Out of game server browser.

[Oobah]

There is already one made, can be found here.  But with the master list down it doesn't do much good let alone use.

http://jediknight3.filefront.com/file/JK2JKA_Server_browser;122242

 

 

 

Just have it tweaked so it uses a txt file that reads all server ips, manually added to them.  So in theory it acts like the in game favorite list(can't be ddosed since it's local on your machine getting server information) and at the same time you just have a default one that comes with the list that has every server currently on it.  This also means that if someone gets a server going and wants an ip added, a person can manually add that persons ip to the list as well.

 

Further idea is an integrated chat system so people can have live feedback closer to the game and servers instead of just having to sit on forums.  Since lot of people sit on forums you could have those same game lurkers using a chat system that doesn't even require an install to be utilized and they to can also talk and interact with the in game community a bit more directly. 

 

Dark Forces 2 had something similar and I think it would benefit not just JA people but JO people as well.  That would also means people have to use a name in that chat client of the out of game server browser as well as making it so dedicated clans can have there own chattabs.  This means a place like the hub has a default chattab when the java app is launched everyone can automatically join.  Plus a nice easy way to recruit is so that people can join a clans chattab and get to talk and know people even before they get in game.  But each room would probably have to be such as any modern im program and that would mean needing someone hosting it on there end.

 

Best way to do an alternative to the master list or someone hosting a list in game I think.