Does anyone know (approximately) how much money it would take to rent a server to host a full (32-player) game of Unreal Tournament 2004? And I'm talking a decent server, one that won't lag with three people in it. My computer alone can handle maybe a six player game, tops, so I imagine a 32-player game wouldn't be <i>ridiculously</i> expensive. Now, I don't have experience in renting/buying/owning servers, so I'm not sure what the normal price range would be. Any sort of help is appreciated.
For how long would you want to rent a server for? I know that Atari will rent a server for a bit, and there are companies that will host game servers for a large price.
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Well, I was thinking (as a trial) perhaps a week or two. If it goes well and if it's affordable, I'll rent one out for a month or more...longer if people are on it a lot.
Though it's odd how the servers can only hold up to 20 people, I've actually been in one with forty. It's fine though, I wouldn't be able to afford a 40-man server anyway. But this is great, cheaper than I expected. I was thinking like...$250 a month (20slot), but on that last link it's only $110 a month (20slot), then on Atari it's $160 (20slot). I suppose it would be because of a difference in quality?
Do you perhaps happen to know someone who has used multiple server renting services that I can get a hands-on opinion from? Or have you done used multiple services before? That'd be even better.