Spooky Guild Wars on-line networking tales

October is upon us. The beginning of “spooky season” means it’s a improbable time to share spooky recreation dev horror tales—just like the ghoulish challenges of preserving video games like Guild Wars and Guild Wars 2 up and operating with as little interruption as attainable.

This week on the Recreation Developer Podcast, ArenaNet recreation director Stephen Clarke-Wilson and server programmer Robert Neckorcuk drop by to share tales from their many, a few years of preserving two of the sport business’s longest-running massively multiplayer on-line role-playing video games alive and kicking.

It’s an enchanting look again on the challenges of migrating server suppliers, the nuances of optimizing Guild Wars for contemporary computer systems, and what occurs when hordes of gamers begin banging in your API like a horde of zombies whilst you’re making an attempt to get the server again up.

What’s the worth of preserving Guild Wars on-line?

When many recreation studios replace their on-line video games, they’re often within the behavior of sunsetting older titles to focus sources on the newest model. However Clarke-Wilson was in a position to break down why preserving Guild Wars on-line is a big boon to ArenaNet. Not solely does it reward followers who’ve been enjoying for many years, it builds belief with the Guild Wars 2 playerbase that their favourite recreation received’t be deserted any time quickly.

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The Recreation Developer podcast is a bi-weekly podcast chronicling the triumphs, catastrophes, and all the pieces in-between of recreation growth, sharing classes and methods fellow builders can use to hone their craft. The Recreation Developer Podcast is hosted by Bryant Francis, edited by Pierre Landriau, and options music by Mike Meehan.

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