Why can MCG afford to have so many empty servers?

[arsenal]

Edit: Removed long confusing paragraph and replaced it with one question.
Why does MCG not lose money by having so many empty servers like on SGC, and could they improve their income if they got rid of some?

 

[LieutenantIV]

Just because they have an abundance of servers doesn't mean they are being frivolous with their income.

 

[Ava]

We don't buy servers by the server, we buy them by the box. Server boxes can host 25 servers (or less, for example, 1 box can host 14 QQ servers). This is why we can not feasibly buy 1 server (i.e. getting rid of 8 TF2 servers will not save us any money).

 

[arsenal]

We don't buy servers by the server, we buy them by the box. Server boxes can host 25 servers (or less, for example, 1 box can host 14 QQ servers). This is why we can not feasibly buy 1 server (i.e. getting rid of 8 TF2 servers will not save us any money).

So you can't have a box that runs multiple game modes?
Edit: Like a 25 server box that has 5 SGC, 5 TF2, 10 QQ, and 5 Sg. Or some combo like that?

 

[Ava]

So you can't have a box that runs multiple game modes?

We do have boxes that run multiple game modes, I'm saying that in this case removing 8 servers won't help at all.
Either way, removing 93 servers won't magically produce the amount of money we've invested into upgrading our network.

 

[arsenal]

We do have boxes that run multiple game modes, I'm saying that in this case removing 8 servers won't help at all.
Either way, removing 93 servers won't magically produce the amount of money we've invested into upgrading our network.

Obviously if you removed them today no, but if you had reduced the amount six months ago, you may have saved a lot of money.
Edit: And 200 sg servers is a little to much. 50 are always empty even during peak hours. Maybe remove two boxes there.

 

[ChadTheDJ]

Will comment on this later tonight by editing this post. Out ATM.

 

[arsenal]

Will comment on this later tonight by editing this post. Out ATM.

I knew the title of this thread would make all the senior staff come storming in to their defense lol.

 

[Cubes]

I knew the title of this thread would make all the senior staff come storming in to their defense lol.

Meh, not necessarily. Your thread's title posed a question, and we came to answer. From a purely economic standpoint, I can agree with Ava that removing a specific number of servers would make little to no impact. However, since I don't see the developmental/economical side of things, my opinion is a bit uninformed.

 

[Blazerboy | Noah]

I knew the title of this thread would make all the senior staff come storming in to their defense lol.

well, it's obviously going to make them defend when you're stating things that aren't true, or need to be rethought.

 

[The_Man]

They aren't fundraising for no reason. Also if you didn't know, MCG is merging with AntVenom.com which means more people coming to our network.

 

[arsenal]

Edited title and paragraph to state my question in a less "dramatic" way.