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Vlad

14 years ago

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As usual, our beloved Hacker burst in, so suddenly...

It's simple: ranks and a couple of other cool features (like a chat, for example) were disabled due to the high load on the server. They consumed a lot of resources. And in order to maintain the functionality of the forum and website (which was crashing, freezing, and refusing to open some topics at that time), it was necessary to abandon them.

Since HW is a free resource that practically has no funding, we don't have the opportunity to host it on a powerful server, you understand, no one will pay for it. And the Creator absolutely doesn't want to turn HW into something like (Zaytsev.net).

Have a nice evening, everyone.

Happy Life

14 years ago

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Who are you?

Победитель

14 years ago

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It seems like the forum was recently moved to a more powerful server.

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Vlad

14 years ago

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Winner

It seems the forum recently moved to a more powerful server.

I'm not entirely sure why we moved, or to which server, so don't get your hopes up too much. It's quite possible it was done out of necessity.
HW's traffic has risen to almost 4000 people daily.

Moreover, the traffic increased very sharply, by as much as 3.5 times the usual amount.
Here's the graph:

I personally don't know what this was.

Amko

14 years ago

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No graphs are displayed for me. Anyway, a couple of banners on the main page won't turn the site into Zaytsev.net.

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Vlad

14 years ago

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Amko

I don't see any graphics displayed. Anyway, a couple of banners on the main page won't turn the site into Zaytsev.net.

Well, not a couple, but most likely 80% of all the information will be advertising.

P.S. I re-uploaded it to Rapidgator, is it displaying now?

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Dyrman

14 years ago

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Vlad

P.S. I re-uploaded it to Rapid, does it show up now?

Now it does.

Vlad

I personally have no idea what that was.

Probably the release of Heroes 6? And the creation of a corresponding section...

Vlad

Since HW is a free resource that essentially has no funding.

So, HW doesn't generate any income?

Amko

I don't see any graphs. Anyway, a couple of banners on the main page won't turn the site into Zaytsev.net.

HW needs to generate some income. In my opinion, whether it's mafia, banners, or ranks, it's all the same. There's little value for the user, but it would be better for the forum overall...

The main thing is not to put a lot of ads on the forum itself, but on the website's main page. Or will the forum also be "bannerized" and significantly?

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Vlad

14 years ago

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Dyrman

Now, yes.
Probably, the release of Heroes 6? And the creation of a corresponding section...
So, HW doesn't earn anything?
HW should somehow earn. In my opinion, whether it's a mafia, banners, or ranks, it's all the same. There's little benefit for the user, but it would be better overall for the forum...

The main thing is not to put a lot of ads on the forum itself, but on the main page of the site. Or will the forum also be "bannerized" significantly?

That's exactly what happened; the release of Heroes 6 significantly attracted the attention of the Russian community.

As far as I know, HW is only paid for through a small amount of advertising on the main page; I don't see any other ways, and everything is the Creator's personal initiative. I am very envious of his wisdom in solving any issues.

HW cannot earn money because the project is not commercial.
Previously, a topic was created (I couldn't find the topic, probably it was deleted/hidden), where everyone could take the initiative and help the portal financially; the idea was excellent, but not very successful.

It is quite possible that other ways have been found to compensate for the costs of maintaining our resource.

Иней

12 years ago

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So, will there be no ranks in the near future, or further down the line? Will there be no ranks at all?

kcfgogbfalgfl

12 years ago

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Yes.

HoM[M]ie

9 years ago

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I sincerely apologize for the necro-post, and I even dare to quote from the FAQ dated November 7, 2016:

Drakkosha

It would be great if they brought back the ranks.

Is the problem of insufficient resources still relevant? In light of the revival of the chat, I believe my audacity is justified.

Vlad

Since HW is a free resource that essentially has no funding, we don't have the ability to host it on a powerful server. You understand that no one will pay for it. And the Creator definitely doesn't want to turn HW into something like (Zaytsev.net).

And, to be thorough, if the problem is still relevant, are there any ideas about how much a move would cost?

Небо

9 years ago

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The past cannot be changed, Homm.

kcfgogbfalgfl

9 years ago

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And also, a new style, 20 posts per page, support for modern scripts, and don't forget to cancel/rework that stupid rule about signatures...

Lider1

9 years ago

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Here, I saw the topic, read the last page, and I'm personally interested in what the traffic was like – local or international, because at that time there was a match with the Chinese in the third game, maybe the increase was due to that. There are a lot of them, haha.