Hosting tips and guidelines

[Sharky]

If you are thinking about being a host for one of our Game Nights, the first thing you need to do is determine if you have enough Upload bandwidth to handle a decent amount of players. A good general guideline is to allow 40-50 kbps per player. So, if you want to host 14 players, you will need 560-700 kbps Upload speed. To determine your connections speed, go to the Speak Easy website (http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/). Pick a city closest to you, and it will automatically run the test.

If you have any questions, please post them in this thread.

For specific game discussions on hosting, see the following threads ...
Gears of War (/forums/thread/91405.aspx)
Rainbow Six Vegas (/forums/thread/91407.aspx)
more to come

[grumpyshrapnel]

Here's another site that shows your speeds in nice image

http://www.speedtest.net/result/72038340.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Sharky]

nice find Grumpy [Y]http://www.speedtest.net/result/241887250.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[soul embrace]

Here's another site that shows your speeds in nice image

http://www.speedtest.net/result/72038340.png (http://www.speedtest.net)






that would be good for the host to but that in their signatures if they wanted to

[OsiViper]

Cool speed test [:|]


http://www.speedtest.net/result/76107989.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[grumpyshrapnel]

Wow what do you have FIOS?

[OsiViper]

Dunno what it is probably T3 - its the connection at work.

My home conection is like 1400 dl and about 980 upload

[grumpyshrapnel]

Dunno what it is probably T3 - its the connection at work.

My home conection is like 1400 dl and about 980 upload



You should host from work [Y]

[OsiViper]

i wish, but they have everything blocked, only way i can visit websites is through a proxy server i have setup on my server at home.
Would be kinda nice if you could use a PC Computer as a dedicated server for Xbox Live Games...

[Vampyre]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/94443911.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Morda]

I have to remember to do this at home. Here are my weird work results but of course our connections is under load

http://www.speedtest.net/result/95483377.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[virtual-human]

May as well post mine.This is home:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/95598061.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[SuperRabbit]

This is my connection.

I haven't hosted often but it's been fine whenever I have.http://www.speedtest.net/result/95609251.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Karien Storm]

According to speedtest I have the following speeds


http://www.speedtest.net/result/118675465.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


And this is the speed if you are connecting from LA


http://www.speedtest.net/result/118680769.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[grumpyshrapnel]

Wow Storm I want your connection

[Jinglejangs]

%5BURL=http://www.speedtest.net%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.speedtest.net/result/134616121.png%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5Di tink i can host some stuff i have a decent connection but im close to like no one on the website.





its faster with the connection test sharky recomended.

[namehater]

wow i envy all your connections

[cosmo]

Just tested mine at home





http://www.speedtest.net/result/147641393.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[MazzingerZ]

Well, I could not resist [:D], here is the result for my home connection [H]...at the beginning it did not work, but it did when I changed unit of measure from kb/s to Mb/s, I think it did not fit in kb/s... download speedis actually 100 Mb/s, but I assume that it shows what is shows because it varies from time to time, according to thesite my global rank is faster than 99% of the connections...a pitty that time difference makes it difficult to host game nights guys... but anyway, maybe sometimes I can host just casual games with AGErs, mainly weekends where I play until late... Halo 3 is just around the corner and there one needs good host speed to enjoy the custom games and even when meeting GP as a party, it helps a lot the matchmaking if the party leader has a good connection speed

[SuperRabbit]

Holy crap. Do you live in your local telco's central office?

Seriously, what kind of connection do you have and how much does it cost (if you don't mind me asking) ?

[coffeestain]

I suck this much:

http://www.speedtest.net/result/147771269.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

Regards,
Daniel

[MazzingerZ]

Holy crap. Do you live in your local telco's central office?


Seriously, what kind of connection do you have and how much does it cost (if you don't mind me asking) ?





[ro]


Hi supperRabbit, no problem, the type is an optical fiber-based connection, I am practically connected to a LAN (Local Area Network) in my area of residence, at home I have a socket from where I connect the ethernet cable that goes to the router and that's all...
nothing to do with the phone, the service is pretty good and even offers digitalTV and phone also...but I have not taken those services as soon they will be standard anyway, the cost is 45 USD per month...by the way, I have a brother in Bowmanville.[Y]

[SuperRabbit]

Sounds great. I'd certainly buy it. North America needs this cool products.


Even though I say Toronto in my profile, I actually live in Ajax, which is East of Toronto, and getting a lot closer towards Bowmanville....

