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[XFactorServers]

Hello Folks,

I would like to hear, when you are going to be ordering from a game server host, what do you like for in that host ? What makes you place that order ?

Price ? Customer Support ? etc etc.

Thanks!

[Josh Allison]

Price, reliability (server/network uptime), good connection (connected to the backbones, low pings, etc), a decent control panel to maintain the server..

[iTom]

Most game server clients are not system admin's so they need a good control panel, it really is one of the most important parts.
Next you need to make sure there is a decent network, who wants to play a game with everything jumping? 1second of downtime can make you lose a client, no joke.
If you mange them two you get nearly no support tickets

[Yepee]

What control panel mostly use is it cpanel or plesk.Which is better?How about speed is 100mbs enough

[Defcon|Rich]

Originally Posted by Yepee

What control panel mostly use is it cpanel or plesk.Which is better?How about speed is 100mbs enough

Those are webhosting control panels and not suited for game servers..

100mbps is way more then enough for game hosting.

[XFactorServers]

Originally Posted by Yepee

What control panel mostly use is it cpanel or plesk.Which is better?How about speed is 100mbs enough

cpanel / plesk are not game server control panels, you want to use something like tcadmin if you are using windows.

[EQHosting]

A couple good comments, would like to see this thread filled with them though

[silentFuzz]

I personally like TCAdmin. When I was new to game servers, it was extremely easy to understand and manage. Other things:

- Auto-installers (basic mods, etc.)
- Re-installers
There were numerous times when I was new and learning about all this stuff that I had to reinstall my server.

- Great support
There was one time I was installing a modification in my old server with a particular company. I asked the support for help and they did not just fix the problem but they explained it to me so that I could get it working properly myself and so that I wouldn't make the same mistake.

- Live online/chat support
Whenever I have a quick question, it's great to be able to ask someone quickly through live chat whenever possible but I understand it's almost impractical to have it 24/7.

- Test servers
I like to test out the server quality before I buy.

Also, aside from what I mentioned above, I tend to compare prices between other companies and try out each of them.

Nowadays I don't need much support and my basic happiness usually depends on the network/uptime - as long as there's no lag or downtime.

[TheServerExperts]

Hello,

cPanel does have a game server module, we have a few clients using it.

check it out @

http://cpgs.cpanel.net/

Cheers.

[Tony|]

Great support, and performance reliability.

[Zackvz]

TCAdmin is a great gameserver panel.

Probably the best.

[xguju]

Originally Posted by Zackvz

TCAdmin is a great gameserver panel.

Probably the best.

Everyone talks great about TCAdmin because it is great, but can anyone vouch for SwiftPanel?

[Defcon|Rich]

Originally Posted by xguju

Everyone talks great about TCAdmin because it is great, but can anyone vouch for SwiftPanel?

I believe they have a free trial. Install it and decide for yourself

[Brittain93]

- Auto Installers
- Low pings
- Price
- Good control Panel
- Free teamspeak server/discounted

[XFactorServers]

Originally Posted by Defcon|Rich

I believe they have a free trial. Install it and decide for yourself

Weee, Swift Panel sucks compared to TCAdmin.