launching tomorrow this would likely be the case. I of course cannot guarantee what happens down the road.

No sure on what time line you live but "New Amsterdam/York" is on the East coast :lol:

Guess you mean just Amsterdam :D
Sabrak
2012-02-02, 05:59 AM
No sure on what time line you live but "New Amsterdam/York" is on the East coast :lol:

Guess you mean just Amsterdam :D

Or he meant...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuw-Amsterdam,_Drenthe

Not sure though, it looks weird.
fod
2012-02-02, 06:21 AM
i also would like an aussie server but as everyone has said i doubt it will happen

although markov pings wasnt too bad - something like that would be ok i guess
Hamma
2012-02-02, 10:18 AM
Vegas.. strange place for a datacenter. :D
BigBossMonkey
2012-02-02, 12:39 PM
All packet loss can be written off with the saying "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."

OH GOD 100% PACKET LOSS INC!
Graywolves
2012-02-02, 12:50 PM
Confirmed!

Game launching tomorrow with Vegas server!


I hope the Trains will be ready in-game too.
ThGlump
2012-02-02, 01:49 PM
Would be amsterdam still be viable for europe, or its now under pro7 and it will be in germany?
Roy Awesome
2012-02-02, 02:13 PM
Vegas.. strange place for a datacenter. :D

Why? there is a huge cross continental pipe that goes through vegas. There are quite a few hosting centers there.
Hamma
2012-02-02, 02:19 PM
Expensive and hot.
Hmr85
2012-02-02, 03:16 PM
I'd like to see some East coast servers like in Atlanta. That would be nice.
SgtMAD
2012-02-02, 09:57 PM
This is hard for us to answer at this time as we don't have the game deployed on existing game servers. I'll try and give you the best answer I can based on existing SOE products. If right now you were playing a US version of a game like DC Universe Online you would connect to our servers in Las Vegas. If you were playing a European client you would connect with ones in New Amsterdam. If were launching tomorrow this would likely be the case. I of course cannot guarantee what happens down the road.


I goddamn love it, I LIVE IN VEGAS