Well ladies and gents, the Master Server seems to be down once more

[Mike]

If anyone can confirm it isn't, please do so. I've spoken with another person and they're not getting a response either. The last time this occurred, Caelum and I had discussed setting  a new one up in its place if someone couldn't get it back online(which it did). Perhaps it's time we set up our own. 

[Szico VII]

Indeed, tis not working for me either. There was already a JKHub master set up - you can access it in baseja using this mod.

 

http://jkhub.org/files/file/1408-the-jka-all-seeing-eye-server-browser-mod/

[Mysterious Stranger]

This is the second time within the span of one month, the last downtime was Aug 29 2013!!!!

[Onysfx]

Yep, it's down again. I told you it would come to this, I was right,

 

credits to Circa for making this

 

I always used to think that if the master server went down, you could no longer play online servers. I'm glad I was wrong about that xD.

[eezstreet]

Server owners: please ensure that you set sv_master2 to "master.jkhub.org". This will future-proof your servers.

[jaded_]

down for two days now...

 

wtf

[Mysterious Stranger]

The longest time it's been down for was one week (and like half of JKA died), so if it were two days I'd consider it short...

 

So far from what I've observed it seems to happen most on weekends.

 

I'm curious as to what goes on behind this, but I don't think I'd ever find out.

[TriForce]

Guys keep calm, i asked to the JK series lead developer (AKA: James Monroe)

Theres the mail:

 

Question:

 

GameZone Network™ Admin:

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Hi James, im Matias (Aka: TriForce), i asked you few months ago (in April) about the Master Server Status. Me and a lots of players, wanted to know what happening with the master server (JK2 and JK3), because is still down again, and we doesnt have any notice of that.
 

¿Are you moving the servers again? (Like in April)

I hope u will answer soon.
Bye.

Answer:

Monroe, James:

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Heya, thanks for the query.  I’ll look into it. (I know there was server maintenance this weekend, but it should all be back by now.)

[jaded_]

so if the master server was to ever change

 

all players would be forced to mod their jka to view servers?

[Onysfx]

so if the master server was to ever change

 

all players would be forced to mod their jka to view servers?

I dear hope not, a lot of servers would be lost .

[Stooben]

I dear hope not, a lot of servers would be lost .

 

Lot of empty servers that no one use really anymore.

[TriForce]

I dear hope not, a lot of servers would be lost .

 nope, the game hears the "masterjk3.ravensoft.com" not an individual IP. (they will move, no change)

also they moved the master server so much time, we dont need edit nothing... dont care with that. lets wait.

[Futuza]

Though if someone bought the dns...

[Syd0w]

From what I've heard from ...uh "shady" people, the master server is being attacked by at least one or two individuals.

[eezstreet]

It's possible at least in theory to set up a redirect from masterjk3.ravensoft.com to another site. You just have to make sure the DNS gets the address right. I'm sure if Raven doesn't have enough money for whatever reason to maintain their servers, they'd be more than willing to have it point to the JKHub master instead, which makes everything pretty irrelevant.

The JKHub one is a lot more reliable tbh though.

[Acrobat]

It's possible at least in theory to set up a redirect from masterjk3.ravensoft.com to another site. You just have to make sure the DNS gets the address right. I'm sure if Raven doesn't have enough money for whatever reason to maintain their servers, they'd be more than willing to have it point to the JKHub master instead, which makes everything pretty irrelevant.

The JKHub one is a lot more reliable tbh though.

 

 

...how much does a master server cost to maintain really?

 

I guarantee Steam sales alone monthly should be able to pay for that many times over.

[eezstreet]

...how much does a master server cost to maintain really?

 

I guarantee Steam sales alone monthly should be able to pay for that many times over.

Virtually nothing, but keep in mind that Raven is Activision's bitch to work on CoD, and CoD is in decline. Raven hasn't put out a decent game imo since Quake 4 (but to be fair I haven't played enough of the new Wolfenstein to really judge), so whether or not they're self-sustainable is questionable.

[Acrobat]

Damn I didn't know Raven had anything to do with Quake 4. I really need to try that game sometime.

[Xycaleth]

...how much does a master server cost to maintain really?

 

I guarantee Steam sales alone monthly should be able to pay for that many times over.

I own a server capable of running a master server. It costs me about $5 a month.

 

Virtually nothing, but keep in mind that Raven is Activision's bitch to work on CoD, and CoD is in decline. Raven hasn't put out a decent game imo since Quake 4 (but to be fair I haven't played enough of the new Wolfenstein to really judge), so whether or not they're self-sustainable is questionable.

Add to the fact that the master server is probably on company soil and they have system administrators looking after their other servers, it costs nothing (at least, not in  financial overhead) to maintain the master server.

[eezstreet]

Yep, I figured as much. Though I'm really wondering if that's entirely true, given that new games by EA even are getting their auth services shut down within a year or two.