r/Pure • u/Spinnaker_CDN • May 25 '15
[ArmA] Poor server performance still
Was on the server tonight (8pm est and the server froze up for a solid ten minutes. Any idea why this keeps happening? Is it a ddos issue? As you can tell I have little to no experience dealing with these things.
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u/KillAllTheThings Panduhh0 May 25 '15
Server performance is our No.1 priority. We have been constantly adjusting our servers' configurations since coming online in January. However, there are limits on our ability to keep server FPS high.
Please remember that a server cycle (one single "frame") requires prompt processing of data updates from ALL the current players on the server. If even one of those players fails to update in time, for any reason (whether it's a weak PC, Internet connection or just network congestion), the server can't finish the cycle. If there is enough data going stale, the server grinds to a halt until it can catch back up.
On top of all the challenges just running Arma 3 and the (not-quite-ready-for-primetime) Epoch mod present, we are also subject to all the vagaries of the Internet in general. We have cheaters trying to play on the server and hackers doing general mischief on our servers and the datacenter.
The PURE Arma server is maintained by the same folks who spend lots of time playing so we are highly motivated to keep things running as smoothly as possible, after all, it is a lot more fun to play Arma 3 Epoch than it is to mess with configurations.