The DFA community came together and funded the purchase of brand new overclocked and watercooled i5 machine several months ago, and right now there is a significant amount of headroom left in the under-utilized hardware.
I frequently see comp level players defending their choice to stomp rookie servers, saying there is nowhere better for them to play, nowhere they can play against other competitive players and be challenged. To that end, we are now hosting another server with the explicit intention of creating a haven for the best of the (North American) NS2 playerbase to pub at an elevated level.
The caveat, and this is true of any server or community, is that it will require people who are willing to seed in order to succeed. The casual rookie friendly DFA server doesn't fill unless seeded either, so you will have to take some small measure of responsibility / ownership in order for this to work. Add other competitive players to your friend list, join the server and throw out invites, then be patient. It doesn't generally take very long, and the more people who get behind the idea, the more successful it will be.
The server is currently named 'Elite NS2 - No Noobs' and it's set up with the ENSL maps and mods, with a 12 player cap. The hardware can easily handle double that, but this is the number I assume is preferable based on tournament match and scrim sizes. Admin privileges will be handed out to trusted comp players as needed. DFA will not be moderating, we are simply providing the hardware / service, and we can make whatever tweaks or add whichever mods are required or requested by the competitive community. This is your server, and we will shape it to fit your needs.
This is your chance to play a better class of pub game, to challenge and improve yourself against others of the same skill, to get out of the kiddie pool. No more hackusations or getting banned for being too good, no having to worry about the server emptying out when the casuals get tired of being dominated, no more commander fail holding you back. By the same token, I should expect not to see any comp level players stomping around in rookie friendly servers as long as there are spots open on this one. Time to put your money where your mouth is.![:P]( ":P")
The IP Address is: 71.201.65.186:27017
Enjoy!
I frequently see comp level players defending their choice to stomp rookie servers, saying there is nowhere better for them to play, nowhere they can play against other competitive players and be challenged. To that end, we are now hosting another server with the explicit intention of creating a haven for the best of the (North American) NS2 playerbase to pub at an elevated level.
The caveat, and this is true of any server or community, is that it will require people who are willing to seed in order to succeed. The casual rookie friendly DFA server doesn't fill unless seeded either, so you will have to take some small measure of responsibility / ownership in order for this to work. Add other competitive players to your friend list, join the server and throw out invites, then be patient. It doesn't generally take very long, and the more people who get behind the idea, the more successful it will be.
The server is currently named 'Elite NS2 - No Noobs' and it's set up with the ENSL maps and mods, with a 12 player cap. The hardware can easily handle double that, but this is the number I assume is preferable based on tournament match and scrim sizes. Admin privileges will be handed out to trusted comp players as needed. DFA will not be moderating, we are simply providing the hardware / service, and we can make whatever tweaks or add whichever mods are required or requested by the competitive community. This is your server, and we will shape it to fit your needs.
This is your chance to play a better class of pub game, to challenge and improve yourself against others of the same skill, to get out of the kiddie pool. No more hackusations or getting banned for being too good, no having to worry about the server emptying out when the casuals get tired of being dominated, no more commander fail holding you back. By the same token, I should expect not to see any comp level players stomping around in rookie friendly servers as long as there are spots open on this one. Time to put your money where your mouth is.
The IP Address is: 71.201.65.186:27017
Enjoy!