I also respect that people play this way, and that is where singleplayer or renting a private server becomes handy :wink:
Don’t get me wrong, I would love for official servers to be able to host player creations for years, but official servers have a huge problem…

  • Performance has dropped below the basement floor

  • Lots of players/refreshers who barely play are taking up so much space and quite often create unnecessary lag.

  • Servers are filled with characters that are left behind and probably never will be used again which along with other mess in server database that just pile up the older they get.

You said it so well here, that bench probably gets a good cleaning once in a while, perhaps a paint job and some repair if needed, and at some point it gets replaced with a new shiny one :slight_smile:

Conan Exiles official servers however pretty much stay the same…
Yes some players forget to refresh or just stop playing, and their bases decay.
Some are even wiped because they are reported or perhaps caught during an admin intervention because of server problems, but a few weeks later new players and sometimes those that got banned come by and some may build a massive lag base.
I don’t know what would be the best way to handle it, upkeep cost, building and placeables limits, server wipes after a certain amount of time?
All I know is that official servers are what most new players go to, and the sight quite often scares them away again because the sight and performance is not good :pensive:

some say that server wipes or limitations won’t help, I have to disagree with that.
I’ve been running a private server for me and a few friends that didn’t want to play on official servers anymore.
We wiped the server once in a while, had an agreement of how many building pieces and placeables we could have each.
We had 4 or 5 mods, mostly decorative and QoL, the server despite being a gportal actually ran pretty well, a lot better than most official servers.
I know there is a big differenece between having a private server with a few friends and official servers where anyone can play, but still we could definitely see and feel the difference for quite some time after a wipe :slight_smile:
Also something I noticedd about official server is that Siptah servers generally feels a bit more stable and seems to perform better than Exiled Lands servers, perhaps it is a coincidence, but it is what I have experienced.

All I know is that official servers are overbuilt and has bad performance, something has to be done about them.
Official server should be a shared space with enforced rules and kept in good shape, so everyone and especially new players can enjoy it.
They should not be a mausoleum for players hoarding and collecting stuff for years, if that is what you want, go singleplayer or rent your own server, harsh but best for everyone :slight_smile:

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