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The temp server was CTF but it was kind of hard to play CTF with 3 people.

The temp server was CTF but it was kind of hard to play CTF with 3 people.

Actually, I think the problem was it was too easy...

*NAG has captured the Flag.  NAG scores a point*

Rinse and repeat.

Must have only been NAG on the server.  

The temp servers seem very temp: I've never been able to access them.

Well, it's there - it was down from approx 3 am to 10 am EST this morning while my dad uploaded a large file to an FTP server.  It will also be down sometime tonight for a half hour while we throw another hard drive in it... I wish I could be more speciffic about the time frame but yeah... I'll try to do it when no one is on it.

I don't know if all the servers are laggy, but the MA server is a little bit.  If you shoot the warthog with the rocket hog, you see the explosion, then one second later it flips.

I noticed that for the first time last night my self - and I've got a LAN connection to it!

I also have some questions as to what the available servers are running on. If you have the typical cable connection though your dl speed will likely be > 1000 kbps the ul speed is considerably less usually < 256 kbps. How many people a server can host is primarily determined by the ul speed and at the typical cable speeds that will likely be no more than 4-6 tops. Add to this the overhead of vehicles and I think you'll see many slideshows and goofy lag situations (I shot him 4 times with the fuel rod gun and a second later he killed me with the hand gun.). DSL connections are no better and often worse.

To do it right the server must be on a fat pipe and dedicated with nothing else sucking band width from the same LAN/WAN connection.

If you want to know what your dl/ul speeds are for your connection go here and run the tests.

ive got a 2mbps cable connection, anyway to host without having the game?

Not on a mac.