[MazzingerZ]

Ahh, ok, then you arecloser than I thought, I might be going to Canada due to work stuff, but not for sure that's I have not told my brother anything yet...well I'll stop here as the subject of the thread is something else [:O]... cheers!

[MazzingerZ]

She can host!!!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_on_hi_te/sweden_high_speed_internet

[TripleQ]

The 40-50 kbps per player, is that recommendation for your party only? Or for the total number of players in the match? I'm thinking of COD4 specifically. Thanks.

[Sharky]

With COD4, bandwidth isn't really an issue due to they way it picks the person with the largest bandwidth.

[CO D0G]

coolio.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/219667738.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[IceLion]

<DIV>Not the best connection but it pretty consistent across North America and the latency is pretty good. </DIV>
<DIV>http://www.speedtest.net/result/229117083.png</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>http://www.speedtest.net/result/229174057.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.speedtest.net/result/229197279.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.speedtest.net/result/229203883.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.speedtest.net/result/229205724.png (http://www.speedtest.net)</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>My speeds are not stellar but I do notice that I consistently get some of the lowest ping times of anyone around. That may explain why most peeps tend to have a decent connection to me even though I am tucked way up in the top right corner of North America. :-)</DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>So latency should not be a problem though I am not sure what happened to my upload speed to Dallas. :-(</DIV>

[cokebear]

<img>http://www.speedtest.net/result/134616121.png (http://www.speedtest.net)"&gt;i tink i can host some stuff i have a decent connection but im close to like no one on the website.





its faster with the connection test sharky recomended.



Not true you're close to me and HeartbreakRidge and even some in Lousiville. The Gamer Map on age is really neat but in Larger Cities it piles people right on top of each other so you can't see everyone.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/230004070.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[aSchway]

here's a noob question: i am doing speed test from my laptop, is it the same from a desktop/the 360?

[Moby14995]

<P mce_keep="true">



here's a noob question: i am doing speed test from my laptop, is it the same from a desktop/the 360?





Should be... there could be some exceptions, but in general it should be the same.

[Atrocity79]

<P mce_keep="true">Heres my connection speed.
<P mce_keep="true">http://www.speedtest.net/result/230198991.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[jigsawhc]

I switched from DSL to Cable recently. I was not able to host much before, but these speeds seem ok to me. Think I could handle hosting now or should I pay the $10 additional each month to go up to 12MBps down and 1 Mbps Up?http://www.speedtest.net/result/232178728.png

[Capt. T]

Here is mine:



http://www.speedtest.net/result/237922236.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Morpheus]

Here is mine (Verizon Fios). I have 1bout 150 Kb/s reserved for QoS (for Vonage) so it's low by that much.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/225376748.png

[knight]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/243504545.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[HeartbreakRidge]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/248955582.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

woot!

[jigsawhc]

I need to post a new one when I get home since I upgraded to the 12 Mb down / 1 Mb up plan this week.

I'm giving it a workout tonight with RS:V2 hosting. We'll see how good it really is.

[Bourbon]

<P mce_keep="true">I always hear talk about upload speed in host dicussions, but what about download speed? Why does it center around the upload?

[FlipMasterFlash]

Download does matter but upload is typically the most contrained. You'd certainly have problems hosting a large room if you had 5 meg upload but only 1 meg download, thing is no one's connection looks like that.

[jigsawhc]

I always hear talk about upload speed in host discussions, but what about download speed? Why does it center around the upload?



Here in the US most broadband providers give you plenty of download speed, but only a little upload. This is fine for surfing the web, watching videos, and things like that, but for gaming we need the upload speed to because that is what allows out Xbox 360 to send info about the match back out to everyone else's 360s. Most of the lag you experience in matches where the game is hosted on someone's 360 is caused by their upload not being fast enough to handle the amount of traffic that is needed to carry all the game data in a timely, lag fee, manner.

[Bourbon]

<P mce_keep="true">Thanks. Now I can start blaming mynumerous unfair deathson crappy host connections.[Y]

[jigsawhc]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/248996921.png



We'll be finding out in about 45 minutes if I can now handle a 14 person room in RS:V2 or not.

