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Roanon · #**151** August 9th, 2003, 12:59 AM

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Originally posted by General Woundwort:
"Next, in local news, a rampaging mob of angry computer gamers stormed a local phone company's management offices, causing massive damage and tarring and feathering several dispatchers.

Ok, anyone donating for tar and feathers or being able to get a good discount?

Perrin · #**152** August 9th, 2003, 01:49 AM

Also many states have a government agency that regulates Utility and phone companies. If your state has one you will be able to file a complaint against the phone company.

Atrocities · #**153** August 9th, 2003, 01:57 AM

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We looked into Shrapnel hosting the site Last year when we ended up moving it to Ohio. It wasn't a good fit with their business plan. I don't mind, I prefer it the way it is rather then having Shrapnel run it.

There will come a time when Shrapnel will want to consider running game servers as a part of thier business plan. The industry will demand it as more and more game move toward Multiplayer and such.

You could always manage the server Geo, regardless where it is located. Shrapnel could use the fact that they host it as another selling feature for their games.

Sooner or later all, and I do mean all, games will be driven by the demand for multiplayer and Shrapenl as well as other game manufactures will have to wake up and smell the coffee. Why not get an earily jump on the trend and start supporting the genra now?

Rambie · #**154** August 9th, 2003, 05:53 AM

Geo,

The offer still stands for me to make a mirror of PBW and share it off the full T1 we have at work. Don't worry, I've alreay asked the CEO and he's OK with it. Ss the senior systems admin, I know we have the rack space, IP address, and most of the spare parts to do it.

tesco samoa · #**155** August 9th, 2003, 05:56 AM

man you guys... remember the server once moved across a few state lines...

did we cry like little childern who had their teddy bears ripped apart by evil brothers/ sisters.

hell yea...

eorg · #**156** August 9th, 2003, 09:19 AM

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Originally posted by geoschmo:

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Originally posted by Slynky:
Geo, can you say, cable? (starting to look like your only hope)

Cable is not an option. I can get cable broadband, but my local cable provider does not offer a static IP, even at a premium. I might be able to get away with running a server since the IP #'s stay pretty stable unless the modem is reset. But I'd have to have the URL repointed occasionally.

www.no-ip.com? i am with a cable here with dhcp which expires every 3 hours and i have zele.sytes.net pointing on my current ip all the time (given the pc is on

)
anyway i think this is good rest for some of us

narf poit chez BOOM · #**157** August 9th, 2003, 10:22 AM

if your missing it that much, it's a sure sign you need a break.

sheesh. losing a teddy bear is much worse.

jimm · #**158** August 9th, 2003, 06:11 PM

I still wish this was a for-profit web-site. Maybe people who host games pay a $10 or $5 fee, and other players are free.

I just think if PBW was swimming in money he could afford a T1 line or two, and a backup server. I don't know if Geo loves his real job, but maybe he could work for PBW full-time.

Let's see, 50 new games a month x $10 = $500 a month. Well, OK. Maybe Geo should keep his real job.

Atrocities · #**159** August 9th, 2003, 06:22 PM

You can always start the PBW club. You know have an annual membership fee of $10.00 and you get access to private area on the server for dedicated players. People you know that stay in games unless something drastic happens.

You could send out T-shirts with PBW on them. A membership kit that includes a subscription to SE IV Gaming News, a monthly newsletter filled with artilces and such. A sticker and a walet sized membership card.

Access to a back up server that mirrors all data from the public server so your games are always up.

A can have a yearly get together, we could call it the SpaceCon. Hold it in a differant city each year and have it dedicated to lan play and 4X gaming in general.

All of this and much more for a generous membership fee of only $10.00 a year. Count me in.

JurijD · #**160** August 9th, 2003, 06:54 PM

Hmmm I guess the PBW community is too small for adds. (don�t spam) I know noone likes them but maybe they could help to trickle ina few extra bicks per month, even 50$ helps a little bit...

If nothing else works I say geo should move to the coast of Antarctica, declare an independent country there (hey everyone is doing it) and set up a satellite comm to the net... I�m sure the russians have some spare nuclear powerd comm stats up there... parhaps they would be willing to trade if someone created a mod for them with a communist alien race