No-one on our server

[GhostMjr]

We are not the only one to experience this sudden drop..
It would seem that they change the way the game prioritize, when people use the Play now function.. it used to be completely random which server you ended up on.. but now it seems they changed it so it sends people towards servers with atleast 10 people on it..
Once you get above that most servers i play on gets full within the next 30 mins

i also tested it a bit last night, joined about 30 servers and 80% i got on, had aprox 10-14 people on

I think Kreg is on a winner here.

Before we had around 2- 3 people on and the server would send a huge amount of players our way.

All we can do is say to multiplay why we no longer receiving high numbers of players as we did before.

Also Magnus can you have a word with your EA contacts to find out how we can improve our server visibility as before it was extremely popular!

[Penfold]

Just asking Multiplay why we don't get people is fine but it's reactive.

I think acidrainy may be on to something here:

It has been barren of late :/

I wouldn't know about server promotion but a couple other, lesser, servers seem to be fully populated more often than the dMw one.

Perhaps a rename to the server with tags such as [uk], [teamwork], [free syrup waffles] may jolt a few more connections?

Like I said, I'm no expert!

Perhaps a couple of tags would help? Worth looking into imo.

[Blunt]

Well, I'm about to rage quit BC2 due to a lack of interest in our server.

I really don't know what's going on with our server.
There's never anyone on it.
I see 2 or 3 dMw's in-game in steam friends, but they're all on random servers.
I never see any of the admins trying to start a game on OUR server.
there's never a "game on" post, and the only times I've been invited to play recently has been on a different server.
C'mon guys, this game is failing to take off for us, BUCK UP!

[Penfold]

C'est malheureusement Vrai.....

[Tutonic]

I haven't seen many people on Friends playing recently - has everyone gone off the game already?

I still play now and then, but I don't fancy sitting in our empty server for hours trying to get people to join.

I understand Friday night is our community night, which is probably our best night for getting the server busy, but it also happens to be the one night of the week I can't play

[BrotherTobious]

I think having a community night, but it a Friday night which is a night I generally busy. Thus not turning up for CS when that was running.  

As for BC2 not played really, ArmaII has really got me hooked!!

[FrEnZy]

I've not been around due to coursework, but seeing as I just had my last hand in, I'll be playing more!

But yea, Fridays doesn't seem to be working out :s

[Snokio]

Now that Fridays are more freed up (Last Friday was final CSS night) I think the server will fill up more easily

[Soon Jung]

I bet if you served cake or pie, people would join.
*hums* Its a wonderful day for pie... and it smells alot better than I..

[T-Bag]

My steam rating is terrible, 3.2 Hours in the past 2 weeks. I just haven't been playing games anywhere recently. No reflection of the server. Just been too busy. Yesterday was out, Tonight was marking (Atomic and Quantum optics II - I sure know how to have fun), tomorrow 5 hours drive (With potential break downs because my cars coolant leaks like sieve), Friday 5 hour Drive (In working car) & Party, Saturday 4 Hour drive, Sunday...might be around. My gaming takes place on a very Ad Hoc basis.
So Yeah, I'll miss Friday, but things will settle down soon and I'll be back gaming in no time, I hope you've not all gone up millions or ranks.

[Gone_Away]

I bet if you served cake or pie, people would join.
*hums* Its a wonderful day for pie... and it smells alot better than I..

I like pie

[obsolum]

Well, I'm about to rage quit BC2 due to a lack of interest in our server.

No need to quit the game just because there's no one on your server There's plenty of other servers to play on and as I posted in a different thread, the dMw server isn't anything special. There's plenty of excellent gaming to be found on other servers as well. So to quit the game because of failing interest in one server is a bit foolish IMO.
 
As for why the server fails to attract pubbies... it has been suggested to change the game mode or to have it mixed (which is possible as there's other servers that do it) as well as to have it not being displayed as being HC, but if you're not gonna listen to what people suggest then well... figure it out yourself

[Gone_Away]

Bit harsh Obsolum. I'm sensing a lot of frustration.
 
Have you approached the BC2 Admins with your suggestions?

[obsolum]

No frustration at all from my part, I'm playing the game regularly (daily if I can) and generally having a really good time. I'm getting more hooked every day, much to my girlfriend's dismay.

I did suggest to change the game mode (there's a seperate thread about it here) but it was decided the server would remain on Rush mode. The "no HC" isn't really my idea but I've seen it mentioned in another thread somewhere.

Mind you, I'm not saying that these are the reasons the server is not filling up. But seeing as it's not taking off I don't think it would hurt to try something different. There's tons of empty servers out there so it probably isn't something specific. Just more servers than there are players to fill 'em with, I suppose.

[Penfold]

Can you please do me a favour and find those threads with those suggestions and we'll re-bump them as frankly we're pretty much at kill or cure now.

Thanks