[NeoPsiko]

<P mce_keep="true">http://www.speedtest.net/result/250486089.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
<P mce_keep="true">Things seem to have improved
<P mce_keep="true">Thinking about switching over to a Wireless N router soon though, still debating on which one

[Firehead49]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/254829713.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[Maxx]

<P mce_keep="true">2 mbps upload
<P mce_keep="true">Huntington Beach CA.
<P mce_keep="true">Gears,Cod4,RV2
<P mce_keep="true">Any game type.
<P mce_keep="true">Mon-Wed 6:00pm PST - Until i get burned out.
<P mce_keep="true">

[jigsawhc]

OK Guys I need some advice. My connection is suppose to be 12Mb down and 1Mb up. My speed tests all pretty much show that is what I'm getting, but whever I get over 8 people in my RSV2 room it starts to lag really bad. Anybody have any thoughts on why that might be? I'm using D-Link's DGL-4300 with a wired connection and my 360 is set to be in the DMZ.. With my connection I thought I'd be able to handle hosting a larger room but after giving it a few tries now 8 or 9 people seems to be my max. Any suggestions would be appriciated.

[Maxx]

<P mce_keep="true">Run a network system check thoughyour xbox dash,your NAT should be set to OPEN ifthis is on another settingthis will affect game play. Check xbox support regarding (NAT) setting.

[jigsawhc]

I just double checked and the NAT is open.

[Maxx]

<P mce_keep="true">How about your port setting, for example when you pull up router through you browser are able to adjust your port for gaming ie xbox?

[jigsawhc]

I have my 360 in the router's virtual DMZ so every port is open for it.

[Maxx]

<P mce_keep="true">Sorry, got me.

[Rapida]

What internet service do you have jigsaw? I know some employ a speedboost where they give you a big burst of connectivity (for loading webpages and such), but it isnt a sustained speed. Maybe someone who knows the term can help me out here?

Then again your service may not offer the boost capability, but something to check at least.

[Maxx]

<P mce_keep="true"><FONT color=#000000></FONT>http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&amp;file=printview&amp;t=1707&amp;star t=0 (http://www.stronghold-knights.com/site/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&amp;file=printview&amp;t=1707&amp;star t=0)
<P mce_keep="true">
<P mce_keep="true">I,ve used this site before.

[jigsawhc]

My ISP is Cox. They do use PowerBoost (http://www.cox.com/sandiego/highspeedinternet/powerboost.asp), but from what I've been reading it will take my connection above the normal speeds I get for downloading for a few seconds.

I ran some large speed tests and even when the download/upload is longer than the powerboost's few seconds I'm still seeing speeds of 8Mb down and 1Mb up. I am tempted to call and have them turn it off to see if it has any effect on my hosting, but I've not had a chance to yet.

[jigsawhc]

Found this in their FAQs:

<span style="font-weight: bold;">If I use the Internet for file sharing and online gaming, will I see an improvement in service?
>No, modems that experience continuous traffic will not benefit from PowerBoost.



Seems like it should not effect my hosting, but that doesn't mean that it isn't.

[Vampyre]

<P mce_keep="true">Biggest tip i have is to give your cable provider as much money as you can for your internet connection. The more the loot the better the speed. I have comcasts 8meg connection and i test at about 18000 ish KBPS and 2500-3000 KBPS on average. so im getting more then im paying for!!!
<P mce_keep="true">They now offer a 5 meg up load and 50meg download for 149 a month. Im not that crazy unless i can write if off somehow. I do work from home sometimes and use it for work during that time.......

[jigsawhc]

I would but I've alreadygot the fastest plan they have - unless maybe there is a business plan I'm not aware of. It is 12Mb down and 1MB up.

[jigsawhc]

Anyone know of a good tool to test my connection for data/packet loss (in addition to the speed)? I know DSL Reports has one, but it is down right now.

[AJ in HD]

<P mce_keep="true">



Anyone know of a good tool to test my connection for data/packet loss (in addition to the speed)? I know DSL Reports has one, but it is down right now.






The only tip I can offer you is to wear white at night! [8-|]

[jigsawhc]

Ahhh - I'm an idiot. I just realized that my new 360 (which Iam using since my old one went RRoD and I'm not parient enought to wait for the repair) was never setup in my router. All my DMZ and GameFuel settings were applied to the 360 I'm not using any more. I just fixed that stuff so now I'll have to try hosting again.

[AJ in HD]

<P mce_keep="true">
Ahhh - I'm an idiot.
<P mce_keep="true">


QFT.


Now get over to the poker thread and call or fold! [bx]

[Soldan]

Ahhh - I'm an idiot.





