ok been hearing about compiling your own server

[rejlii]

Why is it soo much better ? know you can edit the mail speed blah blah blah all that usless crap no one cares about but what MAJOR plus is there to it ? besides the updating (can just change the numbers and bam updated)

[DemonElite119]

Who knows if I'm right, but you probably have more flexibility concerning ports, installation directory, and you would have an overall more secure server since you would be compiling your own server and no one else could sneak in some backdoor (unless the dev. is one malicious bastard :P).

[jackthripper]

Why is it soo much better ? know you can edit the mail speed blah blah blah all that usless crap no one cares about but what MAJOR plus is there to it ? besides the updating (can just change the numbers and bam updated)

when i stop laughing ill tell you why

[Abstraction]

Lol, this post is epic.

[rejlii]

i know changen the numbers only allows people to get in and doesnt update the items etc but whats the point of updating when everything is cutstom anyways

[Reflection]

By compiling your own server you do not need to rely on repacks to update, you can do it yourself. You can also modify whatever you may need in the core such as item cap, chat settings and a lot more.

You also earn a lot of experience by compiling alone, if you keep on relying to someone else you'll never improve.

[Scubast3ve]

Reflection is completely right.

I would like to add that all cores use svns allowing for the use to update asap if there is a bug it will generally by fixed within a week at most with all user compiled core whereas repacks are generally only update once a patch.

This means the repacks have both less support and take much longer to release because the devs must be sure the server is bugless as possible. All this added up i would have to say that compiling your own core not only keeps your server more bugless but also will migrate to a patch faster than a repack which can be a real plus for your server.

Ending statement... Go Self-Compiled Cores and Boo Repacks <3

[rejlii]

kk thanks ^_^ +rep