Testing Server

[DrakilorP2P]

No one is interested at all? How would I go about doing it myself?

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by DrakilorP2P

No one is interested at all? How would I go about doing it myself?

Buy a server, bug Stefan to transfer the content, change name to Testbed, apply to Hosted.

Would be a lot easier to convince Stefan to just host Testbed for free. Didn't Skyld say he would bug Stefan about that, or was that someone else? The PWA should really be on him about it.

[DuBsTeRmAn]

I wouldn´t mind paying for a server, but i don´t have the time to set it up and i dont have the knowledge or w/e either.

[Elk]

Originally Posted by DuBsTeRmAn

I wouldn´t mind paying for a server, but i don´t have the time to set it up and i dont have the knowledge or w/e either.

its a trap

[RegretZ]

Originally Posted by Elk

its a trap

It's no use, General Calrissian, our crusiers can't repel firepower of that magnitude!

[ffcmike]

Setup TestBed.

Charge a paltry sum of something like $0.50 for 3 months of use which is available to all.

Advertise it as a way to get a feel of Developing without having to pay $65 or $104 for a server.

Self sufficient but not damaging to the income provided by server renting?

[Soala]

There should be more server renting lenght options in the first place, not just 6 months or 1 year b/s

[Seeya]

Yea. I agree, Soala.

I don't know the current pricing, but lets say 6 months is $60. 12 months should be $100, 24 months should be $180, 36 months should be $250 or something along those lines. It's just a lot more reasonable, and if someone has 2 years left on there server, less incentive to quit.

@Thor, I agree.. just charge $5. for 6 months. If you get 15 people you're profiting.

[fowlplay4]

Originally Posted by Seeya

I don't know the current pricing, but lets say 6 months is $60. 12 months should be $100, 24 months should be $180, 36 months should be $250 or something along those lines. It's just a lot more reasonable, and if someone has 2 years left on there server, less incentive to quit.

Kinda missed the point, think he's talking about the lack of shorter options (3mo, 1mo).

[DustyPorViva]

Or it could just be free, least that can be done since they can't even give us tools.

[oo_jazz_oo]

Something needs to be done...thats all I know.

Someone pmd me yesterday, asking me how to get started scripting. He was serious about learning gs2.

And the best advice I could give him was to find some server with owners who don't know what they are doing in order to get rc and practice scripting....how sad is that?

He asked where the tools or offline editor was for gs2. And I really didn't know what to say.

[Mark Sir Link]

I had actually asked Tigairius about taking up payment for the server and he said the only way he could guarantee the content would remain/be available to Classic accounts is if I transferred money to Clockwork and had him pay for it.

C'mon, man.

[Soala]

Originally Posted by fowlplay4

Kinda missed the point, think he's talking about the lack of shorter options (3mo, 1mo).

Well I was talking about both. People could just plan to build up a server for a long time and the price would be reduced if you rent it for a long period of time, but there should be shorter options as well so people can try out what it is to develop on their own.

Actually, I'm sure a lot of people would be interested to try out some ideas if they could rent their own playerworld for let's say 1-3 months, just as you said. Having to pay 6months minimum to find out 2 weeks later that developing is not your thing (or you got better things to do) is just plain and pointless, and a holy waste of money

[Seeya]

$60 isn't the end of the world, people buy $60 xbox games every day that they trash in a week.

[xXziroXx]

In the meantime, anyone interested in learning how to script can feel free to join me and Mallard on Maloria. Shouldn't be too big of an issue, we could spot you some advice here and there as well.