Synthetic_
deathzot.net
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I have two questions:
1) Why are DDoS protection plans out of the question? Considering all the donations to the server it doesn't seem so expensive. Aren't donations supposed to go towards the development and bettering of the server?
2) Regarding your break from the server... isn't hosting this server something you do for fun? I mean, if the server feels like a job (to the point where you need to take a break from it) then I'm not sure it's a good idea to keep hosting it. Plus, the timing of this break couldn't possibly be worse: during the middle of a really important update? Especially considering there are no other GMs to take care of the server (except Xagul but he barely logs in). I've talked to a bunch of people who wanted to talk to a GM about bugs/donation issues/custom houses/etc but they just couldn't find anyone. People can't even report bugs, since the only method of talking to a GM is through this thread and if a bug was posted here then everyone else would go and abuse it.
DDoS protection services are meant for companies, not teenagers running online games.
Based on the amount of traffic that flooded DeathZot, it would cost an additional 1800$ a month ontop of a base fee of 169$ for the dedicated server.
2000$ + tax a month to host DeathZot? Based on the amount of donations the server gets for it's player base, I would need at least 3x more players who are willing to donate to afford that.
Also, taking a break for me is 3-4 days which would be the biggest break I've taken from the server as of yet, and I still worked a little on the server over those days.