Hi Folks,
I've been playing on ZARP pretty regularly for a few weeks and overall it's been a pretty positive experience, but there's one thing I've noticed that probably needs some attention. Every day when the server starts getting busy with 80+ players online around lunch time (US time,) the server begins to suffer from OBSCENE amounts of lag and almost ALWAYS, without fail, ends up crashing multiple times. Everyone online takes notice and some even decide to just quit the game in order to avoid the frustration. And when the server isn't on the verge of crashing, the admins are overrun with trying to manage such a large population of players, which often results in chaos ensuing. Again, this typically only happens once the server starts nearing its 90-person player cap, and since this happens DAILY, I'm wondering if the server could perhaps benefit from lowering that player cap to 60-ish or maybe even 50-ish? Like I said, the server is fun and well-managed, and I plan on continuing to play here, but with the constant lag and crashes, it's tough to keep choosing ZARP over other servers that don't crash 10+ times a day.
Stay competent Folks,
Wonkatoad