QFT. [ro] Owch... that whiskey burned my nose holes when it came out.[:D]

[jigsawhc]

I was able to host a 12 person room tonight and only one person thoguht they might have a little lag. Everyone else thought it ranpretty well so I'll have to try 14 next time.

[HarleyMan420]

just tried mine at moreless 5pm. Gonna go try and host 10 and 14 man rooms on R6V2.



http://www.speedtest.net/result/270543493.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[obi wong kenobe]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/329673618.png (http://www.speedtest.net)




sorry im new here and i've never tried hosting. would my connection be ok?

[obi wong kenobe]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/329675614.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

i ran these test during the middle of the day when activity is the highest in my apartment so my DL speed fluctuates but it generally dies down at night and my speeds seem to stabilize.

[jigsawhc]

sorry im new here and i've never tried hosting. would my connection be ok?


Some of the smarter guys around here can probably tell better than I can, but that is about what my connection is and I can generally run 14 person rooms in most games. Occasionally if a lot of the people are on the East Coast it might be laggy, but not normally.

[obi wong kenobe]

ok sounds good, yea i've always been a console gamer so i've never learned about these types of things. especially my ping it seems kinda high compared to everyone else.

[cokebear]

<img>http://www.speedtest.net/result/134616121.png (http://www.speedtest.net)"&gt;i tink i can host some stuff i have a decent connection but im close to like no one on the website.







its faster with the connection test sharky recomended.

Host more I'm close to you and I need the advantage.

[BEAR NASTY]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/446412820.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


For all the east coasters


http://www.speedtest.net/result/446414695.png (http://www.speedtest.net)

[BlueninjaFerret]

Ok Ill throw my hat into the ping circle, Ill do another one when I upgrade to Docis 3.0


http://www.speedtest.net/result/622465934.png

[cokebear]

Looks like the people that brought us SpeedTest.net are beta testing PingTest.net (http://www.pingtest.net/)

Check out the sig!







http://www.pingtest.net/result/4023898.png (http://www.pingtest.net/)

From
what I have read they are in the process of changing ports for the
packets to 8080 from 5060 which may show up on some servers as losing
all packets. Resulting in results like this.




http://www.pingtest.net/result/4024694.png (http://www.pingtest.net/)Combining results from PingTest.net and Speedtest.net you should be able to figure out what kind of hosting capability you have.

http://www.speedtest.net/result/629538822.png (http://www.speedtest.net/)

or

http://www.pingtest.net/result/4025072.png (http://www.pingtest.net/)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/629542156.png (http://www.speedtest.net/)




Considering these are almost 2000 miles away I thik my connection is solid even if it isn't very fast on the U/L side.

When I get a little closer to home then I get this.

http://www.pingtest.net/result/4025383.png (http://www.pingtest.net/)

http://www.speedtest.net/result/629544214.png (http://www.speedtest.net/)

[RooneyFan]

I dont' want to brag, but check this out.

[Capt. T]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/667078627.png







I still think that with Comcast this only tells part of the story.

[bafroom]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/667091343.png (http://www.speedtest.net)


http://www.pingtest.net/result/6596247.png (http://www.pingtest.net)





i will say that my upload speed ends up all over the place as i test different servers around the country, dropping about in half (or a little lower) some places. my ping stays pretty good, except in the south east, were it can get up to 100 ms. my pingtest, however, seems to show i don't lose packets and keep an A most places. for whatever all this is actually worth!

[Bourbon]

Good God, Froom......nice webs.

[bafroom]

Good God, Froom......nice webs.






i did both tests to the south of the us, just to see how i connected to you. yeah, it was worse than my connection to california. figures.

[Bourbon]

Good God, Froom......nice webs.






i did both tests to the south of the us, just to see how i connected to you. yeah, it was worse than my connection to california. figures.





In case you haven't noticed, unless there have been advancements in technology that can contribute to teen pregnancy and divorce, the internet isn't a big concern here in the south. I'm honestly amazed this shithole state has the internet at all.

[bafroom]

Good God, Froom......nice webs.






i did both tests to the south of the us, just to see how i connected to you. yeah, it was worse than my connection to california. figures.






In case you haven't noticed, unless there have been advancements in technology that can contribute to teen pregnancy and divorce, the internet isn't a big concern here in the south. I'm honestly amazed this shithole state has the internet at all.









there is no place that even seems that close to you (or your state) to do a test to, which i thought was odd. maybe if they made you forget how to spell a new word every time you used it, you guys could get one set up...just a thought.

