How do servers get full?

[DrTall]

If you join a server that's at, say, 10/32, it can pick up steam pretty quickly. But if you join a 0/32 server to make it 1/32, nothing is likely to happen. Maybe you'll end up with some other chump joining and you can play 1v1 at 2/32 for a while but eventually somebody gets bored and leaves.

So how does a server ever go from 0/32 to 10/32 to 32/32?

 

[Zergspower]

contacting a few friends, who then contact a few friends so on so forth, pretty soon people will see numbers in there so they join and BLAM its full.

Also you can ask a member of leadership ( your division ) to post an announcement that a certain server needs help.

eg.

Lets go kill Zerg in Blackmesa!
Blackmesa needs love!
Please help fill Blackmesa! Zergs lonely!

 

[EyelessHunter]

Everyone makes an effort to seed the servers

 

[xosniper]

Also you can ask a member of leadership ( your division ) to post an announcement that a certain server needs help.

eg.

Lets go kill Zerg in Blackmesa!

Please help fill Blackmesa! Zergs lonely!

He said fill it, not keep it empty :O

















zergs is correct, call the troops or entice them with punch and pie.

 

[Retribution]

zergs is correct, call the troops or entice them with punch and pie.

I like using cake, the allure of it seems to be stronger.

 

[Zergspower]

He said fill it, not keep it empty :O
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Your right ill make sure they dont post a " lets go kill Zerg" announcement.. we all know thats impossible sometimes =p

 

[EyelessHunter]

By the way, I am also a StarCraft junky and only play Zerg as well

LIVE FOR THE SWARM

 

[FlyingPolish]

What all of these fine people say is true, but I think you might mean in general, not just eGO servers.

If that is the case then it is all about your IP address. Depending on your IP you will either have a full server or empty server. I think eGO had to change their IP a while back to get more players, but I could be thinking of a different group.

 

[Adam]

Seeding helps too.

 

[iGreen]

The promise of cookies to those that join Gravelpit generally works well

 

[malalla]

The promise of cookies to those that join Gravelpit generally works well

lolz:glare:

 

[Synn]

What I do is this;

- Get in IRC, post "(Server) needs help!!1 (IP)."
- Do the same in the shoutbox
- Join Ventrilo, put the same message in your comment and stay in the Lobby so it shows.
- Spam your friends list with invites and messages
-??????
-PROFIT!!!

Edit: And as a last resort, message an Advisor/DL to post an announcement in the Steam group

 

[Passerby]

well usually people go to empty servers to seed them or a lot of the time people are in vent together and all join the same server.

 

[AJC]

Well I seed sometimes on the 2fort servers and I invite other e's with me, If there are really not a lot of people I tell an eGO about it and someone makes an event or something.