[Bourbon]

Good God, Froom......nice webs.






i did both tests to the south of the us, just to see how i connected to you. yeah, it was worse than my connection to california. figures.







In case you haven't noticed, unless there have been advancements in technology that can contribute to teen pregnancy and divorce, the internet isn't a big concern here in the south. I'm honestly amazed this shithole state has the internet at all.










there is no place that even seems that close to you (or your state) to do a test to, which i thought was odd. maybe if they made you forget how to spell a new word every time you used it, you guys could get one set up...just a thought.

Who the hell would anyone test to? I'm about the only one here who cares about connection speed.

I can ABSOLUTELY PROMISE YOU BEYOND ANY DOUBT WHATSOEVER that people here need NO help with their degrading English skills.

[CAMEL]

to new york
<DIV style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 15px; PADDING-LEFT: 20px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 15px" id=speed>Last Result:
Download Speed: 2877 kbps (359.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 695 kbps (86.9 KB/sec transfer rate)</DIV>
<DIV style="DISPLAY: none" id=belowbefore>
<DIV id=beforeQual></DIV>


</DIV>

[CAMEL]

to new york: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2877 kbps (359.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 695 kbps (86.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
<DIV style="DISPLAY: none" id=belowbefore mce_style="DISPLAY: none">
<DIV id=beforeQual></DIV>


</DIV>


to seattle: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2839 kbps (354.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 680 kbps (85 KB/sec transfer rate)
<DIV style="DISPLAY: none" id=belowbefore>
<DIV id=beforeQual></DIV>


</DIV>

[CAMEL]

Here's another site that shows your speeds in nice image


http://www.speedtest.net/result/72038340.png (http://www.speedtest.net/)




this one i like


you get your ping and alot more places to pick from


i shot a ping to Sydney and got a "b" rating for my ping but it isn't a constant the lowest it dropped to was a "c"


But in both cases no packet loss.


But when i do a calf. ping i get a "c" and a "d"(has me lost)


rarly do i get a drop server when i host;lag depends on the whole room if you get some (as they are called)3rd worlders in the room then everyone pays.

[bafroom]

to new york: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2877 kbps (359.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 695 kbps (86.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
<div style="display: none;" id="belowbefore">
<div id="beforeQual"></div>



</div>


to seattle: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2839 kbps (354.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 680 kbps (85 KB/sec transfer rate)
<div style="display: none;" id="belowbefore">
<div id="beforeQual"></div>



</div>






you should probably let others here host when you can. we have a LOT of pretty good connections around here (a bunch of 20+up/20+down folks...not that all that is absolutely necessary). they usually know it and try to host when they can.

[CAMEL]

to new york: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2877 kbps (359.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 695 kbps (86.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
<DIV style="DISPLAY: none" id=belowbefore mce_style="DISPLAY: none">
<DIV id=beforeQual></DIV>


</DIV>


to seattle: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2839 kbps (354.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 680 kbps (85 KB/sec transfer rate)
<DIV style="DISPLAY: none" id=belowbefore mce_style="DISPLAY: none">
<DIV id=beforeQual></DIV>


</DIV>






you should probably let others here host when you can. we have a LOT of pretty good connections around here (a bunch of 20+up/20+down folks...not that all that is absolutely necessary). they usually know it and try to host when they can.






i was just putting out my conncection


1.incase there isn't enough "HOSTS"


2.in case there are AGErs that want to play earily then 9:30pm(EST)

[bafroom]

to new york: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2877 kbps (359.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 695 kbps (86.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
<div style="display: none;" id="belowbefore">
<div id="beforeQual"></div>



</div>


to seattle: Last Result:
Download Speed: 2839 kbps (354.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 680 kbps (85 KB/sec transfer rate)
<div style="display: none;" id="belowbefore">
<div id="beforeQual"></div>



</div>






you should probably let others here host when you can. we have a LOT of pretty good connections around here (a bunch of 20+up/20+down folks...not that all that is absolutely necessary). they usually know it and try to host when they can.






i was just putting out my conncection


1.incase there isn't enough "HOSTS"


2.in case there are AGErs that want to play earily then 9:30pm(EST)






that's cool, i wasn't trying to be an ass and tell you not to host (host away! it's a free country!), just trying to put it out there for you, as well as other new folks, that we do have bunch of people with pretty decent connections.


the other thing is that regardless of connection, a bunch of us aren't huge fans of hosting. i always feel bad hosting, since i rarely play for more than a 2 hour block at a time anymore. hell, try it out and see how it goes, but hosting a huge bc2 room might be a little much.

[FlipMasterFlash]

I am often wrong but isn't BF:BC hosted on EA servers? If that is the case it really doesn't matter who starts the party, 'hosts' or plays MC because everyone is just connecting to the EA servers.

[Capt. T]

I am often wrong but isn't BF:BC hosted on EA servers? If that is the case it really doesn't matter who starts the party, 'hosts' or plays MC because everyone is just connecting to the EA servers.






Yes. BF:BC is on EA servers. I am not sure if when you first start your squad it isn't the host connection for that. EA has done that with Tiger Woods in the past and then in game is their servers.

[tbadfly]

I am <span style="text-decoration: underline;">always> wrong but isn't BF:BC hosted on EA servers? If that is the case it really doesn't matter who starts the party, 'hosts' or plays MC because everyone is just connecting to the EA servers.









Yes. BF:BC is on EA servers. I am not sure if when you first start your squad it isn't the host connection for that. EA has done that with Tiger Woods in the past and then in game is their servers.









but make no mistake Flip is still WRONG!!

[ThirdMartini]

I am <span style="text-decoration:underline;" mce_style="text-decoration:underline;"><span mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1">always>> wrong but isn't BF:BC hosted on EA servers? If that is the case it really doesn't matter who starts the party, 'hosts' or plays MC because everyone is just connecting to the EA servers.






Yes. BF:BC is on EA servers. I am not sure if when you first start your squad it isn't the host connection for that. EA has done that with Tiger Woods in the past and then in game is their servers.





but make no mistake Flip is still WRONG!!




He's wrong about being wrong... so that makes him right... or am I wrong?

[ThirdMartini]

Also just wanted to come and shit on peoples epenis party. But most games don't actually require a lot of BANDWIDTH to host a room. For instanceMW2 only uses 40kbits/sec per player. So to host a 12 player room all you need is more then 480kbits upstream and 480kbits downstream. On the other hand Latency and low jitter is key for a quality room.

[TurboPanzy]

Please don't shit on my epenis.

[bafroom]

i'm not sure what shitting on an epenis is, but i think you have to pay to have that done in some places.





also, i've heard the argument for the minimum requirements for hosting. however, i can tell you that in gears anyway, basic dsl seemed to have the technical requirements to host, but the room ran like ass crack.


with that said, i'd take dsl in a heart beat over fios. the price difference is crazy, and i don't need even close to the bandwidth i pay for. however, once fios is around, they don't offer dsl anymore. assholes.

[Bourbon]

i'm not sure what shitting on an epenis is, but i think you have to pay to have that done in some places.





also, i've heard the argument for the minimum requirements for hosting. however, i can tell you that in gears anyway, basic dsl seemed to have the technical requirements to host, but the room ran like ass crack.


with that said, i'd take dsl in a heart beat over fios. the price difference is crazy, and i don't need even close to the bandwidth i pay for. however, once fios is around, they don't offer dsl anymore. assholes.Back in the early days of Gears, Flip was the designated Gears host because of his awesome 6mb DSL connection. I had my old 5mb connection still (God I miss that thing), and I had practically no
lag when he would host. In fact, I have more lag when he hosts now with his uber cable connection. But, I have to point out that my new connection isn't as good as my old one, even though it's twice the download speed. Speed
doesn't matter at all, just the almighty ping. You can have a 100/50 connection, but if its backbone is routed inefficiently, you can easily still be on the wrong side of the lag.

[IceLion]

Speed doesn't matter at all, just the almighty ping. You can have a 100/50 connection, but if its backbone is routed inefficiently, you can easily still be on the wrong side of the lag.

+1

[jwhite898]

do i have good stats for hosting ? i am kinda new with the whole hosting a game

[bafroom]

do i have good stats for hosting ? i am kinda new with the whole hosting a game








hopefully one of the computer folks will jump in and answer, as i can only give you my unedjemicated response.


you look like you have the basic requirements down, but there's more to it than just your upload and download (and i think, for gaming, your upload is more important). sometimes i think hosting has as much to do with magic as anything.


give hosting a try and ask the room how their lag is, that's the best way to tell.